Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-05
COLD WAVE WILL CONTINUE
From Mountains to Lakes Sky is
Clear and Mercury Low.
NEBRASKA TEMPERATURES Low
Railroad Reports show Twenty-sIX
Degrees Below In Some Parts
of states of Iowa and
Minnesota.

! Relief from the cold wave that has
held the central west and the inter
mountain country within its grip for
almost a week is not in sight
Reports received by the railroads are
that Itom the mountains to the lakes the
weather % clear and calm, with tempera-
lures ranging from % above to 20 degrees
below zero. Denver holds the distinction
OF having the balmiest weather with 80
above, and Gray Bull, Wyo.,the coolest,
with 20 degrees below.
Throughout Nebraska the temperatures
range from IL degrees above to 12 below
zero, the lowest being reported at Long
Pine. Most Nebraska points reported
from zero to 10 below
Iowa and Minnesota advices to the rail-
road offices showed temperatures down
to 20 degrees below zero in these states.
Kansas Towns Cry for Aid.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. with the dam
age attributable to cold in western kan
sas already at a high figure reports TO
the local United states weather bureau
today showed still further drop there
since yesterday. At Dodge City the mer-
curry stood at 1 below. The longest per-
iod OF cold and deep snow known in many
years has. according to reports, caused
great loss of live stock, frozen or starved
TO death on the ranges.
West of Great Bend train service on
branch lines has been completely blocked
for more than a week, ana Isolated towns
are crying for aid Difficulty has been
expressed in keeping the through railway
lines open to traffic. Supplies among the
farmers are reported still plentiful, but
is liable to give out If the snow remains
much longer. A force of 800 men is work.
ing day and night in an effort to rescue
a stranded freight train and open the
branch line to traffic.
Temperatures in Oklahoma and Texas
were considerably lower than yesterday,
Y degrees being recorded at Oklahoma
City and is at Fort Worth A drop was
shown in Nebraska and Iowa 1t was
below at Des Moines and below at
Omaha. The local forecaster predicted a
continuance of low temperatures for sew
eral days.
Four Men Freeze to Denth.
NESS CITY, Kan, Jan. 4-The mourn
full bowling of a dog led to the discovery
near this city today of the body of E.
Taylor farmer, who had fallen from
his wagon on the way TO market and
frozen to death by the roadside.
Taylors team was found by farmers
yesterday wandering about the country.
A searching party was organized They
had Travelled over miles of drifted country
roads. when they came upon Taylor's dog
shiverng beside the snow-covered body
OF his master.
Tsylor left a widow and five small chill
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have frezen to death in this section of
western Kansas since the heavy snow
and cold wave came week ago.
DULUTH, MINI, Jan. 4.-The steamer
Easton will again leave foI trip as soon
as 1t can load the trip TO end at Grand
Portage. The settlers and residents of |
that community are depending on the |
boat to bring them supplies to last them |
until spring. Provisions there are almost
exhausted.
The EastOn arrived at the Duluth docks
yesterday after travelling the AO miles
between Port Arthur and this city I'm
weather ranging from 20 to 30 degrees
below zero. 1t was heavily coated with
ice. Getting into Grand Portage the ves-
sci had to break six-inch ice for miles.
AtchisOn Schools Closed.
ATCHISoN, Kan. Jan. ALI the
schools in this city were closed today be-
cause they could not be heated with the
low gas pressure. The gas fields of Kan
sas, which supply 6. number of smaller
cities as well AS Kansas City, are said /
to have run short on account of the in
creased demand. The charge is made by
smaller towns that the gas supply is
diverted for the use of the Kansas City
J. w. Waggener, superintendent of the
local gas company announced today that
he VIII bring suit in the federal court to
snjoin the Kansas Natural Gas company
from shutting off the Atchlson supply in
favor of city consumers.
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