The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-15
Central Branch of Missouri
Pacific SnOwbOund.
Low TEMPERATURES PREVAIL
Thermometer at 4 Below at
Corona, Colo.
Blizzard Blocks Lines Leading
Into st. Joseph.

Atchison, Kan. March 15-Traffic
on the Central Branch of the Missouri
Pacific is snowbound by the storm that
has prevailed for "a hours. Driven by
a high wind, the snow has formed drifts
of from four to six feet in cuts Se-
tween jamestown and Beloit. 1t is still
showing here, with a temperature of Is
degrees above zero.
Live Stock Suffering.
ST. Joseph, Mo-, March 15.-As a re-
suit of the blizzard trains on railroads
west and northwest were either aban-
doned or greatly delayed today. The
Grand Island is operating no trains on
the Nebraska division and Burlington
schedules are demoraHzed.
The storm has caused great suffering
of livestock throughout northwest Mis-
souri,. Railroad men say the storm in
western Nebraska is the worst in twen-
ty years. Snow flurries continue here
today.
High Winds Prevail.
Hutchinson, Kan, March 15.-There
is a high, cold northwest wind blow
ing. with the temperature at p degrees
at noon. The coldest was thirteen de-
grees above during the night.
The train service is slightly delayed
in western Kansas, but there was in
sufficient snow to cause much drift
ing. Very little snow has fallen.
Wichita, Kan, March 15.-Fair
weather and a temperature of 16 de-
grees above zero. prevails today, fol-
lowing Fridays snow and wind storm.
Trains are running on time.
Damage in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Mimi, March 15.-A gale
which swept Minneapol as we'll as all
Minnesota and a greater part of the
northwest late yesterday, reached
velocity of sixty miles an hour. In this
city much damage was done
Lowest Temperature.
Denver. Colo. March 15.-The low
est temperature in the United states
was at Durango and Corona, Colo,
where the temperature was four be-
low. -r
forty mile gale was reported at
Cheyenne.
that freezing gale, sending the tenn
perature below zero, continues IN
southeastern Colorado.
The Union Pacific line is blocked
near Kimball sixty-five miles east OF
Cheyenne. Laborers cannot be induc-
ed to attempt to dig out passenger
trains No. and II.
Floods in Wisconsin.
Lacrosse, Wis, March 15.-Condi-
tions still are far from normal today
following the floods at all exposed
points in this vicinity yesterday. Three
railways. the Kickapoo Valley, the La
Crosse & Southeastern and the Green
Bay and Western, are still tied up and
with numerous washoutS it is expect
ed that service on the latter will not
be resumed for two or three days.
The Chicago & Northwestern got
its trains running this morning, with
engineers having ''slow orders" on
account of weakened tracks. The Chi |
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul is still un-
able to get trains through on the Keno
& Southern Minnesota lines, and in
Air,fG ha la f0T
long division west of the washout, it !
is today sending trains on detour, |
which takes them 100 miles north.
Country schools are suspended, |
teachers and pupils being unable to
reach them. Virona City is partly un- |
der water and fears are felt. for the
dams at Sparta and GaleSVille, Dan |
ger of a sudden break up of the ice
in the Mississippi, which has been felt |
the last two days, was received today |
temporarily when a heavy frost tight |
ened the ice which fills the channel
here. Further below the ice has al |
alarming rise, particularly at Lansing. |
DisagreeabIe Conditions.
Pittsburg. Pa. March 15.-With |
the temperature at 20 degrees above |
zero and a cold wind from the north |
blowing at the rate of forty miles an |
hour, Pittsburg and vicinity are in the |
grip of the most disagreeable weather |
in many weeks. The mercury dropped |
40 degrees in. SO hours.
Death List Grows.
Washington, March 15.-Indications |
from latest reports art that more than |
from latest reports are that more than /
verely injured and great property |
loss sustained in the disastrous cleo
trical storm which swept parts of
Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi and Texas Thursday
afternoon and night. Eighty-odd
deaths have been reported and the to-
tai loss of life probably will be in
creased when wire communication is
restored in remote sections devastat-
cd hV the cyclone.