The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-13

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has reached since January II of 1912.
The temperature reached Is degrees
below zero at I o'clock. The wind
dropped last night to ten miles an
hour but continued from the north.
The temperature showed a steady
drop from 6 below zero at O'Clock
last night to 5 below at this morn
ing. This reading is 4 degrees below
the low record for this date which was
esta bIshed in 1892.
Cold Again Tonight.
Charitable organizations today were
preparing to meet the extra demands
for assistance from the poor people
of the city. Coal companies did a land
office business and the people who
depend upon gas for heat were forced
to wear overcoats and gloves in their
homes in order to keep warm. The
gas supply, however, in comparison
to previous winters, was good. No
casualties have been reported but
there is much suffering among the
poor people.
Z The cold weather WILL continue tc-
night according to the prediction of
the weather bureau. A temperature
of from 10 to 5 below zero is ex-
pected again tonight. The forecast
calls for fair weather with slowly ris-
ing temperature tonight and Friday.
The Kaw river is frozen hard and all
I
/ ice.
| The shippers forecast announces
( that temperatures will be low
to prohibit perishahle shipments in
( any direction.
/ Temperatures today averaged "a
/ degrees below normal After O'Clock
! this morning the mercury climbed
rapidly and by o'clock the reading
was only degrees below zero. The
wind is blowing at the rate of miles
an hour from the north
Telephone Wires Down.
Telephone wire are down in scat
tered portions of eastern Kansas, ac-
! cording to reports received by the
Missouri & Kansas Telephone com
pany here today.
! into pieces last night and this morning
! on account of the bitter cold This
has interfered to some extent with
/ long distance calls.
In Topeka and immediate vicinity,
little trouble has been occasioned by
the cold or Wednesdays storm.
Conditions of the telegraph wires of
the Western Union are generally good,
! manager There are several places
where communication is none too good
/ but no serious mishap has occurred
/ to the wires or poles.
Railways in Good Shape.
The railways still seem to steer
clear of trouble Nearly all trains to-
day were running on schedule time
The Union Pacific wire trouble has
been repaired. The Santa Fe and
Rock Island have not had any diff
Guilty this week. Santa Fe reports
show that all. over the state the wealth
er is clear and cold. ranging from
zero at Wellington. downSto Is degrees
below at Dodge city.
! The cold weather did not interfere
with any work at the Santa Fe shops.
- &c
working as diligently today as it did
week ago.
Plenty of Coal
The coal dealers in Topeka today
were almost swamped with orders for
fuel from Topeka customers. A lot
of people have let their coal supply
diminish and when the zero weather
struck Kansas Wednesday many cell
lars were nearly empty-of fuel
The dealers so far have been able
to supply the demands without any
trouble. The forces have been worked
to ca pacity. but there is plenty of coal
stored in Topeka There is dan
ger OF a shortage
Schools Are little Affected.
Few children have stayed home
from school to toast heir toes during
! the siege of weather. which has been
buffeting the attendance Wednesday
and today.
Every school had roaring furnace
and rooms warm enough to hold
school in Wednesday morning and the
( janitors have been on the job ever
since. In some cases they slept at the
building to stoke the fires in the
night.
/ Last night the engine at the Gar
field school broke down and it was
/ unable to heat three grade rooms
I which were dismissed. This has been
1 the first time a room has been forced
to dismiss the students this year.
Kansas City Police Care for 500.
Telegraph and telephone commune
cation throughout Kansas, Missouri,