Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-14
EXTREME COLD
NIGHT CAUSES
MUCH DISTRESS
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anywhere from one 10 three hours.
Passenger trains operated on the lines
west and south from Omaha are running
close 10 schedule. Most OF them are on
time, but few are from ono-half TO an
hour late. the delay being caused by the
intense cold, II beins difficult for the
engines 20 make steam.
Conditions Improve.
So far as weather conditions IN Omaha
territory are concerned, the railroad peo-
pie find decided improvement over
Wednesday. While II Is stu cold all
over the country from the mountains to
the Missouri river. there has been a pro-
nounced rtse In temperature and the bo-
lief In that warmer weather is on the
way, duo 10 arrive within the next
twenty-four or thlrty-slx hours,
All through the west the weather II
clear and calm, A. no place has there
been any snow since Wednesday fore
noon and as that fell prior to that time
has not drlfted, the railroad lines are all
clear.
NiEht . stinEer.
All over Nebraska, according TO the
morning reports to the railroads. wodnes-
day night was stinger. one Of the
coldest In recent years. Primrose. up on
the Union Paeifies spaldingl branch. In
Boone county. took the prize. There the
mercury went down TO &c degrees below
zero
According TO the station reports sent
TO the railroads al I o'clock this morn
ing. the warmest spot in tho state a
that hour was at Bridgeport. wnerl It
was 5 degrees below zero.
Generally in Nebraska the tempera turos
were higher than At a corresponding hour
Wednesday morning. Wednesday morn
ing tho temperatures ranged from II to
8. below and this morning al corro-
spending hour. from to 81 below, with
50 degrees at Primrose, the one lone tx.
eeption where it was intensely colo
Then. too. IL Il much warmer up IN
Wyoming. from whence the cold wave
headed in. Wednesday morning It vas
~ degrees below az Sheridan, snd at
tho Same hour this morning Il was q
below. At Lander. where yesterday Il
was 70 degrees below. this morning the
temperature had risen until It was II
degrees below.
Yesterday morning. up at Billings.
| Mont, a temperature OF AZ below was
recorded and this morning at the cor
responding hour Il was . above. ureateY
changes are reported from the country
10 the northwest OF Billings.
Industrial Home swamped.
The extreme cold completely swdmped
! the salvation Army Industrial hotel al
/ iii2 Douglas street. captain Kline was
so overrun with demands for warmth
ani heds that he fitted up about thirty
| sleeping places In the basement, and all
were occupied.
I gave away slxty-ihrve beds last night
10 men who didn't have a cent" he said
This morning he had a demand for an
unlimited number OF men 20 Nerk cutting
ieo at Seymour lake and no sent out
! elChty-two. Besides this he hal a bis
trrcnd for men % shovel snow and
sen. out a number for this purpose, III.
tilg out some OF IN N with shoes and
warm clothing before they were III to "a
10 work.
Railroads Want Men.
Even the railroA Is demanded nYln,
be- Of snow shovelers and CAPITA,
hne's supply of workers fell below IN,
eeInsnd. lie sent a dozen TO the Unior
Pacific. but had non left to supply q
denpnd from the :'o.tAwusterl for snow
| shoVelers.
There Is work for every able-bodsec
man who wants t." he sa.d.
In addition TO this. he has been supply
Ing an average OF thi'sy meals free Of
change 20 destitute men AZ the indus
trial home.
Tho captain hopes - set two or thre'
carloads OF old ties from the railroads q
suITly work 10 mea in his Woolyard.
Man FFosen 20 Death.
SIOUX FALLS. Jan. l3.-rhirty-thre'
degrees below zero was the Temperature
officially recorded here last night. th'
coolest for several years. one death IL
south Dakota is the toll OF the frisis