The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-12

II has been tour years since the
en- as low as it'did today. Rarely be
fore in the existence OF Madison. il
rigidly disagreeable, and authorita-
tive predictions are TO the effect that
relief from the frigid atmosphere
canno be expected before tomorrow
at least. Warnings are TO the effect
that 1t will be 80 degrees below. or
colder. tonight.
Accompanied by a wind from the
north. which almost reached the pro-
portions OF a gale. the low mark Of
the day was reached at about 10
o'clock this forenoon. when thermo-
meters yariously registered from "A
TO % degrees below zero. recording
an average drop OF about | degree
an hour after 6 o'clock in the morn
ing. AT 3 o'clock this afternoon II
was 10 degrees below zero.
Torture to Pedestrians.
Throughout the day the downtown
streets were deserted, save for the
comparatively few persons whose
business made absolutely necessary
their being abroad. So intensely pen
Grating vas the atmosphere that bare
flesh could not tong be exposed to II
and remain unmarked by frost. Many
who had only a distance of a couple
of blocks or SO to traverse. stopped IN
at stores or residences 10 get warm
one or more times.
Moderate sized snow drifts. formed
last night. added TO the unpleasant
ness of foot travel.
Too Cold for Tots.
Scores of school children were alb
sent from classes. Prof. s. T. May.
superintendent, said, however. that
the absentees were confined largely
TO pupils of the lower grades. High
school classes progressed under diff
culties. In order that teachers would
not be compelled TO walk from the
courthouse TO the Garfield school and
back again. after each period. the
tenth grade class was doubled with
the class at the Baptist church.
IL is not thought that classes were
held in nearby rural schools. Trus-
tees OF the school in Herman town
ship, two miles southwest of the city.
this morning telephoned Miss Evan
S~tilson. the teacher, who lives here.
that they did not think il advisable to
hold school today.
. 1t is not thought there was any Sc
we're suffering In the city on account
of privation.
Trains Fight Storm.
All trains arriving here today were
late. The Milwaukee railway passen-
ger train which was due here at Ito
o'clock this morning. did not reach
the city until 5 O'Clock this morning.
1t required two engines TO pull the
coaches, and they became temporarily
stalled at Egan avenue crossing. less
than a block from the passenger sta
ton.
Two engines were also pulling the
morning Milwaukee passenger train
from the north. which arrived here at
9:45 o'clock, thirty minutes late, and
there was a double header" In front
of the passenger train from the west,
which is due here al 9:15 o'clock in
the morning, and was an hour late.
The train from the north did not pro
coed over the south line, known as
the cutoff" to Sioux Falls, but fol
lowed the morning east bound train
as far as Egan. and went south from
there.
Without Train Service.
AS a result of the change in SEIZED.
ule Cotton and other towns ON the
"cut-off" got no train services to the
south. II, is said that there are ex
tremely heavy drifts along thai
branch OF the railway. II is moi
thought that regular trains will b.
able to get through until a %snowplow
has made a path. Afternoon trains
were from one to four hours late.
For q while this morning II appear
ed that the train from the north
after waiting at the depot here abou'
fifteen ulinuteg. would need assist
ance IL moving. When the conductor
gave the signal to pull up. it wa
found that the train was stuck tight,
to the rails. 1t was fully five min
!, utes before the grooming engine wa.
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