Evening star., 1923-02-15

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region. minimum temperatures at
least were maintained. and in some
places more severe weather obtained
That the lowered temperatures
would be extended to the Gulf of
Mexico was the statement at Houston,
Tex, of the weather forecaster He
warned of storms along the Texas
coast and nearly freezing for Hous-
ton.
The Pacific coast today was free of
the terrific gales which caused much
damage yesterday. although effects
of them still were felt.
one ship was reported ashore and
a second. rudderless. was fighting the
heavy seas. The wooden motor ship
Cooioha went aground near Van
Couver, b. G.
Five additional deaths were report
ed throughout the storm area, four
at seattle. Wash, and one at Star
buck. Manitoba.
Despite the severity of the weather
but few reports of suffering were
recorded, the bulk of them in con-
gested New York and Chicago among
the poorer people.
northern Pacific coast had their coun-
terparts all the way across the coun-
try. At St. Paul, MINI. yesterday a
wind Of forty-eight miles an hour We
locity piled the snow in great drifts.
Shiicaso felt approximately forty
xty-mile gale which blew the
third story from brick dwelling and
overturned several smaller residences
A cutting wind that at times reached
seventy-two miles an hour rushed
the cold on New York city.
Snow Plow showed In.
In the near northwest Rocky
Mountain in ha "a RI jia
central northwest snow and cold in
terfered seriously with transportation
A Canadian National railway pas
senger train which departed from Re
gina, Saskatchewan, for Winnipeg
Tuesday still was stalled in snow
drifts near Cromer. Manitoba. today
with nifty passengers aboard. A snow
ploW was showed in ahead OF the
train. Railroad officials said the pas
sengers had plenty of provisions and
coal
Some relief from Transportation
difficulties was expected in the north
west today. ST. Paul reported rail-
roads preparing to resume today in
Ito points west and on branch lines.
Coast trains on the Northern Pa
cifc and Chicago. Milwaukee and St.
Paul roads started out late last night
leave the Twin cities for the west.
The Great Northern planned 70 send
out today its first coast train in more
than forty eight hours.
Train service on the main lines into
Chicago from the north was reported
demoralized. The Pere Marquette rail-
way was reported to have suspended
service entirely.
The coldest weather of the winter
was in prospect for Oklahoma today
as the crest of the cold wave crept
into the southwest. Temperature in
north part of the state, it was pre-
dicted. would reach minimum of
from degrees below zero to 10
above.
Low temperatures throughout Kan
sas and western Missouri continued to-
day. The coolest weather reported in
that district was five degrees below
zero.
Seattle, Wash, was one Of the hard
portation systems practically sus-
pended service after eighteen inches
of snow. the greatest fall in years.
had covered the streets. Hundreds OF
workers. unable to reach their homes,
were sheltered for the night in down
town hotels. Train service was halted
on some lines. Public schools and
the University of Washington re-
manned closed today.
Temperature in Chicago early today
was three below zero. Nearly a dozen
persons were injured by falls on the
ice-covered sidewalks and firemen
were called out more than $50 times
to combat fires due to overheating be-
cause OF the excessive cold.