Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-29
NEW LOW RECORDS
SET BY COLD WAVE
Temperature 13 Minus in
Chicago-GraduaI ReIaxa-
ton Is Forecast.
CAPITAL MISSES WORST
Niagara Has Ice Jam, Earliest Of
Winter for Long Periodic
Below in Michigan.
CAPITAL MISSES WORST
By the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. December 29.-Gradual
relaxat ton from the frigidity which
tumbled temperatures to low records
for 25 years over much of the country
was forecast for today and tomorrow.
although from the Rocky Mountains
eastward Winter retained a strong
grip.
After receding to minus 13, the sec
ond lowest in a quarter of century,
the thermometer at Chicago had
climbed to plus early today. that
being indicative of the changes over
the zero-swept areas
Fair weather almost generally East
of the Mississippi was forecast for
today. with the steadily rising tenn
peratures to bring snow in the North
ern, rain or snow in the middle, and
rain in the Southern sections tomor-
row, however.
ModerateS in Mountains,
In the Rocky Mountain section
moderation was noted as early as last
night. Montana, which suffered a
protracted period of sub-zero temner-
atures while most of the rest of tho
country was undergoing three dis
tlnct onslaughs, reported thermometer
readings of from plus 10 to plus 25
over the State, with considerable
snow fall. Higher temperatures also
brought relief to the Pacific Coast
A dozen deaths were added to the
Winters toll, six in Chicago, thre e
In portland, Greg. and one each in
Iacoma, Wash: Reno. New, and
indianapolis, Ind.
humboldt. Mich. a high spot in
the Northern peninsula, had the
doubtful honor of reporting the low
est temperature in the United State G
yesterday, so below zero. Other Cen
ira! western States contiguous to
Michigan, We'd, however, being
trailed by New England, of which
Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire
reported thermometer readings gem
orally of minus 8 to minus 20.
Low Marks in Illinois.
In Illinois, Harrisburg, with IL be-
low zero. had its coolest weather In
q years; Bloomington, with minus 90
its coolest in rs. years. and Peoria
reported "a degrees below. Indiana
had readings of from 10 below to
% below.
Farther West, Iowa had numerous
cities with double figures below zeio
after precipitate drops of more than
90 degrees in So hours. Des Moines
felt chill of q below, Cedar
Rapids. % below: Fort Dodge, 27
below and Red Oak minus "a
st. Louis, Mo-, on the Mississippi
River, had below, and at the other
end of the State, at the edge of the
windswept Kansas prairies, Kansas
City was degrees colder.
New York City's thermometer re-
ceded to 12 above zero yesterday
morning, although upstate ranged as
low as 26 degrees below zero.
Ice jam mt Niagaru.
For the first time In years an ice
jam was reported in Niagara River
below the falls this early in the Win
ter 16-foot-thick jam extended
from Horseshoe Falls almost to Lake
Ontario.
In Lake st. Clair and it's connect
ing Link, the Detroit River, ice jams
proved serious hazards for ferry and
steamer navigation, and several boats
were caught in the ice.
In Lake Michigan the steamer Wis
consin, carrying 60 passengers, was
caught in the ice off Holland, Mich,
while the car ferry. Pere Marquette,
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