The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-01-07
The Cold Spell.
Terrible storm In Northwest

Terrible Storm In Northwest.
Special Dispatches to the Chicago Tribune.
FROM OSHKOSH.
Oshkosh, Wis, Jan. 3.
We have had three days of the most Sc
we're weather. that ever swept over the North
west. The storm opened on Thursday with
q cold, driving snow. Friday Morning the
mercury had fallen to the almost incredible
degree Of thirty eight bslOw zero Fahrenheit.-
On Saturday morning it was thirty six be,
low zero. Atthis time Sunday afternoon)
it is eight below zero No trains have ar
rived at this station on the Chicago and
Northwest Railway, since Thursday
noon. but will probably get through to-
night. ..a-s. 81.
The only casualties We hear OF, s.that of
a woman being frozen to death while dri-
wing team between Berlin and Rosendale,
Winnebago County. There are many cases
of frozen hands and feet, and smaller mem
bers.
On Friday night the dwelling house OF
William Fowler, In this city, took fire and
vas entirely destroyed. One child was
bad frozen. Mr.. Fowler and his wife were
absent
FROM ROCKFORD.
ROCKFORD ILLINOIS Jan. 8, 1854,
Tbe most severe storm since 1886 has
been raging here since Wednesday, com
mencing with heavy fall Of snow about
midnight. 1t was quickly followed by a
terrible wind, the thermometer falling be
fore morning to thirty-three degrees below
zero. The snow and wind continued till
after dark, the snow drifting badly, the
thermometcr VARYING but little from thirty
degrees below zyro
On Fridsy the Nind blew a perfect gale
all day. 1t was intensely cod, and 1t was
impossible for man or beast to stop out but
a few minutes at time. 1t is reported
that one man was frozen to death, and sew
eral 80 badly frost bitten in the extremeties
that they will have te have feet and hands
amputated. The first train since Thursday
morning passed here at last night
The main line of the Galena Road is
now open from Freeport to Gilbert's
Station, and will probably be through to-
day
One lady passenger, while storm bound
at Belvidere, was attacked with diptheria,
and died last night few minutes after her
arrival here.
Business has been nearly suspended, on
account of the roads being impossible and
the intense cold
FROM DUBUQUE.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Jan. 3, 1864.
No trains have come to or departed from
this city, in any direction, since Wednes
day evening. On Wednesday night the
wind blew gale, and piled thesnow on the
tracks of the Dubuque and Sioux City Rail
Road, Dubuque and Northwestern Railroad,
and the Illinois Central Railroad On Thurs
day it continued to blow, with the ther-
mometer at ten degrees below zero.
All the regular trains started, but were
obliged to come back, and here and at Dun
leith they have remained, On Friday the
thermometer stood at 80 degrees below zero
at o'clock, a. m., and was between Is and
% degrees below all day. At 9p. N, it
stood 26 degrees below Zero.
To-day the weather has been less cold,
the thermometer averaging l6 degrees be
low zero. All business is stagnated. AS
yet we have heard Of no loss of life, though
a few cases of extreme suffering occurred
West Of here the cold is said to have been
more intense, and it will be miraculous it
some persons have not died on the pralrles.
FROM GREEN BAY.
GREEN Bar, Wis. Jan. 81 ?. NJ.
Arrangements have been made to put an
other large party 40 work early Tomorrow
morning, to finish the job Of opening the
road to Appleton, which will iprobably be
and trains running before night
possibly by noon. The thermometer has
ranged during the day about twelve de
grees below zero.
FROM KANKAKEE
KANKAKEE, ILL.,, Jan. 3,
1t commenced showing late on Wednes-
day evening aud continued throughout
Thursday aud Friday forenoon, accompanied
with very high wind the snow completely
blocking up the station, rendering it impos
slble for trains to pass until this morning.
The weather is intensively cold There
have been no causslities as far as heard
from. The thermometer stood on Friday
morning twenty-seven degrees below
zero.
FROM ST. PAUL.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 8.
The last three days of last week have
been the coolest know here for years. The
highest range of the mercury during that
time has been ten degrees below zero, and
most of the time it was between twenty