The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-12-07
THE COLD SNAP.


From the Milwaukee Wscons sin. De-. :.
Few persons imagined yesterday while
walking our streets, and thinking Of tho ter
ri5ie suffering which the cold weather must
. cause some of the inhabitants of our city, in
vhata distressing condition the shipping in
! our harbor and along our lake coast, were
placed by the intense cold and furious gales
which have prevailed during the past TWEEN,
y-four hours
To be on land in such weather as we have
experienced, where one can seek the refu-c
Of Il comfortable Office or dwelling, is bad
enough bit to be exposed upon the water.
to the intense suffering which accompanies
such situation, where life itself depends
upon cut door exposure and where the safety
of the vessel demands the utmost exertion of
every member of the crew. is something,
which, only those who have experienced can
realize the terribleness of.
Quite feet of vessels, among them sever
al lower Takers, were outside during the col
snap, and much anxiety is felt for the safety
Of those which have not already made their
appc rane- here.
Shortly after noon yesterday schooner
was discovered at anchor in the bay, and the
tug American Eagle proceed d to her assis-
lance She proved to be the Transit bound
from Chicago to ManitowOc with cargo of
supplies. As soon rs line could he made
fist to the tug the cable Of the large anchor
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by the tug and ruined The vessels main
and fore sheets were substituted. and these
in turn parted just rs the harbor Tiers were
reached. 1t now became necessary to send
the tug to Norris for new line. In her
absence the small anchor was let 60, but
failed to hold the vessel, and before the re-
turn ofthe tug she hal drf,cd a cousilcra-
be distance cnt into the bay The small
anchor was $ .Jped upon the rctnrH Of the
e. Gle, aud the vessel brought in without fur
ther trouble She is covered with ice for
ward and on deck, and has some running
gear used up. Her crew suffered severely
from the cold, several Of them being frost
bitten.
Coolest Day ia Four Years.
This is the coolest day we have had in
four years, IA degrees below zero. Tes;er-
day the thermometer did not rise above zero
at any time during the day, closing river
navigation sixteen days earlier than last
year, when it closed on the 18Th of Decem-
Der.
We are led to make note of the weather
tc quiet Il prevailing fear that the present
cold spell indicates long and severe win
ter We forget that we rarely escape cold
weather IN December and orr coolest DAVIS
ordinarily come in that month. In Decem-
Der, 1868. from the 9Th to the 18th inclu-
sive, the thermometer ranged from zero to
below. after which we had no day when ii
sunk TO zero till March 18th and 9th, when it
stood At zero and degrees above
In December, 1869, We had cold spell
from the 18th to the 2ith. The January fol-
lowing, the thermometer for one day sunk to
degrees below zero, and in February, Goth
and 2lst, we had TWO cold days. but the win
ter was generally mild. Again in Deem
Der. 1870, We had an extreme cold week
from the goth, when the mercury fell to 10
degrees below zero, followed ~ but one cold
day, February l0th, during The winter.
Prom tiiis infer that TIE present ex-
:rane cold Is not an indication Of a very Sc
we're winter. "