, 1872-12-25
ELSEWHERE.


Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. 24.-It Was the
coldest weather ever known in this valley last
night and this morning. On Sunday morning,
at o'clock, the thermometer showed Is below
zero. Just after noon, it was above; at in
the afternoon, below; at 8 it WAS above !;
went down to zero, and oscillated just above or
below until about noon yesterday. With slight
enow fall and q terrible driving wind in the af-
ternoon. it fell below zero as the wind died
away, and at 8 o'clock it was 10 below; at IL
o'clock, 20 below, and at 2:30 this morning
80 below, and between 6 and T.,
38 below, which is 10 to Il
degrees colder than the Oldest residents have
record OF. Indeed. all say nothing like it was
ever known in Western Michigan. Many fear
that the pc aches and grapes are killed to the
roots, even peaches severol years old. Spring
only can determine the full extent OF the dam
age that must follow such temperature. No
cases of freezing to death are reported, as dur
ing the night and morning no wind was blowing.
Trains on the Grand River Valley, Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern. Chicago 4 Michigan Lake
Shore and the Indiana Railroads were obstructed
yesterday and this forenoon but tonight are all On
timeleaving the city, and nearly on time arriving
The sleeping coach for Chicago over the Chicago
d Michigan Lake Shore Railroad left all right.
The tracks are reported all clear. The Detroit
and MilTauEee trains have run On time all the
time. The Milwaukee boat arrived at Grand
Haven all right this morning.
At 10 o'clock, this evening, the thermometer
Elbows above zero, and growing perceptibly
warmer
Prr1sBUHaH, Pa, Dec. 24.-The weather con-
tinpeS @ cold The mercury vas at zero at
Special Deepatch to The Chicago Tribune
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Dec. 24.-It was the cold
est weather ever known here On Sunday morn
ing-25 deg. below zero. On Monday there was
fearful wind, with the mercury from to to 10
below. Ems morning it Was several degrees
colder than exer before. The mercury was 81
below zero N the vlkge, and Is to 90 at the In
sane Asylum on the hills west Of the village.
The grea3 depth Of the SNOW, 18 inches, pre-
vented the freezing OF the water mains. Trains
are behind time on all the roads.
The telegraph wires, (which held on during
+ the cold Of SUNDAY 9aoEning' snapped asunder,
morning and to. day. Tho range in the thermom-
eter Sunday WAS thirty-6ve degrees; to-day it
has been forty-feur, that is, thirtyfour below to
ten M above. The Ta31roads @ are IN better shape
C old weather, having now much better track,
and thirty-two miles, Of double track in use, and
8 much improved cl;tss OF power. The water
has frozen at many cpase9 a99ng .he
supplied from the viuaa g hydrants. Tonight
to be another >.isubzeroc" night.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec 24.-~To-day was the
coldest known here for b twenty-five years. The
ranged from + 10 above zero during
the day. The river is filed with heavy ice
and navigation is entirely suspended,
DES1soS,, To1ns, Dec: 24>-old settlers say this
was the coolest morning ever experienced in
Northern Texas, the therz nometer standing 10
degrees above zero.
Special Despatch to Tbs Chicago T11brne..
Fort WAEsE, Dec. A-Ihe weather has
moderated considerably, aud the trains are
running nearly On time.
CH1caao, Dec. 24.-The Signal Service ther-
noneter reports at 6:53 O'Clock this morning
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