, 1879-01-04
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THE rEtrEnAfuRK.
The following tanrcs show the cold rcattt-
day. aud also, happily, tss sensible asnelnratlon
h D. M, q below; a. H., II; a. M, 20; 10 ..
i Barometer at 5 q: nj, :s9;io; $ ,: o.. 1850.
According to the s!rnal seFvitc the tcmpera.
tures were: -. M, : degree: below zero; s:s'
p. m.. zero; .. NJ. {! bclow; 1918 p. m, be.
low; II W .. u., 2 below.
rHH RAILROADS.
Tho brtc1e which has prevailed during the
last two days Is telling must severely upou the
railroads. Aside from the Increased danger
from broken rails, larger running expenses, and
stoppngo or delays Of the trains, their recetnts
Ss avs 1ts.1 f sa sh y" psss o s o
ship live stork ard perfahabic propcttY With
the Thermometer below zero, anli passengers
who ARE not compelled to travel jus. nov prefer
more reasonable. Tho ra'1roaas suffered to
about the same extent Yesterday as they did the
day before, and tho tratns were alt behind time.
The weather moderated sonnw hat towards
henry sno"-storln, which, may prore %: :lisast-
rous to the rnlrohd interests as The cold hlszzar
Repor,h from urper Michigan, Cana'la. and
Western Sew York, received here last evening,
thcrc, whiet, has put a stop TO oil the railroad
tranaportfon, anil no connections with tho
Western roads could be made.
The Lake Shore d Michigan Southern ID re-
buffalo. anil the westcrn portion ot tho New
York Central is In tho same condition. Tho
Lake Shore trims between this city and Glove
land made tolcrahlE rood time, but had consff-
cradle tru,th1e tn kccpnE up steam atlsl getting
through lt!Its, Most OF the freight trains have
been aonndnned. TO riyo tho nasscnRcr trains .
falr show. The Michigan central railroad had
consl;lctnh'e trouple, owing ;oa collision hrtween
Iation. nt Pokagop, MIch., night before last,
which ofsstrnctcd the roads for sevcra! hours,
and tho train due hero Yesterday morning about
9 o te ss IT, eooa
was quite strious ono. Three locomotives
were badly damaged, and two passenger cars
1clescopcd and were wrecked. Fortunately no
lwu persons wcre hurt. One hal tls 1sg broken
and another received a scalp wound. The cou-
neetiuns With the &ichgan Lake Shore faoad At
New Buffalo were missed, and passengers for
YESTERDAY. Thc Michigan Central officials in
this clty lraYc no Information AZ to tho troubles
on the Michigan Lake Shore Hoal. md wero
under tic impression that everything wa all
TINT roal. The juy trims on this road arrived
nearly all on time, and several frclEht-trains
were also Dispatched during tho afternoon.
The PIttsburr. Fort Wayne q Chicago Raal.
their roal cast OF Fort Wayne, but the officers
hero thlnfs that tic road Is open md tho tfains
running tolerably we'll. The morning train was
TWO ma hhik houfb pehlnal tlMe 1nu sAo uaY
train slx houra aud forty minutes. Tho prinel~
pal difficulty arose from tho Inability ,of the
engines to make sufficient steam.
The Chicago il Alton trains wcre from ono
hour to five hours behind Time. General sfau~
acer McAtulln gnvo orders day before ycster-
day not to attempt to makc regular time while
cautiously. Alt tho freight trains Of the Com.
iirnidrood eoai.delds, for which there is 40 nu-
usual demand lust npH. -
Ti1o Milwaukee express Of tho Chicago &
Northwestern which left the cltY Thursday
Rae!nc. on account Of suow and dItched freight
| train. It did not reach It's destination until
noon yesterday. Other trains enst nnd north
bound were delayed seyerst hours at that point
s 9e 81 ~ o'ns g. PEI fsas sos q
were also behind tlmo. but the day-trains were
nearly on time. The illinois Central, Chicago,
llock Island d Pacific. Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy, and nil other. foatls centertuR In this
city had moee Or less trouble on account of tho
cold auti the ebow.dr!fts.
The Western Union Telegraph wires fared
hard from tho action Of the severe cold, several
mtlea Of wlro between this city aod Ei9tn boinr
snapped In TWIN from contraction. The wires
| for several miles along tho Michigan Ccntrn1
Ilatlroal fared similarly. Rcpair men wcro sent
TO mend the breaks. aud several severely FROST
bitten noses and euss wero tlle result.
ACCIDENTS
Tho accidents to stoves, Ras-plpes, waste
| pipes. and watcr-backS AHd boilers wtro doubt
lcas without number. One accident nlonc Of a1l
that have been reported caino near causing
/ leath. Tho watc~back in tbs kltchen.ssovo
at Mr. Eisenstaedta residence, No. 40
Doaton avenue, burst yesterday morning when
n fire was started in the stove. The shock shat.
| and wEndown to pieces, and br0ko every article
OF furniture In the room. Mrs. Elscnstaedt
was quite seriously injured. Ncr husband, who
wzs tue onlv other person present. escaped lu-
hurt, and by Ills presence of mind saycl tlle
building from probable destruction, for tue
| kitchen wns almost In An Instant in tla1ucs. n
similar though no sot serious accident happened
at tho house of Mr.: Frank /. JcrvEs. tho artiat.
The watcr-back OF h!a stovc blew up soon utter
tlro was lighted IN thu morning. No ono wos
injured physically. Tho stove was nuttlated
beyond recognition, Ito bowels protruuing In q
s!ckening way. There ara no hopes Of Its re-
coycry.
Thu COLI weather also told on the water-ptpcs
in tho building. ecyerul wcrn frozen up, and IN
tho State's Attorneys ol'icc otte burst and
ilooded tho premises.
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