The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-04
F oarth Edition
FRIGID FREAKS.
Curious Capers Cut by
the Cold Current.
THE WAVE IN CINCINNATI

o". oiiSht. lbe WlHu Is llOt 81 uelCe, uON-
ever. now as during yesterday.
The cold, of course, is the greatest on the
hill-tops and the river bridges Navigation
on the Ohio has been practically suspended.
Yes erday the ice gorged at the pumping
house of the Newport Water-works, oppo-
site California and Delhi, some miles below
the city, to North Bend.
Last evening, about 8 o'clock, another
gorge formed in front of the city. At
Stewart's Landing several daring persons
crossed the river on the ice.
AS yet no damage has been done to the
boats and barges. All the coal merchants
had big forces of laborers employed yester-
day in securing their fleets.
Mr.. Daniel Stone, of d. Stone & Co.,
while at work on his barges, had his ears
frozen.
Mr.. A. B. Ayres, of the l., C. & L. Rail-
road, while crossing the Newport Bridge,
had both Of his hands frostbitten.
A man working in downtown coal
yard, whose name was not learned, had one
Of lis ears SO badly frosted today that part
of it fell off,
Evening before last farmer named
Rowse, living near Cleves, while riding
along the Westwood Road in company with
his tive-year-old son and ten-year-old daugh-
ter. noticed that his children were almost
frozen. He stopped at the house of County
Commissioner Reardon. whose estimable
wife attended to the little ones. Their legs
had been frozen from the knees down.
Through the lady's assistance, however, the
children were restored in time to be taken
home The same night.
The plumbers are reaping q harvest
Their prices are high and work is plenty, as
hydrants are bursting at the rate of one
hundred day.
So far lhe city has sustained no serious
loss by the bursting of water-mains, Mr.
Kirton, late Superintendent of the Water
works, having last year efIectually looked
out for recurrence of that years bursts.
Another thing preventing big bursts is the
layer of snow on the ground.
The thermome er this morning showed
up the degrees below zero as follows: Ia
NJ, 80; 8a. M, 70; 8 a. M, 60; 10 a. m., 50
On the hiltops the thermometer was 14e
below zero at o'clock this morning.
On the same day last year the thermom
eter stood 36Ho above zero.
Alvis King, laborer, living at Lick Run
had his fingers frozen this morning.
Covington has her free bridge at last
People have been crossing the river on the
ice above The Suspension Bridge all morn,
ing
THE PROSPECTS.
According to lhe U. s. Signal Service re.
ports the temperature at a. m. to-day al
| various points in the West and Northwes,
was as follows:
Denver, 10 above; Leavenworth, 14o be-
low; Omaha, 100 below; St. Paul, 10 be-
low; Cairo, 40 below; Keokuk, 100 below
Chicago, 70 below.
This shows that the thermometer is slow.
ly rising at all places, being change in
that direction of 50 to 80. except at Leaven.
worth, where it is 10 colder There is nc
probability of any decided moderation oil
the weather here for several days to come.
National Associated Press to the Star.
TRAINS DELAYED.
CHICAGO, Jan. ALL trunk line trains
except on the Fort Wayne, which is open
were delayed six to eight hours last even.
ing. Trains from the Southwest are some.
what delayed.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 4.-The thermometer
was 60 below zero last night. No trains
either way between here and Buffalo on
the Lake Shore. The rest are about OH
time.
FARMERS FROZEN TO DEATH. =,
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-There is little or no
change in the condition of the weather.
The driver of the Cottage Grove avenue
car caught up with farmers train going
at a slow pace on the car track, and after
fruitless exertions to have The farmer turn
out, an examina ion was made, and he was
found frozen to death, sitting upright in
his seat. with the lines in his hands.
Another farmer was found frozen to
death in his wagon at the Stock-yards, Ell
route to the city. There was no hing to es-
tablish the Identification of either OF these
men.
There is no end to reports of frozen legs
feet, fingers, ears, noses. cheeks, &C., on the
part of people who have been obliged to be
out in this severe weah her. The police, ev-
cry night, fill up the stations with poor
creatures who have no homes or who are
too drunk to take care of themselves
There is not much suffering among the
worthy poor, as all have been enabled, on
account of cheap fuel, clothing and provis-
ions, to prepare tor severe weather.
HELD DOWN BY LOG.
DowAG1Ac, Mich, Jan. A man named
Garfield was found frozen to death yester-
day morning at spot about mile and a
half from this city. He started to town
with saw-log upon his sled, which rolled
off he sled and upon him, pinning him
down. ...
DIDN'T DANCE FAST ENOUGH.
MONTICELLO, IND, Jan. A young man
named Johnson froze his legs and arms SO
badly yesterday morning while coming
from dance that amputaion will be nec-
essary to save his life.
FELL FROM HIS SLEIGH.
DETROIT, MICH, Jan. 4.-Henry Palmer,
of Walled Lake. Oakland County, was yes
terday morning found frozen to death in
the road near The village. He is supposed
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