The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-04
ARCTIC WEA TIER IN THE WEST.
Many Persons Frosen TO Death-Business Al
most Suspended IT. st. Louis.

most Suspended IT. NJ. Louis.
Sr. LOUIS. Jan. 3-The cold wave reached
here at about o'clock New Years afternoon.
The weather began to fall then. and with occa-
sional slight upward tendencies has been sink
ing ever since. Yesterday morning II had fallen
TO 10' below zero This evening II is % below but
yesterday the minimum reached was To-
below, Under the stagnating influence
quiet city has assumed painfully liieiess sp-
pearance Even Fourth street, the local Broad
NAY almost deserted In the Ordinarily
are to be seen. The hack stands are deserted
OF private vehicles. and even the street cars are
ton,s The frozen zen river presents more
q gathering harvest OF splendid blocbs Of from
IS 70 20 inches in thickness. Below the bridge
the East St Louis ferryboats have been kept
running constantly to keep the channel open.
but the chances are that to- night they will bo
frozen in fast There is much. suffering among
severe cases have as yet been reported.
The police stations are besleged each
clothes. food. or shelter. Women call By tho
score for bed coverings with which to wrap up
and the police who have on hand about $500.
the proceeds OF their recent Charity ball,
clothing, and thus preventing much misery
II the cold does not moderate. there will soon
be such general suffering among tho poor that
the city will have TO take special measures to
relieve IL.
From the country in the immediate vicinity Of
the city come stories OF suffering from the sud
den and unexpected change Of temperature
Several cases OF farmers being frostbitten while
driving are reported from ST. Clair County.
A terrible story was brought TO town this
morning by "A Florissant merchant He says
that within five miles Of that town lives n small
wife. On Wednesday evening the latter
sent sent HhRrkinss to Florissant Tor mid;
%'' %n event whch hnR had not beeS
toward Florissant Harkins's wagon broke down.
rest Of the way Being delayed at Floriseant It
was four hours before he got home. and when
Wa da mss WAS dsSSSS' traced hSr S9 s oeseps Ss
toward neiehbor's house. about milo on. and
found her body In tho roadside within ntty
she started for the neighbors under the lnfiu-
ence Of fear at her husbands prolonged alb
Al Glasgow. Mo-. the Missouri River Is frozen
over 10 the depth Of foot 10 fifteen inches; with
ne thermometor at ne state observatory at that
place az l6'i degrees below zero.
AT Quincy. which is the centre Of the
aas ice eq,!nS dPqsn1ss n to T ow st. Louis bctGhne the
tur. ILL.,. 81 below was the figure. John Hardy,
ono OF the oldest citizens of that place. was iroz-
trees OF Ssuthern Illinois will be destroyed.
\ very sal story comes from Independence.
Mo where the most excessive cold weather
known within the memory Of the oldest citizen
IL now being experienced. The thermometer
yesterday morning registered l71' below zero.
An aged negro woman was frozen TO death in
her house last night. She was found this morn
ing lying across the bed and frozen stiff,
1t is thought that IN temporary III OF In
sanity she stripped of her clothes and became
chilled SO that she was unable TO start a fire.
Sho makes the third person that has been frozen
TO death there within the past week.
At Kansas City. Mo. tho weather is Intensely
cold and business nearly suspended thermom;
eter l5' below zero. A farmer Is reported
frozen to death on tho Independence road
Rail:oad men come in with frozen feet and
hands.
A teamster named Haggerty was frozen to
death between Leavenworth, Kan. and Fort
Leayenworth. His dead body was found this
morning. The weather Is unprecedently cold
in Ieavenworth. the thermometer marking l6
below zero this morning.