Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-30
The Cold Weather.


rREzkLy low rkhPkRarrRs on LAND-rHE
csnfsT NIGHT IN WASHINGTON FOR yEAhs
III was learned al the Signal once TO day that
the snow OF yesterday and the night before had
passed of the land entirely. IL Is now at sea.
IL has been followed by unusually low tenn
perature in the middle Atlantic and gulf states.
Inc storm which was yesterday central IN the
upper lake regions has gone eastward ana was
this morning central In the east OF the
gun on ST. Lawrence. The coldest t.Inperature
IN the middle and Atlantic states which FOL.
lowed our last storm has been in washington
Early this morning the Thermometer Al the
signal once marked seven degrees below Iero
me coicest weather known here for years
Last night tne lowest temperature IN tns United
States was al Fort Stepenson where the ther-
mOmeier went down 10 "a degrees below zero
Al all signal stations in the country Il was be.
low the freezing point except al Key West and
Pantarass In Florida In the Pacific states TO
day II is raining. In all the country west OF
The Rocky mountains generally clear weather
prevails There are no Indications OF another
storm. The Indications for today in this sec
ton point TO clear aud cold weather followed
by slight Increase In the temperature by 10
morrow.
TIKI JINGLING OF sIEIGH BILLS
Is as common music low I'm Washington As it
l. in Canada and every day that the snow lasts
Increases the number OF sleighing vehicles 10
Is INTERESTING, and even amusing. 70 note the
various Kinds OF rigs on the avenue. Every
sort OF device that can be rlgged on runners Is
10 oe sen. Buggies and even carriages have
peen stripped or their wheels and placed upon
runners improyfsed OF iron In some cases the
runners are mace OF iron gas pipes A common
sight is a huge dry goods box perched upon
heavy oak planks 1.-TWO OF them) about an fnch
thick and rounded on In front These pIsnks
are the runners, and are not even shod with iron
mania Tor sleighing seems TO have seized the
populatloD ana the man who has displayed
Ingenuity enough 70 rig up any kind OF a
device that viii glide over the snow has rem
dered himself popular with all his acquaint-
ances- The occupants OF these improyised
sle1ghS DO not seem 10 care a feather how thelr
vehicles lock. In fact, the clumSIer they ara
the more fun they make Many persons have.
Ia The last Few days, telegraPhed 10 New York
dealers fer cutters and sleighs 10 be shipped
here Immediately. lest the snow might disap-
pear before the arrival OF the vehicles Slegns
have been lirod out at the rate OF IS per hour
and often the persons who paid this price con-
sidered themselves forum ATE IN being able to
get them al any price The proprietorS OF the
Heroic coaches are making arrangements TO fix
their vehicles upon runners during the sleigh
Ing season.
DELAYED RAILROAD TRAINS
The trains On all the roads TO day are late
both local and through. The Train from New
York due al the B & T.. depot az 6:2O this morn
Ing, did not get In until 10. The fast line on
the Pennsylvania railroad Old hot maze It's
usual connection. but connected with the fast
mali cue az 1850, (Which. beNeyeT Gli not
bring the New York connoctaoa J whlca was
but few minutes late. The New York CON
Aecuon wes MADE With the philadelphia ex-
press, which reached here about l,4O over an
hour late. The train from the SOUTH due at g:la
this morning. did not arrive untIl nearly :
oclocs. ON She B. & o. r r. the train dua here
about O'Clock this morning. arrived about
C'clCCk. on the Midland road the trains are
several hours late, aud in some OF the cuts
snow is reported In heavy drifts
POTOMAC NAVIGATION SUSPENDED.
Persons doing business on the river front state
that the river is frozen over and there is no
navigation below Alexandria. The steamer
Leary, however, expects 10 leave about noon
TO moEroW for Norfolk.
Water Registrar Cox states that the water
pipes thus far are in pretty gooi condition and
no bad bursts from frost have as yet been re-
ported. He anticipates that when the Jhaw
comes there may be some cases or breakage 10
service pipes from the frost. The unusual
depth OF snow. be thinks. is aov rather pro-
lection from cold than otherwise. He states
that at Rosedale, above Georgetown the tner-
mometer stood 10 degrees below zero.
AT : O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
according TO the signal Service bulletin the
mercury marked degrees below zero in this
city, a fall OF 16 degrees In "a hours IL was no
colder at Bismarck Dakota. at that hour. but
at Fort BufoTd, IN the same territory. the mer-
curry marked le below, the lowest In the coun-
try. The other extreme was Key West Flal, G4
above. Other points were recorded as follows:
Alpena, Mich. below; Baltimore, ] below:
eGa5G enebSa peoT Se3w c6eyenRe 6SsmSas SsI0w Sow
below; Erie. Pa. below; Indianapolis.
Ind. below; Charlotte. n. C., ! below; New
burg below; ~. Louis, below.
REPoRTS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
give details or very cold weather and heavy
snow. The storm area extended from northern
New York as far south as New orleans and
Galveston: also, along the entire coast and In
the far west In some places the weather was
Unprecedented In the memory or the Oldest in-
hahitantS Yesterday was day OF most severe
weather throughout the country, the storm or
wind and SNOW prevailing as far as the extreme
southern states, and the thermometer fell 10
unprecedented points In several parts OF the
south. Here 1t showed necessarily Gntil after
nghtfall. clearing of with bitter cold north
vester. The snow fall has been heavy all over
Maryland. and in many places the roads have
been almost impassable- The Frederick sburg
papers. speaking for that section or Virginia,
tell US there has not been so much snow or SO
severe winter for twenty-five years. ana this
is tie general verdict from all parts OF Virginia.
TWO CHILDREN FROZEN TO DEATH
The Cincinnati Gdzet.e'S New Albany ,Ind.)
special says: The twin children tthree months
ol0) or William and Fannie Johnson froBe 10
death to-day. The parents are very poor. and
Mr. johnson left home yesterday &c hunt work.
leaving his vile and children at home with no
fuel. IL grew colder In the night and despite
the efforts OF the mother TO keep them warm
With scanty Clothing, one perished at three
O'Clock aid the other at six. The destitution
OF the family was not known 10 the neighbors.
SIXTEEN HOURS IN A SNOW DRIFT.
A passenger train on the Southern Vineland
railroad. n. j., was SLOW bound IN a drift near
Bordentown for sixteen hours While efforts
NtIe DtiIS Mdue 10 Qls tne Jraln OUT the pas
sengers. nineteen In number, were provided
with food by the railroad company The pas
seDgers were finally taken oct OF the drift on a
locomotive the train being abandoned.
BOSTON WALKING MArCH-At midnight last
night the score fn the 1870 hours go-aS-yOu-
please walking match in Boston was: Fitzger-
AID, 25' miles; Lacouse $50; Pegram, 2ll; WI
mot, 20!.
WOMAN SHor-Mrs. Emma Poster, an In.
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