, 1881-02-12
CHICAGO.


70 say that the weathor was bud yo8turllny
would he to sMy what every one OF tho 60O,0 ,00o
poopo In Chicago were aaylnR last night with ali
tho energy for which tho pcopi0 Of Chicago hayo
bcctl,nu celebrated. Yestertlay wns day which,
ia tho shoriest r.salblu tisne, wu!! put to shame
tho most vivid "Reminiscences Uf tho rotnnnutng
tribe of "Dluost inhabitants" T0 t1csorlbn tho
temperature would bn simply impossible, as tho
nnad,,lteratcd woather itself hid dctlanoe to
therino.nctors, barometera and all tho other
intrlcAtu appliances OF tho weather sharps. 1t
WIS felt. nut observed. md its o!fauts could be
studied qHit0 RR cnnfortably from the warm sido
q = window ns from tho top Of u shot tower.
Gtd weather reports 1n,lsty With a0o hnve como
dawn 10 us frol, the time al Nnnh md Pntrtarchs,
hut Noah aad BIS .nsnage5te porersei ..o aaeh
yesterday. The Mrk Honted serenciy oynr Wide
wastes q comparatively puiet wateE, hut the
panyes s of alush, Ice, mud. and water III yca~
terdny evening Inflicted the streets ct Chicago:
saoS s'9as9 S,e s's'k o c'y y iss ssS ra so y na
ind as productive Of prDfanlty nj lily stortn
y S m eaa o hor. ns sts.aDE auo ID r1s Ga s5 4s fS o
5 lived d ,nrns to ty which vas . IN ttIrn a .uI,e p
seeded In tho oyontng with sseady, driving aseot
storm notable IN tho wcuthor annaIs ar this seq
tIon, oe tho. country. Tho rcal1lt OF those SUI.
crsaivu lIbatlons uf snow, s!cot, md rain. was to
rassabc. In the central part Ut tho
tic alewalks 10 tliulr condition before lucy
wosn wished by tho continued rnIn Ut the three
previous dMys dn the m residence post!on q tho
tlnd rlbbcrs aIld spiked Ht1ocs. nt,lt yielded nsly
TO lilo seductive ins1uenocs ut tho small
,is ~ nnf9rSato eHtrana aa ti0a
wind, uorses sppad aaa iii, M md p'ctSe iocoino.
'!e ton 1',. iH 1ny form ,.ss Mas thing more to
%yfrrN fHt, WhIrtt nOJfnH IN m
their future usefulness, and Furnished ground
for the fur that to-day wutl!.l wltncss Rrcat
tic country ii cuso il arcw colder. Tho rasl. i.
roads wGro heavy au1icrnrd. nnd tho tr1.tns wore
slaw!y arsss%d oyor a.. sppery ra IL tho
and lu!ays. The wcatler wus OF u character 10
cxpnyei to Il. and in it, blcak,oss li1d gIoo1,%, % VII
Of tho standard atopsed lW .nuthnta III thrilling
i1lcs of bl0odaf1od and rnplhe. 1t w4s h.i fur
thIel ull.i 1t Ia " ho presumed that each avoided
its nlnIrages to tho best q hs a1lssty. II was
MT ay ht aaa " is y Sssss sa to, a n e.
sna tho Innclsss trs,n,n No trusting tcvars 4
Rs Sef sSssa q as s sr S ss ad IT,
-AruMinth ntid hur bcau lived np1rt tor unu
hight, and tho atroets wero nltyo with o,lty tho
unfortunate tAUrlA!s whuBO buHtnNHB or tntH
cumpullcG thu1. t0 Ue abroAd. Tho oeInent4
Ind tho city tn themselves, ind MI night louK
thG$ ENHFGu& 4llu WulhtipA GuQ QltW tu0 840ff OF
! thalr triumph.
Tho extremely. nnccrtaln condition Ut tho
pAycmcms last hight. w result nj tho wet md
scet, wnA purt!eaiIuriy vx}eruncstl by Gcrtni1,
| G!nss.-thosa who catle trDa tho theAtres and
| found nu cNrrfuges III waItnx tDr thQnl. Tho
stse.t, , sats Mere cIsher ru1n!ux irreYalary a1
consequence not q few II tho unfortunate
theutro-xuars hal to podostrtnnlze NIL Ut The
way home. II was really pItfnl thnt Bunle Ut
tho !a'l!as had To aabtult To- tho inuytntll1. NUi
| ut Mll uccuStnlned tu DufetlnB strong wintls aEt
0tltraKGnAsty HlrlOry pAveIIlcHtB, they were al,
most !Iko alnatuars FL y skustnx-rtnk. In ynir
irusr pay. Tho fuet % wo d % s,Ss,t % oi,t ia tic
.,st ''l.ll.iarsi ot and dsc"uri.gsnx manncr, uu.
ind themselves inyuiuntnrsly eontcstlr4
tho right 0F w,,y Ut tho stroet tu broad Apuci
| I'll tho pavement. Tho arms Of nliI!o rseurt
worn utnspetl III way which, utlior ordinary Glr
uuInstnlltts. would hnye cAuhtxl tllu o4aussars
awGll up A1ld Mlnllst larst With Ac8fasy; hut tG
easonAliy bolh lady and esc,rt would sIt tl.,wl
n tho Wet together, nshaps Vt this sDrt belul
aiways heradcd, VI cours1, by ade!fxhtful ltttt'
BCrGt3tl.
At midnight tho Temperature full few points
mud tho sain aul slcot turnusl Insu suoW,