The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-04
wISTRY WEATHER.
Extreme Cold OF Ihe Past Few Days In
VaFlOua Sections OF Ihe Country.

Extreme Cold Of Ihe Past Few Days II
VaFIOua Sections OF Ihe Country.
NEW YoRk, February S.-The day open
ed with q bright sun, clear atmosphere
and brisk north wind, that causes ever
the otherwise very cold temperature tc
nip the ears, nose and toes Of the people
to an extent that the Oldest inhabitant
says he can't remember anything like
such weather, In Broadway and other
streets the snow is packed so hard and
rolled 80 smooth by the wheels OF heavy
drays and trucks that horses have diff,
Guilty in maintaing iOothold. When one
goes down, and it Is often, q blockade oc-
ours that takes the police q long time TO
break, Asa consequence shippers are sub.
ected To many disappointmeuts, and
truckmen paid by the load ol merchandise
delivered say enough is not earned to keep
horses In food, TO say nothing OF food for
families. The drivers Of the street rail.
way cars and stages suffer intensely and
there have been many OF them frost
bitten. Building has practically stopped,
and brick layers, stone masons and labo.
Ters live as best they may In enforced
ldleness. Ferry boats cross the rivers
very slowly, owing to the heavy floating
ice, and foes are extensive enough be.
times to cause q complete suspension of
ferry travel. The same conditions exists
everywhere In the neighborhoOd. To.
rOnto reports the coolest January in 40
years, and February begun fifteen degrees
below zero. A iarm hand nam ed Cornell,
hlntingan estray colt was frozen to death.
OIL ClTY, February 3,-The weather
during the past thirty.six hours has been
more severe than was ever before known
In this section, The highest point reached
by the mercury yesterday was TO- above.
Snow fell continually yesterday, accom-.
panied by q strong cold wind. At Kane
City, q short distance from this city, the
Thermometer registered u below at nine
o'clock last night, 250 at II o'clock, 30o at
y, 30' at s A. NJ, and 400 below att his
morning, The thermometer from which
these figures Is taken is located three feet
from the ground and 80 feet from any
building. In this city the lowest point
reached was 34' below early this morning.
The unprecedented severity causes much
suffering. The sun shone to-day, but this
evening 1t Is very cold.
vENSoRs PREDICTIONS.
MONTREAL, February 3-Professor Ven.
nor, in a letter published Tuesday after.
noon, says that the date given for the
commencement Of the thaw in my general
prediction for this winter Is out, but the
general position given to 1t as a whole,
namely, in February, will, l think, vet
prove correct. 1t Is my February proba.
bilities which contain the great break in
the winter, and the possible disappear.
ance OF snow and sleighiug, not those OF
January. In other words, while admit.
ting the heal Of thaw to have been mis-.
placed, II is my belief that the body OF tbe
same will occur just In the place assigned
to 1t In my almanac. However, let Oh.
servers score one against mo, and 90 on
reading as closely az they will, In Febru.
ary and March particularly. The latter
month will furnish severe tests OF nv
weather theory--as for these my proba.
billties are given in considerable detail,