The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-08
THE COLD WAVE.
Severe Storm in. New Brunswick

Severe Storm in New Brunswick.
ST. JOHN, Dec. 6.-About midnight heavy
gale from the southeast, accom- panied by rain,
set In, which increased in violence as morn
ing advanced.
Frozen to Death.
BELToN, Ont. Dec. Two men lost their
way i'll last nights storm aud were found froz-
en- to death near here this morning.
Trains Delayed.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 7.-Beavy snow fell here
last night, accompanied by furious gale aud
low temperature The railway travel was de-
iayed BY the snow and the mercury is still fall
ing.
A ST. Louis Blizzard.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. IA regular blizzard
rushed down from the northwest and struck
this city last evening, driving the mercury
down from about 40o to nearly zero. Slight
snow Efell early in the evening but soon
stopped Since then there has been high,
clustering and very cold wind. Nearly all the
telegraph wires leading north, west and south
are Frustrated and communication in any di-
rection is difficult.
Snow Storm In England.
New YORK, Dec. 7.
A heavy snow storm is reported in England
To-day, greatly retarding telegraphic commun-
ication.
Danger Signals Up.
The weather has grown colder since morn
ing, the thermometer having fallen ITO since
. 30, standing now at 800 A clustering north
west gale is blowing, with snow threatening.
Both danger signals are up.
Storm in Scotland.
LONDON, Dec. IA snow storm of especial
severity is prevailing in Scotland. Railway
communication is interrupted.
The Storm at Buffalo.
BUFFALO, Dec. IA severe storm, accom-
panied by snow, prevails and the wind is blow
ing gale. All the trains are from two TO TX
hours late and on the Grand TruLk all freight
trains are abandoned The weather is very
cold.
Storm in England.
LONDON, Dec. IA telegram from various
parts OF the United Kingdom report snow
storm of unusual severity. Telegraph COM
lnunicatlon between Glasgow and Lindon are
totally interrupted. Elsewhere messages are
greatly delayed. Many wrecks around the
coast are reported, and heavy losses caused in
many places
The Temperature of Nebraska.
OMAHA, Dec. THE thermometer ranged
from zero to 20 below all over the state to-day.
Still Getting Colder.
NEW YORK, Dec. 80 A. M.-The weather
is growing colder here, the mercury is sinking
gradually, at midnight it had reached IA above
and vas still falling.
The Cold at Boston.
BOSTON, Dec. The weather to-uight is
the Coolest OF the season. At IL o'clock the
Thermometer registered IS degrees above and
the signal observer predicted further fall of
~ degrees to take place before morning.
The wind at that hour had attained veo-
city of 2S miles an hour. At Portland the
temperature was 19o above; velocity of wind,
IA miles. At Eastport, 21o above; velocity Of
wind, "a miles,
Too Cold for the Farmers.
MILWAUKEE,, Dec AT the second days
| session of the National Butter, Cheese and
| Egg Association. addresses were made by Har-
rs OF Stratford Corner and others, at the after.
| noon session, reports of the commmittees were
read and di cussed j. j. Mcdonald of Phila-
| delphia was elected president. Owing to the
| extreme cold weather the attendance was
small, and most of the delegates went home on
| the evening train.
The Cold Wave in the West.
CHICAGO, Dec. lit was extremely cold last
| night and today the cold wave is extending
| over the whole of the West. The thermome-
ter ranged last night from zero to Is below
| the latter at Sioux Falls, Oak, and this morn.
| ing f. ON IL above to IL below, the latter al
Peoria; it was below early this morning.
| Cne weather is generally bright, the snow
fall being only to inches 1t was terrible
night on the Lake and several crafts we.e una,
| BILE to make harbor and were frozen up. The
harbor was iced over this morning.