The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-09
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grees. The weather the last forty
eight hours has been without paral-
lel even in the recollection of the
inevitable oldest inhabitant." Hun
dreds of people, including many car
conductors and.drivers, are confined
tc their houses by severe frost bites.
The streets during the day have
been almost deserted and an utter
stagnation has prevailed in retail
business circles. The largest audi
enee at any of the theaters during
the past three nights have scarcely
mum bered a bakers dozen. AT
Rockford, ILL.,, this morning the ther 3.
mometer indicates 430 below zero
at Bismark, OAK, 81; Milwaukee,
240; st. Paul, 3O0;; Salt Lake, 320;;
and at St. Louis, 22o. Dispatches
to the latter city from different points
of Missouri state that fully one doz-
en- of unfortunate individuals have
frozen to death in the state during
the past twenty-four hours. Late
dispatches to night report a rise OF
temperature throughout the north
west.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-The most
terrific wind storm which has been
known here for many years is pre-
vaiiing tonight Great damage to
shipping and property is apprehend-
ed Telegraph communication is
silno ost prostrated.
CINCINNATI, O., January 5.-The
thermometer at 3 o'clpck this morn
ing dropped at point 22o degrees
below zero, making it the most severe
showingin the way of extreme wealth
er known in many years. At 10
clock the thermometer registered
10; at 3 p. NJ, 80 below, and at 9 to
night has again fallen TO 1So below,
with cold wind blowing. Business
was largely suspended during the
day, and to night Music hall, wheIe
the great minstrel is in progress no;
over five hundred persons are in at
tendance, while the theaters are
about empty. Over half the stree,
cars have been withdrawn, many
drivers and conductors being frost.
bitten. At the postotfice it was as.
certalned that the mails were all frou
three TO twelve hours behind. The
telegraph companies are also suffer.
ing heavily, especially or the west.
ern routes, at one time to-day tele-
graphic communication being com.
pleted shut off for nearly an hour
Points III the interior of Ohio, India
ma and Kentucky report extremely
cold weather, thermometer ranging
from 1O' to 260 below zero. Great
suffering and damage to live stock
is being done all over the state. Al
the river the feeling is one of fore
boding. No ice has formed except
along the shore, but it is feared
before morning navigation on the
upper Ohio vii have to be sus
pended.
FIREMAN FROZEN on DUTY.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 5.-Fire destroy.
ed the building on Front street this
morning owned by Mrs. Meader
and occupied by Theodore Felsh and
Hermech & Co. The total loss is
about $4,000; insurance $1,000. A
number OF tiremen were badly injur
ed by the cold; one John Schuler
being drenched with water, which
froze or him. He then walked to
his engine house, several squares
away, and was put to bed. 1t is
thought he may be permanently
Injured. Lawrence Crambert was
also overcome by the cold, and had
both his hands frozen. Very few
people are on the streets. Half the
street cars have stopped, and the
ferrybOats cannot run.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED on ACCOUNT OF
THE COLD SNAP.
| CHICAGO, January 5-rhe ther-
mometer at Manistee this morning
registered thirty degrees below zero.
In this clty business is largely sus-
pended. The theaters were empty
last night. About half the street
cars have been withdrawn, and
scores of conductors were frostbitten
last fight. On a Madison street car
this morning half a dozen women
and children who were compelled to
leave home were crying with cold
although apparently warmly clad.
Reports from the northwest indicate
no abatement in the severity OF the
weather.
STRAITS OF MACKINAw FROZEN OVER.
DETROIT, Mich, January 5,-The
straits OF Mackinaw are frozen.
Mails and teams are crossing on the
ice and sports are speeding horses
on the ice. The Detroit river is
frozen over at Sandwich. VIM
Mathers, aged seventy, wandered
from home at Casanova. Mich, yes
terday, in a semi nude state, and
was found badly frozen. He died
soon after being found. Joseph
Ritchie, lumberman living back of
Alccnia, Mich. welt to the woods
Thursday and was found this NOR
ming frozen stiff. He had been
killed by the falling limb OF tree.
LEXINGTON, KY, January 1T is
bitter cold. The mercury fell last
night to 20' below zero, and III some
places 22' to 24o.
CHATTANOOGA, January 5.-The
temperature is 6 below zere at noon
the coolest weather since 1877
There is foot ofsnow at Knoxville,
Tenn.
RALEIGH, \. c., January "a
heavy snow storm is raging here
since early morning the first of the
season. Apparently it extends far
south of here.
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