The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-01-11
THE EASTERN COLD SNAP.
A POLAR WAVE ROLLING.
It's Cold Day When a Mule Gets Lett.


CHTc AGO. Jan. 4--The extreme cold wen
ther of yesterday and last night delayed all
trains. Mails from all quarters of The coun-
try were delayed In their arrival today from
three TO sixteen honrs. Eleven miles south
west OF the stock yards, on the Wabash road,
stands stock trai of 20 cars of furnishing,
freezing live stock. The train Is showed
under, started Tuesday night. since which
time 10 is believed the animals have been
without food and water. A rescuing party
drove within three miles of the belared train
then abandoned their sleigks and walked
thitherward. Although several engines had
been sent down, the train could not be
reached. The party returned, several of
whom were badly frost-bittcn. The rescuing
party succeeded in reaching the snow bound
train late this afternoon. OF 20 ears Of live
stock all were cattle, save two or three cars
of hogs. Some cattle were found frozen
Others partly frozen and were Immediately
killed. The exact number thus killei in not
known. The remainder of the cattle were
fed and cared for by the railroad company
which Is making every effort TO bring them
through. Another large force of men were
SEPT out to-day and were offered fifty cents
an hour. Arriving near the train they re-
fused 10 work. They could not see ten PAGES
ahead for til" immen~e drifts, and returned
nearly frozen.
here this morning, and at Elkhart, Ind, %
below this morning. No abatement this
evening. Coolest ever known here.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Jan. Coolest day
in 81 years, % below. 1t IL now 10 below
At o clock this evening il was IL below
Fruit growers say the peach crop Is de-
strOyed.
CHICAGO, Jan 1.-The Thermometer &C II
tonight registered 10 below, indicating the
weather has moderated slightly.
DEs MONIES, Jan. J.-Seven below to- night
wit n che of In
of hours. ON the Mississippi river bridge NJ
Rock Island at Il. m. IL was 20 below.
CoLuMHrs, Ohio, Jan. j.-TemperatrIre at
10 tonight below, and growing colder yet ;
during the day temperature about zero.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Ian. 5.-Thermometer
10 below, but falling rapidly at 10 O'clock to-
night
Sioux FALLS, D. T., Jan 5-Temperature
ranged from 40 below at this morning to .
above AT u p. IN. to day
LINCOLN, Neb Jan. 5.-Weather modera-
ting; al this morning 22 below; at 10 o-night
below. No casualties reported.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 1.-The weather has moder-
ated greatly, from 20 below this morning to
zero at tonight.
Last night was the coolest of the season, %
below. Weather moderatIng to-day; at 10
tonight below.
lSpIASAPoLIs, Jan. 5.-Thermometer at
this morning below; all trains delayed; bus
iness partially paralyzed. Several car dri-
vers had hands and feet frozen.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 5-Weather has moderated
greatly, from 20 below this morning to zero
at 9 to night.
KANSAS CRY. Jan. J.-The mercury this
morning stood % degrees below; the coolest
in years. IL has been ascertained that n
stock train bearing 800 mules, the most of
which are weanlingS, en- route from Austin
Texas, were blockaded at Lees Summit. 20
miles from here, on the Missouri Pacific
They became exposed to the intense cold in
an open prairie, for sixty hours, and not be-
ing acclimated, over 100 of the animals died
The Others were cared for to-day.
CHICAGO. Jan. 5.-The thermometer Mt five
o'clock this morning had dropped to q de-
grees below zero, which, taken with the cold
record of yesterday, makes il the most severe
showing in the way of extreme weather
known for many years. AT o'clock the
thermometer was still p degrees below. and
at the same hour Kansas City reported - de-
grees below, st. Paul 20 degrees below, Oma
Ia "a degrees below, Dubuque - degrees he
low, Des Moines, - degrees below, and Keo-
kuk % degrees below.
QUFEEs Jan The first mails from the
country parishes since the great storm winch
sci in ~" isf nst., reached here to-day. The
bags were carried in on snow shoes Such a
G lrIplete sIoppage of communication in the
country j. not known for ~ years past
rHNELEsToN, S. C., Jan. The thermom-
etRT al O'Clock this morning was - degrees
below nero. The coolest weather in 1T
\ ears.