The sun., 1884-01-06
YESTERDAYS COLD RECORD.
TIE MOST EXTREME WEdTHER KNOWN
FOR MANY YEARS.
Tho Thermometer Ranging from AZ 70 30
Below Zeroiu the eNorthNsest-HeavySn Snow
storms In virginia and North Carolina.

Tho Thermometer Ranging from a. TO 30
Below Zeroiu the eNorthsest-Heavysn snow
storms In Virginia and North Carolina.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5-Tho thermometer at 5 A.
NJ. to-day dropped to 27o below zoro. which.
taken with the cold record Of yesterday. makes
It tho most extreme weather known horo In
many years. Ats A. NJ. the thermometer was
still 24' below. and at tho same hour Kansas
City reported 24o below at. Paul. 20'; Omaha.
$40; Dubuque. S2o; Des Molnes. 24o. and Keo-
kuk. 25o below. Tho effect In this city hns been
to partially paralyze tho ordinary course Of
business. A number OF the larger Wholesale
houses have not sent out their heavy trucks.
and those teamsters and street car drivers and
conductors who braved tho weather experienced
a very lively time Of II. Firo alarms have been
more frequent than usual. and last night
proved to be ono Of terror to the members Of
tho department.. Three 0res after midnight
served to keep tho whole force on duty. and
tho service required OF them taxed their en-
durance to tho fullest extent
A report from tho Union Stock Yards shows
that much stock is delayed outside and suffer-
ing from tho cold. Tho stock in the yards
while suffering some. is not endangered In
any way. and no losses are r reported. .,
!Ssaty;;SasySs S years a II,nsoip, II SeS. StSP MI
was S6S below. the ecidest temperatnre since
1878 A Cedar Rarids. Iowa. ut IL p. NJ. it
"ei cisc1sstT1. jan. 5-Tho Thermometer at 8
O'Clock this morning stood 2o' below zero.
Is the pSest point II s HAS touched here
streets. half the street cars have stopped rum
ming and the ierryhoats cannot run at all. ~
codess n Tse ners
has Indicated as low as il0 below zero, 49,.
below o S zero early s' this morning bit since has
been rising and at noon was l below This
below the lowest on record at this point. Very
heavy Ice is still running through tn b. the harbor.
ing was about as below zero. ere the @ Coolest wealth
sshy % darins % The nS Day
stock train bearing 800 mules mostly wean-
bosckaded sS % since last last night at Ices Summit SUI init
| twenty miles from here on the Missouri Pacific
RAILROAD. The animals are not scclimated. and
| 100 OF them have died from exposure.
coldest day, ever known IN this locality. twas
noon 1e'Y The st ' breeze from % the northwest % 81
calmed down last evening. and tho weather
dit town road to carrnston Ca % 1 since % TTesday @ I '"''
BISMARCK. Dak., Jan. 5.-.The coolest weather
il PREVAILS herr 70 On aa
zero; & ana last last night to s$, below. -,
|
registering 8 below zero early this morning
The river is running full OF heavyice and navi
CATION Is suspended.
BARRE, Vt. Jan. 5-The thermometer here
was lee below at sunrise this morning. In ad
jacent towns 1t was from 50 to 14o below.
QUEBEC. Jan. 5.-The first mails from the
country parishes since tho great storm which
set In on the LIST inst. reached town to-day. the
bags having to be carried on snow shoes. Suct
complete stoppnge Of communication In the
country has not been known for twenty years
COLUMBIA. 8. c.. Jan. 5.-The cold weather ir
this city to-day Is almost unprecedented. 4
heavy northeast wind hns prevailed through
out the day. Snow fell at intervals between
A. NJ and p NJ. The ground is frozen hard
| and ice two inches thick has formed. At thil
hour 70 P. III. tho thermo ometer registers 20o
At Bnckstock. fifty milos north Of this city
snow fell to n depth OF three inches. and tn,
| thermometer Is at zero.
WILMINGTON. N. c.. Jan. 5.-The heavies
snow storm for many years is prevailing here
accompanied with cold and brisk northerl.
winds. The snow covers the ground to tn,
depth OF two inches.
PETERSBURG. Va. Jan. 5,-A northeast snoy
1t is still showing rapidly. The storm appear
to be general throughout this part of the State
CHATTANOOGA Jan. 5.-The temperature fel
to % this morning. 1t Is the coldest weathe
here since 1877.
RICHMOND. Va. Jan. 5.-To- day WAS the cold
est OF the season. Snow fell to depth OF thre
inches. and driited badly. The mercury range
from 90 to l40 above zero.