Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
THE COLD WAVE.
Mercury Touches Its Lowest Notch
OF the Winter.

OF the Winter.
From Saturdays Every hvenins'
The cold Of last night sent the mercury
ON Eta lowest call of the season toward
saro. A stiff wind, furious enough at
lines to be mistaken for a mild blizzard,
sent the cold into every crack and corner
and increased In penetrating powers COM
sjderably. A gentle sprinkle OF snow be-
can falling shortly alter midnight and
Continued at intervals until daylight this
morning.
The thermometer at o'clock last
evening registered $50, aud at 2 D. m.
22o. falling to $50 vt 3 O'Clock this morn.
ing II had dropped 10 1872 at q. IN,
and at II q. nj. had risen 20, registering
100.
The cold was general throughout the
wast and northwest Yesterday was
the coolest day OF the season in the west
and northwest. Temperatures sre re-
ported Of 43o degrees below zero at Moor
head. Minnesota 4lo below at Fort
Butord, Dakota 800 below at Bismarck,
Dakota AGO below 1T Brsinerd, Mime
sofa 32o below at Fond du Lac. Wis
eonsin 800 to $50 below at Minnespo,
Tia. Minnesota $50 below at Milwaukee,
wisconsin l4o below at Chicago, and
~ to 40 below at St. Louis. AT
Rockford, Illinois, the day was the
ooldest known for DO years, the
temperature, after standing at $50 below
zero all day, sinking to 800 below last
night. At Milwaukee the signal officer
expected the cold to reach $50 below zero
last night. The intense cold materially
intertered with business and travel
throughout the territory was affected. On
the lakes the cold was intensified by
terrific gale. The steamer Wisconsin,
which left Milwaukee ON Wednesday for
Grand Haven, failed to reach her destina-
ton. After fearful exposure for As
hours she returned to Milwaukee, coated
with Ice three inches in thickness.
CINCINNATI, Jan. s. The thermometer
at 8 o'clock this morning stood 200 below
zero, which Is the lowest poiut II has
touched here for years.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 5.-The weather here is
the coolest reported in years. The
Thermometer has indicated as low as l4o
below zero in some places. There is a
clear sky and the air is full OF frost.
CHICAGO, Jan. "a dispatch from
Council Bluffs, Iowa, says at le o'clock
last night the Thermometer recorded $40
below zero, the coolest weather in 20
years. At Lincoln, Neb. at 3 p. M, 1t was
l9o below; at Quincy, Ill. at IL p. m. it was
200 below, the coolest temperature ince
1878; at Cedar Rapids, Ia, at IL p. M, it
was 22o below. None. OF the towns in
the above list report any cases of freezing
TO death or any damage 10 property from
the frost. In Chicago there was num-
Der of minor casualties, including the
hran txt, NJ lac. srlo ,f.a2 L.
intense cold.
JAMESTOWN, OAK, Jan. 5.-Yesterday
was the coolest day ever known in this
locality. 1t was 4SO below in he morn
ing and 42o below at noon. The air was
filed with frost, but the stiff breeze from
the northwest Gained down last evening,
and the weather moderated. No trains
have run on the Jamestown 4 Northern
road t. Darlington since Tuesday.
BISMARCK, D. T., Jan. 5.-The coolest
weather known in 10 years prevails here.
On Thursdsy night the mercury de-
Boended to 800 below zero and last night
to 800 below by the signal office Their
mometer. The weather ia calm
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-The thermometer at
O'Clock this morning dropped to q
point 40 below zeio which, taken with
the cold record OF yesterday, makes il
the most severe showing in the way of
extreme weather known here in many
years. At O'Clock the Thermometer was
still 24o below, and at the sams hour
Kansas City reported 24o below 81.
Paul, 200 Omaha, $40 Dubuque, 800 !;
Des Moines, 24o, and Keokuk, $50.
The effect i'll the city has been to par
TALLY paralyzs the ordinary course of
business. A number of the large whole
sale houses have not sent out their heavy
trucks, and those tesmsters and street.
car drivers and conductors who are out
during this weather, are having n very
lively time Of it maintaining q circula-
ton.
Fire alarms has been more numerous
than usual, and last night proved to he
one OF terror to the members OF the de-
psrtment. Three fires after midnight
served to keep practically the whole force
on duty, and the servioe required OF then
under the circumstances was such as
taxed their endurance to the fullest
extent.
In addition to the burning of seveta
buildings on Randolph street, already
reported, the fDs private stable of Mar
shall Field on Prairie avenue was burned
enta:lng loss OF $4,000.
At 4 O'Clock this morning, FIRE wa
discovered in the Beaurevag Nat, OF
Michigan avenue, one OF the most i'm
posing resident structures liz the soutl
division OF tue city. The hsmes aprea'
with rapidly which csHsed number o
families to seek the street In their nigh
clothes.
Owing to trouble experienced in work
ing the engines on account of the intens
cold, the building was badly burned an
flooded. No lives wers lost. The eseap
ing occupants took refuge in the Leian
House, adjoining the burning building
The severe weather caused grea
many needy people and professions
tramps to besiege the relief agencies al
public stations, seeking shelter and ten
pOrsry sustensnce.