Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-06


O'Clock this morning dropped to poin
q below zsro, which, taken with the col,
record of yesterday, makes the wors
showing in the way of extreme
wEArHER
known in many years. AT 8 o'clock th'
thermometer was still "a, st the sam,
house. Kansas City reported "a below
st. Paul 20, Omaha 81, DobGque 80, De-
Moines 81 and Keokuk 25. The effect il
this city has been, IN a measure, to par
tially paralyse the ordinary course of busi
ness. A Number Of the larger wholesale
houses have lot sent oui
their heavy trucks, end those teemsters
and street car drivers and conductors who
are out Drawing the weather, are expert
enoing very lively time OF il, maintain
ing circulation as is customary in such
unusual cold spells.
TIE FIRE ALARMS.
have been more numerous tnan usual and
the night proved 70 be one of terror to tie
members of the department.. Three fires
after raiduight served to keep, practically,
the entire force on duty, and the service
required Of them under the circumstances
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fullest extent.
The severe weather caused great many
needy people and professional tramps to
besiege the relief agencies and the police
| stations, seeking shelter and temporary
| sustenance.
| DReports from tie Union stock yards
| shows considerable stock delayed Outside
and suffering considerable, but the stock in
the yards, while suffering somewhat, is
not endangered in any way and no losses
are reported. a number of eastern ship
pers seem afraid to forward stock until the
weather moderates.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 5 AT 10 o'clock there is
the coldest weather in years, the ther-
mometer being reported to indicate as low
es IA below zero, with clear sky. and the
cir is full of frost.
CINoINNATI, Jan 5-The Thermometer
at 8 this morning was 20 below zero, the
coldest in years.
Sr. LOUIS, Jan. 5-The mercury fell to
% degrees below early this morning, since
when il has been rising. Al noon it was
II below. This is the ooIGest day since
January, 1864, when the thermometer
marked 26 below, the lowest or record at
this point. Very heavy ice is still running
through the harbor, but no Gorges are yet
reported.
BARRE, VT. Jan. 5.-Thermometer 18 be-
low at sunrise.
CHATTANOOGA. Jan. 5. The temperature
fell to 2 degrees this morning, the ooldest
weather since 1877.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 5.-The mercury this
morning was about 20 below. the coolest
of the year. It is reported that number
of mules were frozen to death on stock
train twenty miles from here on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad.
WHEELING, w. Va, Jan. 5.--At IL .. m.
the thermometer registered II below and
falling slowly.
COLUMBUS. o., Jan. 5.-The temperature
at 10 p. m. is below zero, with tenden-
cy downward. The mean for the day was
$50, and for the twenty four hours ending
at 1896 ?. N. the highest was l below
zero.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.--The thermometer here
at IL p. m. is 10 below, indicating that the
weather has moderated only slightly as
compared with last night. Reports from
points west and northwest, however, indi-
cate that the cold wave has in measure
spent itself, At ST. Paul the thermometer
low in the evening. At Des Moinss at
tonight it was 8 below, with light snow
falling, change of "a degrees in like
number of hours. On the Mississippi
river bridge at Rock Island, at a. M, it
was 80 below, at p. N. 20 below.
TOPEKA, Kas., Jan. 5.-The mercury was
25 below early this morning, with con-
sidera BILE snow on the ground. Stock in
the country is said 10 be suffering, but no
fatalities reported.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kas., Jan. 5.-The ther
mometer ranged to-day from 21 to be-
low and still moderating.
CHICAGO. Jan. 5.-speeials from south
ern Illinois and Missouri indicate that the
peach trees have been injured and in some
instances killed by the cold.
CINCINNATI, o., Jgn. 5. The weather has
moderated slightly during the day, but the
meroary is falling tonight, and stands
thrse below at 10:40 D. m. One man who
vas taken to Che hospital will probably
lose his feet. BE had frozen them in
shed where he took shelter last night.
great many cases Of frozen ears, noses
and fingers, and business IS much neg
iected.
Fl. WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 5.-Trains all
delayed It is twenty-four below at a.
m., and thirteen below as o. N.
New ALBANY, Ind, Jan. 5-The coolest
day in twenty-five years, twenty-thres be-
low at p. NJ, and twelve below at 10 P.
m. Fruit growers say the peach crop is
destroyed,
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 5.-The weather has
moderated materially this afternoon. At
6 this evening it was 2 below zero and still
rising.
KANSAS CRY, No, The mercury was 25
below, and has moderated slightly during
the day, with no wind blowing. 4 later
report says the stock train bearing 500
mules, mostly wesniipgs, en- route from
Austin, Texas, has heen biockaded at Lees
Summit, twenty miles from mere, since tast
night. The animals are rot acclimated,
and 100 of them have died from exposure.
IED!ANAPoLIs, Jan. 5.-Ths thermome-
Ter at z o'oiock this morning was "a below,
aud at Il q. N. 16 below zero. AL raii-
rosd trains ara delayed and business IS
partially parslyzed. Several street car
drivers had their hands and feet frozen.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 5.-The ther-
mometer is 10 below, and falling rapidly
at 10 O'Clock to. night.
Sioux FALLS, OAK, Jan. 5.-The tenn
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