Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-17
B0REAL BLASTS.
Trains, Delayed in Every Quarter aud
in Some Instances Abandoned
A Business Lull.
Suffering Among Stock General Through.
out the State Reports Of Heavy
Losses Coming in.
The North Visited by the Heaviest
Snow Of the Season Three Inches
Of Snow In Texas.
BOREAL BLASTS.
FRolI ovKR ruE srArn.


special 20 the Gazette.
LAREpo, TIN Jan. i6.--sheep that
are we'll taken care Of will not be ar
fected by the norther now prevailing.
but the ill-kept npcks and lambs will
suffer seriously. One man has lost
over ak hundred already.
AHeavy Snow az Waeo.
special 10 the Gazette.
WACO, TEX. Jan. 10. The heaviest
tnow since 1875 fell last night, being
about three inches deep on dead
level. u is very cold tonight and
live stock will suffer.
Three inehoa Of snow vt Brownvood.
special 10 tne anEette
BRowNwooD, TEX, Jan. 16.-Tho
elect aud rain OF yesterday were fol-
lowed last night by cold blizzard,
and snow fell to the depth OF three
inches. Sheep and cattle are re-
ported dying IN large quantities by
reason of the ssvere cold.
AtLampasss.
special 10 the Gatotte.
LAMPAsAs, Tex, Jan. l0.--About
one inch OF snow fell here last night
and is still on the GROUND. The wealth
er IL clear and cold yet The cattle
and sheep are suffering very much.
Train, delayed At Tyler.
special 10 the GnHette.
TYLER, Tx Jan. lett nined
constantly fiom Thursday evening
until midnight last night. The trains
are delayed on all the roads II com
menced showing Nc o'clock this
morning aud showed until o'clock
this afternoon. To night dry norther
Is blowing and the thermometer Is
fallil <.
AZ wichita Faus.
special 10 the Uasetto.
WICHITA Falls, Tx, Jan. IL.
Everything Ia frozen up here. We
have about two inches Of nnow. The
demand for wood and coal can hardly
be supplied, aud great many poor,
hungry cattle can be Reen tying 20
shelter themselves from the cold, pierre
| ing norther. We bave some poor with
ue, and the town sfull of idle men and
tramps among the people.
A. meareaor.
special 10 the 0asstts
MCGREaoR, TEN, Jan. lo.-We
have had great deal OF rain within
the past few days and to-day It h
| Hleetlng and fierce mother blowing,
which renders It very diangTeeable
out Of doors.
Great Loas Among stock.
special To the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, Tx, Jan. i8.-The
cattle and sheep men now Ia the city
report that their losses from the severe
cold weather have been very great.
One gentleman 10 LaSalle county Is
reported to have lost in cattle and
sheep fully $50, coo Among sheep
cent, aud in cattle from to 10 per
sent. AZ the intense cold weather In
this section continues the loss will be
yet greater. Hands are out Alginning
the dead cattle 10 save the hides.
AZ BsltoB.
special 70 the Gazette.
BELToN, Tx, Jan. Is. The pres
ent week is one that will be long re-
membcred as one OF exceedingly bad
weather. Tuesday there was norther
which was accompanied by hard
rain that lasted until Thursday At
noon, by which time 1t had become too
cold 10 rain, and Il began sleeting, con
tinulpg II at intervals during the en-
tire night. Friday morning the earth
WAS covered several luchea deep with
sleet and snow, the thermometer was
down 10 l7' above zero, aud the wind
still whistling It's chilly blasts from
the norlh. u thawed but little during
the entire day.
have not bad any report from the
stock interests OF the county, but fear
there will be considerable loss. This
spell Of weather has been very trying
on them. The grass on the range Il
not very good aud nov IL Is all covered
with sltet and snow.
or course the bad weather has prRc-
ideally stopped buaineas. This has
been the dullest week known In Bel.
ton for long time.
At shermas.
special 70 tho Gazette.
SHERMAN, Tx, Jan. 10. The
ground Is covered with SNOW. and It is
still aleeting, accompanied by cold
nor,h wind which renders 1t very dis.
agreeable. We have every prospect
for bitter cold night. Buslneas Ii at
o decidedly low eDDt o. no one VIII DO
out this weather unless absolutely nee
essary.
Special 10 tho Gazette.
PLANO, TEX, Jan. TO-. SNOW fell
here last night covering the ground
several inches.
Al Kyis.
special 70 ihe oazette
KYLE, Tx, Jan. l6 The cold
wave struck ia here last night, and TO-
night II Il clear and very cold. No
severe losses among the stnckmcn ia
this community are reported, however.
The international 4 Great Northern
mail train, due here 81 4:35 p IA, WIS
three hours late itla evening. THE