The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-11
THE POLAR WAVE.
Continuation of Cold Weather Throughout
the COuntry-Travel Impeded.


Continuation of Cold Weather Throughout
the Country-Travel Impeded.
CHICAGO. Jan. 10--Since midnight yesterday
the temperature has gradually fallen. touching
II degrees below zero at 10 o'clock to- day. Very
little snow has fallen during the last twenty four
hours, though reports from outside the city
show that the blizzard is still in force Where
trains are not detained by snow, they are de-.
layed several hours by severity Of the tempera-
ture. The morning trains on the different roads
were delayed from three to nine hours to-day,
the last to arrive being the New York limited
The fury Of the storm having apparently ex-
hausted ITSELF no further impediment to rail-
road travel is anticipated. except from cold. At
midnight here the wind has fallen to slight
breeze, and the night is clear.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 10-The thermometer at 6
o'clock this morning registered 100 below zero
1t rose during the day, but began sinking in the
afternoon, and at 11:30 tonight marks 90 below.
The railroads are nearly all crippled, many
trains being eleven hours late. Traffic on the
Cincinnati Southern and Chesapeake e. Ohio
lines has been practically suspended
JACKSONVILLE Fla, Jan. I0.-The weather
here is clear and cold. On Saturday night the
thermometer recorded 30 at the signal Office
The oranges remaining on the trees are frozen.
and theirloss will probably be complete, but the
trees so Ear are not much injured. 1t is slightly
warmer tonight.
PRovINCETowN, Mass, Jan. I0-The gale has
continued with great severity all day from the
northwest. and it is estimated that more damage
has been done during the past forty-eight hours
than for the past ten years on this part of the
coast Eight vessels have been ashore at Truro
and Provincetown in this storm, but no lives
were lost.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, JAN 10-Specials to the
Pioneer Press from points in the Northwest show
that the cold wave is still on, the mercury rang
ing from 20 to 80 degrees below, according to
locality and exposure.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 10. The snow blockade on
the railroads is almost unprecedented. No at
tention has been paid to schedules aud all trains
are from one to fifteen hours late. In many in
eral of the smaller roads traffic has been entirely
suspended. On the main line Of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad the trains are from seven to fifteen
hours late The limited express west
which was due here at o o'clock last night,
arrived at 10 o'clock this morning. having been
snowbound at Gist Station. The fast-line east,
which left here last night, stuck near Penn Sta.
ton, and did not get away until this morning.
All the trains were provided with three to Ave
engines. The Southwest branch of the Penn
sylvania railroad is totally blockaded. and
trains have been abandoned. The West
Pennsylvania and Castle Shannon roads
have virtually suspended operations. The
Fort Wayne, Pittshure & Lake Erie, and the
Pittsburg. McKeesport g. Youghiogheny roads,
trains arc running, but behind time Great
suffering among live stock is reported At the
East Liberty yards several head of cattle are
said TO have died from exposure. and many
more are IN q dying condition In Washington