Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-12

OhIOAGO, JAM ll.-hepOtJS from Ine
West and Northwest indicate that there
is as yet no abatement OF the cold snap.
The mercury stood at 15 to "a deg. below
zero throughout Illinois yesterday and
last night. Several cases of fatal freezing
are reported. AT Elgin, Ill.,, Irwin I'm
derhill, while on his way home from a
party, lost his way and was found frozen
stiff yesterday. His horse was stalled in
a snow bank some distance from Under
hill.
LOOKS LIKE A COLDER NIGHT.
The temperature remained below zero,
and the night started clear and cold, with
the prospect of low temperature sgain'tO-
night. Trains are beginning to arrive a
little more promptly, particularly from
the West, but only two OF the roads have
been able yet TO clear their Omaha lines.
A gentleman who arrived from the south
ern part Of the State. this morning
said the storm in southern Illinois
began about or 10 o'clock on Thursday
night, and although snow had ceased fall
ing yesterday morning the weather gave
no signs OF moderating. Trains on all
roads are many hours behind time. The
Illinois Central is about the only line
| which has kept up It's passenger service.
1t has managed TO do this by making mp
extra trains at different points along the
road and sending them out ahead OF the
regular ones.
CAUGHT IN A DRIFT.
An east-bOund train from ST. Louis to
Cincinnati, on the Ohio and Mississippi
road, was caught in drift west OF Cen
tsalia early Friday morning. the drift
was two miles long and several feet high.
The train was not rescued until Saturday
| evening. The passengers suffered a good
deal, but the road managed 10 get coffee
and some provisions TO them. Two men
were frozen while digging Mt the drift.
and were brought into Odin Saturday
evening.
The shawneetown and BeArdsto wn
branch of the Ohio and Mississippi road
has been practically abandoned. A north
bound freight train was caught near
Louisville Friday night. A brakeman
walked two miles in the teeth OF gale to
a telegraph Office where he met a south
bound passenger train.
NIGHT OF SUFFERING.
This train tried 10 get to the freight
train, intending to push IL back to Flora,
but became stalled before IL reached the
freight. The ears were the fimsiest sum-
mer affairs, and the coal ran out. Said
one of those aboard: 81 was one OF the 10
or 20 passengers. We passed the night in
the drift ana nearly perished. A number
of engines were blocked trying 10 reach
US, but we we're finally rescued and got
into Flora the next morning. We were
about 10 hours going seven miles,
Fatalities in the agricultural portions
OF Southern Illinois have been numerous.
| Two men were frozen near the little to wn
of Flora, while driving cattle from field.
An unknown man was found dead on the
track near Odin. Two cars OF hogs. part
OF the blockaded freight train, were found
frozen stiff saturday morning.
Many trees in the southern part of the
State had budded in the warm weather OF
the past month. These will nearly all
die, and the loss will d0ub less be large.
Farmers say fOeks Of dead prairie
chickens and cOveys OF frozen quail can
be seen on nearly all the farms. They
think a few wild fowl will survive the
blizzard. The snow WAS not over three
inches deep on the level, but the gale
drifted il badly. Tbe thermometer ranged
from IS deg. to % deg. below zero. The
present storm is the worst one Southern
Illinois has had for years.
At Dundee Erwin Baker was found
frozen In a farmyard.
At Burlington, Ia, John Lang
left his barbershOp late Sat
urday night for home and was found dead
Sunday morning, not quarter of q mile
from where he started.
Ad lspatch from Denver says that two
men were frozen TO death near the West
ern Kansas line, and 81 is feared that the
loss OF life IN the mountains is COnsidera-
BILE.
The mercury dropped 10 16 deg. below
| zero during last night and at 3 O'clock
this morning registered deg. below,
with very little wind stirring. TIE sig
nal service at the same hour reported tie
temperature at Fargo 10 be "a deg. below.
81. Paul 90 deg. and DesMoines - deg. be-
low. The railways continue 10 encounter
! great difficulty In moving their trains.
Eastern and Southern traine duo here
"a hours ago have not yet arrived.
THE JAM AT FULTON.
! SYRACUSE, N. T., Jan. 1.-THE ice in
| the wego river A. Fulton becomes
| frmer and larger every hour az immense
/ quantities Of ice are constantly coming
down the river. The water has risen
more than two feet dDce last MI ght and Is
rising several inches per hour. The
damage already done cannot be esti-
mated. Fully seyenty-iye families have
been driven from their homes and others
are constantly moving out. The families
are poor and a. last as they are secured
are turned over 10 the poor authorizes.
All the t@ams that are available are being
uhed In rem owing four and other
/ goods from the mills and manufactures.
! The grain in tho mills is wet. Should the
water recede the mills and factories will
! be filed with Ice and as many Of them
had large contracts on hand the damage
will be very great. Hundreds of people
are thrown out OF employment. Prof.
! Boynton, OF this citg, was telegraphed
| for this morning n consult with the au-
/ thorities about removing the gorge. lie
+ visited the place and says that 10 cannot
/ be- done and fears that the worst Is 10
| come. The gorge is new TWO miles long
and ~ increasing.
sNOw-BoNSD SUFFERING.
| BALTIMORE, Jan. H. The pas engers
/ VINO were anOW.kousd on ~ Western
/ Maryland railroad yesterday, wern
/ brought back to this city to-day, and
/ reiats a thrilling experience. There WAS
/ considerable suffering from cold, ~ "A
/ heavy wind prevented The hgf burning
I freely, bat adjacent iarm Ousos were
/ drawn upon Tor food, ana ~ long hours
were passed as comfortably - possible.
/ The BLOCKADE was the Worst ever eK-
I perieHced in thia vicinity, and men who
I were aenf from here ~ shovel aWav the
snow suffered greatly from the Intense
I rcld Iralna hra noe running ~ time.
iLaDqrts I0m dgwn zoe Dny ali show that
she luiensc cox "a fhs bliterasl lhat haa
+ been fneun fgr yeaIr,