Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-06
BELOW ZERO IN DIXIE.
THE PRESENT THE COLDEsT
SNAP OF THE WINTER.
stAunton Stands Aghast with the Mer.

StAuntOh sHancs AghAsb With the Mer.
eury 30 BelOw-Eight Corpses Found
Frozen stif In MISUNDERSTANDING
Suffering Among Cattle in the south
west.
LINCOLN, NEB., Feb, 5.--The bodies Of
man, woman, and six children were
found frozen stiff on the prairie near
Oberlin, Kan, yesterday. They are sup
posed to be a man named Lennon and
his family who started in an emigrant
wagon from Oberlin West before the re-
cent blizzard, and have not since been
heard from. The brother OF Mr.. Lennon
has gone to Oberlin to identity the bodies.
BALTMoRE's coLDEsT.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 5.-Last night was
the coldest OF the winter, and to-day,
though the sun shone brightly. the atmos-
phere was very cold. AT 7 O'clock this
morning the mercury stood at ? deg. be-
low zero, at 3 O'Clock deg. above, and at
O'Clock this afternoon at deg. above.
Trains are still delayed and navigation Is
suspended, there having been no arrival
nor departure to-day.
20 BELOW IN VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND. VA, Feb. 5.--Last night
and to-day have been the coldest hera
since Dec. so, 1880, when the thermome-
3 deg. below zero. This morning at sum
rise the thermometer ranged from deg.
TO deg. according to the locality. Re-
ports from points in this State along the
railroads snow similar conditions, the
thermometer ranging in some cases at l6
deg and 20 deg. below. Trains on all
roads which have been interrupted and
greatly delayed by Wednesdays snow
storm are now getting all right and re.
suming schedule time.
% BELOW AT sTAUNToN.
STAUNTON, VA, Feb. 6.-This is the
coolest weather ever experienced in this
latitude. At $3.50 O'clock this morning
the thermometer registered 25 deg. below
zero.
SEVERE AT NORFOLK.
NORFOLK, VA, Feb. 5.-The weather
last night was the coldest experienced in
this region since the grert storm OF 1887.
The river is full OF ice and travel and
mails from the North are greatly delayed.
AT CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 5.-Cold wave
struck Charleston about daylight this
morning. Minimum temperature was
about 13 deg. above zero.
SUFFERING IN THE SOUTHWEST.
DENIsoN, TEX, Feb. 5.-The recsnt
storm that has prevailed throughout the
Southwest has, In some respects, been the
most severe OF the season. snow fell
throughout Northwest Texas, and il Is
expected that much damage will result to
vegetation and stock from the cold wave.
The news from Indian Territory indicates
that the loss TO cattle in the nation will
be very disastrous in consequence Of the
storm that has recently swept over that
section. A special from Red Fork, IL
miles south OF Tulsa, the present termi-
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railway, says: "Tne heaviest fall OF
snow ever known in this country
Is now on the ground. AT least lS
inches lies on the level. There is Dueh
suffering on the Frisco extension north OF
here. and the loss OF stock on the range
will be unprecedented ii tho snow lies on
the ground two days longer as feed and
water are unObtaiuable in many OF the
covers in The timber breaks where the
stock usually resort IN a storm. The
snow drifts are from 10 to 30 feet deep"
THE CATTLE IN POOR CONDITION.
A special from Chateau. on the line OF
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway,
In Indian Territory says: ''SnOw has
been falling hard for the last "a hours
with no sigus Of abatement. 1t is now
about two fee deep, with a heavy cold
north wind blowing. The snow has
dritted in places from five TO eight feet and
dlfedOy weak cdLJit VIII nave uuuOuDbculy
perished. 1t il the worst storm that has
prevailed here for years"
The news from the Texas Pan Handle
ia meagre, but 10 the effect that the snow
has fallen heavily throughout that entire
region and that the cold IS intense. The
loss 10 the cattle interest in the present
famished condition Gg the stock, it 10
feared, will be unusually large.
AT ZERO AT FORTRESS MONROE.
FORTRESS MONROE, VA, Feb. 5.-rhe
mercury stood ct zero this morning. This
is the lowest ever recorded here. The
snow is inches deep.
wAsHTNGTON's COLDEsT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-This was the
coldest morning Of the season. The ther.
mOmeter at Z O'Clock registered deg. be-
low zero. The minimum temperature
was $40 below.
40 BELOW IN VERMONT.
ST. ALBANs. VI, Feb. 5.--At o'clock
this morning the mercury stood at "a deg.
below zero here; at 81. AlDans bay % deg.
below, and It was reported 40 deg. below
at East Berkshire.
THE WAVE IN MEXICO.
CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 5.-Exceptlon
ally cold weather prevails on the Mexican
table land snow fell yesterday At Ia
catecas, which is 1000 feet higher above
the sea than this city, and at an early
hour this morning there was light
snow equall here, the snow melting as IL
fell. The storm has delayed the departure
OF the steamer City Of Puebla from Vera
Cruz for New York. The mercury fell at
Vera Cruz 70 52deg., with northerly winds