Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-13
A COLD SNAP.
Great Suffering Experienced Throus hout
Tennessee-A Coal Famine Feared by
Train Delays-Loss of Life Reported
in Various Western States-Cattle Per.
ishing in Pastures.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn Ian


The cold of the past three days is the most
extraordinary spell of winter weather ever
experienced in this section. Yesterday
morning it was below at the signal office
and below at other points in the city Last
night at 10 it stood al zero and was falling.
Previous TO this spell the coldest temperature
ever recorded here was one below zero. Suf-
fering throughout this section is intense
Railroad traffic is virtually suspended, no
trains running on the Virginia & Georgia and
the Cincinnati Southern for three days and
passenger trains are entirely off regulation
time.
No mails had arrived from the east in this
section of the country for As hours, until
yesterday when four belated passenger trains
arrived from Cincinnati, having been out As
hours. The blockade of a freight is causing
a coal famine and the prospect is very
gloomy. Three of this largest industries are
already closed for want of coal. The suffer-
ing among the poor is very grest in this sec
ton. Over 500 distressed cases were relieved
by the charities today. Fully 1000 hands
are out of employment on account of the cold
weather.
Council BLUFFS, Ia, Jan. l2
Thos. DeLisle, young farmer living ten
miles from here, met with horrible fate
Saturday night. Twice his team ran away
from him while on his way home from the
city, and the last time reached his home with
out him. A search party found him Sunday
morning, near Willow Plough bridge, both
hands holding barbed wire fence and both
arms frozen stiff. The thermometer was 25
degrees below zero. He had dragged him
self for mile. He was carried home and
died last night.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Jan. l2.
IAn 81,
of the extreme cold. Fred Meyers, an aged
day. lying in a ditch. having laid out all
night.
PETosKEY, Mich, Jan. ~.
Andrew Schaffer started to walk from East
Jordan to Ironton, Sunday night, and his
body was found Monday, half mile from his
home frozen stiff
DODGE CITY, Kan, Jan. u.
The snow and bitter north winds of the
past ten days have caused the most serious
apprehensions among the cattle men as to
their probable losses Up to this time but
few have come in from the range country,
but within few miles from here there is no
other loss than the 500 head that have drift
ed to the river, where they have perished in
attempting to cross or drifted up to fences
where they were frozen to death. A party
in from a ranch south reports seeing cattle on
his way up, frozen, that were standing on
their feet Water holes are frozen over. The
loss of live stock will be very heavy on the
A, kansas river.
PErERsBoRo, N. H., Jan. IL.
Mercury is registered from % to 80 this
this morning; the coldest since 1865
CHESTER. VT, Jan. ~
The mercury fell to 25 degrees below zero
this morning.
HANOVER, N. H., Jan. l2.
The mercury at 6 o'clock tonight was 20
below, and at O'Clock 3, with a good pros
pect for beating the record tomorrow morn
ing.
DOVER, N. H., Jan. IL.
At 8 O'Clock tonight the mercury was Is
below
BRATTLEBoRO, VT, Jan. ~.
For 40 miles around here the mercury has
ranged from IA to % degrees below.
BRADFORD, VT. Jan. l2
The mercury was 80 below this morning
At 10 O'Clock tonight it was 25 degrees be-
low.