Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-11

MEBCUBYLOWERs IRIS RECORD
FOR FIFTEEN YEARS.

The Coolest Dag I'm Savannah Since the
Signal station was Estsblished-skat-
Ing ON Ponds in the suburbs-Traius
and Malls Deia1ed-Tbe Steamship
City of Augusta Twenty four HOurs
Observation-Disclosures for To-day.
Yesterday morning cold wave beat the
best previous record for savannah The
cold was more intense than at any time
for fifteen years.
II it has been colder since Ogiothorpe
landed here no record could be found
yesterday. ate q. m. mercury stood az
14o on the lee side of the signal Office. Had
the thermometer been on top OF the build
ing or ia some place where the wind could
have got at it, the top Of the column Of
mercury would not have been above the
10 degree mark, the weather men said.
Really the true temperature was only 10
or II deg. above zero, and many unofficial
thermometers got below 10.
Since 1871, when the signal service was
organized the greatest cold recorded
here was IL deg. in Dec. 1850. The present
blizzard saw that record and went
four or nVe degrees better. Jan. 10,
1856, Will probably remain for long
time the coolest day on record. Every
thug liable % freeze Was solid at getting
up time. Cooks bad to thaw out water
pipes before breakfast could be started.
The devotional feelings of the church go
ing community were so contracted that
few vanturgd out. The older members did
moi even venture down to the post Office
for aeIr sunday mail, but absorbed the
-.oIciu warmth Of cheerful open CRATES.
THE boys Slipped out and intuitvelv
wended lhelrfways straight to some pond
with a ~ssy surface. one pond near
the whitaker street base bali park drew
layer crowd than ten cent show on
holiday. They were there without regard
70 race or color. A very few had ice
skates and knew how 70 stand up on
them.
A large number tried the treacherous
rollor skate, and had not the ice been OF
gOodly thickness the sabbath breakers
would have broken through.
The groups OF human statues, which
are generally 80 be seen on certain street
corners, were missing all day.
The fires in tie hOtel Hobbies were cen
tres ofclroles OF shiverng humanity.
Trains arrived without regard to sched-
ule time. The New York and all North
ern mail, which was due at the post Office
at O'Clock in the morning, diu not get
here until ? IN the afternoon. The delay
in the arrival OF The train was reported to
lima and snow stjrme further North
The Central train came in on time in
the morning, but the afternoon train was
delayed IN hour or two by the freezing OF
water in come Of the pipes
At Montgomery and the Isle of Hone
the water in the railroad tanks was
frozen so thick that the engine
could not be supplied. Luckily
Ghere was enough water IN the boiler to
hiring Fa lneng4utfNa iufo ffRa NitFr hnr
supply was obtained. Tue locomotive
was then run back TO the other end Of the
road, and the coaches We're brought 60
Savannah nearly two hours behind tlmS
Street ear drivers and conductors suf-
fered the most, for they were exposed all
day TO the sharp biting blasts. Travel
Vas duh and the horses and mules were
not tired out by heavy loads. The returns
made by the conductors were not heavy
either. The early trips up to O'Clock
were made by empty cars.
The danger signal at the signal station
was hauled down at 10 o'clock and the
cold wave flag was again hoisted. 1t was
not up more than fifteen minutes before it
was ordered down.
The New ! Ork steamship City Of Au-
Eusta was overdue and there was con-
siderable inquiry last night. Up to mid
night she had not been reported. The
Boston steamship Gate City was also due
last night.
The highest temperature yesterday was
81 degrees. At midnight it was 26 aud
slowly falling. The wind was blowing
from the northwest at the rate OF 20 miles
an hour. To-day viii probably be cold
but several degrees mllder than ycster-
day. The wave is not expected to deli
quesCe before Wednesday. The indca-
ti0ns for to-day are fair Gather, slightly
warmer, rising barometer, and northwest
10 southwest winds.