Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-17
sHlvERING WITH COLD.
What the state Exchanges Say OF the
Recent Blizzard.
Cartecay river has been frozen over

stove.
Many cattle have frozen TO death in
Greene county during the extreme
weather.
1t is reported that COW, a cat and
dog froze to death at Conyers last Satur-
day hight.
Owing to the swollen condition of the
Savannah river LiRc0lnton received only
two mails last week.
Owing to the severe cold no services
were held at either OF the churches at
Thomaston last Sunday.
The eggs that were not under setting
hens at BaiHbridgs were all frozen during
the recent cold weather.
On account Of the extreme cold there
was no preaching at any Of the churches
IN Greensboro last Sunday.
The Wrightsyille Recorder had to issue
a dimInutiVe paper on account Of the
colds effects on it's ink, etc.
Fears are entertained OF severe injury
to the small grain crop in Lincoln county
from the present cold weather.
Many OF the fish in the river at Bruins
wick have been frozen, and Thursday
some were seen floating out with the tide.
Some of the citizens OF Darien were out
skaJlng ON Lake Douglass Wednesday
evening. The lake was completely frozen
over.
Among the oaks at Gainesville, several
large limbs popped with anoise almost as
loud as pistol shots, being burst open by
the effects OF the cold.
A diversity Of opinion prevails among
the farmers as regards the Oat crop IN
Macon county. Some say the oats have
all been killed, and others say not.
During the extreme cold OF last Monday,
lady on Johnson street, Macon, stepped
IN the street cars as they passed her resi-
dence, and gave the drivers hot coffee.
The tall oAt crop is very seriously dam
aged, generally, throughout the Balm
bridge section, and the same is reported
OF the rye patches. Early gardeners also
report everything killed except onions.
The oat crop in Scriven county is badly
damaged, if not entirely killed out by the
unusual freezing weather. Those planted
in the early TALL may come out but all 9th.
ers are certainly killed.
Beaver Dam creek, at Sylvania, was
frozen over this week SO that the boys
could walk across on the ice, a small
space in the centre Of the stream, about
eighteen inches wide, only remaining I'M
frozen.
1t Is feared that the present cold will
greatly damage late oats in Laurens
county, while it is believed that early
sOwn oats VIII pull through unharmed. 1t
is also feared the seed cane is damaged to
some extent.
Some OF the thermometers at Calhoun
registered eight degrees below zero Mon
day morning. The mill pond was frozen
over Monday morning. Large blocks of
ice came floating down the river Monday
and Tuesday,
Throo a ffarauf tbart,, ON, "A rrs ~ rristerod
degrees below zero at Gainesville at
O'Clock last Monday morning. This has
been the coolest spell ever experienced
there, except, perhaps, the memorable
cold Saturday, OF lo35.
1t is the universal report of farmers in
OglethJrpe county th8t oats " ere entirely
killed out by the cold spell. There will be
a large spring sowing. Wheat was badly
damaged, but il is hoped that enough is
saved 10 make pretty good crop.
1t was reported at Rome Thursday that
another cold wave WAS coming, and the
news spread over town like wlld-ire.
The people grOaned from the bottom OF
their hearts, and looked upon the advent
of another cold wave as "a great calamity.
At Rabun the snow that ell abundantly
last Friday continued without tnawng
five days, the thermometer ranging from
4 deg. below zero TO about - deg. ABOVE.
The iTt eZe was so severe teat raObits and
birds have been found frozen to death.
The mails on nearly all the routes failed.
The small grain crop in Hall county
was saved from complete destruction
from the late freeze by the thick blanket
Of snow that covered the ground. Should
no more hard freezes come after the snow
is melted OF the prospect for large grain
crop Will be promising in that part of
Georgia.
Waycross Hsddl,gkt: "Au the running
streams, ponds, dltches, ETC., have been
frozen over from last Friday night up to
the present time. Pumps are frozen up,
making il difficult 10 obtain water for
family use, while the suffering among cat
lie and stock must be terrible. IL is said
such weather was never experienced here
before, even by the Oldest inhabitant.
The Walker orange grove, contiguous
to Darien and comprising ! 900 3-year-Old
trees. has suffered severely from the re-
cent cold weather. Mr.. James Walker,
the owner, says he fears the most, il not
all, of the trees are killed. The older
orange trees around the city have also
Jared badly, and it is probable that TO the
majority the cold has proved fatal. Since
the severe cold has set in most OF the saw
mills around D2rlen have had 10 stop
working on account Of pipes freezing.
A. A. Gates, OF Lula, made ON Wednes-
day, one of the longest sleigh rides on rec
ord in Georgia. For the past week the
mountain counties in the northeastern
part of the State have been mantled in
snow OF unusual heaviness, and the con-
tiuuous cold weather has made it splend-
id for slsighing. On Wednesday Mr..
Gates went from Lula 10 Gainesville and
back, a distance OF 80 miles, in a home
made and hastily constructed sleigh. The
Jingle of the sleigh bell in these snOw-coy-
cred counties is now quite the thing with
the people
Never in the recollection Of the Oldest
inhabits nts has such cold spell Of four
DAYS duration occurred in Hart county
as saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tues
day. On Tuesday the mercury fell below
zero several degrees. EnVineer Wiebens
had 10 keep his engine fred up day and
night, including sunday, ~ keep the pipes
from bursting All the streams in the
county fTOze over except the savannah,
and parties with two vehicles had 10 pay
81 30 TO cross at the ferry owing TO the
dangers incurred by floating ice. Huge
slabs Of ice rs large as the ferry-bOat
struck il as they crossed. The river was
frozen over except the main current.
The Bailim and the blizzard.
from the At1qHtr (6aJ Constituti0n.
Tbe cold wave had encircled the CITY in