The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-14
TEE IORH
Quite General Throughout the
United States.
The Gulf States Report the Coolest
Weather Ever Known.

Weather Ever Known.
Cotton Plants Killed, and Great |
Hoss Of Cattle.
Several Human Beings Frozen to
Death.
The following condensed kilograms
and newspaper extracts Will show the
range, duration. ami severity OF the re-
cent storm:
BRoERN TO DEATH.
WALLACE, kAs., jan. 10-It is known
that Tour persons perlshed in the late
snoW storm In Sherman county. Their
names are: Fred Boyd, of GArdy; Jacob
koeningham, OF GaEdy; Kerns, Of Vol
taire; q boy named Harper from Vol.
Eaire. Several others are missing who
ses probably frozen.
KANsAs CITY. Jan. ia Times ForI
Scott, Kansas, special suys: Eliza and
Mahsla Beacher. two sisters, were tIezen
70 death in Clark county. Friday night
COTTON KILLED. -
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9.-The special
to the TjH4es-DeRsOerGL from Mobile
saY0: The weather here this morning
was the coolest since 1852, being IL de-
gsees SboYe zero. The freeze destroyed
the largest cotton crop ever known.
Plants out and under cover were killed
The loss will aggregate $780, 900. The
cold throughout the Gulf states last night
and today has been the seVsrest record
ed by the signal service in its fifteen
years OF existence IN this section.
The lowest point reachtd here a. 8
degrees above, but At points In Mlssl+
| sippi, Alabama, North Louisiana and
Arkansas the mercury went to zero. The
| damage to all kinds of vegetation Is In
estlmabls. Seed end stubble sugarcane
10 the northern part of the sugar belt are
destroy Sd and throughout the belt are
mere or less injured, TO what extent il
not vet known. The full extent Of
damage to sugar plants will not bt
known until the thaR sets in. OraDg,
cases 30 per cent Of the trees have beer
killed.
| FROM CHATTANOOGA
| CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. Lids
patches from towns throughout cas-
| Tennessee, north Georgia and north Ala
bame cay last night was the coldes
ever known.
FROM MOBILE. -
MOBILE, Ala, Jan. II The coldee
weather ever known IN the south hal
prevailed since last Friday night.
MANY CATTLE FROZEN TO DEATH.
/ DoDGK CITY, Kas., Jan. 11.-Th
heavy snow and bitter north winds c
the past ten days have caused the mos
I
| as to their probable losses.
Up to this time but ft W have come i
from the range country, but within
| few miles OF here no less than i've hun
drsd head have drifted to the rive
where they peEished In attempting
cross, or dHitted up to fences, wheT
they remained frozen to death.
a gentleman from q ranch south re
ports seeIRg cattle on his way up froze
that were standing on their feet.
] The water holes are frozen over, Il
grass Is showed under and the wealth.
: is cold. with every prospect for mo
/ snoW.
The loss of live stock is bound to
/ very heavy on the Arkansas river as ca
tie are drifting down from the Kans
! Pacific road.
IN TEXAS.
Il GALVESTON, Tex, Jan. 9-The CO
wave extends over q vast area and wi
result in immense damage to stock
all kinds. Telegraphic communicable
: greatly impeded. Austin reports
} degrees above zero. Hundreds of wat
pipes are frozen. At Laredo the ter
: perature is eight degrees below the free
} | ing point. At Palestine the mercul
} | touched zero. the coolest weather e,
perienced there In forty years. tt
} ! water in street plugs is all frozen an
cracked. At Corpus Christi the mercuI
. fell sixty -four degrees in twelve hour
Many Of these points report the Gait
Suffering from intense cold. The herr
/ drift aiRlesslY about, seeking shelte
/ Many cattle must perish.
soMR MARVELLOUS DETAILS,
i GALVESTON, Tex, Jan. 9.-The col
tinuous northwest wind has driven Il
water out through the channel expoein
the oyster hsds for miles along GelvestC
. / bay. Small lakes along the island a
. frozen three to five inches, which
something unprecedented In this vicin
: ty. An oyster man named Thomas Jeffe
son was found lying on the deck OF
. sIoop, this morning, frozen to death.
negro boy was found below deck froze
> fast TO the wet bottom of the boat.
/ was stuck fast. The rescuers knock Il
boy loose with plank and he was the
1 thAWed out.
yIFTY.Two BELOW IN MANITOBA.
II CHICAGO, Jan. GA strong wind
, blowing throughout Northern Illinoi
2 drifting the snow badly, but the cold
not so intense as that which prevailE
: west and north. At s O'Clock this NOR
ing the mercury registered at 10 aboV
: : zero In this city and since has risen 8
! degrees.
Omaha reported % degrees bclo
zero, and clear.
81 Il is still blowing hard in Centr
Iowa, with the thermometer regi
terlng % degrees below zero at D
4 1oln0s.
st. Paul is quoted at 10 degrees b
!. low.
4 The embargo on railroad travel
Central Iowa has not been raised. II
r railroads have ceased selling tickets
Omaha and unless the situation II
seBger trains are expected to leave f
the west TO- night.
The lowest point registered by Il
. signal service this morning was at Mi
:: nedoga, on the Canadian Peciflc "a
2 way, In Manitoba, where the theTmoI
eter registered 90 degrees below zero.
81 Winnipeg Is quoted at a below.
THB WEATHER At ST. PAUL.
. 81. PAUL. Jan. Q, noon.-The mercu
q this morning early marked % belC
= | zero. At this hour It stands 10 belC
d zero. The weather Is clear. No trouh
p reported on the railroads running We
aud north of here. Ali trains on q
. Iowa and Minnesota divisions Of Il
= Milwaukee road have been abandont
3 j because Of snowdrifts. Trains on 4
: roads south and southeast are badly d
Z lsYed.
II IOWA WEATHER.
Fl MARsHALToWN, Iowa, Jan. 9.-La
s night wsa the seVeTest experienced he
J for twenty i've years, the wind blown
bli1EaId and the mercury from 81
. @ degrees below zero. All trains We
. std north of here on all lines are snow,
Q in.
FROZEN 70 DEATH.
+ wichita Beacon, Jan. g.
The reporter met Mr.. Chas. A. W.
. ton of Athony this morning. He b.
= just arrived IN this city from Leota.
Wichita county, Q point fifty mil
lei northwest Of Garden City. he repol
Ithak q dreadful snow storm visited th
= region last Saturday. II YVES accoI
- panied by q gale that drove the snow
binding sheets that prevented one fro
8eelnBD IcOb Ane4d OF MIN. On
, same train with Mr.. Walton were q
bodies Of sWo young men who We
frossn 70 death near Dodge City. SatI
day night lest, which we're beiI
! shipped to their friends in Missouri.
seems tbs young men had been enRag
during Saturday In digging IN iTTigi
4 ! ing ditch, . shcrt distance from bod
= CitS, and starting 20 return hoAe
: night lost their way and persisted in u
4 snow.
The same night family. consistiI
of father, mother and i've childre
4 naeaoSn0 nasr RnlOa Citv wave Frc-,