Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-10
THE POLAR WAVE.
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The Storm More General and Much
Fiercor Than Has Been Known
in Many Years.
The sunny south Visited by snow
sIeighriding at the National
Capital.
A Number of CAGES III Death from Frecn-
ing--Maiis and Trains Delayed
All over the Country.
Ar FORT WORTH, JANUARY 3,
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special to the Gazette.
AT RLOssOM PRAIRIE.
BLOSSOM PRAiRIE, TEX, Jan. 9---The
blizzard bizzed and the sun was out in
its splendor to-day.
Correspondence Of tho Gazettc.
AT PECos CITY.
PEcos CRY, TEX, Jan. S,--We have
had blizzard the past three or four days
The thermometer registered 10y above
zere this morning.
Special to the GaIette.
AT poTTsBoRo.
PorTsBoRo, TEX, Jan. 9,--The weather
has been extremely cold here for the past
forty-eight hours, the thermometer rang
ing from g. above to 8 below zero.
special to the Gazette.
AT RHoME.
RnoAE, Tx, Jan. 9-The weather
here Is colder than has been known for
years. Tine thermometer yesterday regis
tered only l. above zero, on the south
eide OF building.
Special to tho Gazette.
! Al PILOT POINT.
| PILor PoINT, TEx., Jan. 9.-Yesterday
was the coolest day known Tor many
years. The thermometer at sunrise regis
tered six degrees below zero, and this
morning ut zero.
Correspondence OF the Gazette
At NEW BRAUNBELS.
i NEW BRAuNFELs, TEN, Jan. 8.--Tht
cold wave struck us yesterday, and the
oldest citizens agree that they have nevel
known red-hot stove TO be so comiorta
BILE as at present.
Special 20 the Gazette.
AT BRowNwOoD.
BR0wNwooD. TEX, Jan. 9.-The Their
inometer registered four degrees beloY
zero during the recent cold spell Tn
weather being dry there Is not that los
among sheep usually Incidental TO sue
. cold spell.
Special to the Gazette.
AT ALEXANDER.
ALEXANDER, TEX, Jan. 9.--The nortf
er struck this town with full force, an
/. the thermometer fell to y bel W zert
There are several cases OF pneumonia
town and all are reported as not doin
/, well on account of the extreme cold.
special TO The Gazette
AT BAIRD.
= BAIRD, TEX, Jan We were amuse
ATE story t 81 q pIl BY tMr Sed @ sspps
learned his pony to pace, a thing that
was never known to do before, lie So
il is old-fashioned pacing and no fooils
ness.
Special to the Gazette.
N FRoZE TO DEATH.
No UopeE, TEX, Jan. . An old color
< lady KIN ,wn az Sarah Connolly, who h
+ heen In the poor-hnuse at this place
some time past, was found In her roc
-- frozen 70 death. Her burial took PA
Mt 10 O'Clock a. m Mt the county bur
Y grounds at this place.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
Ar wHrT.sBoRo.
: WmTRsBoRo, Tax, Jan s.--The 10
est temperature was reached mere y
night that has been known Tor nlt'
u years. The Thermometer reglstereu
u, below zero this morning at o'clock, J
wind Is yet very cold, but has modera
considerably.
ELMO.
ELMO, TEX, Jan. The cold w
struck us Yesterday about j q M
night the mercury fell lower than g
known here. IL is feared that tho sud-
ness of the change will be very disastr
~. 20 wheat ard fall oats. Stock ofall X
win suffer severely.
Special TO the Gazette.
49, AT WACO.
WACO, TEX, Jan, 9.--The weather
moderated since yesterday, but Is
cold vet, with good indications OF ~
The mercury at a. m To-day narKeo
above zero, against O. above at tue
hour Yesterday. The ice on the Br
was even thicker this morning than
1T terday, and tine skating finer,
{t special 70 the Gazette,
Ill AT MOBILE.
morrill,. ALA, Jan. 9.--The colo
which struck Mobile yesterday
brought the Thermometer down to
above zero, completely destroyed
cabbage crop, the largest ever grown
FIX ire cabbages uncovered being ire
The loss will exceed $3.50 O0O,
- feared that the orange trees IN this
md the stnhblc cane are seriously III
by the freeze.
N special to the Gazette
Al GAINESVILLE.
u GAINESVILLE, TEX, Jan. - ne
snan continues, though the weather
= greatly moderated within the last IVY
1our hours There were some ru,np
snff.rinp Yesterday hut they could n
-----s traced 10 any reliable source inc
moineter Yesterday morning reglsie
below zero and this morning anoYe
,ialli, saell Il generally regarded a. the Q
non ever known Ia this section. bnslne,
been almost entirely suspended 9
the past two days.
% tar special 70 the Gazette.
Al WICHITA FALLS
WIcnITA FALLS, TEX, Jan,
.--.----' therneneter was dowu 70 zero yes
VI for the first time since the white En
lied the place. The west-hound ?
GER train on the Fort Worth & !
Citv railway was ilge hours late I
Mace Yesterday on account Of tanks
frozen up east OF Bowie and the
,,-,noh 81 freight engine was obtained r.
7'"s the passenger train 70 this place, -
The cold wave reaches all along "a
snhoae special 70 the Gazette.
AT JiARRoLD.
uARRoLi8 TEX, Jan s.--On tn
mornina a severe norther came
* h said BY the old settlers ~ my
the coolest day ever experienced
~ Texas. The Thermometer rec
ave degrees below zero, y - Z
~ ihat there IL considerable 81
nj among the stock throughout thls !
orr north-bOund passenger ~
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