The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-02-06
CoLDEsT WEATHER EVER Known.
Sixteen Degrees Below ZerO-.-Deepest
Snow Ever Seen Here-.-Trains
BlOtkaded.


The A,iggeStsnow ever seel by the
oldest inhabilaul in these pnrts fell
ias' Tuesday. lisnowed all day and
fir into the night and on Wednesday
it was almost impossible to get around
out of doors. 1t was from fifteen to
twenty four inches deep, being about
twenty inches on an average. la
places it was drifted to depth of four
or FIVE feet, and it is said cut on the
Central road near town WIS filed to
the depth of ten or twelve feet. Not
wagon or sleigh was seen on the
street Wednesday, it being very hard
for a Horse to even walk. The schools
suspended the remainder of the week,
the children being unable to get out.
Railroad connections here were
thrown clear off lime. l.. d N. pas,
senger No. 4, due here about two a.
NJ, arrived about nine o'clock w ed
nesday morning and fought the snow
about two hours here before she could
get out. But Jake Fox, one of the
most energetic engineers on the line,
with the aid Of three engines, split the
drifts wide open and left with whoop,
opening up the way toward McKen-
zie. No. 3, due here at p. M, arr
rived sometime in the night. Since
then, though delayed, trains have run
pretty regularly. All freight trains
were abandoned until Thursday, the
first arriving here at 10 pm.
On the |. G, road matters were
even worse. The train due here from
the south at 8 pm. Wednesday night
arrived early next morning, and had
to lay over until Thursday night,
about 100 passengers being fed at the
Southern Pacific by the company. 1t
is said that fifteen trains we're snow
bound between here and Cairo, and
it took two days hard work with snow
plows, men and engines to clear the
track, the cuts in some places having
ten or twelve feet Of snow in them.
Superintendent Horace Clark, O
the |. G. road, was in Memphis wheI
the snow fell and couldn't get out un
til Thursday morning; but when hi
, did get here he moved things up will
a rush. He went up with three ell
gines about 2 pm. to work on tn
snow banks, and trains began to pull
through by about seven O'Clock
Horace is rustler in wreck or
blockade, besides being a frst-clas
!, railroader in every other respect.
The storm extended over Arkansas
sou ,hern Missouri, tennessee, Ken
lucky. the two Virginias, North Can
olina, and the northern parts Of Mi:
sissippi, Alabama and Georgia, but
seems to have heen heavier in KeI
lucky and Tennessee than elsewher'
averaging from twenty inches to tw
feet in depth. Trains generally wei
e delayed aud the country roads wei
, almost impossible.
Yesterday morning DIR, Jordan
signal service observer here, reportt
that the mercury fell to sixteen d
| grees below zero-fve degrees cold
~ than the last blizzard. This ia d
= cidedly the coldest weather ever 7
corded here, hut it does not cause
much suffering as we have experience
when the mercury was above. L
of weather is cold and dry.
at SNOW FLAKES.
IN The thaw yesterday was very sligl
M The boys fought several battles
err, Main street with snowbals.
ect The oldest inhabitant has be
lay downed this time. He gives it
srn The mails have been terribly
by ranged this week. Yesterday we
,rs. ceived three days mail at once fir
ing the east. They will probably be
right in day or two.