Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-10
THE com WAVES SWEEP.
THE ENTIRE COUNTRY sHIvER-
ING IN THE BLAST.

Minnedosa Manitoba, Reports this
Deepest Dive OF the Msrrury with the
silvery Fluid at So Below Zero-un.
preeedsnt4d severity Throughout ths
souEh-An OYstsrman Frozen To Dead
on Galveston Bay.
OMAHA. NEB., jan. 9.-N0 winter storm
has been so general throughout the state
as that az present prevailing. The ther-
mometer to-day Indicated . deg. below
zero in the business pOrti0n OF the city,
while on the high plateau mercury went
down Co 80 deg. below. This, win Bit
ter north wind, makes the temperature
as cold as any remembered by the oldest
citizen. No trains have been run in the
state since early yesterday. ami 40 efforts
have been made Co clear the tracks because
u the impOssIbility Of men working in the
extreme cold, and the fact tnaE the drift
ing snow would du up anY cuts made.
Two trains started on the Union Pacific
! main line YES reruaV, but had TO be pulled
back after reaching the suburbs OF the
. city. All the Union Pacific branches
have beea abandoned. and the exact con-
diti0u Ot the main line further west cannot
be aseerrained, as the telegraph wires are
[ all down.
The Burlington ana Missouri, Chicago.
30. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha. Fare
mont, ElkhOrn and VI ss0uri Valley and
IN fact every line OF track in the state -
abandoned. No traias left for the East
to-day ana no traHic Aas taken place on
/ the Missouri river bridge. Business is
practically at a s5audsUill, onlv an occa-
slonal farmer appearing Ia the city. One
year ago to-day the thermometer was 40
reached that winter. No mails arrived
to-day. not even from Council Bluffs, on
account Of no cars crossing the bridge.
AT ZERO AT ATLANTA.
ATLANTA. Ga, Jan. 9.-The c0idest
weather experienced here in several
years prevailed to-day and the sudden
change from the remarkably warm wealth
ar OF the whole winter makes 1t dOuDly
severe. The change in Georgia was as
sudden as a thunder clap and many poor
people are suffering badly in this city to-
night. The citizens viii care foe them
and many contributions are being sent
i n Tonight for distribution. The ther-
mometer stands at zero and It IL still
growing colder. The snow 0f yesterday
has frozen OF the ground and many slight
accidents were reported during the day.
In North Georgia heavy SHOWS are re-
ported. BiVers are up from recent rams
and considerable damage from cold and
food Is reported. But few people ven-
tured OUT on the streets to-day and fewer
still will come out te-morr0W.
DOWN TO L DEG AT MACON.
MACON. GA, Jan. 9.--After a blizzard,
lasting "A hours, during which the mer.
curry went down to L deg, clear weather
set in tonight, and the temperature il
now Is.
Is DEGREES ABOVE AT AUGUSTA.
AUGUSTA. Ga. Jan. 9.-The cold wave
struck Augusta last night. IL is now Is
deg. above zero and gro wing colder. The
weather IS clear with stin wind from
the north west.
TIE FREEZE IN FLORIDA.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. 9.-A stig
wind. amounting 10 a gale at times, has
been blowing all dav. The thermometer
this morning stood AZ y deg. above zero
at the signal once. lG went up 20 Al
deg. during the day, and at : O'Clock To-
night registered 81 deg, and it is thought
it Will touch % deg. before morning. Ice
formed an eighth 0f an inch thick to-day.
Fears are entertained for the orange
crop, not over half u which IL vet gath
cred. The trees have not been much hurt
yet at Pensacola. This morning the mer.
curry was down TO Is deg. above zero,
The cold Is most severe on the west
coast.
AT % AT CHARLESTON.
CHARLEsToN, :. e.. Jan. 9.-The
weather here Is the coolest Of this season.
ThelthermomeCer this morning at O'Clock
stood at % deg. above zero, and did not
rise higher than Is deg. during the entire
daF. Heavy ice formed On All the exposed
water IN the streets. The discomfort was
increased bv a severe northwestern gale.
which blew at a velocity 0l y niles an
hour. But little damage has been reported
TO truck farms and gardens, and no ac-
cidents 70 shipping. The cold throughout
the upper part og the State is excessive.
In all the mountain counties, and as far
south as COlum Dia, a heavy fall OF sieeG
and snow occurred today. Trains are
{ running regularly, and telegraphic com
municati0n in this state - unimpaired.
FROZEN TO DEATH AT GALVESTON.
GALVESTON, TEX, Jan s.-rhe c0u-
tinuOus northwest wind nas driven che
water out through the channeI. eXp0sIng z
the oyster beds and shells on the banks
f0r miles along Galveston bay. The
small lakes down the lsland are frozen
from ID 5 inches thick, which is some
+ thing unprecedented ~ this Viclarsy. An
uysterman named ru0mas jefferson at
TEN Dted % cross the bay last 1ight in
spite o. the biting norLherly wind, and
was found lying on the deck u his sloop
tnss morning frozen % death. A negro
boy was found below the deck lr0zeH last
20 the wet bottom Of the boat de was
alive. but stuck tasJ. kescuers Ierksd
the boy loose with the plank, and be was
thaWed out. and survives.
TO ZERO IN rExAs.
The cold wave extends oV& a vast area,
and win result q immense danger t0 STOCK
or oil klds. TELEGRAPH communication
is sun greatly impeted. From Austin .t
was reported tAAt the tam oerafl-e was I'D
deg. above zero, AMI hlld rots 9f water
pipes were frozen. 80 Laredo, ora Che Bio
lfrauda. r1e temperature Fas { deg. below
. the raezigg Dgiut. AZ Palestine Ile mer.
curry toucned zero. III ls tne coolest
weather experienced 90 40 years. Tue
water works street pipes are al frozen
and cracked.
Az Orange. 1u the Louisiana line, the
thermometer vas y deg. above Eero, and
at Corpus Christi tle mercury feil 80 deg.
in "a hours. rhe oldest Inhabitants say
they leger Witnessed sQcu A 1llxtrt.
May 0f these uoIlla report that cagLls
are suffering intensely frrm cold. Herrs
duffed aim e#siV. and many VI them must
nave perisned, 1lt is is yet 700 early to
estimate the damage.
MOuERArrsG ar GALV EsrON.
GALvEsros Ian. sd. . A. M.-The
weather ls m0derAtinz. Galveston bay
was last night lrexeu over.
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