The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-01-04
THE DYING YEAR.
Its Out-GOing SPECIALIZED by "a Severe storm
at Home and Abroad


at Home and Abroad.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, December o.
Thermometer 200 below at q. M, a typi-
cal Minnesota day, clear and still. No Sc
rious delays are reported to traffic. In
Dakota the weather is much colder, and
there is more interruption to business.
Wstertown reports 32o below.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, December 29.-The
thermometer in the Signal Services office
showed that il was colder this morning
than at any previous time this winter. At
Z o'clock the mercury stood at % degrees
below. This mornings cold wave stretched
down from the Northwest, aud reached
a point much farther south than severe
cold was expected. Throughout Mime
sofa the mercury generally reached point
from 10 TO 20 degrees below. 1t was 20 de-
grees below ever to the southern part OF
the State. In some parts OF the far North
west 1t fell as low as 40 degrees. The indi-
cations are that it will be much warmer
tomorrow.
New York, December 29.-The cold wave
which struck this city early last evening
is still here, and the wind continues at
velocity Of thirty miles sn hour. The low
est point reached was IA degrees above zero
at a. M, TIE highest velocity OF the
wind was fOrty-eight miles an hour, at
tanned this morning. Colder weather is
predicted and the storm signal is still kept
up for the becefit of the shipping.
LyNcHBURG, Va, December 29.-The
weather was extremely cold last night
and the thermometer registered Is degrees
above zero this morning. Reports from
the Southwest say the weather is very cold,
and the thermometer registered below
zero.
HIGHLAND LIGHT, Mass, December 49,
One of the most severe southeast gales of
the season prevailed last night and early
this morning. 1t changed to a high north
wester with or apidly falling temperature,
and at sunset was blowing more than 60
miles an hour. Tonight is very cold and
will be bad one in the bay and along the
coast.
HALIFAX, N. s., December'29.-A terrible
southeast gale prevailed last night and
caused extensive damage to shipping in
the hGrbor. All the vessels in the port
were more or less iDjuI ed, and in some
cases wh6Tves were damaged. About all
the city fences were blown down, trees up
rooted and ohimneys and skylights torn
awsy.
VIENNA, December pa heavy snow
storm is prevailing here. No train has
lett Pestn Tor Vienna since yesterday. The
Orient express, which was due at Pesth
this morning, had not arrived at "a late
hour this afternoon. All the railways are
either wholly or partially blocked.
PARIS, December 29.-SeYere weather Is
being experienced in the southeast of
France. There has been heavy fall Of
snow at Nice.
CALAIS, Ne, December pa Southeast
gale, accompanied By snow, prevailed in
Eastern and Northern Maine last night.
No serious damage was done in this I'M
mediate vicinity. Five vessels are ashore
at Grand Manan Island. Telegraph lines
suffered severely and communication was
interrupted all day.
ROCKFORD, Me-, December GA south.
east gale ragged here all night with unpar-
alleled fury, doing great damage to ship
ping in this harboT, washing away Wharves
and blowing out windows. tipping over
chimneys and inflicting other damage.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, December % To
nights weather bulletin shows that tie
temperature throughout the Northwest is
modersting somewhat: Following are all
belowlzero: st. Paul, 10; Moorehead, y;
st. Vincent, 81; Winnipeh, %; Bismarck,
TO- FortTotten, 20; On Appello, 10.