New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-01

MARCH PLAYS THE LION.
HIS INTRODUCTION EXTREMELY COLD IN
TIE WEST.
BLIZZARD CROSSING ILLINOIS - DEEP sNo"
IN WISCONSIN - THE UNtlNNAIl
FLOOD EXAGGERATED.

Washington Feb. .s.-Thc signal Service furnishes
the following special bulletin to the press
The Temperatures reported this morning from western
Louisiana Arkansas Missouri Eastern haiSiN anu @ a,o
entire Missouri Valley far north aS tori bhioru ao
lower than ever before reported by the signal >crNco
at late date IN the winter The ioiloWlnE 'n, ,n
pcrturcs with their differences rs compared WIN n'o
lowest temperature, ever reported for corresponding
dates are given: Corpus Christi 30 degrees. 4 dcSces
r0uis degrees degrees below: Kansas City. zero
degrees below Huron. minus "a degrees > deSc, ,
1t. Vincent minus "a degrees , degrees below. II,
California and southern Oregon the present cod spell
ary with killing frosts at the southern end oi the Sii
Joaquin Valley. In Northern oregon, Idaho. Wasn, o
ingon. West and southern Colorado, II Is from 'nr'
TO fifteen degrees colder than ever before rc'ofuc" '
80 late date.
Calesbure. ILL.,. Feb. os.-A blizzard prevailed nero
last night. fell to the depth Of six inches anu
was badly drifcd. Trains were behind time lho
temperature fell to zero.
Jancsvlc. Wis. Feb. 2s.-Thc scvcrcst snow
storm that has visited this region since the memorao'e
blizzard of 1881 set in about O'Clock yesterday. and
continued with much force until noon to-day. About
one foot Of fell. and IT has drftcd badly com
plctcly dcmoralizing railway travel
It. Louis. Feb. 2s.-Dspatchcs from various ctcS
i'm Texas report that tie scvcrcst "northcr' OF the
season prevailed in the state yesterday. RAM sice'
and fell over large part OF The state ana 'c
mercury sank 10 30 degrees below freezing point IN
many places. The frnit crop Is badly damaged anu
early vegetables destroyed. Inc same '"lu "'''
passed over Arkansas and reports from that ,tatc are
that much damage has been done to fruit and vcgc'
tables The wave reached this city last night III the
form Of "A heavy slcct and snow storm, ana 'he
mercury this morning was lower than at any time
before this winter.
Cincinnati, Feb 2s.-wildly cxtravagant ideas OF
the extent and effect Of the present Hood IN 'hch-
natl prevail In some places. The widest perhaps.
Is the report said to have reached London that one
half of Cincinnati is under water. The river at
ffty-seven feet would mere strip OF the sur
face Of the city, few low points along the river, cx
ccpt considerable surface in Mil Creek Valley
which not built upon and is vacant property except
where used for vegetable gardens Just there l. no"
the principal loss. Even at the great Hood of 1851
when the water seventy one feet high, the anoune
OF surface covered small. The chief incon.
ycniencc arises from the flooding of Easements ann
cellars in the business and manufacturing houses that
lie contiguous To the river. owners are put To tilc
expense OF putting their property upper floors, and
where machinery il reached by the water tle manu-
facturcrs compelled to stop. There are not
many of these To 10 troubled until the water gets
above sixty feet.
The fact that the approach To the Central Union
Canal causes an abandonment Of that station when
the water reaches fifty five feet. IL also intcricis
with To Of the freight dcpots ana IN
errupts freight traffic Ia that extent. But no pas
-cngcr trains have been stopped. An erroneous
statement was made ir d patches from Louisville
willie and Cincinnati closed. All their train, arc
running. all the passenger trains Of all tho
other roads though OF them are obliged 10 use
temporary dcpOts for a day or two.