Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
WINTER IN EARNEST.
A Genuine Cold Wave Sweeps in
From the Western Storm Center.
HOW PITTsBURGERS SUFFERED.
The Cold Weather Decidedly Unwelcome to
Local River Men.
RAILROADS CRIPPLED BY TIE STORM

The Signal Service last night issued the
appended bulletin and weather forecast ex-
tending from o'clock last night until 8
o'clock this evening:
For Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware, decidedly colder. Northwest
winds and faiy Sunday; colder and fair Mon
day.
The cyclonic area that, during the past 4s
hours, moved from Montana to Missouri,
thence to Maine, has passed east of Nova
Scotia. Behind tan extensive anti-cyclonic
area has brought wave OF cold, the front
of which covers Virginia and the Atlantic
Coast, northward, reaching to the North
west sections Of the Carolinas and nearly to
the cotton belt.
Accompanying the change of temperature,
with the waves advance, rain has fallen in
the Southern States and light SHOWS north
of Washington. The weather will be condi-
toned by the high barometer wave, and
generally fair and cold weather may be ex-
and Monday and rains on the South Allan
tic coast early Sunday.
The lower Ohio and lower Mississippi
rivers will rise.
Rain, Snow and Sunshine.
The weather in Pittsburg yesterday was
decidedly disagreeable. A cherries sun
occasionally struggled through the clouds,
but rain and snow prevailed. The cold
wave that seemed to have gotten here in
full form at midnight came in moderate de-
grees during the afternoon and evening.
The cold wave flag was hoisted during the
morning and each hour from noon to mid
night registered colder weather. The cold
est weather of the winter came about II
O'Clock last night, and it threatens to re-
main for time. During the night fine
particles of snow, hard almost as hail, drift
ed with the wind, making life miserable for
those compelled to be in the open air.
The local Signal Service Bureau does not
indicate how long the cold weather will
last. The weather sharps, however, are of
the belief that it will be cold for but short
season. Th, local forecast is appended:
For westrrs Pennsylvania, slightly
colder north winds, fair Sunday, except
local SHOWS along the lake shore; continued
cold and fair Monday.
hiver men discouraged.
The cold weather was especially welcome
to the river coal men. They were hopeful
that the falling weather would continue
and would keep the river at boating stage
to enable them to get out the coal still in
the Monongahela locks. There are still
half million bushels of coal loaded ready
for shipment, and the operators are de-
cidedly anxious to get the loaded coal to the
Southern markets before winter is inaugur-
ated in earnest. They are fearful that unless
they can get the coal off now they will be
unable to make more shipments until next
spring, or at least for three months.
The Railroads Suffering.
The cold weather laid out the railroads
last evening. All the through trains on the
Pennsylvania road from ST. Louis, Chicago
and Cleveland were about an hour late. The
limited was held in the mountains
by q broken down freight engine, and
rolled into the depot so minutes
late. The high wind interfered with the
running of freight trains. 1t rained hard in
the Allegheny Mountains during the MORN
ing, but toward the evening it turned to
snow. The Pennsylvania dispatchers said
there was not enough snow falling to inter-
fere with the road. The Baltimore and
Ohio trains were behind time also. but the
schedule was not demoralized James
Schultz was picked up at Stewards station
by a freight crew and brought to the West
Penn Hospital He was not hurt very
much, and had fallen off train. This was
the only accident reported on the Pennsyl-
vania. Schultz lives at Turtle Creek.