The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21
THE COLD WAVE.
ITS EXTENT WAS GENERAL ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY
In Some Parts Of the North 1t Reached As
Low a. "A Degrees Below-A Warm
Wave Following Closely in Its
Wake-Texas Weather.


ing to the official register of the
weather bureau was 25 degrees below
zero. Reports from outside points show
stuper erduousvariation in temperature,
clearly indicating the approach of q
warm spell. At Minedoa, Manitoba,
the minimum last night was A de-
grees below, while at 7 O'Clock this
morning it was only IA below, show
ing rise of so degrees during the
morning. At Pierre, S. d., the change
was abrupt, showing a change of 40
degrees. At Huron the lowest point
reached and at o'clock was 20 below.
At Pierre it was 12 above. This shows
warm wave is approaching both
from the west and northwest, but par
ticularly from the west.
THIRTY-TWo DEGREES BELOW.
MARsHALLToWN, Ia, Jan. 19.-The
climax of the present cold period,
which for duration and severity has
not been equalled in many years, was
reached this morning. the thermom-
eter reaching 50 degrees below zero.
In this state the variations have not
been equally marked. At Moorehead,
% degrees was reached, while at Z
o'clock 80 below was reached. AT
Duluth 2S minimum and at o'clock 2
above. During the night the cold
wave was central over this state, but
it passed away to the east, and to-
night will witness a marked reduction
in the temperature, followed possibly
by few days of mild weather.
THE STORM ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
VICKsBURG, Miss, Jan. 19.-'Che
weather throughout Mississippi,
Louisiana and Tennessee for the past
few days has been cold and disagree
able. Still colder weather Is predict
ed for tonight. 1t is the coldest
known in the vicinity for years. In
North Louisiana all the small streams
and lakes are frozen, and steamboats,
all along the Mississippi have great
difficulty in handling freight because
of the sleet and ice. The country
roads are almost impossible. The
heavy fruit crop it is predicted will be
retarded in consequence but agricul-
turalists generally regard long freeze
as favorable to future crops.
Special to the Statesman.
COULDN'T STAND SNOW BALLS.
SAN ANTONIO, Jan. ia German
namen Arton Baumgarten was riding
through street here today when he
was hit by snow ball, thrown by
| William Esser, II year old boy
Baumgarten jumped from his wagon
and attacked Esser with knife, cut
ting him severe cash in the bowels.
The wound is fatal.
AT GALVESTON.
Special to The Statesman,
GALVESTON, Jan. 19.-rhe follow
ing information relative to the cold
wave which is now being experienced
throughout the state is from TIE fore
cast official here:
"On Sunday night the cold wave
made its appearance over the extreme
Northwest, where the thermometer at
p. N. recorded 20 to 30 degrees be-
low zero.
Such conditions gave promise of the
coldest since 1886, which was the cold
est winter in Texas since the estab-
lishment of the weather service. BY
noHudy ulSuU Uu6 COlu W6dtuer ndu
reached the Cult coast. The tempera-
ture was below freezing along the
coast from Corpus Christi east
ward and snow and sleet
falling generally. The tenn
perature had fallen 20 to 40 de-
grees over the state in twenty four
hours. This morning the temperature
over the state ranged from 10 degrees
below zero over the extreme northern
portion to "a degrees above at Calves
ton. The temperature was 80 to 35 de-
grees below normal in different por-
tions of the state, the greatest def
cheney being in the northern portion"
AS result of the fierce norther,
Galveston is incrusted in ice and bus
mess today was virtually at stand
still. Telegraphic communications
were broken with the state, but was
fully restored by noon.
The cold has been so intense that
no schools were opened today. At
this hour, 8 p. M, it is freezing rap
idly and hourly growing colder