The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-27
A BLIZZARD'S ICY TOUCH
THE MsRCURY MARKS 2Ss BELOW
ZERO AT 6ARANAC Lake

It Goes to 21' Below at Lyon Mount
ain-The Entire Country in the Path
OF the Storm RinR-The Ohio River
Frozen over at Bella City-Below
Freezing in Western Florida
PLATrsBURa, N. Y, Dec. 26.-The ther-
mometer registered 2s' below zero at Lyon
Mountain, this county, this morning. At
Saranac Lake It was 81 below.
BLIZZARD AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 26.-A typical bliz-
zard began In this locality last night, and at
o'clock this morning the mercury had
fallen to 6e below zero The blizzard was
preceded by considerable snow and accom-
panied by the usual biting north wind. The
storm is far reaching, extending over the
entire southwest. and is particularly severe
In Kansas. In this city the thermometer
marked A. below zero at 10 o'clock this
morning.
THE OHIO FROZEN OVER
BELLA CITY, O., Dec. 26.-Ths Ohio
river at this place is frozen over for the
FIRST time since 1886.
A STEAMER COATED WITH ICE.
NEW York, Dec. 26.-The steamship
Saratoga. Capt. Leighton, OF the Ward
line. came into port this morning coated
with ice from waterline to funnel The
Saratoga left Havana Thursday at $3.50 o.
No., and crossed the bar at 1853 O'Clock this
morning. She encountered stormy weather
and very heavy seas throughout the voyage,
and reported last nights as the worst storm
ever experienced along thelcoast. A heavy
gale was blowing and big waves washed
completely over the vessel No damage
whatever was done, although it seemed
several times as though the boats would be
swept away.
The steamship City of Berlin of the In
man line arrived in port this afternoon
after an 1l-days passage, the roughess pas
sage she has ever experienced. Some of her
boats were smashed and the ventilators
carried away and she was coated with ice
until she resembled an iceberg.
COATED WITH ICE.
Incoming steamships report fierce storms
and bitter cold weather at sea. Every
vessel that came into port to-day was a
mass of ice from water line to mast head.
Several steamships had their deck work
smashed, and members Of the crews were
frost bitten. The tramp steamship Laures-
tina from Bremen, Dec. 3, came in with her
deck and side covered with ice
two feet thick In places and with
huge icicles hanging from her yards.
Her captain says the weather was SO Sc
we're that all three of the ships compasses
froze in their alcohol baths, and he was
compelled to make his course by the stars
The Prins Mauritz, from Venezuelan
ports, met a hurricane Dec. "a. high
cross sea broke over the vessel and the ship
was floating mass Of ice The deck rail-
ings were broken aud the rigging damaged.
The steamship Archimendes, from st.
Lucia, war covered with icicles. Several
OF the crew had their hands and feet frozen.
sLEET STORM AT WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Dec. 26.-Christmas
is winding up here with young blizzard.
A heavy sleet storm prevails tonight and
snow covers the ground to depth of two
inches, beating Wilmington's snow record
for several years.
FREEZING IN FLORIDA.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The storm which
was central in Southern Georgia this morn
ing has moved slightly southeastward and
is now central near Jacksonville, with the
temperature below freezing in Western
Florida, and temperature of zoe on the
east coast Of Florida. Tbs cold wave has ex-
tended over the southeastern states, the lower
Mississippi valley, Texas and the Red River
and Arkansas valleys, the temperature
being below freezing as far south
as the twenty-eighth parallel Of latitude.
The cold wave and norther in the Lower
Mississippi valley is one of the IN st severe
that has ever occurred in the month of De-
cember. The temperature will fall below
freezing in Northern and Central Florida
during tomorrow afternoon and night.
Generally fair weather has prevailed except
in the extreme southwest, where rain has
fallen.
SHOWING AT BIRMINGHAM.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Dec 26.-The ther-
mometer here is down to 22o and snow has
been falling internationally since nightfsll.
GALES OFF SPAIN.
MADRID, Dec. 26.-Violent gales are rag
ing off the west coast of Spain. There have
been many fatalities in this part of the At
lantic, and shipping has suffered seriously
along the Spanish coast.
The ship Maria Joaquina managed to
make haven at Vigo in disabled condition,
with her rudder unshipped and mast brok-
en-. Her captain was killed and two sea-
men were drowned.
The ship Maria Teresa foundered off San
Lucar and eight Of her crew were drowned.
CGUR D'ALENE'S RIOTS.