The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-28
ISAVANNAH'S BLIZZARD.
THE OITY HAS SNOW, sLEET AND
FREEZING WEATHER.

GOOO SNOWMAN In the southern FarL
of the CIty-Not Much Damage Yet
to the Crops-Moderation Predicted
for Tonight.
Yesterday was about as cold day as
not a record breaker, however, as the min
imum temperature recorded was only 27s
which point was reached in one of the cold
snaps of last January. The cold was stated
at the weather bureau Office, though, 70 be
much more severe than anything Savannah
has known in the last few years on account
OF the excessive humidity OF the atmos-
phere, causing the wind TO cut like knife.
With dry atmosphere q temperature of
several degrees lower would not have been
SO severely felt.
The day was not only very cold one but
the olouded skies made it gloomy one as
well. The temperature began to fall at g
o'clock yesterday and continued to fall
slowly during the day.
THE DOWNWARD DROP.
At o'clock Monday night it was $50 AT
s o'clock yesterday morning the mercury
registered 32o, at 6 O'Clock 32o, at o'clok
so, at Q O'Clock and 10 O'Clock 29'', at II
O'Clock 23S, at l O'Clock 27.S' aud st =
O'Clock last night 2S.S'. The maximum
temperature for the day was 80 and the
minimum 27s, the mean temperature being
80, or 90 below the normal. Light sleet
fell In the early morning and occasional
very light furries of snow fell during the
day.
The tops OF the cars of all the morning
trains coming in from along the line or the
Central railroad were covered with snow
and sleet, and the passengers reported heavy
snow falling at Atlanta and all the way
down to Macon, below which point light
snow and sleet fell
Travellers arriving from Wayoross re-
ported snow at that point. and the trains
coming la on the Charleston and Savannah
railroad had the tops of the cars covered
with snow.
sAvANNAH's SNOWFALL.
Judging by appearances the snowfall
in the southern portion of the city was
greater than in the northern portion. The
residents of this section were confronted
with nice white frosted roofs upon arising
in the early morning and they also had a
nice little fieeoy suow later in the day,
which was not particularly noticeable down
town.
Ice aud sleet were to be seen everywhere
almost, and steps and sidewalks were dam
gerously slippery. Several riders had bad
falls on the asphalt pavement. caused by
buc Ao6g VA bucH uOISob cllppiukt
but nothing serious was reported. Many
water pipes burst during the day and sew
eral days work was cut out for the
plumbers by the frost. Housekeepers who
allowed their plants to remain In the open
air found them hopelessly frozen.
The truck growers suffered considerably.
though not 30 great as they would have
done had they not been warned Of the ap-
proach Of the cold wave.
Most of the truck growers had their
plants well covered Monday night. Many
of them were busy hauling straw yesterday
plants. With very severe
freeze the loss might be a heavy
one to the truckmen, as a large portion Of
the early cabbage and beans is In the
ground.
If the weather becomes milder this after
noon, however. their loss will likely be
small.
The following temperatures were reported
at O'Clock last night: Boston 22', New
York 49,, Washington city 22'. Norfolk 240
Charleston 26o, Atlanta. Augusta and Sa-
vannah 2S9, Jacksonville 800, New Orleans
$50, Galveston 3So Nash vile and Knoxville
49,, st. Louis and Cincinnati 20', Chicago
l00, Omaha lss and st. Paul6'.
The temperature increased In the East
tulI bIdCos, LuEOuRnOub tDe mlssIsslppl
valley, along the Middle Atlantic and New
England coasts, throughout the Ohio valley
and lake region and west Of the Mississippi
river.
THE BLIZZARD GENERAL.
It was slightly colder in Middle and East
ern Tennessee, North Carolina and North.
eastern Georgia, and decidedly colder along
the immediate South Carolina and Georgia
coasts, and throughout the Florida PENN,
sula.
AT 8 O'Clock last night partly cloudy
weather prevailed along the Atlantic sea-
board, IN Northeastern and Western Florida
Southern Alabama. Middle Tennessee, Ohio,
lower lake region, Nebraska and Northeast
ern Texas, with snow falling at Nashville
Cincinnati, Norfolk and Omaha. Elsewhere
generally clear weather was reported.
Seven inches of snow were reported from
Norfolk for the twelve hours ending at s
o'clock.
The cold wave continued last night IN
Iowa, having decreased in intensity during
the previous twelve hours. The storm cen
trail yesterday off the North Florida coast
and last night Off the Carolina coast. rhe
forecast for Savannah and vicinity for to.
day is: Generally fair, continued low tenn
perature, undertaking tonight or to-mor.
row morning; northwest TO north winds.
THE FREEZE OF 1886.
The cold snap reminds Savannahians OF
the severe winter of 1856, when mercury
went down to 10 on Jan. ~. The Ogee
chez canal was frozen over and thousands
of people gathered on its banks above what
| is now the Bay street bridge, to see the
| fortunate few youngsters who possessed a
pair of skates cut the "outside edge" and
twist on the Dutch roll" and, perhaps
take a cautious slide themselves. All the
| ponds around the city were frozen over and
travelling on the country roads was rem
| dered dangerous
A SNAP IN 1885.
Old citizers say that the snap" reminds
them of the winter Of 1885. No records,
except private records, were kept OF the
weather in those days. and there are few re-
liable facts obtainable.
Some of the old inhabitants say that IN
| '35 the mercury went to 50 above zero and
1 some accounts put 1t as low as zero and 50
below. Extracts from the diary of the late
Judge Richard T. Gibson for, that
year refer to Jan. of that year as a re-
markable day; such a one as was never
before seen in this part of the country.
Through Ut the previous night aud for the
whole day the wind blew very hard from
the northeast, and from an early hour In
the morning, even to nightfall, there fell a
constant drizzling rain, accompanied with
sleet. BY sunset every tree and
plant had become incassd in
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