Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-11
THE COUNTRY FROZEN UP

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eeolored-
THE COUNTRY FROZEN UP
From the Western Prairies to the Atlantic
The Mercury Has Taken a Drop.
The cold wave Is general throughout the
country. YESTERDAY the coolest day that
Chicago has known for many a year. The wind
came bowling of the prairies, and when it
STRUCK the tall buildings in the business portion
Of the city il was torn or twisted into gusts
which blew from all points of the compass at
the same time. The mercury at sunrise was 10
degrees below zero. ard all the morning it slid
steadily downward and touched IL below at 10
O'Clock, then il went TO 8 above, but at
O'Clock last night i. was 9 below and apparently
on the toboggan-
RACING GOES on.
At the race tracks the sport and gambling
went on usual. though the alleged races were
run In the coolest weather experienced.
The tracks were a. hard As flint The horses at
the conclusion OF each race were white with
frost. and were hid in clouds Of steam which
rose from their heaving sides thew were led
away. and the thin-clad jockeys shivered. The
scenes Of brutality TO horse flesh will never be
forgotten even BY the gamblers present.
Dovn-tovn business was, III anNthlnR- accei-
Grated BY the low temperature. Men and women
hurried through the streets though their
lives depended upon their speed No casual
ties have been reported, although the police
stations and the Office Of the county agent
overrun with applications for relief.
IN MICHIGAN
Not since February in 1889 has Michigan ex-
perienced such cold weather as prevailed
throughout the state Monday night and yester-
day. The Thermometer ranged from ten de-
grees below zero in the southern portion to
thirty below in the northern peninsula Ii
sased mp some hat Yesterday.
AL public schools q. Manistee are deserted.
The snow is piled in huge drifts. Monday
nights 10 o'clock train on the Flint and Pere
road did not get In until 10 O'Clock Yesterday
M;nh;. M eue On ne x onSaso anu "es'
have not been head from WINS
The steamer Omar ID. Conger Of the sarnia
and Port Huron ferry line became fast in the
Ice In ST. Clair river Monday night with twenty
Passengers on board. IL IL bitterly cold and
the riyer Is freezing rapidly.
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mas iorneu On 'ne rotomac seventy
seven miles from Washington, down TO Ragged
Point. The steamers Washington and Norfolk
cut through it The former arrived at Norfolk
one and one half hours late Yesterday morning.
The James river al Richmond has been
Forged with for than a Tho
sudden fall in the Temperature TODAY has caused
ice to form on the river several inches thick
Yesterday was the coolest dav Danyille has
known in fifteen wears. Lat nigh, the the
mometer registered twelve degrees above zero.
fering among the n.edy and = citi1sns' Tn.e,;ns,
has been callee 10 raise money for their irn'
mediate relief
The thermometer was below twenty deoreas
Of Woodstock al dav and AZ nm II Registered
over With ice about four,een inches .bicL
The Thermometer M Iexinyton AZ 7 n n, rsr-
fs.sred one degree beIox zero
Inc mercury Al stanton regis,areJ ,wo ia
nee, above w
OK TIE BAY
A more severe winter on Chesapeake bav
has not been known since 1856. In tina, wear
the Chesapeake bay was frozen over to a thick
ness which permitted the hauling of ov.ter.
over the ice in horse carts and .leighs. A ves-
sci loaded with railroad iron wa. ero-ar i, ,ha
river and the ice was .ufic,entlx strong 20
allow its cargo to be carried over 10 Annapolis
At that time onlv sbou, forty boats wee en-
gagged In longing for oysters winch Wa. CON-
lined exclusively TO the Severn river Nov
there are about 500 in the business
Capt Thoma. b G Howard OF the Gov.r,or
Thomas arrived at Annapolis yestsrday f,or,
the Chop,ank river and reported mnch si.,res.
among ~. a,.d,er. g., uo~-S -,--s
.-.i.,snc. 20 ,is .choCne, Pn,h p~;ca 60.
Todd Ioaded uith I zoo hnst.Is ~ ors,s,s ~
the bueeve sadie and WiIIis w,,h a,,hors go ~,
both ves.el. being towed 20 c.mb~;doe TIscs:
were broken .roSnd othsr .s..aI. Sor,-,aS :.
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An pnk,oxr schoo,sr r.s r.nor..a .sho-.
ON RanI-,on I.lard in The Chon,IrI
The ice. Capt. Howard sars' rspses from
three 10 sight inches in ,hiclness SsVioa.;on
na,hins In, =, -. -, Ill .a.' hs ~, IN -
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