The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-07
THE COLD WAVES SWEEP
MERCURY EXPECTED TO DROP TO
23. THIS MORNING.

Freezing Weather All over the Coun
try a storm of the Coast - The
Orange Crop Threatened - Killing
Frosts Predicted as Far South as
Titusville and Tampa.
Yesterday was one of the coolest days Of
the season. The cold wave, which had been
moving in from the northwest for the pre-
vious twenty-four hours, arrived in full
force about daybreak.
Between 6 and o'clock in the morning
the temperature fell 10. At S o'clock it
was 81, which was the lowest reached for
the day. Notwithstanding the late arrival
OF the cold wave, considerable ice formed in
the early morning. Had the wave arrived
q few hours earlier there would have been a
hard freeze. The cold was very bitter on
account OF the damp air and the brisk
breeze.
The truck farmers have very little in the
ground at this season. but the csbbages and
other early stuff we're killed, except where
10 was very heavily protected.
The maximum temperature for the day
was $50. the mean temperature being go,
or lSS below the normal The cold wave
made its appearance in the extreme north
west 1ueoOhy morning.
Two severe ACKNOWLEDGMENT CEN
trial In the lake region and the other central
OF che N orth Carolina coast served as an
attraction for the wave, which moved
rapidly southeast during Thursday and
Thursday night, and yesterday morning
the crest covered the Central Mississippi
valley, causing the temperature 20 fall to
freezing point as far south as Mobile
The following temperatures were re-
arTfn
ing: Savannah M, Charleston $50, Au-
gusta 90. Montgomery pa, Atlanta and
Knoxville 12'. Nashville 100, st. Lolis g.,
Cincinnati a, Chicago 90, Davenport aud
st. Paul 90 below zero, Detroit 100 above
zero, New York 20s, Norfolk 1872, Philadel-
phis go and Boston ~.
Last night at s O'Clock, the temperature
IS compared with those Of Thursday night,
were % to So lower along the immediate
Middle Atlantic and New Euglang coasts in
Southwest New York, Western Pennsylva-
mia, extreme Southeastern Virginia, North
Carolina, Eastern and Western Tennessee,
Arkansas and Northeastern Texas and To-
20 2Os lower In Georgia, South Carolina,
Florida and the East Calf states.
IL was slightly warmer in Middle Ten
nessee, Southern Ohio, Indiana, throughout
the upper lake region and in Eastern
Minnesota, and decidedly warmer west OF
the Mississippi north Of the 37th parallel
The crest OF the cold wave at s o'clock
last night covered Northern Georgia and
she storm conferred off the North
Atlantic coast
A second storm of moderate intensity
conferred in Iowa, attended by oloudiness in
the Central aud Upper Mississippi valleys,
Missouri valley and extreme northwest,
with snow falling at Davenport, ST. Paul
and Bismarck. Cloudiness was also re-
ported in Indiana and throughout the lake
region, with snow falling at Marquette.
Generally clear weather prevailed through
out the Atlantic and Gulf states.
The forecast for Savannah and vicinity
for to-day is; Fair, severe freezing In the
morning, moderating tonight, much
warmer Sunday; winds shifting to north,
northeast aud east.
At III o'clock last night the temperature
was 29e and still falling. The probabilities
are that it will reach 23s or "a by this
morning. During the last cold spell the
temperature fell to 2479, aud to-day will
probably go point under that.
1t was stated authoritatively by the
weather bureau last night that the temper
allure would certainly fall below freezing
point at Jacksonville. and that killing
frosts would occur as far south as Tampa
and Titusville, Fla. The Florida orange and
fruit growers are likely to suffer consider
able damage.