The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-12
UNPRECEDENTED WEATHER.
Mercury Drops to an Average of %@ Below
Zero In West Virginia.

BLUEFIELD, W. VA, Jan. 11.-Special.
The mercury registered twenty below zero
at Bluefeld at 6 o'clock this morning,
twenty-three at Princeton. twentyfour at
Graham. twenty-five at Elkhorn and
twenty-six at Rlchland.
There Is a considerable rise in the tenn
perature this evening. but another cold
night is expected. Notwithstanding the
severity OF the weather little htndrance Is
experienced in traffic. The roads are well
broken. The cold is unprecedented In the
history Of this country.
The Weather In tho Southwest.
ROANOKE, VA, Jan. u.-Special.
morning was the coolest In the history
of the city, the thermometer registering
two degrees below zero, as against four
at midnight. The public schools were
closed ard business at the city market
was suspended as far as daily country
supplies were concerned. telegram was
received a. 10 A. NJ. to-day giving the
following record in towns In Southwest
Virginia and Southern West Virginia at
6 A. NJ. ard A. NJ. to-day: Gray, 1910;
Norton, 1912; Tazewell. 2lS; Honaker
3.12; Graham. PALS. In West Virginia:
BramwelI, 1920; Goodwill, 0.2O; Switch
back, 20a.
Severe Northwest Gale.
GILLIAMSVILLE, VA, Jan. n.-Spe-
cial.-A severe wind storm from the
northwest has teen raging here since
Tuesday night. This morning AT sunrise
the thermometer registered degrees be-
low zero. the coolest day we have had Tor
twenty-one years. The storm nas ceased,
but at this writing 90 a. NJ the Their
mometer stands at zero.
Very Cold Weather.
GLADESBORO VA, Jan. n.-Special.-
We are having the coolest weather Tor
years. the ice on the river is from six to
twelve inches thick
Miss Mary f. Marshall is lying at the
point Of death with consumption
DR.. w r. Kinzer is improving in health.
Mrs. Lovel, from Mount Airy, n. c..
also G. w. Martin. of the same city are
visiting relatives here.
WINSTON, n. c.. Jan. 1.-THE Their
mometer at this place registered zero
this morning. II is the coolest weather
here for fifteen years.
CAMDEN, S. c., Jan. 1.-THE continu-
ance Of the cold spell Is somewhat re-
markable for this climate. This morning
the thermometer was down 70 fourteen
degrees and large pond near the town
was frozen over for the first time since
1855.
Train Stalled In the SNOW Drift.
JOHNSTOWN, PA, Jan. 1.-THE train
on the Ebenburg branch OF the Pennsyl-
vania railroad stalled in the snow drift
last night and the engine was completely
drifted over The passengers 'tnained in
the coaches all night with the thermome-
ter tweieve degrees below zero. The engi-
reer is supposed to be dying from the
Elects of the exposure. The passengers
aha rdonet the train at daylight and il Is
still in the drifts.
The Chesapeake Bays Ice Embargo.
CRISFIELD. MD, Jan. 1.-THE Chesa-
peake bay and all Of its tributaries are
covered with from II to IS Inches of ice.
and the oyster industry is at stand
still. Stock that Is almost worthless
brings from $50 TO sl.75 per bushel. All
the packing houses are closed. The ice
embargo is the heaviest for seventeen
years. and It is feared that many OF the
dredgers who have been frozen in miles
from the shore have persisted in their
frail boats.