Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-03
Coolest Weather Ever Seen on the
Sound By the White Man
LOWEST MEAN TEMPERATURE
Three Below Zero at Midday -Probabil.
ity of Serious Loss to
Products

/ Inc weather report for yesterday
showed the lowest mean temperature,
(or the meanest low temperaturc) Of
any day yet, although the mercury did
not at any time during the day stand
as low as on Tuesday morning. What
brought the mean down was the
phenomenally low temperature in the
middle Of the day, the mercury regis
terlng three degrees below zero at 2
O'Clock. In the morning II was eight
below. In the evening the weather
moderated slightly, the mercury hay
Ing gone up to four above at O'Clock
The mean temperature for the day was
-O.S'. Yesterday was probably the first
day that the white man has ever ex-
perenced temperature below zero at
midday on Puget sound.
Reports received yesterday at the
Bellinghan Bay d British Columbia
offices from Calgary, on the Canadian
Pacific railroad, state that the tenn
perature WIS % degrees below zero
there, aud that not wheel on that
division Of the road was turning.
Persons from the East who are spend
ing their first winter here aud are now
under the Impression that they have
been deceived by Misrepresentation of
our climate should find sufficient evi.
dencc that this weather Is phenomenal
and entirely unexpected here from the
iact That no preparation Is made for
such extremely cold weather. Water
pipes are laid near the surface Of the
ground, houses are built without under
pinnlng or cellars, aud merchants carry
but light stocks of cold weather goods.
Thousands Of dollars Of damage has
been done in the city by the e ld
weather that would not have occurred
IN much severer weather in climates
where such winters are anticipated.
Probably the most serious result OF the
blizzard IL the destruction Of potatoes
aud vegetable products, and the prob
able advance ia prices Of those com.
modities that will follow. Farmers aud
commission merchants here are not
prepared for keeping perishable prod.
ucls through sucn weather aud IL Is
thought all potatoes aud vegetables
throughout the entire ~Ound region
h"NS bNth iOSl. H. H. MDOub & 70,
commission merchants at the Ocean
dock report that everything in their
warehouse Is frozen. DIR. Harrison, OF
East Sound who arrived here yesterday
states that IL IL feared that the island
ranchers have suffered heavily. Last
year they pitted their potatoes and lost
many by rot, which made them
abandon this method Of keeping prod
uce this winter. The LumnIi indians,
on the other hand, have been prophe-
cying severe winter for six months or
more, and have backed their faith by
making ample preparations. 1t Is
thought that the produce on the reser-
walton has been saved. California
II short on potatoes this year.
The lower end Of Lake WhatcOm from
Silver Beach TO the Narrows Is covered
with ice four inches thick. The Blue
Canynn company made no effort to
keep tile ice broken yesterday, aud the
company's tug will he at the wharf
until the temperature rises. A false
Prov Is being built on her 80 that when
she IL started 1t will raise her up on the
Ice aud brrak ii with her weight. An
attempt will also he made to break the
Ice with giant powder.