The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-27
moth Err com WAVE.
The Weather Man Says That We Are Soon
10 Shiver md shake.

Ihanks TO the weather prognosticator
VINO studies the winds. the humidity Of
the atmosphere. and other subjects as
sensitive and tickle as the heart Of the
fair. fitting fairy who will glide sylph-
like over the polished floor this evening.
He sent the % ople another beautiful day
Yesterday. and many a grateful soul felt
like hugging the old fellow.
Human beings want what they can't
get. limp OF the Perverse." as Poe called
II. A thing is appreciated according to its
rarity, and hence the smile OF satisfaction
on everybodys physiognomy when he
got up in the morning and looked out
upon world reveling in sunshine and
beauty.
II was the anniversary Of Burns birth
day, and the day was as bright and beau
tiful as many Of the Scottish bard's
verses.
Everybody was happy. The Invalid had
chance to get out for the first time In
weeks. the inexperienced society man
added n new subject TO his conversation,
and the mercury got up on a high horse
and registered away up in the fifties.
Even the noble James made good head
way in escaping from its crystal prison.
For weeks the Ice held on with stubborn
tenacity. but the sun got in his work
again. and the melting process started in
earnest. The ice is breaking up in many
places in the falls. and below Mayo's
bridge IL is rapidly disappearing. This
] has caused the water to grow muddy.
! and those up country streams are in
| Creasing the difficulty. Ere long the
| water will assume the color Of cider.
AS yet navigation from this point Is
| impossible. The Old Dominion steamship
| people are in hopes that boats may be
| able 10 come through in a few days. At
| hoe On n
gone, and boats are running as usual.
| Tugs have cleared the way in the vicinity
of City Point. and navigation from that
! point is comparatively easy.
The freshet and water-famine scares
] are over, so II seems: the snow balling
sport has passed for a time; and the city
carts are busiy engaged in removing the
| great quantity of mud accumulated on
| many of the thOroughfares.
The forecast for this evening is less
| encouraging. 1t will not be another freeze
| out game but simply a gentle reminder
that winter is lingering still. BY Sunday.
however. the present indications are that
the mercury will probably cut few more
capers by degrees.
Read what ger, erdays New York Her
aid says and get ready to SILVER:
The great cold wave" OF high barome-
ter reported In the far Northwest on
| Tuesday became much more extensive
! yesterday, with a barometric maximum
Of 30 inches and a minimum temperature
OF "a degrees below zero Fair
Extending over the continent from the
State Of Washington and British Column
bia eastward to Manitoba and the Upper
Mississippi Valley. 1t gave no sign OF
weakening. but indicated a tendency to
advance toward the lake bordering states
The line Of zero temperature last night
stretched from Lake Superior southwest
TO the southern part of South Dakota
and thence northwest to Washington
but north OF this line the cold was very
| intense. -,
Tho front Of the we've VII
probably arrive at Chicago thi'
morning, at Cincinnati ana 81
Louis tonight 1t Is liable tC
some modification Of intensity before i
can pass the Alleghanies. But 1t may ID
expected to reach this section on fridaS
and TO be increasingly felt until SUNDAY
Unless something now unforeseen occurs
IN arrest the eastward march OF tn'
cold anti-cyclone It bids fair to orlng th'
severest weather we have had this sea
!