Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
THE GOLD WAVE.
Jack Frost's Power Felt in All Parts of
tho World.

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Sunday morning the thermometer reg
istered 2U below zero, the coldest in
over twenty years. The increased cold
was felt before midnight and steam
was kept up in all the factories. Stock
is suffering severely, and there is no
doubt that all fruit is killed. A high
wind is blowing from the southwest
and another cold night is imminent.
The natural gas supply is abundant
and of good quality.
LEBANON, Ind, Jan. 16.--Through
Misunderstanding of orders between
employees of the natural gas company
the supply of this city, which comes
through pipe line 20 miles in length,
was shut off about II o'clock Sunday
morning with the thermometer 10 de-
| grees below zero. There was great
suffering among the people. Church
services were discontinued and most
of the population went to bed to keep
warm. The supply came on again at 3
| o'clock.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 16.-The Ohio
river is frozen completely over at this
| point and river traffic is entirely closed.
This is the first time in fourteen years
and the coldest weather for eight
years has been suffered Sunday, the
thermometer registering degrees be-
low zero at a. m. From Newburgh,
12 miles above here, to Henderson. 13
below, there is solid gorge of ice, in
some places piled several feet high.
| JOLIET, ILL.,, Jan. 1G.-The city is
threatened with coal famine Freight
trains on all the roads have been
abandoned because of the snow block
ade, and the supply is nearly exhausted.
For nearly week dealers have been
doling out coal to their customers in
small quantities, hoping to be able to
replenish their stocks soon, but the out
look is just now very dubious.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Jan. 16.-The mer-
curry broke its record for this season
Saturday night by getting down to 22
degrees below zero mark. In fact Sat
urday night was the coldest in this city
in eight years Saturday the coal sup
ply of both Champaign and Urbana
was exhausted, and a great many fam
lilies are suffering on account of lack OF
fuel
GREENsBURG, Pa, Jan. 16.-A little
ClllI VI lJdN III VI LUZ w >
Ferry, was frozen to death Saturday.
The baby was months old. Mrs. Nc
Cracken, wrapping the child up, started
to walk to Parnassus, distance
miles. When she arrived there the
babe was frozen stiff.
MAscoUTAH, ILL.,, Jan. 16.-The re-
ports from st. Clair, Washington, Clin-
ton and adjoining counties in the great
wheat-growing section of southern
Illinois indicate that the growing crot
has been badly injured by the Decem
ber drought and the exceeding colo
weather of the last two weeks. Ar
accurate estimate of the damage can
not be made at this time. The ther
mometer registered . degrees below
zero here Sunday, the coldest in years
CAPE CHARLES, Va, Jan. l6.-Snov
fell early Sunday morning, covering
the peninsula from II to ii inches deep
The mercury is at 10 degrees. 1t wa
the coldest day since 1857. Steamer
between Cape Charles and Norfolk ar,
making their trips with much difficulty
on account of the ice. At Sm.t S
island ice extends mile and hal
into the ocean.
| NASHN LILLE, leuI, jail IO.-ouuud'
was bitterly cold. The Cumberland i.
frozen from bank to bank and during
the day was visited by thousands look
ing at the unusual sight. Ponds nea
the city have been crowded witt
skaters, scene rarely seen here.
BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 16.-Dispatche
to the Sun from all parts of Marylan,
show that the mercury marks below
zero in the eastern shore counties, a
well as in the western and noun
, tainous section of the state
Salisbury reports 10 degrees be
low zero, and in the country roun
about BIRDS fowl and rabbits are foun
in large quantities frozen to death
, There is much suffering among cattl,
on the marshes and many will die
The Wicomico and Nanticoke river
, are frozen solid for miles, and in man
places the ice is banked up feet hig
;. in the lower Wicimoco.
LONDON, Jan. 16. - The weathe
throughout Europe is intensely cold
In Russia the mercury is reported t
have fallen to 60 degrees centigrad
: below zero and in Siberia to 10 de
grees below zero. Wood fires ar
: kept burning in the streets of s.
: Petersburg for the benefit of way
farers Even the double windows {
houses are coated. In the south {
Russia the mercury indicates 45 degree
= of frost. All river and canal traffic
/. Germany is interrupted. Navigation O
the Baltic has almost ceased
: The pontoon bridges on tn
8 Rhine have been haused in. /
N some parts of Hungary the the
:. mometer is SO degrees below zero Gel
q tigrade, and in Constantinople tral
4. cars and cabs have stopped runnin
n. and snow has blocked all traffic in tn
IS suburbs. Even telegraphic commun
. cation in Turkey is generally intel
" rupted. Many deaths from cold ha,
l. been reported.
Chicago Pork Comes High.
i HALIFAX, n. S., Jan. l6.-Chicae
/, pork has advanced within the la
"a three weeks in Halifax from 81 To