Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-12
The Mercury From One to Eight Below Zero In
the City, and as Low as Eighteen Below
at Points Ou.side-A Big
Snow Last Night
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The old-fashioned winter continues
with US, and it grows more and more
the longer it lasts, which
means that the cold grows more intense
and the snow deeper and deeper. Yes
terday nature gave US whirl in both Of
these directions. The old Dame opened
the day with degree of cold which has
not been greatly surpassed for twenty
years, AID followed this up last night
with . snow storm which threatened to
leave foot or So of the featnery flakes
on the ground by daylight this morning.
What she has in store for Us next, de-
poueEt is not prepared to state, but 1t is
TO be hoped it will not be a high Their
mometer accompanied by rain.
The weather did not moderate much
from the very low morning temperature
until ten o'clock, by which hour about
all the thermometers had gotten above
zero. There was very slow but
steady rise i'm the mercury during the
remainder of the day, while the 6arom-
eter begun to fall at eleven o'clock IN
the morning, aud by nine o'clock last
night had dropped from 29.7 to 29.2, or
fall of half IN inch. This meant
big snow under the circumstances, and
IL came. Late in the afternoon a few
stray flakes came down, out as darkness
fell the snow increased, and il fell
steadily during most OF the night, being
blown into quite deep drifts in exposed
situations. IL is the heaviest snow
nee January, 1854.
Yesterday morning the ice in the river
was very solid, and during the day
quite number of men and boys crossed
il at various points opposite the city,
but more notably between the Sixth
ward and West Wheeling. There are
still a good many thin place, hidden
under the thick coating Of snow, and q
great deal OF care should be exercised
in venturing across.
Natural gas was available in some
what greater volumes than on Tuesday
and preceding days, but still 1t was
scarce enough up to s or o'clock in
the evenings and many hOuseholders had
TO burn wood or coal.
The following special kilograms to the
REGISTER show how the mercury ranged
at points outside the city yesterday
morning:
EIGHTEEN BELOW AT WEST ALEXANDER
S,pecias get0YCm 10 the Rs0t5tsr.
WEST ALEXANDER, PA. January IL
This morning several thermometers reg
istered Is degrees below zero.
THIRTEEN BELOW AT CADIz.
So eeiSI Tsle5rcm TO tt1 Register.
CADIz, O., January 1.-THE mercury
this morning went to Is degrees below zero
TEN BELOW AT MoUNDsvILLE.
Special Telegram 10 TIE Register.
MoUNDsvILLE, w VA, January 1.-THE
mercury this morning fell to 10 below zero.
EIGHT To TWELVE BELOW AT ST. GAINESVILLE.
Special Telegram 10 TIE r, gtstsr.
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, o., January 1.-THE
registered s 10 u below. zero
this morning.
FIFTEEN BELOW At CAMERON.
Special Tsi.grdDa to the Register.
CAMERON, w Va, January 1.-The
mercury touched 10 below zero here this
morning.
COOL At ELM GROVE.
SpsssaI 7sIsgyoaI 10 taS ns9lste-.
ELM GROVE, w. Va, January 1.-THE
varied here this morning from
Is TO Is degrees below zero
TIE RIVER WAS wARMEsT.
Special 7tL,ertn 10 tie Register.
STEUBENvILLE, O., January n.-Threo
miles out of town the mercury stood at II
degrees below zero, in town at below, and
at the river below.
AT wELLsBURG AND BETHANY.
SDscteI IeI>grGns 10 the Re0is;sT.
WELLsBURG, ". VA, January 1.-THE
lowest was below in Wells0urg and II be-
low in Bethany.
wHIzzER DOWN. IN THE STATE.
Special zelegr am TO ths Register.
BLUEFIELD, w. VA, January 1.-THE
mercury registered twenty below at Blue
field at six o'clock this morning, twenty
three below at Princeton, twenty-four be-
low st Graham, twenty-five below AZ Elk
horn. and tWenty-siX below at Richlands.
There was a considerable rise in tempera-
ture this evening, but another cold night is
expected. Notwithstanding the severity
little hindrauce is experienced in traffic, as
the roads are all broken. The cold is IN
precedented IN the history of this county.
COLQAT -PARKERsBUIG.
sgsoaI telegram 10 tas Register.
PARKERsBURG, w. VA, January IL
Last night was the coolest for twelve years,
4be thermometer Indicating 10 below zero.