The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-09
MERCURY BROKE ITS RECORD.
TUE COOLEST DAY ~ THE HIS
TORY OF SAVANNAH.

The Temperature Two DcEFees
Lower Thuu During the Coolest
Day I'm 1856 and Three Degrees
Lower Thnn During the Decem-
her speII-sII the Trucis Above
Ground KiIIed-Wnter ripcs and
IlYdrnnts an over the cts broken
Work on the Wharve~ Suspended.
Severe Experience Of nontmen on
the Rivera Vessel Breaks From
Her MoorInEs and Runs AmucIs.
Warmer weather Predicted.
gestsrasy was The coolest day ever ex-
pcritccsd ID Sa cn1ah WHILE the ten
peroture was no lower Than II was during
the cod spell In December. the averzge
for The cay was lower The lowest tenn
psraturs reported al The weather bureau
vas l2 degrees In The suburbs and in ex-
posed places. 1t was much lower and iu
some places IL wen, close to zero.
The record al The weather bureau was
the same as that OF the December cold
spell While The temperature was no
lower. il die not go as high by several
cegrees and the mean for the day was
degrees lower Than that cf Dee %. and
nearly 9 degrees lower than on the cold
IS; day in 1886. which has heretofore
been the coolest on record. The mean
temperature yesterday was 80 degrees
Dec g 70 was q degrees. and on the cold
EST day In January. 1855. &C. was y desrces
The indications are That it viii moder-
ate somewhat to-day. although il win
continue cold un-n tomorrow. The oaly
weather bureau stations that reported
Temperatures above freezing las, night
we're Jupiter and Key West Fla. There
vas no report from Hatteras. y. c. The
lowest temperature reported was l6 de-
crees below zero at Bismarck North Da-
ktn. Auanta reported a temperature
yesterday morning degrees lower than
during the December cold spell. The
minimum here waa reached before day
light At Gas O'Clock. when the first Oh
servauon was taken at the weather bu-
reau. IL was stin y degrees, where II bad
been for sometime. Al o'clock u had
risen to "a degrees. at 10 o'clock it was up
10 % degrees. and at noon % had gone u
q degrees The maximum was reached
ut 9 o'clock when the thermometer re-
corded % degrees. From then the mer-
curry began 10 drop and az II o'clock iast
night it had fallen TO ~ degrees The in
dlcations at that hour were that Ut would
not 60 as low by several degrees as II ull
the night before
The forecast made at midnight for to
cay is for fair weather with conunucd
coid this morning. q temperature OF about
"a degrees followed by slowly r.sins TEN
reraturs ana northwest winds diminish
ing in force.
There was no discountlng the weather
Yesterday II was as cold a day as Sa-
vannahlans ever want or as they ever eN-
pect to cxper ence again. Everything
freezeabIe was frozen solid long before
daybreak. Fountains were mounds OF
ice. and wherever there had been pond
OF water the night before there was
sheet OF ice The high wind prevented the
water IN the canal from freezing. Water
pipes and MIGRANTS we're broken all over
the city, and many yarcs were Ike frozen
lakes.
The city was slow tn waking IN. The
street cars BEGAN running on time, bu-
there were Few people stirring, and bust
uegs was slow In opening up. Outdoor
work generally was suspended during the
cay Very little was Gone on the wharves
4 few men were at work In the ships. but
on the wharvcs work was practically sus-
psnded. Business men were late In getting
down town TO their Offices and business OF
all kinds Jagged on account Of the cold
There was very little stirring on the
river Considerable anxiety Is felt for
number Of small sailing vessels that ply
fiong the roast and which Il is feared,
have been blown out 10 sea, II they have
rot occurred shelter before the extreme
cold and heavy northwest gales began.
The sloop + NJ Jones plying between
Savannah ana St Helena Island was
towed up to the city in the noorn'ne by
- -e- $50 . he AeHa
tracing Company with her passengers
End crew nearly frozen The boat left
St Helena the day before She had
crew OF four besides TIRE captain, and had
ten passengers. all colored. She crossed
the sound and got into the river Thurs
day night. and attempted to beat her
way up. The cold was 50 severe that she
anchored in the blight about 1--WE miles be-
low the city, and the PASSENGERS and crew.
except the captain. Alexander Brown, hud-
cied together in the hold to keep warm.
The captain rema ned on deck and kaot
watch. The tug Violet was hailed as she
came up the river early yesterday morn
Ink and went 10 the boe''s sssistanot
end tovved her 70 the city. The boat was
completely sheethed 10 ice. Her sails
were frozen 81 n end lcicles hung FROM
her rigging. The ropes were coated with
ice. and the sides Of the hull were covered
IN inch thick When the boat anchored
ice which coated her from stem to stern.
her decks were slippery and she looked
more Ike an arrival from the Arctic
than vessel in southern waters. Capt
Brown took the best care Of the passen-
gers and bis crew that he could but
they were nearly all frozen.
The men on the government works
reported q sailboat with three men drift
lag in Tybea roads Thursday night. They
were evidently trying o get into shelter.
but the northwest wind was blowing
them or shore, and it is feared they have
drifted out TO sea
Very little extra preparation was made
for the safety Of the Shipping in the har-
Dor the night before and a number OF
small boats were blown from their an
chorage and went adrift.
The almost worthless hulk Of a con-
demned vessel caused considerable dam
age TO the shipping in the haroor. During
the gale which prevailed, the Norwegian
bark Lovfald which was insecurely
naoored opposite the loot Of West Broad
street. broke sdI1ft ar f1oated from one
side OF the river 10 the other smashing
into everything that lay IN her course.
she hrst struck the schooner Viking at
market dock tearing away eCf,a AZ her