New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-07

cities with short supply. - IN.
yawpIng about the town long before sunrise. suf-
fered severely from the frigid temperature
BLIZZARD FOLLOWING THE COLD WAVE
WILD WEATHER REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE
WEST AND NORTHWEST.
Chicago, Feb 6.-From zero weather the tempera'
began to slowly rise last right terminating In
snow. which gradually increased In volume, until
this morning 1t had nearly reached the proportions
Of blizzard. Transportation companies have out
their sweepers and are with difficulty keeping the
tracks clear Reports from all over Illinois and
Indiana are, that similar snowstorms are pre-.
and neSsa Profess
Moore Of the United States I'VE Wsahe,
night threatens result In serious interruption and
delay OF railroad traffic A heavy snowfall during
Nebrask Iowa. Missouri. Illinois. Wisconsin.
Michigan. Minnesota and Indiana Another severe
cold wave is due tomorrow morning.
Milwaukee. Wis. Feb. Gall kinds Of weather
have been reported from all this State during
the few days, but Grantsburg. Wis. set new
record Yesterday the mercury being 90 degrees De-
low
St. Paul. MIMI. Feb. s.-Dispatches from thirty
points west OF here in Minnesota and the Dakotas
indicate that great storm is raging, at several
places reaching the proportions OF blizzard II
Is showing here and a high wind has sprung up. In
spite Of the fact that the temperature Is "a below
Sisnalservice reports are TO the effect that IT
hours. when there Will be further drop of 10 70
% degrees in the tempcrature There is but slight
further west trains are badly delayed.
Omaha. Neb.. Feb ca furious blizzard RACES all
over this section. the storm began in the west.
reaching Kearney. Neb. about dlybreak. and strik.
ing Omaha at 10 O'clock. Business almost sus-
pended: trains all late. and the drifting snow
may make them later tomorrow. Thermometers
marked from u 70 70 degrees below zero to-day.
The storm extends far into Kansas. even TO the
a; the rate Of sixty miles an hour The PUBLIC
s!reet-cars are running Telesrams to The Word:
Herald from various portions Of the state Indicate
the worst storm for ten years L IL greatly feared
that lives have been lost by this blizzard in the
ei grasses and has undoubtedly caused much suffer-
ing among the animals who sq6:s' on that food
alone. IL Is growing colder rap.d.y
A,ohison. Kan, Feb s-Advices from Northern
Kansas to the effect tina; the Storm Is the most
severe in years. The Thermometer has fallen %
degrees since o'c.ock this morning and regular
blizzard Is raging.
Fargo y. D., Feb. Ga blizzard is raging here
with high winds at Is below zero. Brakeman Dono-
hue, OF the Northern Pacific. was picked up at
CRYSTAL Springs siding badly frozen lying in tho
Duluth. Mimi. Feb 6-The cold weather
which has prevailed here for several days past ter
minated in an lncIpient b!izz,rd last might with
the thermometer lowering about Is degrees be-
low zero and binding snows;orm which continues
to-day
Detroit. Feb 6-The weather throughout; Micht-
gan was intensely cod last night. the thermometer
registering from to 80 degrees below zero a, df.
feren, points in the State The weather in Detroit
has moderated considerably this morning, and q
light snow fell to-day.
ST. Louis Feb e.-The intensely cold weather Of
the las, ten days continues with Slight abatement.
The registered a, the zero mark early this
morning hut Is Sow rising; wa s sno"s TORN
way traffic suffers but little de.ay from the Storm
Minneapolis, Feb. 6-Most d!scouragng weather
reports come from the West and Northwest to-
night. The mercury has been dropping two degrees
an hour since 3 o'clock this afternoon. ard at 10
O'Clock tonight the temperature varies from 10
at gu Appce. Northwest Territory II IS exeessye-
- frsid al! the way west TO Missou.a, Mont Tho
wind reaches the proportions OF blizzard at most
points in the Dako;as and Western Minnesota:
much suffering among livestock and considerable
among human beings.
Pierre. S. D.. reports wind so great that people
driven from the streets. Redfed, s. D..
Dispatch says it showed til moor. when fifty
mile wind sprang up and drifted the snow badly.
All Redfeld business houses have closed and trains
oh hs sna service AZ e lyons
that the barometer is the highest ever known in
tiers viii tomorrow be registering from 10 to Il de-
grees below zero all through this region No abate.
ment OF the cold wave is expected for Il; least
three days
Wichita Kan. Feb. 6.-The oldest inhabitant
falls 10 remember any such storm as that which
has been raging here all day About o'clock this
morning a gale came down from the north and
couple Of hours afterward the thermometer had
fallen from % degrees to zero Tonight 1t Is de-
grees below fearful storm , 81 sand ana no sest
in Southern and Western Kansas tell Of the same
conditions ard the suffering among settlers on the
bleak praires must be terrible
TWENTY EIGHT BELOW IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Lockhavcn. Penn. Feb. s--Last nigh; the
coolest for many years here. The temperature this
morning ranged from 2 to p degrees below zero all
through this section OF the State.
Plttsburg, Feb 6-Between and o'clock this
morning The mercury at the Signal Service Office
registered degrees below zero This is the coolest
February record since 1875 and the coolest this win
ter.
Kittanning, Penn. Feb. 6.-The record this morn
ing was 70 degrees below zero The continued freez-
ing increases the alarm caused by the immense
gorge in the Allesheny River. The river Is frozen
almost soldly TO the bottom. \ water famine 10
feared should the cold continue.
Erie. Penn. Feb. 1.-THE severity of the present
weather Is unsurpassed in the history Of Erie.
Twelve degree below recorded here last
night; and 20 below In the central part OF the county
Clearfeld Penn. Feb 6-This morning the
coolest here for fourteen years. Thermometers In
and around Clearfeld varied from 30 10 80 below
zero Twenty-Five was fair average in exposed
places. On January D. 1881, the mercury. here
dropped to % below
Philadelphia. Feb. 6.-The weather throughout
the State is moderating. At o'clock this evening
the thermometer at Pottsvilc registered degrees
S 5Gs at at Sow at JOHNS
town. above: at Altoona. below; at Reading.
above: at Lebanon. above: at Scranton. above
All report clear weather.
At Johnstown this morning the temperature waS
down to below: at Altoona. II below; AZ KeaainSk
10 below: at Harrisburg. below; at Pottsville,
below: al Williamsport IS below; at Scranton IL
below. ., AL,
In this city the temperature nj o'clock this
morning was , degrees below. Al o'clock to-
night IL was above; slightly cloudy
TROTTING RACES STOPPED BY THE COLD.
Saratoga " " Feb (SpecaD.-There was no
trottirg at Woodawn oval this afternoon owing
TO the severity OF the cold and the wind Should
the weather moderate there Will be trottng to-
morrow and Friday.