The record-union., 1895-02-09

ment. Great suffering exists among the
negroes and a number OF fatalities may
occur.
SEVERE SPELL OF COLD WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-This city is
passing through one of the sevorest
spells of cold weather it has ever export
enced. The snow began falling yester-
day afternoon, and by nightfall the
ground was fifteen inches in snow, while
high wind was blowing. The snow
continued until O'clock, and drifted SO
badly as to stop the travel on the sub
urban street car lines and to render
transit about the city slow and uncertain.
The thermometer went down just below
zero IN the early hours this morning.
General delays in the postal service are
reported here as the result OF the severe
storm that has been raging during the
past few days. Mails from the East are de-
layed between six and seven hours. All
mails TO and from Washington are de-
layed. No southern mails arrived or were
dispatched to-day. New Y York trains duo
here early this morning Will not arrive
until late tonight. All Western trains
are more or less behind time.
CHILLY IN VIRGINIA.
ROANOKE, Feb. S.-The cold has been
intense here since yesterday, resulting in
the stoppage OF the electric street cars
morning the thermometer stood at z be-
low zero.
IN TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE (Tenn.), Feb. S.-CoIdest
mere with ono exception in twenty-five
years. The thermometer is g below.
MEMPHIS tTeun.), Feb. S.-The ther-
mometer to-day was 2-lO' below zero,
the coldest in fifteen years. The river is
full OF heavy ice, and local packets re-
main at the bank.
CHATTANOOGA (Tenn.), Feb. S.-Three
below zero is the mark here, the lowest
since 1888.
ZERO WEATHER IN KENTUCKY.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. S.-The present cold
weather smashes all records i'll this
vicinity, l5' below being recorded. Re
ports from throughout the State ranged
from s. to 2O0 below.
NEARLY DOWN TO ZERO.
WILMINGToN (N. g., Feb. S.-With
one exception this is the coolest day hero
IN twentY-tour years. At O'Clock tho
thermometer registered IO' above.
MUCH DISTRESS AMONG THE roOR.
Lyons (N. ", Feb. 8.-The wind is
blowing at the rate Of sixty miles an
hour, with no abatement III sight. There
Is much suffering among the poor.
HIGH TIDES AT PROVIDENCE.
Providence Or. L., Feb. S-The high
tides did damage in this city almost
equal to the great food Of September.
1865. The Narragansett Electric Light
Company's plant on Elk street was rem
dered powerIess and nearly 200 firms
were compelled to shut down Tor lack OF
power.
COLD SNAP BROKEN.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. S.-rhe cold snaD
is broken and the thermometer is gradu-
ally creeping up again. Before making
the change, however, the low mark tor
the last ten years was reached, when at
10 O'Clock the thermometer was l3Io be-
low. over in Kansas also the weather
has become warmer. Nevertheless, many
trains are still snOwbound, and Will be
for day or so. Active relief is being put
in operation, and as far as known there
has been no loss of human life. Tne
poorer classes, however, are still suffer-
ing great hardships.
STREET CARS STALLED.
TORONTO (Ont), Feb. S.-High gales
began early this morning, with heavy
snow. SCreet-cars are stalled and trains
are delayed.
ALL TRAINS DELAYED.
MONTREAL, Feb. S.-The blizzard has
delayed all the trains. The Canadian Pa
clhc reports that no trains have arrived
here since yesterday afternoon. 1t has
practically domorauzed street railway
traffic.
COLD WEATHER IN GREAT BRITAIN.i
LONDON, Feb. S.-The cold weather in
creased last night all over Great Britain,
and was accompanied in many places by
snowstorms. Trains on railroads in the
highlands of Scotland have been apan-
doned. At Mark HarbOr the thermom-
eter registered 10 below, and at Graves
end at midnight the Thames was frozen
over from shore TO shore. At Leicester
the mercury was To- below during the
night. There is much suffering among
the poorer classes here on account OF the
cold, the temperature falling to near zero
last evening.