The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-09

damage to truck and fruit farms il
enormous.
PANA, Ill.,, Feb. Sit was 2S degrees
below zero here at 6 o'clock tAit
| morning.
| MARsHALLTowN, Ia, Feb. S.-The in
tense cold of the past week reached the
climax at IA. m. today when the Their
mcmster indicated 81 x to 20 through
out the state.
| PHILADELPHrA, Feb. 8.-The snow
ceased falling in this city shortly alter
midnight but the wind piled up high
J drifts, rendering atreet car and other
travel almost impossible. According to
the weather office report the loves!
point reached by the thermometer was
one degree below zero at 5 q. m. Entire
reports six below, Beliont nine, Will
Transport six.
New York, Feb. S-Ths worst snow
storm since the blizzard OF March IA.
1883, started In last evening and has
continued uninterruptedly up to this
time. Traffic on the surface street
railways is much delayed and the ele.
waited roads are taxed hey ond their
capacity. Ferry boats have stopped
running. Thousands are snow bound on
the railroads.
| CHICAGO, Feb. S.-The weather is in
tenssiy cold here today, Thermometers
showing l6 degrees below zero. A
strong north wind added to the severe
ity of the cold.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. The cold wave
still hovers over Indiana. The natural
gas supply is weaker than it has been
since the fuel was piped to the city,
and there ia a great deal of severe suf-
| fering. There are but few h ONES in
which the temperature can be raised
above DO. and in some sections of the
city there 10 hardly enough gas coming
to light fire. People are not prepared
to burn any other fuel other than gas,
and just now could not get any other
were they prepared to use it. For 20
houre cutting wind has bsen bio wing
| from the north.
HASTINGS, Neb., S.-Reporta have
reached here that family in the south
eastern part OF the county per!shed from
the cold lest night. Their names cou Id
not be learned. According 10 the rec
| port the father had gone TO the village
OF Junista for provisions, but WAS over
taken by the blizzard and frozen to
death, and his family persisted dnrin z
his absence The weather has been 80
| bitterly cold that an investigation has
been delayed.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 8-Ths cold
est weather in years now prevsils. The
snow has ceased but regular norther
keeps blowing. Suffering is intense.
| All fruit transportation on the railroads
has ceased. An unknown white man
was frozen to death on the outskirts OF
the city.
WILMINGTON. N. c., Feb S.-With one
exception this is the coolest day here in
"a years. At 8 o'clock the thermometer
registered 10 degrees above.
| TORONTO. Ont. Feb. S.-High gales
began early this morning with heavy
snow. Street cars are stale and trains
are blocked. The thermometer regis
tered 10 degrees below.
LYONS, N. Y, Feb. S.--The wind 10
blowing at the rate OF so miles an hour,
with no abatement in sight. There is
much suffering among the poor.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 8.-The temper
ature tonight promises to 20 lower than
Last night. All vegetables are de-
stroyed, but can be replanted in time
for early shipment.
Great suffering exists among the
negroes, and q number OF deaths may
result from exposure.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Feb. 8.-The day
has been severely cold. Tonight at II
O'Clock it is degrees below zero. There
is much suffering among the poor.
ROANOKE, Va, Feb. S.-The cold snap
has been intense here since yesterday,
resulting in she stoppsge Of the electric
street cars and delay in the arrival OF
trains. This morning the Thermometer
ato0d at halow zarn
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 8-The present
cold weather smashes sill records in thia
vicinity, Is below being recorded. Re-
ports from throughout the state ranged
from to 20 degrees below.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 8.-Dispatches from
all over the Ohio valley show unusually
cold weather, with the loss OF life linn
tied to frozen trampH. Live stock has
suffered very much.
The Ohio river is gorgsd in several
places.