The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-09
RIVER THAMES FROZEN OVER.
Cold Increases All Over Great Britain with
Heavy Snow Falls.

London, Feb. S.-The cold weather
| increased last night all over Great
| Britain and was accompanied in many
! places by snow storms. Trains on
railroads in the highlands of Scotland
( have been abandoned. At Market har-
{ Dor the thermometer registered IL below
zero and at GraveSend at midnight
the Thames was frozen over from shore
I to shore. At Leicester the mercury was
10 below zero during the night. There
is much suffering among the poorer
classes here on account OF the colo, the
temperature falling to near zero asst
evening All arriving steamers report
having experienced Ierripie weather vi
the Atlantic
Halifax, N. S.. Feb. S.-The Dominion
liner Labrador arrived here at O'Clock
this morning and reports good weather
till she reached the coast OF New
Foundland. She saw nothing OF the
La Gascogne.
Toronto, Ont, Feb. S.-High gales be-
gan early this morning with heavy
snow. Street cars are stalled and
trains are delayed. The thermometer
indicates 10 degrees below zero.
Montreal, Feb. S.-The blizzard has
delayed all trains. The Canadian Pa
cific reports no trains have arrived
since yesterday. afternoon. 1t has COM
pletely demoraiized street railway
| traffic.
Halifax. Feb S.-The following has
been received from South Ingonia, c.
B.: Telegraph lines are down and
buried in the rocks for half mile.
Twenty-Five houses and shops were
washed off the beach. Nothing was
saved at Middlehead. All the fish
stores were swept away.At New Ha-
ven all the fish stores and dry goods
are swept away These are the result
of Tuesdays storm
Halifax. Feb S-The storm came to
/ a sudden termination at 4 o'clock this
afternoon and it is clear, calm and
mild There is still quite heavy sea
on the outside, but the steamer Labra-
dor from Liverpool came in after
quick run.
Springfield, O., Feb. SLOW pressure
of natural gas today compelled the dis
missal of most of the public schools on
/ account of the cold.
! Chicago, Feb. S-Weather intensely
cold here today. thermometer showing
is degrees below. Western trains still
( late but traffic in other directions In
better condition.
| Davenport, Ia. Feb. s.-Last night
was the coolest Of the of the winter. a
fitting climax to the week of cold
weather. The signal service reported
/ q dekrees below zero. private thermom-
: eterS registering as low as 20.
/ Bangor Me-, Feb. S.-The highest tide
ever known here this morning flooded
warehouses along the river. Stacking
lime started fire which is threatening
business sections of the city.
New Bedford, Mass. Feb. S.-The tide
this morning was the highest ever
known and many business houses
along the water front We're flooded
/ Several of the mills were compelled &c
shut down owing to the water in their
/ cellars. The wind blew gale of forty
five miles an hour at 10 o'clock this
morning and street car traffic is entire
, " suspended.
The steamer Pilgram of the Old Col
! ony line has arrived atr Fall River
Mass, several hours over due,
! Springfield, Mass. Feb. S.-A snow
storm accompanied by high wind has
ragged here since 6 O'Clock last night
and this morning the blizzard Shows
no signs of abatement. But few elec.
trio cars are running and the schools
| have been closed.
Providence, r. l., Feb. S.-The high
tide has done damage in this city al
most equal to the great food of Sep
, TENDER. 1858. Easements were flooded
all over the city. The Narragansett
Electric Light cornpany's plant on Eli
street was rendered completely power
less and nearly 200 firms were COMPEL
ed TO shut down for lack OF power.