The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-08

Denison, Tex, Feb IA bowling biz
zard, with the wind blowing 50 miles an
nour, prevails throughout Northern Tex
as II is the worst storm in years Thou
sands Of cattle are dying from exposure.
Perry. o. T.. Feb. THE blizzard that
set IN here yesterday is the worst storm M
territory has experienced in twenty years.
. From clock last night til o'clock
this morning the thermometer was from
10 degrees to l5 degrees below zero. The
WIND blew a hurricane from the north
I No trains have arrived here since yester-
. Cay evening
Washington. Feb. 7.-Waeh'ngton ex-
. perienced a heavy snow storm to-day
( with gusts of wind, rem 'niscent Of TIE
blizzard Of 1883. This morning the ther-
mometer registered 3 degrees above and
there was slight raise during the day
The weather bureau predicts a fan 10
. degrees below zero by tomorrow morn
. ing, and that the snow VIII continue.
/ Inc Potomac is frozen and It is feared
I that the thaw will cause a food. Fears
| are also expressed that the Long Brid ge.
/ Washingtons direct railway connection
/ with the south. VIII be carried away.
/ The district commissioners will ask con-
/ eress to appropriate 5000 to clear the
/ river of ice. The snow and wind con
I tiuue tonight and street car traffic is
much impeded.
Sedalla, Mo. Feb. THE worst bliz-
/ zard since 1873 is sweeping over this sec
ton. The train from Kansas City due at
1870 o'clock last night struck several
/ drifts and did not reach here until this
morning at II o'clock. All other trains
/ are late, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
passenger train from Texas being nine
! hours behind. Stock has suffered severe
ly.
Birmingham, Ala, Feb THE mercury
made a drop here which sounded like
/ death knell TO the term sunny south"
AT p. m. last night the mercury in
I the Age-Herald thermometer stood at 40
degrees. Tonight at the same hour 1t
stood at 1919 degrees, making fall for the
/ twenty-four hours of 36l5 degrees. It Is
growing colder hourly, the mercury at
midnight registering II degrees.
Plymouth, Mass. Feb. This harbor
Is completely frozen over which is rare
occurrence.
Fort Worth. Tex, Feb. IA severe
storm prevails here. A binding snow
storm is raging all along the line Of the
| Fort Worth and Denver railway. Snow
which fell in Northern Texas eleven days
ago, is still upon the ground.
Sandy Hook. Feb. THE electric buoy
lamps in Gendy's channel and one on the
southwest point have all been extin-
| guished by the heavy fall of snow.
West Superior. Mich, Feb.z-It is Is de-
grees below zero and rapidly falling.
Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. There are Is
inches Of snow here. No freights are run
ming and passenger trains are late.
St Paul, Mimi, Feb. THE mercury is
- degrees below zero here, and ranges
from IS to 20 degrees below throughout
Northern Minnesota, and the Dakotas,
with much suffering.
/ Omaha, Neb., Feb. 1.-THE mercury is
I u in, n
to % degrees below elsewhere in the state.
! Chicago. Feb. THE harbor is closed
by ice and no communication with the crib
on the water tunnel is possible.
Pttsburr Pa, Feb. THE mercury is
3 degrees below zero and falling. There is
| much distress among the poor.
Cadiz, o., Feb THE natural gas
mains are freezing and a fuel famine is
imminent
Sioux city Ia, Feb THE thermome-
ter is from 20 degrees to 80 degrees below
Baltimore, Nd. Feb. THE harbor is
closed by ice, and railroad trains are one
to four hours late.
Denver, Col, Feb. IA blizzard has
been raging, with the thermometer away
below zero for two days.
Laporte Ind, Feb. THE thermometer
| IS 10 degrees below throughout Northern
| Indiana. Freight traffic on the railroads
is abandoned and passenger traffic is
| much delayed.
Huron, s. D., Feb. THE railroads
are all blocked by snow and ice.
Watertown N Y, Feb. 7.-Clear and
cold weather continues throughout this
! section, though it has moderated slightly
| from the intense cold of the past two
| days. At II a. m. to-day ii was 10 degrees
below In the heart Of the city, while in
the country districts it is from to de-
grees lower At Gouverneur, St. Law
renee county, early this morning 26 TO 30
degrees below are the figures reported,
| and correspondingly low temperature is
recorded from other towns throughout
this section. At Alexandria Bay and other
4 Thousand Island points yesterday, the
lowest mark was "a degrees below. The
average temperature Of the day in Wa
tertown yesterday was 10 degrees below.
Antwerp. Feb. THE river schcldt' is
frozen over so solidly as to enable people
to cross on foot. Navigation is totally
suspended above Austroweel.
Liverpool, Feb. IAN ice roc from the
1nner Nersey has d~ifts1 down to the
rivers mouth forming 4 mass half Il pi'le
long and several hundred yards wide.
The ice has blocked access to the landing
stage and compelled the stoppage of the
ferries
Cork. Feb. 7.-Snow has fallen for fif
teen hours in southwestern Ireland. Sew
oral trains are embedded in drifts and no
railway in this region is operating regu-
larly. Communication with Killarney,
Traiee. Mallow and Bantry has been sus>
pended.
Genoa, Feb. IA violent storm is sweep
ing along the coast. Twenty small yes
sells have been driven ashore near this
port. Great damage has been done to
huildings in exposed positions and to
piers and breakwaters.
CORPsEs FROZEN on A WRECK.