Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-13
TEN BELOW ZERO.
That Is The State Of tho Atmosphere
In Chicago.
FALL OF TIE MERCURY QUICK
People Umprrpared for It--Great sumsr'ng'
II Is Feared. ut Some Points--
Trafic Stalled.

CHlCAGO, lLlL.s JaHuafy iS.A"o WIZ
wave which has been lowering around
Chicago the past day or two Is on IN
earnest, and the most dlsagreeable wealth
err OF the season Is the result. THIS MORN
ing the thermometers registered ten de-
grees below zero. A brisk wind. a dense
fog and smoke added to the discomfort.
The change In the temperature, though
predicted by the Weather Bureau. founh
everybody unprepared. At o'clock yes
tcrday afternoon II swooped down on the
city with the velocity of a cyclone. At
that time the mercury stood Il above.
Thirty minutes later IL had fallen 10
Z below A fine dry snow Is now falling.
Reports from Iowa, Illinois. and the
Northwest show the mercury from ~
to Is below zero. As many poor fami-
lies were unprepared for the sudden
change, much suffering In every city must
result.
A heavy snow-storm prevails In North
ern Michigan and Wisconsin, which Will
be Of great benefit to the iumbermen.
FIFTEEN BELOW.
ST. PAUL. MINI, January 12.-An
day yesterday the mercury gradually
lowered, until It reached 10 below zero at
Z =. NJ. This morning 1t stood below
with a light northwest wind.
FIVE BELOW.
ST. LOUIS, MO, January 2.-Tne coin-
est weather Of the season to-day. Inc
mercury has fallen As degrees since yes
tcrday afternoon. At o'clock this morn
ing the thermometer registered below
zero. A brisk northwesteriy gale IL dow
ing. and the indications are that the
mercury will continue dropping the next
q hours. Reports received from points
throughout the State. and In Southern
Illinois. Arkansas, AID Northern Texas
state that the cold spell extends to those
points. There Is no snow in 81. Louis.
ABAD NIGHT.
CINCINNATI. O., January E.-Last
night was one of the worst nights or the
winter 1t showed almost necessarily,
and the wind was biting cold and very
strong. The river rose about 4 inches
an hour and indications are that unless
the cold snap checks the rise 80 feet
will be reached before Sunday morning.
Much higher water than that Is not ex-
pected.
COLONELs A-cOLD.
NV ibbi$' III -
10 degrees below zero here.
HEAVY sNOW-STORM.
GAINESVILLE, O.. January 12-The
mercury dropped several degrees last
night. and n heavy snow-storm Is in
progress to-day.
SIX INCHES OF SNOW.
DAYTON. o., January 12.-It began
showing shortly after o'clock yester-
day afternoon. and has been at II con-
tnuously ever since. there being six inch
Is Of snow on the ground at this writing.
The thermometer registered 6 below zero
at o'clock this morning.
REMARKABLE DECLINE
SPRINGFIELD. ILL. January Zone
OF the most remarkable and sudden de-
clines of the mercury on record occurred
here yesterday, a change OF so degrees
being recorded. This morning at o'clock
the thermometer registered 10 below zero.
IT'S AN ILL WIND" sc.
MARQUETTE, MICH, January ia
heavy snow-storm traversed the upper
peninsula from west 10 east yesterday,
and the lumbermen are feeling more
cheerful. Hitherto there has been a great
deficiency OF snow in the pine region,
and the lumbermen were in despair.
Houghton reports fall of eight inches.
There ere six inches at Menominee, and
large numbers of woodsmen who had
left the logging woods have started back.
Adyices from all parts of the pine dis
trict show that snow has fallen in suf-
fcient quantities 20 enable the lumber
men to begin operations.
TRAFFIC HALTED.
MARQUETTE. MICH. January H.
Over two feet of snow has fallen here In
the last eighteen hours. and It has drifted
so badly as to bring local traffic to a COM
plete halt. Railroad trains so far have
not fallen much behind schedule time. but
trouble is anticipated on some parts Of
the road.
The tug +. W. Gillett. belonging to the
Gillett Towing and Wrecking Company.
OF this city. was blown from her moor
ings by the heavy gale this morning
and driven hard aground. The sea is
breaking over her with full sweep. and
the tug will probably be a total wreck.
BLIZZARD FEARED.
OMAHA, NEB.. January 1.-THE Mis-
souri, valley was swept yesterday by a cold
wave OF unusual severity. a repetition OF
the blizzard Of seven years ago. in which
many lives were lost. is feared. The wind
reached Il velocity OF so miles per hour
last night, accompanied by snow in some
sections There will probably be great
suffering among the destitute in Western
Nebraska.
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
CHARLESTON, w. VA. January 10
The thermometer here registered l degree
below zero at Z o'clock this afternoon. and
the weather is growing colder. There Is
heavy snow in the mountains.