The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-08
WILL co CLOSE TO ZERO.
THE COLDEST WEATHER sAVAN-
NAH HAS EVER KNOWN.

Probably Below Zero in Exposed
PIncoS-The Truck Crops wiped
Out-Treezins Weather Every
where Except in Extreme south
ern Florida and on the North Car
oiina Coast-The Freeze 10 Extend
as Far south a. JuDitcr-suRerinG
Among the Poor-
Gavannah!ans viii experience this morn
ing the coolest weather e,er known in this
section AT O'Clock the temperature was
u degrees above zero. Mercury had been
falling three degrees en- hour since early
in the evening. Observer smyth said az
rnidn. Shit that the temperature would 60
10 S degrees by day ight the lowest ever
known at Savannah and degrees lower
than % went during the cold spell in De
cember.
The temperature on the farms around
tie city is from degrees 10 10 degrees
lower than it is al the weather bureau.
There is every prospect that mercury viii
so below zero IN exposed places.
The lowest temperature known at Sa-
vannah In February was 10 degrees. Feb.
6. 1856. during the severe cold spell which
swept over the south eight years ago. The
Ogeechee canal was then frozen over al it,
widest places. and was turned into a skat-
Ing ground. II the cold continues until
Sunday as severe as is likely TO be to-day
a repetition Of the scenes Of 1885 is not i'm
probable.
The cold wave which is sweeping over
the country is the severest known. The
temperature line in the south Of 10 degrees
above zero extends from Eastern Virginia
southwestward to Middle Georgia, and
thence west TO Northern Texas. At 10
O'Clock last night the temperature was
below freezing everywhere east Of the
Rocky Mountains except at Tampa. Titus
VILE, Jupiter and Key West. Fla ana
Hatteras, n. c. The freeze is likely to be
severor than that Of December throughout
tie south. and If the December freeze mao
not done its work. 1t would be equally as
disastrous The indications late last nlght
were that the cold wave would extend INTO
Eastern Florida and freez ng weather
would reach as far south as Jupiter.
The fall in temperature mere was rapid.
From G. degrees at VI O'Clock IN the morn
ing il cropped TO 10 degrees at midnight,
y
There were no modifying conditions III
the morning weather reports to indicate
any other than a fulhllment OF the predlc-
ton OF the night before. At o CLOCK the
thermometer at the weather bureau regis
tered Sc desrees at II 0 clock IT had gone
up to 60 degrees; the highest 1t went dur
ing the day The cold wave flag was host
ed at that hour. and a bulletin was sent
out announcing the cold wave with pre-
dicton for a fall in temperature OF ~ de-
grees or more. A stn northwest WIND mac
been blowing all the morning Little later
the northwest signals were holsted over
the weather Office. At noon the TEN
perature had dropped TO 81 degrees. from
then on the fail was rapid. At 4 o o'clock u
had gone to 90 degrees; at O. clock it was
Sc degrees: al G.5l clock II was "a de-
grces, and al o clock. 81 degrees. People
who discarded Their Overcoats at dinner.
were glad 70 get close to blazing IRE al
supper time.
The truck farmers were on the hustle
all day. The prospects are that the pea
crop win be entirely killed. one farmer
has 90 acres of peas well out Of the
ground. lie was doing what he could to
protect the vines. but had little hope that
he would be able to save more than
small portion Of the crop. The pea crop
is about all there is above ground. The
damage to the vegetable crops further
bDulnt III ATEDIElA anu III T Ali 4Nett We Us
heavy. What there is left IN Northern
Florida will hardly escape being wiped
out and the freeze, II Is feared, VIII be
hard enough TO kill everything there is
north Of the extreme Southern Florida.
Instructions were received by Observer
Smyth Of the weather bureau, from the
chief observer In Washington to use the
telegraph freely in the distribution of the
cold wave warning; and warnings were
sent out early in the morning to more
than 100 places in Georg a and Florida.
notifying them of the severity of the colo
wave. Every measure was taken TO
spread the warning of the freeze Just
what the effect will be on the fruit can
not be told but it is likely that all bud
ding fruit VIII be killed
The forecast at midnight for to-day is
fair; intensely cold this morning, with
temperature degrees to 10 degrees above
zero, moderatng somewhat during the
day; continued freezing tonight with
temperature about % to % degrees above
zero; high northwest winds and gales, d.
mnishing In force this afternoon and to-
night
There were few people on the streets
during the evening. Most people staid
indoors and kept as near comfortable
fires as they could. There was a turning
on of water hydrants all over the city soon
after dark. People had taken warning
llOHl TIE Iittti0DEf freeze ana Q-Q not
propose to have their houses flooded again
from broken water pipes. There was The
same result as during the first cold spell.
In a short time there was not a house in
the city in which water could be obtained
above the first floor The water works in
creased the pressure on the mains. but the
open hydrants all over the city formed
sieve through which the water flowed and
it was impossible to obtain a sufficient
pressure to force the water above the first
floor. This VIII continue as long as the
cold spell lasts and the MIGRANTS are kept
open, unless the waterworks department
can manage to increase the pressure su1i-
Gent to force the water above a level.
BY o'clock the fountain basins all over
the city had frozen over and ice had form
ed wherever water was left exposed
Numbers Of pipes had already burst anG
icicles we're hanging from hydrant spouts
The police, and street railway men. mo
tormen and conductors had the hardest
jobs The motzrn.en faced the cutting
wind. mudled UP TO Their eyes. and the
conductors k .pt inside tie cars as rauch as
possible There was very Lttle travel af-
ter O'Clock and they had little TO do
except TO make their trips
The fruit dealers covered Up their fruit
as best thew could. but they VIII loss