The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-02-11

TO 100 feet.
Business at Charlotte, n. c., has been
hung up since yesterday afternoon when the
ground was covered with snow and ice.
The mercury this morning was l degree
above zero. At midnight it was > above.
higher than at the same hour last night.
Florida Nipped Again.
jacksonville F'a., February S.-(SpeciaiD
The only place on the main land o. the
United States where the mercury was
above freezing point at sun rise today was
Palm Beach. on Lake Worth. There it was
- degrees above zero. At Key West it was
81 degrees. but that city is nearly two
hundred miles FROM the main land. Tampa
showed temperature OF y degrees above
and the following special from there chron-
ieled an unprecedented event:
SNOW is falling steadily and has been
ever since daylight. The ground IS partly
covered in places and drifts are to be seen
nearly one inch thick against walls and
other distractions. The snow fen until
$50 o'clock when the sun shown out clear
and melted what had fallen"
IN this city the temperature fell TO II
above zero, the same as recorded during
the freeze OF December last
There was a general freezing up OF water
pipes and the loss viii be heavy from this
source alone. and the Inconvenience much
greater. for all the plumbers in the city are
out On "A strike. Nine men out Of every ten
agree that the trees are ruined beyond nope
and that the vegetable and strawberry
crops are total loss. The aggregate loss
= variously estimated from five 70 ten mil
lion dollars. The only man who takes a
hopeful view of the situation is Captain j.
T. Tucker. OF the National Bureau of La
hor ami Statistics, whose special field Is
Florida. lie said tonight - take no stock
i'm the idea that the orange trees are gone
l.v the board. | know that IN some lOcaii-
ties they had begun to put out buds and
that last nights freeze viii nip the tender
growth. but those are by no means gen
elaI At Tampa tine trees We're putting out
when / was there, hui in most places they
are dormant ana you viii fiul when the
scare has blown itself away that there was
too little sap in the trees 10 make the
freeze fatal..'
Hard on Wild Animals.
Chattanooga. Tenn. February S.-(Spe-
ciai)-This morning. by weather bureau
reading. the thermometer registered de-
grces below zero. This is the coolest Feb
ruary day ever known ia Chattanooga ana
the coolest day of any month since January
lSS6. when the mercury dropped 10 below
Poor people suffered severity last night for
want Of sufficient fuel and clothing. Three
hundred calls FOR aid were made upon the
associated charities today. business Is Sc
riously affected as no one goes out unless
compelled to. While the cold wave has
meant a loss ia many ways it will mean
thousands of dollars 10 the fruit growers 81
this section. IL Is claimed that the bud
ding leaves and blossoms have been set
back 50 far that "A succ ssfHl fruit crop -
certain. In the East Tennessee mountains,
wild animals from cold aud hunger are
making the nights hideous for isolated
settlers. Henry Williams. farmer living
near Waldeu's ridge. killed some hogs
Thursday and hung the bodies in the smoke
house. At midnight he was awakened by
uucarthly howls and on looking out saw by
The pale rays OF tire winter moon pack
OF psathers surrounding the smoilrhouse.
accompanied 10y a bis black bear, all drawn
10 the place by the smell of the blood When
several of the animals were shot the rest
skulled away.
Charleston Frozen Hard.
Charleston. :. &. February ESPECIALLY
The freeze in and around this city IS the
most severe that has ever been known.
At O'Clock this morning the meIcury IN
exposed places indicated & degrees ami in
the suburbs ANA among the truck farms II
went as low as above zerh
Death Due 40 Cold.
brunswick. Ca, February S.-(Special.l-
The blizzard struck brunswick yesterday
afternoon aud has not ahated any today.
The cold and wind being felt is worse than
in tn. Ieees.IUcr freeze. only two deaths
10y il M TO the pres nj writing. Thcy were
two negro oystcrmcH. who were in an open
beat and failed u reach town. There were
fuHy men iu two boats, when the blow hrsI
started and only TWO reached the docks the
others Swing out in mid stream, being uu-
able 10 pun farther.
beaver Falls. Ia. February S.-Christian
Staub Tor twenty years an employee Of
HAN. Spear q co., Fow manufacturers,
was found dead on the floor of his room
this morning. Tie had evidently fallen out
of bel during the nisht ana was frozen to
death. He was in weli-to-do clrcum-
stances.
Athens. Ca. February ESPECIAL The
thermometer here went 90 I degree below
zero this morning about 1 O'Clock Down
at Gergcr's steam laundry the escaping
steam froze before it reached the ceiling
of the room ANA fen back in "a regular
enowstorm. This weather is the severest
known here su twenty years.
Frozen 90 Death.
Huntsville Ala. February 9.-tSpecial)-
Charles Ful.hum. formerly launirymau
~ this city. Was found dead at Leighton
TODAY lie was frozen sti6 and as he was
healthy the only theory is that he froze
Ia dea,h. Tue body was brought here to-
might Tor burial.
In the Northwest.
Chicago. February S.-There was a gen
eral Improvement in the weather ccudi-
tious throughout the northwestern states
today. Chicago this morning being cgldcc
than the other suffering cities nearer the
north pole. At Is o'clock the official tenn
perature was I6 degrees below zcro tine
coolest here for several Years. The ther-
mometer however had steady upward
tendency during the day, and tonight the
record IS . below. with indications OF a
continuance at that figure for several days.
The Use in temperature improved the rail-
road and mail situation At nearly all
points north aad west of Chicago. The
storm passed 10 the east ana trains from
that direction are now the victims. Some
Of them are nearly half day late. Elf
teen day trains from the east Gid not ar
rive until all hours tonight
Reports rEom RNpcoEsin. Iowa, New
/ Mexico, Nebraska and Colorado points
I show a pleasant Improvement in the wealth
or. the high wind. snow and zero weather
having ceased TO atliicJ the people.
Nova Scotia storm Swept.
Halifax. y. 5. February S.-The following,
received by mail ut EnglishtoNn. .. -,
/ from the station agent at South Engorish.
/ G. a.: "Tcleeraph wires all down; wires
buried in rocks from ferry to bankers half
"a miie distant; poles broken and have dis
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