The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-13
VERY COLD In THE WEST
SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE TEMPER.
AZURE or ABOUT 80 DEGREES.
Snow storms and Threatened Billiards. Pre-.
vailing in Some sectioss-Zere Wrath
in Kentucky and Missouri.

CHICAGO, Jan. l2-The cold wave
which has been hovering around Chicaso
the past day or two is on IN earnest, ana
the most disagreeable weather OF the
season is the result. This morning the
thermometers registered ten degrees below
zero. A brisk wind and dense Ios OF
smoke Is added to the discomfort. A
change an the temperature, thouSh pre-
dicted by the Weather Bureau, found
everybody unprepared. At O'Clock yes,
terday afternoon the cold wave swooped
down on the city with the velocity OF
cyclone. At that time the mercury STOOD
twenty-one above. Thirty minutes later
1t had fallen to seven below. fine, dry
snow is falling this morning.
Reports from Iowa, Illinois and the
Northwest show that the mercury IS
from ten TO fifteen below zero. AS many
poor families are unprepared for the sud
den change, much suffering in every city
is the result heavy snow storm pre-
walls in northwest Michigan and Niscon-
SIN. which will be of great benefit TO
lumbermen.
MARQUETTE, MICH, Jan. ia heavy
snow storm traversed the upper peninsula
from West 10 East yesterday, and lum-
bermen are feeling more cheerful Hitn-
erto there had been a great deficiency OF
snow in the pine region, and the lumber
men were In despair. HoughtOn reports
a fall of eight inches. There was SIX
inches at Menominee, and large numbers
of woodsmen who had left the logging
all parts of the pine district show that
snow has fallen In sufficient quantities 10
enable lumbermen to begin operations.
LOUISVILLE KY, Jan. 12-The mer-
curry here this morning was ten below
GAINESVILLE, OHIO, Jan. 12-The
mercury dropped several degrees last
night. y heavy snow storm is in progress
to-day.
DAYTON. OHIO. Jan. l2.-It began
showing shortly after O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. and has been at 1t continu-
ously ever since, being six inches OF snow
on the ground at this writing. The ther-
mometer registered six degrees below zero
at o'clock this morning.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Jan. Zone or
the most remarkable and sudden declines
of the mercury occurred here yesterday,
a change of thirty degrees being recorded.
This morning at O'Clock the thermome-
ter registered ten degrees below zero.
ST. PAUL. MINI, Jan. R.-All day
yesterday the mercury gradually lowered
until IT reached fifteen degrees below zero
at +. NJ. This morning Ii stood fve
below with Hight northwest wind.
ST. LOUIS, MO. Jan. 12.-The coolest
weather of the season prevails to-day.
The mercury has fallen forty-fve degrees
since yesterday afternoon. and at
O'Clock this morning registered five below
zero. A brisk northwesterly gale Is blow
ing, and the indications are that the mer-
curry will continue dropping the next
from points throughout the State and in
southern Illinois, Arkansas and northern
Texas state that the cold spell extends
to those points. There is no snow in st.
Louis.
CINCINNATI. OHIO. Jan. 12.-Last
night was one of the worst nights OF the
winter. 1t showed almost incessantly
and the wind was biting cold and very
strong. The river rose about four inches
an hour, and at midnight is standing at
forty-four feet The indications are that
unless the cold snap checks the rise fifty
ing. Much higher water than that is not
expected.
OMAHA. NEB., Jan 12-'fhe Missouri
Valley was swept yesterday by cold
wave of unusual severity. y repetition
of the blizzard of seven years ago in
which many lives were lost. is feared.
The wind reached a velocity of fifty miles
per hour last night, accompanied by snow
in some sections. There will probably be
great suffering among the destitute IN
western Nebraska,
CHAIR LESTON. w. VA, Jan. 12.-The
Thermometer here registers one degree
below zero, at o'clock this afternoon,
and the weather is growing colder There
is a heavy snow i'm the mountains.
MARQUETTE, MICH. Jan. 12.-Over
two feet OF snow has fallen here in the
last eighteen hours, and it has Grifted
complete 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. GAett, belonging 10
the Gillett Towing and Wrecking Com
moorngs by the heavy gale this morn
ing and driven hard aground. The sea
is breaking over her with fun sweep, and
the tug will probably be total wrecks