New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-13
fcwEpT BY A COLD WAVE.
,,o,, WINDS AND HEAVY SHOWS IN THE
WEST AND NORTHWEST.
n,,r THERMOMETER DROPPED 4' DEGREES IN
ST. 1ours-rHE OHIO RIVER RISING


AT CINCINNATI
,,.uu,,s,te. Mich. Jan. l2-The tug r. W. Gill
Ting 10 the Gillett Towing and Wreck
60 con,,sny of this city, was blown nom her
'he ,..a by the heavy gale this morning and
a.,,..n hard aground. The sea is breaking over
,,s full sweep and the tug will probably be
"'. wreck She is valued at $1,000.
oo.a Two feet Of snow has fallen here in the
.sbteen hours and 1t has drifted so badly
las. hr,ns local traffic 70 a complete halt
o.. .,ovstorn traversSd the Upper Peninsula
woe, N east yesterday. and lumbermen are
it.eiire much more cheerful Hitherto there has
hsan great deficiency OF snow In the pine region
"a ,umbermen were in despair. Houghfon re-
r.s H a fan OF eight inches. There is six inches
pS srow AT Menominee, and large numbers or
nooJsmen Oi s who had left the logging woods have
.Ur.sd hack Advices from all parts of the pine
.r;ct chow that snow has fallen in sufficient
,antitv TO enable lumbermen to begin opera
lions
nare about o'clock last night, and still con-
.,uos Al times il is almost binding. Street
.ravel is greatly interfered with The
tsrr,nmeter registered zero at o'clock. and the
,reather is still getting colder
Fort Wayne. Ind. Jan. 12.-The thermometer
bos hcen gradually falling since O'Clock last
..rh, and early this morning registered 10 below
80 Al 10 o'clock heavy snowstorm prevails
IN this section OF the state
c, Louis Jan. 12.-The coldest weather Of the
se.son prevailed here to-day. The mercury has
FALLEN forty-hve degrees since yesterday after
noon and at o'clock this morning registered
degrees below zero. A brisk northwesterly gale
&c blowing and the indications are that the mer
curv will continue dropping for the next twenty
four hours. Reports received 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 81. Louis
Springfeld ILL., Jan. 12-One OF the most
markabe and sudden declines Of the mercury oc-
CURED here yesterday. change OF thirty degrees
being recorded. This morning at O'Clock the
thermometer registered 10 degrees below zero.
ST. Paul. Mimi. Jan 12.--An day yesterday the
mercury gradually lowered until II reached 10
below zero at p. m. This morning 1t stood at D
below. with light northwest wind
GAINESVILLE. Ohio. Jan. i2.-The mercury dropped
Several degrees last night, and heavy snow
Storm is in progress to-day.
Dayton. Ohio. Jan. Fit began showing short
~ after ) o'clock yesterday afternoon and has
been at 1t continuously since. there being six
inches of the ground now. The ther-
mometer registered below zero at O'Clock ihis
morning.
Chicago Jan I2-The cold wave which has been
hovering around Chicago for the past day or two
Is on in earnest. and the most disagreeable
weather Of the season Is the result. This morn
ing thermometers registered 10 degrees below
zero A brisk wind and dense fog of smoke
added to the discomfort The cnange IN tne 'fn,-
reau found everybody unprepared. At o'clock
yesterday afternoon it swooped down on the city
with the velocity Of cyclone M 'hrs Tb,ry time mine Ine
utes later 1t had fallen TO below. A fine. dry
snow fell this morning
Reports from Iowa. Illinois and the Northwest
show the mercury from 10 to Is degrees below
zero AS many poor families were unprepared
for the sudden change much sunerng VIII inev-
ttably result heavy srowstorm prevails in
Northern Michigan and Wisconsin, which VIII be
Of great t-neit to lumbermen.
Omaha, Neb. Jan. 12.-The Missouri valley was
swept yesterday by cold wave OF unusual Sc
verify. repetition Of the blizzard of seven
years ago. in which many lives were lost. Is
feared The wind reached velocity OF fifty
miles an hour last night. accompanied by snow
in some sections There will probably be great
suffering among the des itute in Western Ne
braska.
Anderson Ind Jan. 12.-Eighteen degrees be-
low zero and foot of snow were features OF the
weather. The Lake Erie and Western Company
was four hours getting its local trains out OF
the yards. The storm is unprecedented IN Sc
verify.
Chattanooga Tenn. Jan. PA high gale, al
most reaching the force of cyclone passed over
this city early this morning. Mission Ridge
broke the force Of the hurricane and undoubtedly
save the city from serious damage. AS II ~. |
more or less loss OF minor nature was Inflicted
Springfield Ohio. Jan. 12-Ten inches OF snow
lies the ground and it is still falling Busi,
ness is practically suspended street car tra'ei |
IS stopped and all trains are late.
Lima Ohio Jan. 12-The worst blizzard In |
sears is prevailing here. The storm began about |
midnight, and the thermometer reached 10 de- |
grees below zero. The snow was foot deep by |
o clock this morning The cold abated somewhat |
at noon. but about o'clock the mercury began
falling again. Trains are all late
Detroit Mich. Jan. 12.-The mercury here has
FALLEN to 10 degrees above zero. and the local
Wea ther Bureau predicts further drop to zero
before morning. a small-sized blizzard has been
raging since daylight. but 80 far has not inter
fered with street-car traffic. The Michigan Cen,
tral Railroad officials report that the DzZard
struck Michigan City. Ind. al o'clock this morn
ing when the mercury dropped TO 10 degrees be-
low. Two hours later 1t had reached Jackson
the temperature falling 10 degrees below zero
The railroads are preparing 10 fight blockade
Niles. Mich. reports a fall in temperature TO 10
Degrees below zero.
Holland Mich. Jan. ia cold wave struck
here last evening. and to-day the temperature is
the lowest of the season. The mercury registers
6 degrees below zero. The peach buds are re-
ported safe so far.
Benton Harbor. Mich. Jan. 12-The weather
here this morning the codest for years The
mercury stands at Is degrees below zero. Peaches
and small fruit have not been damaged yet. Al
'Dowagiac Mich. the thermometer registered IL
degrees below zero at O'Clock this morning.
Ihere is about fourteen inches Of snow on level.
FARMERS report wheat and fruit In good condition.
cincinnati. Jan. n.-Last night was one OF the
"orst nights Of the winter. 1t showed almost in
cessantly and the wind was biting cold and very
strong The river rose about four inches an hour
at midnight standing at forty-four feet The In
uicaIohs are tnat unless the cold snap checks the
rise MY ieet VIII be reached before Sunday morn
ing. Much higher water than that is not ex-
pected.
Davenport Iowa. Jan. 12--An incident Of yes
Serday's oHzzard was the drowning OF John Janss.
an icecutter who was blown into the Mississippi