The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-18
WINTER COMES IN A wHIRL.
SnOwfiakes Flying and the Mercury
TumbIes Below Zero.

Norfolk. Va, Feb. IS. a. m.-The first
snow storm OF the season began here
at about o'clock last night. The weather
all day had been bitter cold, but moder-
ated toward evening, when snow began
to fall.
At this hour, l a. m, the snow is still
falling with no sign OF abatement and
the ground is already sheeted to the depth
of several inches.
Wilmington, n. C, Feb. 1.-THE first
snow storm of the season and the heav-
lest for many years began here to-day.
Up to midnight the snow was three TO
four inches deep and still falling. The
mercury is down to Is degrees above zero.
Raleigh. n. c., Feb. 1.-THE first snow
storm of the season here set in this af-
ternoon. accompanied by a high wind
from the north and rather low tempera-
ture. About four inches of snow has fall
len thus far. Reports show that the
snowfall is general in the state. There
IS no sign Of an abatement of the storm
tonight.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE thermometer
registered degrees below zero at s
o'clock this morning, which is the lowest
on record for New York In the history
of the weather bureau only twice before
has 1t reached this point-on Jan 10, 1875,
and Dec. 81, 1880. At s o'clock yesterday
morning the thermometer registered 30
degrees above zero, making a fall of 36
degrees in twenty-four hours.
Extremely cold weather is reported
from various points in this state and New
England.
In the Adirondack region the thermome-
ter dropped last night to 45 degrees be-
low zero and in some places 50 degrees
below. In the Mohawk valley and North
western New York 80 degrees below was
recorded. and from 20 degrees upwards
was the rule. At Hudson river towns the
average was Is degrees below and the
fall within twenty-four hours is 30 to 80
degrees. This is the record of the winter
Rome, N Y, Feb. 17.-This morning at
$50 o'clock the mercury stood at q de-
grees below zero.
Malone. N. y, Feb. 17-This morning
was the most trying of the winter on ac-
count of the fact that with a stiff breeze
blowing the thermometer ranged from 2S
degrees to 81 degrees below zero at this
point, and mercury touched 30 degrees
below at Mountain View, 35 degrees at
Brushton and 40 degrees at Meacham's
Lake.
Mount Vernon, N. Y, Feb. 17-This is
the coolest day ever recorded in this city
At3 O'Clock this morning the thermometer
recorded 10 degrees below zero, a drop of
70 degrees in fifteen hours. The coast
towns report about the same temperature.
Schenectady, N. Y, Feb. 17.-At mid
night last night the thermometer regis
tered from II degrees to "a degrees below
zero, with but little change up 10 O'Clock
this morning
Boston, Mass, Feb. 7.-Advices from
this section and north and east of here,
indicate extremely cold weather this morn
ing the thermometer records ranging
from 10 degrees below to 2S degrees below
zero, the latter in York county, Maine.
Connecticut records range from Is degrees
to 20 degrees below.
Toronto, Ont, Feb 1.-THE coolest snap
of the season struck this province yes
terday. The range reported this morning
is anywhere from 1S degrees below to 30
degrees and more below. In the ottawa
valley 10 degrees below was touched at
several points.