The record-union., 1897-01-26

capped the Suden fury of the blizzard
For the first time ice formed for a short
time over Lower White River, in Ar
kansas, to-day. Snow is reported in
West Tennessee and Southern Illinois
The great fruit section of Southwestern
Missouri and Northern Arkansas has
especially suffered, and nothing can
save the crop. A fall of snow that
would have saved the wheat fields Of
Missouri. Iowa and Nebraska did not
come with the cold wave, and predic-
tionS of disaster to the cereals were fire.
quent on Change.
THIRTY FIVE DEGREES BELOW
ZERO.
ST. PAUL (Minn.), Jan. 25.-Exces-
s1ve cold is reported again tonight all
over the Northwest. 1t is 20 below in
st. Paul, and as low as 80 below at
points northwest of here. Signal SER
vice reports, however, indicate that
there will be a slight moderation to-
morrow.
Railroad trains are all running here
from one to four hours late, owing to
the inability to keep up steam In such
intense cold. The Chicago and North
western road will soon have its east
and south lines open from Huron. A
SNOW plow has been sent to the train
snowbound at Highmore, S. D., since
saturday morning with about forty
passengers. The Milwaukee and ST.
Paul road in South Dakota is COM
pletely tied up, and it will be several
days before an attempt will be made
TO open the Great Northern line be-
tween, q aEta,A
Nothing concerning stock losses on
the ranges can be learned for several
days. 1t is feared the intense cold and
deep snow will entail severe loss among
cattle
Apprehension is also felt for settlers
in remote districts, where fuel is
scarce. The storm covers a vast area
of South Dakota, and in many respects
is more severe than the storm of 1888,
when 1Ol persons perished.
POOR SUFFER AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND (O), Jan. 25.-The ter
rible cold continues, and the suffering
among the poor of Cleveland eclipseS
any previous record The below zero
weather-for at s a. m. to-day the mer-
curry had dropped to ID below-brought
~
half-fr0Zen, scantily clothed persons to
the City Hall. They applied for food
and clothing. Red tape in the matter
Of investigation was dispensed with,
and for the first time in the history of
the City the applicants for relief were
given the benefit of the doubt At 10
o'clock tonight the United States
Weather Observatory shows a record
of ) below, with a promise of 10 or IS
below before morning. Tonight thea
ters are practically deserted.
PITIFUL TALES FROM NEBRASKA
OMAHA. Jan. 25.-Pftiful stories Of
want and destruction are coming to the
attention of the authorities, aggravated
by the intense cold which still holds it's
grip on the city and State. The char
liable institutions of the city are able
to assist only a small proportion of
those in actual need of protection.
There is a report tonight that
woman and boy have been frozen to
death at Oak Hill, a suburb of the city.
Several persons We're seriously injured
by bursting water backs, and one child
Will not recover from injuries received
The Missouri River is entirely frozen
the lakes. Out in the State the ther-
mometer ranges from ~ to II degrees
below zero.
Stock seem to be weathering the cold
snap better than anticipated
BELOW ZERO IN KANSAS.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 25.-The coldest
weather this winter has prevailed dur
ing the last twenty-four hours in this
section of the southwest. There is no
SNOW, but high wind has added to the
suffering. Great damage to live stock
is reported. The cold wave extended to
the Territories. An average of 1 de-
grees below zero is reported in Kansas.
with no prospects Of immediate change.
IN WISCONSIN.
MADISON CWis), Jan 25.-The tenn
perature was recorded at Washburn
Observatory at % degrees below zero
The absence of wind diminishes the suf-
fe1ing among the poor. AS to-day ad-
vanced the temperature rose few de-
grees.
IN COLORADO.
DENVER (Col.), Jan. 25-The coldest
weather of the winter has prevailed in
this city and throughout the State dur
ing the past forty eight hours and still
continues. AIT s O'Clock this morning
the thermometer registered s degrees
below zero. Several cases of pitiful suf-
ferfng We're reported to the County Com
missioners, and relief was promptly fur
mished
Trains are pulling in and olrt on
schedule time and no serious delay is
reported either on mountain or prairie
roads.
IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, Jan. 25.-TNhe intensely
cold weather moderated somewhat dur
ing the day, and at p. m. 1t was 3 de-
grees below zero. Then it grew colder.
and at 10 O'Clock it was & degrees be-
low.
IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23-The average
temperature in this city to-day was 10
degrees above zero. At midnight to-
night the thermometer registered 6 de-
grees above. This is the lowest so far
this winter.
IN ALABAMA.
BIRMINGHAM (Ala4), Jan. 25.-Tha
cold wave struck Alabama last night.
and it has been getting colder ever
since. Tht lowest temperature reached
up to 10 o'clock to- might was: At
Birmingham 20 degrees above. at
Montgomery 23, at Mobile 81.
IN TExAS.
GALVESTON CTex). Jan. 25.-The
weather to-day at Galveston has been
the coldest experienced this winter. II
sleeted all the afternoon. and indica
tions point To a heavy fall in the TOM
perAure before morning. The temper
ature here is 81 degrets above. and get
ting colder