The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-26
IT'S COLD ALL over
The Frigid Wave Covers The Entire
United States.
HUMANITY IS SUFFERING
Freezing and Starving In Chicago
An Appeal to Charity-low Tenn
perature Down South-tn-
gines eucklnR Snow.

Washington. Jan. 25.-The reports re-
cetNed by the weather bureau show the
Intense cold wave To be general over
the entire United States. and there arr
no Indications OF relief within the next
"a hours. The temperature has fallen
decidedly In the southern and middle
Atlantic states and il has risen slowly
In the Missouri and upper Mississippi
valley and over the greater portion ol
The lake regions. II continues below
Zero AS far south as the Ohio valley,
and II Is below freezing on the Texas
coast and generally In the interior of
the gulf states. The weather il gen
orally clear tonight except In the ST.
Lawrence valley, the gulf states and
Central Rocky Mountain districts
where local SHOWS are reported. The
indications are that generally fair
weather Will prevail tomorrow In the
central valleys and on the Atlantic
coast north Of Florida. The tcmpcra-
ture will continue lower and will rise
slowly In the states Of the Central and
Upper Mississippi valley. II will he
much colder ON the southern Atlantic
and east gulf coast. with freezing
weather In Northern Florida.
Chicago. Jan. 25.-The cold wave
struck Chicago harder to-day than
either yesterday or the day before. go
ing materially under the lowest points
OF Sunday. when the record Of %
years was broken. Al "A. IN. to-day
the signal service reported the temper
ature 20 degrees below zero. with no
relief In sight. At \ o'clock the tenn
perature was exactly the same. A
heavy fog from the lake. which envel-
oped the downtown district. made the
cold doubly dangerous. Frozen fingers,
noses and ears We're common occur
rences and numerous cases Of more
serious character were reported
Only one death from cold has been
reported to the police up to noon. that
OF Freda Busch, years old, who sue
cumbed to exposure. Ambulances,
however. were kept busy conveying
people TO the hospitals with feet and
hands frozen. George Grant was found
in freight car near North street al
most dead with his feet badly frozen.
They will have to be amputated. The
work Of clearing the down town streets
OF snow has been abandoned on ac-
count OF the intense cold. Many men
had no gloves or overcoats and nearly
400 were frost bitten.
Joseph Few. n driver on snow
plough OF the street cleaning depart
ment, had his body and limbs so badly
frozen that he will probably die. ON
some lines passengers OF street cars
suffered badly. Miss Emma Smith
while riding from 35th street to Madi-
son on Clark street car. became un-
conscious and was only resuscitated
after an hours hard work by physi-
clans.
Various police stations were crowd
ed to their utmost. the Harrison street
station alone sheltering over 300 un-
fortunates. The Salvation army bar
&acks on West Madison street were
kept open all night and many were
taken care of there.
Mayor Swift to-day issued an ap-
peal to the big packers, coal dealers
and merchants for contributions and
supplies To relieve the suffering
Heavy contributions kept coming In all
day. on the board of trade several
thousand dollars was subscribed In a
few minutes. The big department
stores and dry goods merchants sent
i'm checks for $500 and $1,000.
The police department has been
turned into a vast relief corps Chief
of Police Badenoch has issued orders
to every officer in the city TO make q
personal investigation OF all cases o'
destitution ON his beat and report al
once. Help Is sent Immediately and
every patrol wagon and inspectors
carriage Is being used for this purpose
At the home of Edwin Martin, u
West Thirty-first street. to-day wac
found a child that died Saturday oi
starvation. The family was without
food, fuel or money and had been fol
several days.
Mayor Swift issued the following proc
Iamation this afternoon: ITO the genera
people OF Chicago: The present sever
weather must naturally excite the keel
sympathy Of every kindly disposed per
son for the worthy and suffering poor. 4
protracted period Of business depression
has thrown thousands OF men and womoi
out OF employment and brought To wan
families not previously familiar with II
No startling emergency exists, but tn
need naturally prevailing In large cit!
IL now considerably augmented becaus'
OF continuous hard times and the terribl
cold. You have ever been found generou
in behalf OF many worthy objects. and
think II proper at this time and In thl
way to call your attention TO the especia
occasion for "A manifestation OF your US
ual generosity. The distress Of womei
and children In their homes ought espe
clally 10 be relieved. ! ask contribution
OF money. food and clothing. Money ma
be sent to Il. q. Keith. president OF tn
Metropolitan National bank, and all mon
cy contributions should be designated a
intended for the mayors relief fund.
This will be expended under the direction
OF the general superintendent OF polio
for the purpchase Of food and fuel.
George T., Swift Mayor"
Washington. Jan. g.-Advices receive
by the weather bureau indicate the ful
force OF the cold wave viii not be- felt Ii
the middle and south Atlantic states un
I'll tonight and tomorrow morning. who
the lowest temperatures Of the seaso
will undoubtedly be reached. The entir
| country from the Rocky mountains TO tn
Atlantic coast will feel severely the eject
| Of the cold snap, which Is due to exceed
/ ingly high barometer from cold breedin
/ regions Of the Canadian Northwest prov
I inces, pushing south and eastward. dis
placing the low barometer In those sec
tons. Local SHOWS are generally reporte
| IN Texas and the Mississippi valley e.
gion.
St Louis. Jan. s5-The lowest tempera
turc at St Louis last night was ! degrc
below zero Al a. m. II was zero. A
Guthrie. oklahoma. the worst blizzard 70
years ragged. the thermometer ftllin
more than 70 degrees to midnight. In Tea
as the snowfall Is the heaviest OF the SEA
son and the cold is intense. The deman
on the Pr0yldent association and Xii