Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-27
STILL VERY COLD.
UNCOMFORTABLE CONDITIONS AZ
CHICAGO AGGRAVATED BY WIND.
ONE NAN FROZEN TO DEATH.
Two Men Found With Both Hands
Frozen In the Case of Each ol
Them-severe Weather at the
south.

CHICAGO, January S.-Bltteriy colo
weather, aggravated by wind. continued
to aiiiict the poor people of Chicago to.
oay ana made the lot OF those more for
tunate at least uncomfortable and at
tended with danger from frosf-bite. Al
midnight tonight the official record waa
that OF three successive days OF a temper.
AZURE below zero. and in the double hgures
most of that time, too. The most cheering
information that can be given bv tha
weather bureau as to the future is that
the tendency to moderation. manifested
after noon to-day. will probably continue
tomorrow. 1t will not be so cold. win be
about zero and the cold wave may slowly
decrease during the day.
The day began with the mercury show
ing il degrees below zero, falling to ls by
o'clock this morning. At noon the
weather had moderated to degrees. ana
from that time until o'clock the mer~
curry continued rising. Ii was stationary
at degrees for several hours after that
hour. but fell slowly late tonight. an
usual.
An unknown man was found frozen to
death on the outskirts of the village OF
FINLEY Park. near Blue Island. on tha
ROCK Island railroad. this morning James
Mccormick and George Werntz, a tele-
graph operator. were found at an early
hour near together on Wells street with
both hands frozen.
The cry OF suffering for want OF heSt
and food and sufficient clothing has been
answered by a generous contribution OF
money. food. and clothing The Mayors
special subscription has reached nearly
$1,000. IL is estimated that 1900 persons
nave been given enough food aud clothing
10 Keep them from extreme suffering since
the Mayors proclamation was issued
Mayor Swift said more distress had heen
found among the poor and absolutely des-
ttute than had been expected and ths
demands made for help were becoming 40
great that II might become necessary for
him 10 appoint special committees TO coi-
lect additional funds among the business
men or the city. Every police-ststion has
been made a storeh0use FOR coal. beef,
beans, peas, coffee, -four, and meal The
starving poor were brought TO the sta
tions and given liberal allowance. with
an Invitation TO call again when this sup
ply was exhausted.
DISTRESS IN INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, January a.
The weather continues bitterly cold here.
and at o'clock this morning the mer-
curry stood at 10 degrees below. Because
or the weak gas supply, the charity or
ganizations have been flooded with appii-
cations for fuel and food. and there is
more distress I'm the city than at any
time in the past fifteen years. Several
people have been overcome by cold. but
no fatal cases have yet been reported
WEATHER MODERATING.
CLEVELAND, o.. January 26.-The
cold weather has moderated somewhat
TEMPERATURE RISING
MILWAUKEE,. WIS. January 2s.-The
weather is moderating II is fifteen be-
low. The temperature is rising.
COLDEST NIGHT IN YEARS. ~
ST. LOUIS. January 2S.-Last nIght
was the coolest night In two years.
There Is no indications OF the weather
moderating in the next twenty-four
hours.
SLEET IN ALABAMA.
BIRMINGHAM ALA, January 2s.-
With the thermometer at 10 above this
morning. the weather cloudy, and tho
wind blowing stin from the northwest.
Indications pointed 10 an ugly day. Tho
day was not disappointing. At noon tho
thermometer registered 20, and sleet be-
gan falling. and continued increasingly.
The ground is now 8 r. NJ covered TO a
depth of three inches with sleet, and tha
outlook Is anything but encouraging. The
lowest temperature Of the day was IL
above. 1t is still sleeting.