The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-25

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/ years. AT no time since the Chicago sta
/ tton has been established has there been
20 low a maximum temperature recorded.
I IL was a steady cold. There was A vsri-
{ alton OF but four degrees III twelve hours
from a. N. 70 p. N. At O'Clock to-
night the signal service reported Il de-
grees below
The suffering among the poorer classes
/ Is intense. and number OF cases Of desti-
/ tuition were reported 10 the police. At
| Grand Crossing thirty-thFee families with
eighty-s.x children were found in their
poorly protected h0vels unable TO care for
themselves Ears. noses and hands were
y hitened and benumbed by the cold. They
were cared for AMI physicians summoned
/ 10 render relief. In South Chicago five
families were found actually freezing 10
death. These were also removed by the
police to warmer quarters. where proper
treatment was given them A number of
other cases were found in other parts OF
the city.
To aid the poor on account OF the eX-
jFens severity Of the weather the county
officials contracted to deliver four hum
dred loed is OF coal 10 destitute families.
This - the frst time sucn q delivery has
! been made on sunday Food ana cloth
ing were also given out
Up to II o'clock tonight there were be-
tween flfteen and twenty cases reported
streets suffering from frozen hands, feet,
ears and noses. OF these two or three are
in a serious condition. only one death
from cold was reported, that Of a child.
BY midnight the Thermometer registered
Il degrees below. having dropped five de-
grees since o'clock. The cold i made
more intense by a brisk, sharp wind.
Forty Degrees below.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2f.-The forecast Of
- 49,
we're cold wave now extends as far east
the Ohio valley and southwark 10 Tex
a., where the temperature has fallen from
- TO 80 degrees in the past twenIy-four
hours. IL is below zero IN Ohio. Indiana.
Illinois and Missouri and % below zero
over the Dakotas and Minnesota.
Light local SHOWS are reported from
Southern New England and southwest
ward over the Ohio valley. Tennessee and
Northern Texas. The weather is generally
fair in the Northwest and South Atlantic
states.
The Indications are that the cold wave
VIII extend eastward and southwark over
the Atlantic and Gulf coasts Monday. The
temperatur VIII fan 10 near ZSro from
Virginia nor;hward. and freezing weather
viii extend southwark 10 the Gulf and
South Atlantic states.
All Eastern Trains Blocked.
ST. PAUL. Jan. 24.-The coolest weather
OF the winter was experienced in this city
last night the thermometer being asay
down in the minus figures. from % 10 30
degrees below. thermometers varying IN
different parts of the city. Tonigat al
o'clock the weather bureaus official record
in this city gave = below zero. while other
Northwestern stations reported as fellows:
Huron % below, Helena % and Duluth Is
below.
Specials from Rochester, MINI. say that
today was the coldest for many years. the
thermometer at noon indicating q below,
and the severe cold was intensified by "A
twenty five-miie gale from the northwest.
The mercury is failing steadily.
Aberdeen, S. y. has not had a mall train
from any direction since Friday night ana
Indications are strong that the blockade
VIII prove 20 be the worst yet experienced.
No effort has been made 20 clear the roads
for Two days past. because OF continual
wind and the cuts are now fun.
Bismarck. y. D, reports a severe bliz-
zard prevailing. with the mercury q be-
low and high wind blowing. II Is the
worst storm Of the season for stOckuen,
and the losses will probably be heavy. The
first trains from the East for three days
arrived today. bat today's storm VII cause
a further blockade. II Il doubtful II legis-
lators can arrive in time for Tuesdays
session.
"
LEXINGTON. No. Jan. zl-Isst night
was the coolest experienced here this
winter Martha Lacey. an aged negro
woman who had no home. was frozen TO
death in the basement of r dilapidated
ard unused house. where she had gone
for shelter with her two little children
The cries Of the children attracted atten-
ton 10 them this morning. 7ne woman
was frozen stiff. but the children were
nat sprfNffefv INJURED
The Storm at Anacortcs.
ANACORTEs Jan. 28-SpectaL--A
heavy snowstorm set in today. and at
O'Clock this afternoon there was a depth
Of an inch in the streets and still falling.
a brisk northerly wfnd is blowing and
the cold is remarkab bic for Anac0rtes.
sixteen Inches OF snow.
VALPARAISO. Ind. Jan. 3t-One OF
the worst storms ever Known here visited
this vicinity today. Sixteen inches Of
snow fell drifting badly. Several trains
are snowbound The thermometer regis
tered Il below zero. Today relief parties
we're sent out and many poor families
were furnished fuel tonight.
Northern Pacific Trains Delayed.
TACOMA. Jan. -Speclai-The west
bound overland Northern Pacifc trains
are DELAYED BY snowstorns n Dakota.
The train which was due A. las o'clock
this afternoon Is among them train
was made Up AZ Helena and arrived on
the regular overland tire. II t. expected
thst Mondays and Tuesdays trains viii
come In together Tuesday afternoon.
Tsyenty-EIxht Below Zero.
WATERLOO Ia. Jan. A-Todsy was
.he e.iae4r of the season. T-ae mercury
VS. - degrees below zero this morning.
sr4 Is below ~ u0Cn- Railroads suffered
fram the snow ard trains were late saw
ersi hours or all the roads.
DETROIT. Jan 2t-Ailchigan expert
a-raa tha e0EaesE weather 81 the winter
.,5av Tonight zhe temperature ranges
from S degrees below tn Detroit 30 = de-
srees bslov az Upper Peninsula points
Haa the city b. the Threat.
INDIANAPOLIS Jar z4-The cold
vava has fhis city ~ the throa1 today.
tha sAerrnsrleter AZ the weather ogFtre
-a~ztertrE 5 degrees below zero a.
,t,.i1~k thfs evening TIE natural gas
pressure Was very low. au8 as al resi-
Gents depsud upon 3 for f8el. ihere Vas
g-ear suffering The weather conditions
are similar through hout the state. A. A.
.sersar Il IL degrees below. ard a. y az
saw 70
Esrnruhle at 4 Above
CLEVELAND. Jan- @f-The eola waTs
ss-art aaxa apoa Cleveland last DseAg.
saa -rhe sauzuerztuTe has been falling ever
ssera. A. o'caoek Ehhs evening T. Vas
degrees below xerc. ard promised 20 70
zgcA lswer eeEsre morning TssEs eAs