The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-25
Al THE GRIP OF THE ICE KING.
,t,zzAuD IN THE WEST IN
lHI CREASED IN INTENSITY.

,uus the HOlIOws ana
The suffering Is Said to BE
,-,.nsc-ChicagO Calls For Aid-NO
,,.s Il Promised For Several
pays.
p,-l Mimi. Jan. A.-To-nights re-
rom every part Of the northwest
r,,otsd that last night was the coldest
/, two winters. st. Paul was about
-, a,rnest point in this whole section
rs. thermometer registered % degrees be-
iu' ,oro The range was from that iig-
"" On mellow at st. Cloud: SO below at
.-,.., and 40 below at st. Hilare. There
AIM AIM renorts in yet of people freezing
arc 'Nb though suffering in the country
S,yf have been very great.
rs q Paul Relief Society has been
~, . bnsv all day furnishing coal and
.tsr sDnDHes to the needy. Inc ther-
O.1ot aneter in this city tonight is 70 de-
mO. borow zero, and Indications point
y further drop of at least III degrees
4 before morning .,,.,.t,, va
ma either because of drifts or ina
S1ity to keep up steam.
wound Aberdeen, Huron, Milbank anu
4 O-,root S. D.. no effort has been made for
WI avs mast TO clear the tracks, owing
WV bieb winds. and the cuts are now
II 1'r ~ the brim. A Chicago, Milwaukee
.a5 q Paul passenger train is stuck in
n 1rf, near Bonlla, S, d. Fuel has been
q o.rried to the train to keep the passengers
q comfortable. ,.,..,
e liver Indicate that there will be heavy
ao-talitv among cattle and sheep in that
n.son It is clear in Central and East
srr Minneapolis and the wind has sub
n sided,
nenver COL. Jan. 24.-The cold wave
sr,ok this section at o'clock yesterday
.f,ernoon in less than an hour the Their
,on,e-er fell so degrees from so to 20 above
zfro There is a prospect of zero weather
before morning.
Desyioines Iowa, Jan. M.-The cold
wave which reached here last night, con-
Times the thermometer tonight register
ing ls below zero All trains are delayed,
but not seriously.
Cleveland. O., Jan 24.-The coolest
weather of the winter prevails. At s p.
m the thermometer in the United States
weather observatory registered 4 degrees
above zero and before midnight the mer-
curry had dropped to as many degrees be-
low The snow-covered streets were de-
serted tonight churches were empty and
numerous entertainments announced in
various halls and theateTs were abandon
ed The suffering among the poor is APP
palng
Fort Wayne, Ind, Jan 24.-This has been
the coldest day of the winter At 7
o'clock the thermometer is Z degrees below
zero and Indications are that it will go
lower before morning.
Omaha Neb., Jan. 24-This has been
the coldest day Nebraska has experienced
in two years. At many points the mer-
curry registered y degrees below zero, and
The waTmest reported was 4 below. A
strong wind from the north made the
cold seem more intense.
Inc Missouri river is frozen over, and
Ice men, who had given up hope of a
crop will begin cutting tomorrow.
Lltle snow has fallen in this section,
ana railway traffic is not interfered with.
Bismarck, n D., Jan. 24.-The blizzard
mas ted up nearly all trains in the state.
me thermometer is 32 degrees below zero.
ile legislature will not be able to recon-
Sene Tuesday.
flltsburg Pa. Jan. 24-The blizzard
reached this city last night, and with it
'ame the heaviest fall of snow of the win
eF more than six inches covering the
solhd to-day The thermometer was 9
uesIees above zero at O'clock and fall
ing.
Inc cold wave will close navigation on
"' Fer The boats will not be able to
~ mlca' If anything, and by tomorrow
"r T i'ef VIII be entirely closed.
,.,. ,,"S VIII not be a serious matter ex-
"P' iof the packets.
ylca9o, Jan 24.-The cold wave. which
a-"eu tmeagO last night, frightened its
NY W-lay and at midnight Chicagoans
Sii'enns in a 16 below zero atmos-
NJ .0 Al o'clock this morning the ther-
s-'..eI .. registered IA degrees below. The
M. azure then moderated somewhat
m.r,- no. TIME during the day did the
1' rise above below. Shortly after
r,,5,.. me temperature began dropping
-9 ana tonight promises to be a
e-oid-Uredkcr
or e..t weather bureau promises no relief
M 'ool S.I ot HVe days. The suffering among
pg o. NJ Is intense, and tomorrow morn
to, r'l.3 yor swift will issue "A proclama.
lliiAs for bread for the starving.
by ,5. 'D.Hs 10 reports made to the mayor
mr. bureau Of charities and other com
aunl.. vlai have applied to him, the
ad o4 destitute families is increasing
sr. 15' uhul the conditions in some
ss r. ~ lne city are appalling. Imme-
hsrv ,i , Us necessary, or Il. is said
hs r,l li aie of starvation and cold
neir, stations all over the city are
re ui.sl 'el iodgers. Hundreds Of homes
orkrcIio fuel or food. and skilled
i,taas are begging on the streets. Com
naby Hon charitable institutions and
ANAL Hu4'll 'llual philanthropists have
sds ,pou Mayor Swift to urge him "a
a,a b'f. ppeal to the public for imme.
LOT the sufferers. He will Is.
onb n nE'ov'amation tomorrow setting
Heag. exact conditions of the poor IN
heln '"u VIII make an appeal for pub.
bes, ,0h cases of starvation have a,
g wtn reported but many are suffer.
M fo, munger. Distributions of fue
aa ~ nave been carried on by the bu
l5.s ."aHiias, but they say they ar,
aba ,l ,d"e care OF one-ffth OF tho
Nor..' pes assistance. County Com.
9n D., naaly represented TO Mavol
b sr,o.,oIoAy that the lists Of need,
fmUt7 'V me rate of from 300 Il
amlie. ,r aay. These are not IN,
eh. VIII, .w'upers but of skilled work
lap nIre are unable to get work.
riy mortt,9 blizzard continued unit
10 stra'.- There was no serious de
ie v,-. ear traffic and the thorough
W H u.l "'Ut open bv tho hundrnae -