Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-25

burners went empty. The wood yards Of the
city are out of wood.
JEFFERSON, Ia, Jan. 24.-(Speclal Tele-
gram.)-The temperature was twenty-five de-
grees below zero at 6 O'Clock this morning
and fifteen below at 6 tonight. and growing
colder The storm has abated.
CRESTON, Ia, Jan. 4.-tSpecial Tele-
sram.)-Fears of an ice famine have been
dispelled by the cold wave, which forced
the thermometer fifteen degrees below zero,
coolest of the winter.
CINCINNATI. Jan. PA cold wave
reached this vicinity this evening and the
temperature at S o'clock was below zero,
with a downward tendency. There is not
much snow. and no interference with traffic
is anticipated.
WATERLOO, Ia, Jan. 24-Today was the
coldost of the season. The mercury was
2S below zero this morning, and 10 below
at noon. The railroads suffered frcm the
snow, and trains were several hours late
on all roads
VALENTINE, Neb., Jan. 24.-(Speoal Tel
egram.)-,At the United States local weather
office here the mercury went to sixteen below
last night and at O'Clock tonight 1t was
twelve below. There is no wind blowing and
but little snow. Ranchmen have abundance
OF hay and cattle are not losing on account
of the cold.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Jan. 24.--One of the
wors. storms ever known here visited this
vicinity today. Sixteen inches of snow fell.
bound. The thermometer registers fifteen
below zero. Today relief parties were sent
out and many poor families were furnished
with fuel tonight.
DETROIT Jan 24.-Michigan experienced
the coldest weather of the winter today. To.
grGes below zero in Detroit to fifteen degrees
below at upper peninsula points. 1t has
ceased showing at most points.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 24.--The cold wave
III. ~.
nlometer at the weather Office registering
five degrees bslow zero at Z o'clock. The
natural gas pressure was very low and as
all residences depend upon it for fuel there
was great suffering The weather conditions
are similar throughout the state At Ander-
son 1t is seven degrees below and at WARSAW
ten below.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 24.-The cold wave
swept down upon Cleveland last night AMI
the temperature has been falling ever since
At O'CLOCK this evening II was seven de-
grees above zero and promised to go much
lower before morning. There has been con-
siderable fine snow, but not enough to inn
pede travel
HAMILTON, Mo-, Jan. 24.-Park Sterling,
a negro coal miner, was frozen to death near
here last night. He fell by the roadside
while drunk and wss dead when found this
morning.
LEXINGTON, Mo-, Jan. 24.--Last 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 a dlapidatsd and unused house,
where she had gone for shelter with her two
little children. The cries of the children att
tracted attention to thsm this morning. The
woman was frozen stiff, but the children,
though badly chilled, were not seriously in
jure1.
ST PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 24.--The coolest
weather of thu winter thus far was expert
enced in this section last night and today,
the mercury reading from twenty to thirty
degrees below, thermometers varying In diff
ferents parts of tha city. Tonight at I
o'clock the weather bureaus official record in
this city gave eighteen below while other
northwestern stations reported az follows
Huron, twenty below; Dulu h, eightesD below
Specials from Rochester, Mimi, say that
| today was the coolest for many years, the
| thermometer at noon indicating twenty below
and the severe cold was intensified by TWEEN.
| ty-ive-mila gale from the northwest. The
| mercury is falling steadily.
Aberdeen, S. d., has not had mail train
! from any direction since Friday night and
| Indications are strong that the blockade will
| prove to be the worst yet experienced. Nc
| effoIt has been made 70 clear the roads fol
| two days past because of continual wind anC
the cuts are now full. The Milwaukee pas
senger train from the south is in a drift
| near Bonilla.
| Bismarck, N. D., reports severe bllzzart
| prevailing all day, with the mercury 80 below
| zero and a high wind blowing. 1t is the
| worst storm of the season for stockmer
and the losses will probably be heavy owinf
| to the low temperature The first trains
| for the east for three days arrived today
| but today's storm will cause further block
ade. 1t is doubtful if the legislators can ar
| rive in time for Tuesdays session.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-According to the rec
| ords of the weather bureau this was the
coolest day in Chicago in twenty-five years
| ~
! been established has there been so low
maximum temperature recorded. 1t was
| steady cold. There was a variation of bu
| four degrees in the twelve hours from 6 II
the morning until p. m. At o'clock to
| night the signal service reported ~ below
In the street it was several degrees below
| that. The suffering among the poorer casse!
| is intense and number of cases of desti
tuition were reported to the police At Crane
| Crossing thirty-three families with eighty
| six children were found in their poorly pro
| tected novels unable to care for themselves
| Ears noses and hands were whitened an,
| Senumbed by the cold. They were caret
for and physicians summoned to render relief
| In South Chicago five families were fount
| actually freezing to death. These were ais
removed by the police to warmer quarters
where proper treatment was given them
| A number of other cases were found in othe
| parts of the city. To aid the poor on ac
1
| the county coal contractor delivered 400 load
| of coal to destitute families. This Is tn
| first time such a delivery has been mad
| on Sunday. Food and clothing were ais
| given out. Up to eleven o'clock tonight be
| tween fifteen and twenty cases were re
ported to the police OF people being foun'
| in the streets suffering from frozen hands
| feet. ears and noses. OF these two or thre
| are in serious condition. Only one dealt
! from cold was reported, that of a child. b.
midnight the thermometer registered II de
| grees below, having dropped five degree
| since s o'clock. The cold is made more In
| tense as 1t is accompanied by a brisk, sharl
| wind.
| NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jan. 2i.-An lntens
cold wave has prevailed all day, with
| storm and bitterly cold wind blowing. Flur
| ries of snow have also been experienced
| Tonight at 10 o'clock the local woathe
bureau reports 13 above zero, and still fall
ing.
AUSTIN, Tex. Jan, 24-A cold wav
struck this section today and has been in
cressing In velocity until tonight whe
a drzzling rain began, which Is freezing a
1t falls, covering everything with ice, Re
ports from stock ranges In the western par
| OF the state say that much apprehension
| OF severe less is felt, as many herds ar
| without shelter. A slight snow was re
ported this afternoon to the north OF tn
city.
DALLAS, Tex, Jan. ga northerly gal
made it's advent here early this mornin
and, the mercury dropped from As to /
degrees above zero, and II Is hourly CROWN
colder. Snow Is falling tonight, and tn
indications are that winter weather has se
| In in earnest. Much suffering will result