The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-26
FACING DEADLY COLD.
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degrees below zero at ESQ p. m. today, and
rising but 2 degrees at o'clock. Serious
trouble Is being caused by lack OF
natural gas. and much restitution is being
relieved IN the homes OF the poor.
Ohio.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 25.--At o'clock this
morning many thermometers registered 10
and IL degrees below zero.
CLEVELAND, o, Jan. 25.-At the
weather bureau this morning at o'clock
the mercury registered Is below zero, with
In S,S degrees of the lowest point reached
In over twenty years. The severe weather
Is causing much suffering among the poor.
TeIegraphic service is badly crippled,
caused by sharp contraction and swapping
OF wires.
The cold wave continues. At 7 O'Clock
this evening the weather bureau ther-
fnOmater registered 8 degrees below zero.
The temperature Is still falling.
TOLEDO. o., Jan. 25.-The thermometer
this morning stood Is below zero. the cold
est since the establishment OF the signal
service twenty-five years ago.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 25.-The cold In this
territory Is the most severe since 1898. and
many cases OF acute suffering are report
ed among the poor. At 5 o'clock tonight
the temperature was degrees below zero.
with prospects OF II dropping TO 10 below.
The lowest today was I0.5 below at a. n.
Iowa.
DUBUQUE. Jan. 8.-It was n below
zero here this morning. The poor are IN
desperate straits.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Jan 2.-Last night
war the coolest of the year. Is below zero.
The Missouri river Is frozen solid.
CEDAR RAPIDS Jan. 25.-Today was
the coolest Of the winter. the Thermometer
being . below. Trains are somewhat de-
iayed. owing 10 the difficulty OF making
steam.
Tennessee.
NASHVILLE Jan. g-Today a stiff.
cold wind prevailed and the mercury
dropped to degrees above zero. Tonight
at l o'clock the local weather observer re-
ports a rise ia temperature TO II above
zero. but s fall Is expected before morn
Inc.
Texas.
AUSTIN. Jan. 25-The cold wave has
swept the entire state. Il has been snow
ing here al morning. Reports from west
ern ranges show much suffering among
cattle and sheep and considerable loss OF
life The blizzard following heavy rain
storm found the cattle wet and they viii
freeze 10 death rapidly.
Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. q The mercury
here AZ midnight Is IS At p. m. Mel
willie reported "a, Alexandria Is. Shreve-
port 20. No damage Is reported.
Oklahoma.
GUTHRIE. Jan. s5-The worst blizzard
IN years IS raging. the thermometer falling
more than 20 degrees 70 midnight.
PcnnsyIvanis.
pTTTSBUR6. Jan. g5-The mercury Sc
scended from 20 10 degrees below zero
rs morning Thermometers In the eoun-
nv registered TO 20 degrees colder. TIE
cojd wave was preceded by heavy snow.
New Norls.
NEW YORK. Jan. ss-Tae mercury.
wblch AZ O'Clock this morning stood :
degrees above zero. the lowest mark this
~inter. vii continue SO fan. and by tomor-
rev VIII BE- below zero. Freezing tenn
peratures are reported from svery-w here.
except TIE coast % Carolina. Georgia.
Florida and along the bordsr Or the Gulf
% Mexico. Those badly housed are sui
feriag greatly. Dispatches received by
she Associated Press report the tempers-
rare 80 peelrsklll. Tarrypown sing Sing
ard other cities oa ths Hudson at to S
below seoo.
BUFFALO. jar. e5-I.sst niRht was BIZ
seriy coad. The mercury stood ~ zero
ali Digh. ana - Wind b.ew forty-four
rifles az hour, Reports from Western
New York Indicate thst tRe mercury drop
ped 5elow zero tn many exposed places.
Esas&achns~tss.
BOSTON. jar. 5-The thernometer
Ibis morning touched s above zero. ire
lowest po{ns this winter. A northwest
wir3 was blowing twenty % twenty-five
nCes An hour. making ne weather severe.
Tonight VIII bring 4 much lower tempera-
ture
Tho stfT ncrthwestsr whsch hss been
blowing evar New England stree ycster-
cay Is undated toulrht hut there has
beer 70 further 6Tor fra the temporal ure
STAGE noon, the thermometer registering
= above sero 81 2 p m. The high wind,
however. mss made ths cold mere SaveTe.
- Northern >ew England. however. TIE
ts-s3peFotu Eas been 3ow al CAV. aver
aEsHS aaco 90 a few degrees helow.
Canada.
TORONTO. jar -+The weather bureau
reports tha foljuwtnE low temperatures n
SSus3a Ger tas twGn fY-faur hours ending
e. . 'c5eck Tonight: Calgary. "a below:
ea' ArQelie. -; Winnipeg. - Parry Sound.
ont-s r. T'oroato. S. oyEawa. s. MonsrxaI
ard QuHS~a - hssus
OTTAWA. Jan. 5-Iast rlEht TIE tAer-
zscZsIs- reached e below aero. Al Psua-