New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-27

WORK, WEDNESDAY, JANU
RELIEF WORK IN CHICAGO.
THOUSANDS OF SUFFERERS FED AND
SUPPLIED WITH FUEL
THREE DAYS OF ZERO WEATHER MAKE LIFE AL
MOST UNBEATABLE FOR THE DEsTr-
TUTE-THE WHOLE COUNTRY
STILL FROST BOUND.
Chicago Jan c6-Bitery cold weather. agra
waited by wind. continued TO afiiic the poor people
of Chicago to-day. and make the lot of those more
fortunate at least uncomfortable and attended with
danger from frost bitcs. At midnight tonight the
official record that OF three successive days
OF temperature below zero. and In the double
figures most OF that time. too The most cheering
information that can be given by the Weather Blu
reau to the future Is tina. the tendency to mod
Grafton. manifested after to-day will probably
continue tomorrow. 1t will not be so cold. about
zero. and the cold wave may slowly decrease dur
ing the day
The day began with the mercury showing IA
degrees below zero. falling TO 1s by o'clock this
morning. At noon the weather had moderated TO
degrees. and from that time until p. m. the
mercury continued rising. 1t was stationary at 4
degrees for several hours after that. but feil
slowly late tonight. as usual
The cry OF suffering for want of heat and food
and sufficient clothing has been answered by a
general and generous contribution OF money. food
and clothing. The Mayors special subscription
fund reached nearly $1,000 this afternoon and
many thousand dollars worth OF supplies were re-
ceived from citizens in lieu OF cash donations The
whole available police force was utilized day and
night to ascertain the needs OF sufferers and dis
tribute the relief in patrol wagons and ambuances
1t is estimated that 1900 persons have received
enough food. fuel and clothing 10 keep them from
extreme suffering since the Mayors proclamation
was issued.
Mayor Swift said more distress had been found
among the poor and absolutely destitute than had
been expected and the demands made for help were
becoming great that II might become necessary
for him to appoin, special committee to collect
additional funds among the business men OF the
city. Every police station has been made a store
house for coal beef. beans. peas coffee. -four and
meal The starving poor were brought to the sta
tions and received liberal allowances. with an in
vitatoa to call again when the supplies were ex-
haus The most numerous cases OF acute suif"r-
ing from South Chicago and Grand Cross
ing. Tho officials and employees of the Postal Tee-
graph Gable Company made fund or S2.0oo
Tn. ignorant fear OF many foreigners prevents
them from seeking the extended relief at police
stations.
this city has experienced in two years At 6
O'Clock this morning the mercury In the sidewalk
thermometers registered degrees below zero with
a clear sky md no the ground The SUI
feriig among the poorer classes is intense. and
the various relief associations are hard at work
relieving the distress of the thousands OF appli-
for food and fuel At the police stations last
night nearly one thousand persons were sheltered
from the cold and the emergency hospitals were
filed with frostbitten victims.
For the first time in years the Mississippi River
is a solid block OF c, between the Missouri and
III lois shores AMI fcrryboats ha' hard work TO
keen a channel open. All other river traffic IA
blocked. and reports from number OF points north
o. here state the river is frozen solii ara teams
are crossing the ice between Illinois and Iowa
Throughou; Missouri and Kansas the cold is in
tense and cold weather accompanied by high
winds is reported. On account OF the frost, the
condition OF The rivers and the deep snow. II is
feared crea, loss of stock will result on the cattle
ranges in Kansas and down through the Panhandle
country tie territory.
The rivers in Northern Kansas are covered with
ice for tn. first time in twenty years Throughout
Northern and Northwestern Texas blizzard of
snow and sleet has prevailed fo- forty-eigh; hours
and the ranges are covered 10 depth Of from
three to six inches Already thousands OF cattle
are reported dead from cold
Cleveland Ohio Jan. 2s.-The extreme cold
weather which set in early Sunday morning. has
the poor urgent. but the thermometer
still registers below II Is estimated that 5000
people in this city in absolute want.
Detroit. Jan 26.'rhe cold snap still prevails In
his city. During the night the mercury dropped
steadily unit! at O'Clock this morning II touched
slowly. and az ]. O'Clock ii stood five degrees be
low. There is much suffering among the poor OF
various cha .ity organiza tons are working hard to
relieve.
III lf,
terly cold here. and at o'clock this morning the
mercury stood at 10 degrees below. Because OF the
weag gas supply the charity organizations have
been flooded with applications for fuel and food.
aud there Is more distress in the city than at any
time before IN the past fifteen years. Several pco-
ME have been overcome by the cold but no fatal
cases have YET been reported.
& hi morning AGAINST is degrees yescrdnv
morning The city and county authorities and the
various charitable societies are on the lookout for
hs p9o nna t for soa Time occur unless the
Minneapolis. Wis, Jan. 3..After three days of the
number Of years. the temperature has begun to
moderate. a a. m the thermometer recorded %
degrees below AT $50 o'clock it had risen to 10
Railway train service in the Northwest is in
de moraliZed condition. owing 10 the severe wind
which has prevailed. filling the cuts with snow.
which has frozen until il is almost hard as ice
hmf rotarv pioughs Most Of the trunk lines are
in fair shape. but the branches are almost all
blocked and liable 10 remain for days.
Topographic communication has been seriously
imuairel. II Is feared that when IL Is resumed Ii
viii he found that there has been much suffering
and possihlv numbers OF deaths.
Disrotches from Pierre, S. D.. intimate that
heavy losses Of cattle and sheep expected 10
he reported from the ranges beyond the Missouri |
River. ~
Denver Jan @-The cold continues hero. al !
though slightly modeTating Reports from various /
noints in Colorado show the cold be gem
orally severe accompanied by heavy snowfall in
the mountain ranges.
SUFFERING IN THE SOUTH
birmingham Ala. Jan. % tSpeciaD.-The cold |
snc IS on in great severity The mercury dropped !
10 II degrees above here this morning and |