The herald., 1897-01-26
WORST IN HISTORY.

ed 25 below at a. m. All trains are
behind, and there is much suffering
| among exposed stock.
WORST IN HISTORY.
| HURON, S. D., Jan. 25.-The worst
snow blockade in the history of this por-
tion since 1881 now prevails. Saturday
and Sundays storm covered this portion
of the state, and north into North Da-
kota. Here the thermometer registered
26 below zero today, and touched 30 In
| other sections. Fears are entertained
for settlers in the remote districts
where fuel is scarce. Nothing can bt
learned concerning the stock losses or
the ranges for several days, but it Is be-
lieved they will be heavy. The Chica &C
and Northwestern Is opening it's lines
| with snow plows. A plow has been sent
west to open the line to Pierre and re-
lieve the eastbound express, which has
| been held at Higlhmore since Saturday
morning. This train has 4S passengers
| The Chicago and Milwaukee road is
completely blockaded here and the
Great Northern is completely blockaded
here, and the Great Northern will not
be open for several days.
| NEW YORK CITY AND STATE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-The threaten
ing antics of the weather for some time
past eliminated today in the most Sc
we're cold throughout the state of New
|
| In New York city the mercury got
down to the record point of the year,
| ana IN the upper part of the state 1t sue
ceeded in disappearing almost entirely.
| reports from Canada indicate an even
more rigorous condition of affairs; but
1t was in the large cities of this state
| that the direful eZ cts of tive cold wave
were the most painfully apparent. The
poor of this city suffered terribly today
for they had not only to contend against
the low temperature, but against bit
ing wind that opened up the crsvices
and cut its wey through the broken win
dows.
The weather forecaster here reported
today that for this section of the coun-
try at least there is no relief insight.
Tomorrow it is prophesied will break
another record
AT Z a. m. today the thermometer reg
istered just degrees and at that time
the wind wasi blowing, about twenty
miles an hour. Along the coast the gale
was of more furious nature. and boats
arriving came with their decks well
loaded down with ice and their masts
covered with frozen masses of water.
Only once before this year did the mer-
curry descend as low in the tube and on
that occasion it was a dead frost"
Throughout the city all outdoor opera
tions were suspended and the cold had
an additional ill-effect upon business
within doors. There are, however, but
few hospital cases reported and those of
a minor nature The intensity of the
cold and the force of the wind was most
uncomfortably demonstrated on the
Brooklyn bridge, where, during the early
business hours, many are accustomed to
make the trip from Brooklyn to this
city, had the hardihoodl to attempt the
journey. Some of them were compelled
to turn back, while many of the others
suffered severe frost bites. In many
parts of the state a terrific snow storm
ragged during the day. In Oswego and
Onondaga counties a sweeping storm
prevailed accompanied with unusual
cold.
AT Buffalo this morning the wind blew
forty-four miles an hour, bringing with
it a drifting fail of snow. For the first
time this winter Lake Erie was frozen
enced the worst snow storm of the year,
but at that place the mercury did not
get below degrees and tonight there
was promise of rising.
The latest reports from Saranac lake
tonight show a terrific storm is raging
in that section.
Reports tonight show that the storm
is extending throughout the state and
that in some sections the storm is reg
istering lower.
STILL GROWING COLDER.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-With minimum
of 20 degrees below zero and a maximum
of 10 below, today was the coolest day
in the history of Chicago. The mercury
hung at the 20 mark from o'clock to
o'clock, with a persistency worthy of
better cause. Not until o'clock p. m.
were the hearts of the crowd that how
cred over the thermometers in front of
jewelry stores glaGdened by the sight of
the mercury ascending and touching
the first turn mark But it touched it
slightly and hung there trembling for
three hours and then at o'clock started
on it's downward career again.
At o'clock the thermometers showed
12 below and continued falling through
the night.
The mean temperature today was Is
degrees below zero, which is quite the
lowest Chicago ever experienced While
there have been days when the tempera-
ture in Chicago was 20 below or lower,
the maximum temperatures upon those
occasions have been so much higher than
the maximum temperature of today that
the dubious distinction of being the
coolest day in the history of the city Will
remain with January 25, 1897
ONLY one time do the records of the
weather bureau show the thermometer
reached a lower point than today. That
was on December "a, 1872. when it
reached 23 below. But it lasted only for
the briefest time. Then the tempera
ture rose to four above zero, making
the average for the day much warmer
than today, when the change from 20
to 10 was slow. 1t took nine hours for
the mercury to climb up 10 points.
The intense cold has moderated a
trifle in the lower lake region, but not
to an extent to be appreciated by any
thing except thermometer. In al.
ether parts of the west and northwest
the cold wave continues in full force.
In Minnesota the lowest temperature
reported is at Virginia, where the mer-
curry touched 46 below. At Duluth it
was 2S; Moorhead, 26; Faribault, 81.
In Wisconsin the temperature ranged
anywhere from 70 below, which is re-
ported from several points in the north
ern part of the state, to 1S and 20 below,
the latter being at Milwaukee.
Throughout Michigan it was between
Is and 80, the latter being from Mar
quette and its vicinity.
Rockford registered the lowest in Illi-
nois, 26 below, and Chicago came next
with 20. Clear down to the Ohio river
higher than 10 below.
in Missouri some curious streaks Of
cold were observed At st. Joseph ii
was 10 below, and at Kansas City, six
miles away, it was 4 below.
South Dakota reported anywhere from
% to so below and North Dakota an av-
erage of lower than that. The only
place in the west hat showed any signs
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