Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-27
NOT SO COLD In CHICAGO.
MERCURY CLIMBED TO ZERO IN THE
WINDY CITY YESTERDAY.
Was 16 Below in the Morning-S35,O 200
for Relief WOrk-Very Cold in
Kentucky and Tennessec-
Snow In New Orleans. -

a trifie to-day and the mercury worked its
way slowly up from 16 below zero to zero,
where it remained for the greater portion
of the day. In the evening it went down
a little. but not more than . or 5 deg.
The reports from the Northwest show a
general rise in the temperature about equal
to that of Chicago. The rise was very
slow, however.
At 9 o'clock this morning, the govern
ment thermometer showed q temperature
of 10 deg. below zero. This is 3 deg
warmer than at the same time yesterday
The quick response of the citizens to
Mayor Swift's appeal has resulted in the
relief of suffering in Chicago with rapid
ity and to an extent far beyond expecta-
tions. Through the systematic canvass of
the police and the prompt attention to the
cases reported by the officers, it is safe to
say that but few persons suffered tonight
in Chicago from cold or hunger. During
the past forty-eight hours not less than
100 families were supplied through the
police with food and fuel.
The work of the police was to-day REIN
forced by that of the letter carriers. who,
acting on Postmaster HeSing's orders,
gathered the names of the unfortunates
on their routes and turned them in at
the sub-stations, the superintendent of
which then reported to the police. The
work of the Salvation Army. was far
hands of the ''slum" workers was used to
great advantage in the relief work.
Mayor Swift was busy all day receiving
subscriptions to the relief fund. The Pabst
Brewing Company, of Milwaukee, tele-
graphed Mayor Swift that it had sent 81 600
to help feed the hungry. The largest con-
tribution so far made to the public relief
fund was by the officials and employees of
the Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
who raised $1,000. The lumber dealers of the
city raised $500 in fifteen minutes to-day
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the amount would be $500. large fund
was raised among the exhibitors of cycles
at the national cycle exposition now being
held here The list was headed by the
Pope Manufacturing Company with con-
tribution of $780, and will amount to a
large sum when completed. Fully $35. 900
has been raised for relief work in the last
two days by voluntary responses to Mayor
Swift's proclamation.
The cold snap, which is causing so much
suffering and inconvenience to many has
given employment to over 1900 men, The
cold weather has brought to the ice deal
erS Just what they wanted as last week
they We're wondering if they would be able
10 cut the ice needed for next summer
Thirty-five ice companies have plants at
points on the Wisconsin Central and Chi
cago & Northwestern roads within 100
miles OF Chicago, and twenty of these
firms began operations on The ice fields to-
day. From this city $500 men Were sent to
points along the Wisconsin Central and as
many went out over the Northwestern
The ice fields south of Chicago were also
opened up to-day and before the week is
over there will be about 1000 men en-
ployed at ice gathering within sixty miles
south from Chicago If the cold weather
continues, the ice men say they will have
one of the finest crops ever gathered
An unknown man was found frozen to
Park. on the Rock Island road. This is the
second death from the cold. Several cases
OF severe freezing were also reported. one
or TWO OF which Will probably result in the
loss of hands or feet.
Fully 2,oCO people were given shelter last
night at the different police stations and
Salvation Army barracks.
st. Louis. Mo-. Jan. 26.-Sixty-six desti-
tute families have applied to the police for
aid. No systematic attempt to relieve the
suffering caused by the intense cold has
been made. There are two charitable or
ganizations in st. Louis. the Provident As
sociation and the st. Vincent de Paul As
sociation, but they are swamped The
evening papers contain editorials pointing
dorsing the Chicago method of relieving
distress. Mayor Walbriige will probably
call mass meeting tomorrow. 1t was
colder here to-day than yesterday.
New Orleans. La. Jan. 26.-Sleet and
snow fell for three hours to-day and still
ry has ranged from 30 to 81 deg above
during the day and tonight has fallen to
Is. Dispatches received from the interior
report that sleet and snow has fallen i'm
the past "A hours throughout the state and
Southeast and Northwest Mississippi and
Southwestern Alabama. the mercury in
some localities going down to II deg.
Louisville. KY. Jan. 26-Eleven deg
above zero is the highest temperature re-
corded S d mere III for I'm more than "a forty-eight
that ) or below will he reached tonight
the lowest point for the winter. The river
predicted If the severe cold lasts twenty
four hours longer. River traffic between
Louisville and Cincinnati has been entirely
suspended.
Nashville. Tenn, Jan. 26.-To-day has
ance of low temperature. Six degrees
above zero was reached early this morning
and until dusk the rise did not reach to 10
readings show Is. deg. above, with snow
falling. the fall of snow having COM
menced about dusk and bids fair to con-
tinue.
Golden City. Mo-, Jan. 25.-(speciaI) A
snow storm in the wake of the cold wave
ing and tonight what promises to be tine
worst storm in years is raging. The cold
snap caught many people unprepared, and
suffering must result.
Memphis. Tenn. Jan. 26.-To-day was the
coldest of the season and incidentally
brought the first snow. This morning the
mercury stood at 10 deg. above and rose
slowly all day. The snow came in the aft
ernoon and was light.
Webb City. Mo-. Jan. 26.-(SpeciaI) 4
severe storm prevails here tonight, ac-
companied by a strong north wind. The
weather Is very cold. and the temperature
is falling. the mercury at p. m. showing
deg. above.
Marshall: Mo. Jan. 26.-(special) For
the past three days the weather here has
enintenssly cold, mercury. : .dsS. sbsiaw,