The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-28
c,77LE PERISH IN THE COLD.
,~Ds pEAD IN INDIAN TER
J hV RIT0RY AND TEXAS

.,,, Frozen to Death Near
While Helpless From
'',.,or-The IemperatRre Down TO
T.rces at Jacksonville Ear'E
vigbt-show Reported sever
hes peep at Several Points
~ ..;nia-The situation in the
\ -, Not Materially Changed
80 Ian. 27-There was an appre-
.-,a.rsration of the temperature in
'la''- +,-5av. but zero weather and be-
ln'o'7 .,,o hest that could be done and
0N W .s promised for tomorrow. Inc
the s@-HS contiguous temperatures be-
4 rac'IH for this city was broken by
n lo" AV' .ig1tv-four consecutive hours,
4 run m lam "A. to l p. m. to-day, at
4 from to,,r the zero mark was ofhclally
WIN at the Auditorium tower. Dur
roc0I, .r',ious twelve hours of the day
lns 'l0 -l,o,,7eter had ranged between TOUR
.a5 one below zero .,..oo
S"u s o.alock this afternoon, one degree
a. was welcomed, and the same tenn
svo,,ra continued for two hours Inen
peIa1.-9 ,rsatbar and below returned, with
la5 Us of colder weather tomorrow
Prey o-r,,,, fell all day and into the nlSht,
LsN- 5r5vsn by a wind which made the
pens source of great discomfort
Dlg s,Ii.s continued their effective work
I-.,,-;7ing instant temporary relief TO
o. thousands in want. Twice as many
inc - attended to as yesterday, the
o4s9 u,r,ber Of persons given food, cloth
o.'- fuel being estimated at l0OOO.
Ne - lerter-carriers are aiding the police
\ md. ng the deserving cases IN thelr ms
s--s The mayors fund now amounts 10
Of =rTrA
@ ssnt S29 00D cash having been received by
a lI - ,rer alone. Many thousand dol
, ,,p nave been given in the last three days
a. a. 5iSrribution, apart from the mayors
nogca relief scheme, but as result OF his
PROCLAMATION.
Mobile. Ala. Jan. 27.-Capt. John Campo
..u master of the British bark British
american. now loading lumber in this port
no. frozen TO death last night about two
No. from the city He had been drink
;,- and started for his vessel in COM
naTv with the carpenter. He was too
frnnt 10 navigate, and the carpenter left
him and went for assistance to the vessel
tro miles away. and when he returned
Nth assistance they found the captain
frozen stiff from exposure in the bitter
aid which prevailed. He was buried here
to-day.
Jacksonville Fla, Jan. 27-At 9 o'clock
tonight the mercury had fallen to 90 de-
srees i'll Jacksonville, with a west wind,
and barometer of S0.12. This indicates
tbat North Florida will experience a
freeze, As the trucking interests of the
northern portion of the state are meager,
m great damage is expected. Readings
at o'clock tonight were: Jacksonville,
S. Jupiter, 60 Key West, 6S; Tampa, 50.
St. Louis, No, Jan. 27.-But slight re-
lief from the cold wave has come yet.
Last night snbw fell to a depth of four
inches, and continued falling to-day, ac-
companied by d sharp wind
Johnston, Ca, Jan. 2S.-The Sblizzard
struck here with full force tonight. At
midnight the ground is frozen hard and
high northwest wind is blowing. The
thermometer registers 16 degrees. Many
raftmen, floating timber on the river, will
suffer severely.
Richmond, Va, Jan. 27.-Four inches of
sow fell here to-day. Reports from all
sections OF the state are that the snow is
pretty general Staunton reports five
inches, fredericksburg five inches,
Blacksburg five and Woodstock three
inches.
Norfolk, Va, Jan, 27.-It began showing
early this morning, and at IL o'clock to-
night about four inches is on the ground.
The snow is still falling fast. Street car
f-1H ~. In. -.r,v II
is thought that considerable damage will
result TO shipping off the coast.
Denison, Tex, Jan. H.-Prominent stock
men of Indian Territory and the Panhan-
die report that the recent blizzard has re-
suited in the death Of thousands of cattle
on lne range For the first time in a num-
pPr OF years large water courses are fro
zen over