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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
PRINCETON HAS A HARD TASK
ONLY TWELVE POINTS SCORED AGAINST LAFAY-
ETrr-rUMBLEs MARX THE CANE.

Princeton, oct. 1.-THE Tigers defeated Lafayette
to-day in an exciting game by the score OF L TO o.
In the first half Wheeler kicked or for Princeton.
Fumbles were frequent and the ball changed sides
often. On Lafayette's forty yard line Levck cir
cled the left epd for twenty-five yards and kafer
mado n touchdown after nine and half minutes
play Wheeler kicked the goal During the re-
nainder Of the half Lafayette succeeded In getting
the hall back b., a series of guards back forma-
tons and time was called with the ball on Prince
tons twenty-yard line
Lafayettc kept the ball in Princeton's territory
in the first part OF the second half Reiter relieVel
Kafer left halfback and by his runs around mo
end Princeton succeeded In scoring a second touch
down in nine minutes. Wheeler again kicked the
goal Princeton had the ball on Lafayettes hreen
yard line when the game ended. The lineup to-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
cross COUNTRY RuNyING At COLUMBIA.

J. Boyce Smith. jr. captain Of the Columbia
track team. took o squad OF candidates for the
cross country team out for n short jog Yesterday
afternoon Those who ran yesterday were Clark
Atkins. Mills and J. W. Cor son OF Recorder con
ONLY two miles wero covered. bat tho distance vii.
Ss ienethcued daily MI Smith VIII iake out a
squad every afternoon. Cross country running was
eilouea 10 drop into oblivion for sevcra yenrs at
Coii,rn.e bur with the organization % the Inter
co,ceiatc cross Country Association last year II
was revived.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
BOSTON. O. PHILADELPHIA. q

Boston. oct U-Tmcly and consecutive hitting
by the Bostons IN the nth inning scored the only
two runs today Stahrs phenomenal catch Of
seemingly sure three hagrer of Flicks hat IN the
eighth inning saved AZ least ono run. and prob
ably the game for Boston The game was called
In the eighth inning on account Of darkness. The
score follows.
Boston ....................o * .
Philadelphia ............. o % o o o o q o" = Q
is4,-er.es-w'ls NM Sullivan. Frazer and Mcfarland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

HOW THE OTHER PLAYERS JARED
Meanwhile the other contestants had been having
some exciting contests. Miss Anna Sands OF the
Newport Golf Club. who was paired with Miss
McNccley Of the Philadelphia Cricket Club was
up ar the turn at which point she had the match
We, In hand She won finally by up ard to
play the cards being
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
CORNELL TEAM STARTS WEST

ithaca. \. Y. oct. n.-There were twenty seven
members in the Cornell football party that left
Ithaca this afternoon for Chicago on the Iehlgh
Valley Railroad The trip from Buffalo Will he
made in two special cars over the Wabash Rail
road. captain StarbUck said that II Is the intcN-
ton 10 give the team some sharp practice after
they reach Chicago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

TUNED his ankle. ard h. TOO M. -. -
ne game Captain McBnde 'boppSS,, od TO lsav.
the playing summarily ''S'' AMI s0rn,s
ASIDE from tho Injuries sia,es pa
r., 'ne co a,Cfrpeon b "ai good Rodse vas
Adee, PHI Suilman. Vance M1,o,,Is.,,o Gsors.
Chadwick. and f'r q fev ml1u..s ~ Chsrs,
Brides brother former Yale foo,r,n sp'ain ".
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
WoMENs CHAMPIONSHIP

First rount-Mrs Caleb +. Fox. Huntington Valley
Country club beat Mss BeatrlS ioyt shinnecock BINS
b 8 up end 10 play. bliss Marion oliver. Albany
Country club. beat Miss MAY Barron. Ardsiey by 3 up
ana 10 play. Mrs ) Franklin Meradden Phadeiph
Country club beat Miss Genevcye iecker Wee Burn by
~ IN p holes. Miss Anna Sands. Newport beat Mss
Florence McNeeley Merton Cricket Club nv up and ?
- play Miss Ruth Tndcrhi. Nassau Country Club beat
MISS Jane sword- Morris County by up and , 10
play Miss Pauline Mackay Oakland Country club beat
Mas Alice Day, by 3 up and to play. Mrs 4 De VIII
'oc.TaHe Al lsey. beat Miss q. If Bishop. by up
70 may Miss Elsie F. Cassatt Merton Cricket Club
~. G.-.. IL LII IL -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
HARvARD AND WEST norNr ~.

The Harvard football team ,rf
game Of football with the Yves. p,,-. ,. ns''A
A. West Point. on saturday Aim ss.o- -, - E'gs-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
TESTIMONIAL FOR BROOKLYN PLAYERS

Edward VI. Grout chairman Of the Citizens Com
mttee having in charge tho benefit testimonial for
the Brooklyn baseball team. has called meeting
for this evening ar o'clock AZ the Carleton Club,
SiXth-aye. and =. Marks Place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

Miss Mackey and Miss Underhill won their
matches each by the score. 3 up and 10
play. while Miss Oliver, the Albany player was
SAT-. daughter Of the president Of the Pennsyl-
.an!a Railroad was paired with her clubmate.
Miss Frances Griscom and won after a close con-
test hy up and 10 play This leaves as the pairs
for to-morrow's second round Mrs. Fox and Miss
oliver. Miss Sands and Mrs McFadden Miss
underhil and Miss Mackey and Mrs Cochrsne and
Miss Cassatt Tho results OF the consolation tour
nament will be found in the summary
The afternoon programme was pleasantly diver
s.acl with long driving contest and an approach
PLAYERS took part In the former the prize was won
by Miss Oliver with total carry Of l64 yards
tic between Mrs. r q Condor. OF Tuxedo and
Miss May Bsrron. Of Ardsley, each ~ whom made
q score ~ Q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

Earned runs BROOKLYN. .. Nev-York Two base
h.ts-Casey Beck. I,eft IN brooklyn. =. New
YORK First base hy errors-Br3oklvr. ] Base IN
raNs-On Re.lv T. struck out BY Reidy. l. BY Car
rick l. Sacrifice hi'-Dass. stolen hases-keeier An
aerson Tmp'ros- COM oily and Hunt Time n game
! rs Attends 7co-2SJ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
woMENs GOLF ASSOCIATION TROPHY

First r0und-Miss Louise Maxwell. Nassau Country
club beat Miss Margaret VI. Riley. Philadelphia Country
Club by Mira. vs. Fellowes Morgan Bdtusrol beat
Mrs p Griener Baltimore Country Club. by up at
- play. Miss EInce Terry Arisley Club. beat Ms "
!. Harrison Baltimore Country club nv up and 20
play Mrs r r. Barlow Merton Cricket Club MR.
i Il shauuck Cair Nay COLI Club. by ~ and ] -
play Mss Lucy Heron Cine matt Colt Club beat Mss
7 x. NcIaue Baltimore Country dub p, ! up Miss =
supple Philadelphia Cricket club. beat Miss NJ
spence Merton Cricket club by up Miss " Row
land Farned County COLI club. beat Miss Elsa Hurlhui
Morris County by UP and 20 play Mrs William ship
pen. Morris County. beat Miss Edth Burt phladepha
roln'r' club tv up ana - 9laS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
Arhers,.

Harvard Position. Amherst
Campbell fRisfra) .. .1ett end ............ Dudley
Swain tSiaFdcal Left tackle VI rs@
foal "a. r. sargent rx>, yrtar4 .......... O,is
and Barnard ........ "
g argent Gree1eD Centre l~FHl'i
HrilrFsw'th lRar s'7r1 Right guari aii.-n
Lawrence dew fiel- tackle. 5u'r
Hal0wc H. Motley. Right end ......- basl,lt-
Ualy CSarni . larrera * .STitf Iatf.'Ai
Parker t1rayt @ft ha4i acH byrain syn
Kendall fi.il~l Right Ia4fta -'
Warren lletensl Il.ldaeN N asn'-I-
raer-Mr Elmurds ~ Harvard. ana Mr.. Foisfyrk z
Ar7he~s' Tirokesper-F. Woods. Touchto~ns-Parfer
g. Kendall " Ellis - D'vens Goais-baly . SaHin
o. Total score Harvard. A.; Amherst. Ti1@-IW'
nffeer- MINNIE hllles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

ROCKAWAY HUNT CLUB DEFEATS THE
LAKEWOOD TEAM

Tho second contest in tho staten Island Polo Club
tournament took place at Manor Farm. West New
Brighton. staten Island, yesterday afternoon. The
contestng teams were the Rockaway Hunt Clue
anl the Lakewood Polo Club.
The game was called ~ 2l5 O'Clock. and four
PERIODS Of fifteen minutes each were played. In
The first period Hazard Of Rockaway. made goal
IN one and a haf minutes which was tied by
Dallett OF Lakewood. I'm tho same time TWO more
goals for Lakewood followed and Tie period ended
with another goal FOR Rocka~ay. one quarter goal
penalty was charged against Rockaway for safety
play.
The second period was ono sided Lakewood
started with one goal by Robert J. Collier in TWO
minutes bur RockaWay followed with four stral ght
goals with another safety penalty against them
t. the thifd period only three goals woro made.
ono for RockaWay and Two for Lakewood Tho
fourth and last period was hoty contested. tut re-
suited in three goals for Rockaway against nothing
for Lakewood The former team was charged with
one-haf goal for safety and the latter ouequarter
for This period George j. Gould. Who was captain
80 the Lakewood team. made several excellent
plays and ia Montague or R0ckaway. distin-
plishod himself iu the second period hy driving tie
ban half way across Tho hoiG In TWO strokes and
scoring a. aoal The maj score was 70 "a. in
;he Somerset team ~ NE same place tomorrow
afternoon for the championship The summary.
Hocsavay Ha1'. .iah He9 Latewool Hep
=, 9r J.. N.rfas.e s. 2-E T coiler'.'... 3
So. 8-A'ser ffi7se 80 nponscr,,, lI.....' !
Total ............ Total ..................ls
FIRST PERIOD
81 w. A. Hazard RocAa~ay emmanuel 30
~ -; T. M,1.ara~ H5cssrat dsS
KnocSout q. minutes o.er'im" R'oFawny p'na''z~a
SECOND PERIOD
20 i-R co'Aer ......... IaAewo.i ...........2 ~
y b. r. f. 4 IS.
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Pennsylvania

Toucha1wns- MoCracEen. ? Shower. ?. Coornhs. Peug
enherz and Cersto Goals from t0Ichd0 DnsCoorubs g.
Coleman Jmrire-Dr II J. Williams Yale Referee
John 81 Minds University II Pe71sylvania Tine
keeper-Hedees Jniv-rslfy n Pennsylvania. Tine Il
halves "A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
BASEBALL.
CLOSE OF A DISMAL SEASON AT THE
POLO GROUNDS.

THE CHAMPIONS WIN THE EASIEST SORT OF A
vIcToRY-GAMB ENDED N THE SIXTH
INNING-REIDY DOES GOOD WORK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

GAMES YESTERDAY.
Broos,n 7. Neu-Y,-k. > Boston. ?. Philadelphia o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
RrSSrLL S4GE ON az GlS wv

Russell SAGE vas quoted As follows -, ts,'
gardine the gas war The gas "' ,..h ,hss
settled but negotiations are in i'''- IN sr-
end in view / believe that the Iio'' any rrs
mora favorable for n settlement nal Ay ,,,, sg,s
raratofor. and ! think thar "a @tt' s..-. tt'ns''
r"rnt vii be reached In the near i-'-''
the various companies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

Hugh J. Grant IL driving Bourbon Pfnce Il ~
Speedway again. The ex-Mayor and his s.a'eY ,A
brown trotter had a lively set-'o The other M fa,i
with the Ch.cagoan G.. X. q. Billings. or''if. ~
fast hay horse Franker. 2Ii7 II took p''e %
tho morning. whom the driveway Wa .m.s' e.
serted Those who cav tho brush say mar fr3'ff
proved 10 he TOO fast Sor Bourbon Prince. AL l'i
him handliy over the speeding etD-.+ .of'l -
WASHINGTON Bridge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

Frederick Gerken said yesterday rat 50 V'-'
probably not come INTO possession ~ 'fe 1a.''T''
tro,ter Or Leek. 2aei. after al. The o"ae'
Dr. Loek offered ne his horse for 50 mi'H m','
and accepted the offer. hut when vert - 81
for him about a week ago, me seller IA no. .+
and Jumped the price up 10 $50 li'te -.ah .r -
AZ first agreed 70 take. ! refused -D f1t y, pr.
Inc deal is off " Gerken wanted DR. Lex % ma
his handsome chestnut tr0tter Golden S.aF, go.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

Ambidexter. 3 ia. the fasf PAGER tv Amhssu.
dor that has lately been added ~ tre leo o. lne.rs
politan road horses created QUITE -omm5rf
Yesterday afternoon Bog running aHas 10 s9ee.as(
Park IN attempting % pass u Henry Heina.,
trotter Ollie Keep. 25ia Or ~ II Kane d-s-.
AmbdAxter. ran foul NJ the Hoffman wagon ,,r
turning his own. He was throw f1 rho grog-,
while his PAGER dashed Of down tre road q %.
direction Of Washington Bridge Tile ms,s,
occurred at One-hundred-1fi r'..- -f-rr't 81
Mounted Policeman McKeon stationed a lf'.
further down the driveway, gave chase as AR.
dexter approached. and e4ooee40. '- r.rc.ng 3.
runaway PAGER 20 stardstiN near 0re-al-i',t
and-eighty -seNenfh-st. Neitaer rorss r'r dive
was seriously injured Or Kan WHO D.. r.7.
conner in the Speedway. had amor up runaway sv
week. his chestnut trotfer William j.. ---. gs''-s
haNord trnL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

previous starter have manfestedl say mat %of aa
was Off with the others on TUESDAY wha " ne n
Tell bur stopped running within few stride: De-
re osa - w6re thinkers TO which he Was not &C
Cau . rs Tbst a. an ingenious fabrication. The
plain blunt truth is that Go Tdr wS NSs he c,' was as
Iii Pbo,ued In me last race yesterday Bangor
was the favorite and Giorian SECOND cnote "iof'ah
was first and Bangor second ou"''''A'"S
FIRST RAcE--sening s'sspieoha'e: $500 added About
Two mi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

Won driving hv head: two lengths between second
and third.
rurpD pA~F-rGRATHIANA STAKES FOR nIes
three years old; $1,000 added selling Last seven
we
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
LARGE MONEY TRANSFER BIZ rfLb'' ,,,,.

Several % the large nnanaa ins'l.'','s. .,n 70
town have arranged for the transfer ~ ,ss s..
Chicago by telegraph THIS Is sai .al,.nsr
esf sum ever transferred in thA' "'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

MORRIS PARK ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
The entries and weights for to-days races a.
Morris Park are follows;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

Star, vcrv bad Won driving hy head -wo lengths
between second and !hir1
FOURTH RACE-Fv two-yearoli- 5000 'dted; ceiling
Last seHen fnloErs Wi,hers Mo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

F r 4 T Hltchc0cks hr y GJoFian. ~
81 fO'L~ary) Is out
r. J. "'s''' ID = W Spencer 6-5 out
D. d. " G s,ac) 81 -
Time-l.4>i4.
Won driving by half length. three lengths between
second and thi-d.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-14
MUCH DAMAGE REPORTED.
Farmers and Fruit Growers Suffer From
the Cold Weather.

Augusta, Ca, February 13.-Augusta Is
in the midst of the coolest spell on record
With a half foot of dry snow on the ground
and the mercury 10 degrees to % degrees
below the freezing point, stiff northwest
erly wind intensifies the cold.
The lowest point reached by the mercury
was degrees. Much damage is reported by
the farmers and fruit growers. though the
full extent is not yet known. There Is great
suffering among the poor.
At Camp Mckenzie the men are fairly
comfortable under the trying conditions the
unprecedentedly cold weather imposes. All
the tents have floors and are furnished with
stoves, and while the experience of camp
ing out in blizzard is rather disagreeable,
there has been no further suffering.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-14
MAIL SERVICE PARALYzED.
Trains at Standstill Throughout the
Atlantic Region.

Washington, February 13.-The railway
mail service is paralyzed by the storm and
the mails are at a standstil throughout
the Atlantic region. No through trains ar
rived here from the west over the Pennsyl-
vania road during the day, and only one
over the Baltimore and Ohio. The only
outbound train started on the Pennsyl-
vania was an extra, pulling out at 4:20 p.
M, for the east. On the Baltimore and
Ohio only two through trains arrived from
the east, and they were five and eight
hours late. All Chesapeake and Ohio
trains were abandoned and there were no
trains either sent out or arriving over the
Southern and the Atlantic Coast Line. The
Atlantic Coast Line No. 49, which left here
at S46 Sunday afternoon, is reported fast
in a snow bank. south of Alexandria, Va
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-14
TRAFFIC INTERPRETED WITH.
All Trains Entering Atlanta Are Run
ming Behind Time.

Atlanta, Ga, February 1s..-kailway traffic
has been seriously ihterfered with, all trains
being from one to five hours behind time.
The public schools closed at noon, and viii
not be opened until the weather moderates.
The Georgia Baptists' Orphan Home was
badly damaged by the explosion of a water
tank connected with a stove, and six or
eight children were badly injured, one boy
being blown through window. The home
of j. 70. Galloway, on Whitehall street. was
partly wrecked from the same cause, but
the inmates were only slightly injured Sew
eral other explosions of similar character
were reported during the morning.
Dispatches from different points through
out the state report unheard-of weather.
At Carrollton, Ca, the thermometer is 10
degrees below. fall of snow from two
to six inches in depth covers the entire
state. No advices have been received from
Florida, but it is believed the orange crop
has been ruined.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-14
FUEL FAMINES.
Much Suffering Will Be Caused in Vir
ginia.

Richmond, Va, February 13.-The d1-
rector of the weather bureau here reports
that the present storm is the heaviest on
record in Virginia.
1t commenced showing here at o'clock
Saturday and continued up to o'clock to-
night. In this vicinity the snow is about
Il inches dap ~eie--e- level :. but. in many
places it drifted to a depth of and feet
In this city, street car traffic is suspended
and there were no northern or southern
trains in or out of the city today, save one
northern train which arrived early this
morning. The Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road has two passenger trains tied up at
Charlottesville, but dispatched one train
westward tonight and to Newport
News this afternoon. Below the city the
James river is frozen over.
The public schools here have suspended
and little business was done today. There
is great suffering for fuel in Richmond.
The dealers pretty well stocked up, but
all classes of .householders were caught
short and the difficulty is in hauling. From
all over the state comes reports of fuel
famines in small towns and great distress
among the poor
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-14
COAL FAMINE THREATENED.
Pennsylvania Bids Fair to Have Much
Suffering

Pittsburg, Pa, February ia coal
famine is threatened here. The total coal
supply now in the Allegheny and Mononga-
hela river at Pittsburg does not exceed
Y 900 900 bushels. The daily consumption is
100000 bushels and there are orders for in
slant delivery of at least 100000 bushels.
The rivers are frozen up tight and the
railroad freights are not moving. Coal has
advanced from So to 10 cents a bushel and
in some cases is selling as high as 25 cents.
Hundreds of wagons are waiting on the
wharves to load and Thousands of orders
for fuel are being received that cannot be
filed.
The situation is the most critical in years.
There are millions of bushels in barges up
the river, but there is no way to get it
here.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-14
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Charleston Having the Coolest Spell in
Fifteen Years.

Charlotte, N. c., February 13.-Charlotte
is having the coolest weather known in ten
or fifteen years. Snow began falling Sat-
urday morning and continued through the
day and night, increasing in severity to-
ward Sunday morning. 1t continued all day
Sunday, up to II O'Clock Sunday night. The
thermometer at 2 o'clock Sunday morning
marked 10 degrees. This temperature did
not vary during the morning 1t decreased
toward the afternoon. At 1880 tonight the
thermometer registered from l degree to 4
degrees below zero.
One of the worst billiards on record Is
raging in the mountains of the eastern part
of the state. At Blowing Rock the Their
mometer was 10 degrees below zero this
morning At Lenoir it stood at degrees
below; at Winston, zero was reported In
many towns a coal and wood famine is
threatened. severe shock of earthquake
was felt at Charlotte and at other points
to the west at 4:30 o'clock this morning.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-14
THE HARBOR FROZEN.
Only One Steamer Arrived at Norfolk
Yesterday.

Norfolk, Va, February 13.-No boats have
arrived or cleared at Norfolk since Satur-
day. The harbor Is frozen, as is also Hamp-
ton Roads and Chesapeake bay to a mile
outside of Capes Henry and Charles Only
one steamer arrived today, the Merchants
and Miners line I'D. H. Miller" Captain
Peters, from Boston, Saturday. She came
in the capes at a. m. today under full
speed, but stuck one and one-half hours
off Creney island, butted the ice, finally
freeing herself and coming up to her pier.
The steamer Essex, of the same line, Is
frozen in the ice somewhere between these
capes and Old Point She passed in at the
capes at 2 p. m. Sunday. All transporta-
ton lines are cut off. The snow is fourteen
inches deep and still falling and growing
colder. Noting since 1857 to equal it.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-14

Savannah, Ga, February 1S.-Today was
the coolest on record in this city. AT 10
a. the mercury stood at degrees above
zero, with the city under a two inch fall
of snow and a brisk wind blowing. Henry
Lewis, colored, died from cold in his home.
Street cars were for twelve hours stalled by
snow all over the city. In several in
stances motormen and conductors who
waited on their stalled cars for orders We're
so badly frostbitten they had to be lifted
off the cars and sent home. The schools
were dismissed a noon Business was sus-
pended on the water front All of the ship
uing is covered with ice and no loading was
done. All trains are delayed. The early
vegetables on truck farms are badly dam
aged. Zero weather is predicted for to-
night.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-14
WEATHER UNPRECEDENTED.
Florida Has the Coolest Snap on
Record.

Jacksonville, Fla, February Bun
precedented weather visited northern
Florida today. Sleet was followed by light
snow early this morning in all of the west
ern and middle districts of Florida. The
temperature was degrees below zero at
Tallahassee and 8 above at Jacksonville.
Early maturing vegetables were killed.
What damage was done to orange trees is
yet in doubt, subsequent weather being an
important factor in determining. In the
orange belt the temperatures were not 50
low as they have been. In northern
Florida the weather was unprecedented
The snow of between midnight and day
light was followed by sunshine and a clear
sky, but with a cold northwest wind.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-14
ROANOKE CUT OFF.
Railroad Communication is Completely
Blocked.

Roanoke, Va, February 13--Roanoke has
been completely cut off from the outside
world so far az railway communication is
concerned, since o'clock yesterday after
noon. The Norfolk and Western railroad
is completely blocked in all directions, save
on the western division and only one train
has left this city since yesterday, that going
to Lynchburg. There is about fourteen
inches of snow on the level and in any
places it drifted to an extent of four or
five feet. Norfolk and Western trains,
.awh.c left here Sunday on the Shenandoah
valley are stuck in the snow at Basic City,
while the one which left Washington last
night on the same line is reported fast in a
drift at Berryville. The thermometer since
Sunday morning has registered anywhere
from degrees above to 10 degrees below
zero, the coolest weather in the history OF
the city.