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New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
WEATHER REPORT.

vtsTtPDAY'S RECORD AND TO-DAN's FORECAST
,,..... .-r,,n Fe5 u-WhIe the cold wave continues
-ru cast 0f The ROcky Mountains. except In Florlae
q, las heea characterized hy remarkably 10" ten
peraturc In vicinity u Washington and fur'her '"'
,r the o,arol!nas the latter districts II Is rom
Two 10 twenty degrees he.9w the freezing point while at
v.sshnV,ou this morning minimum temperature vas
II b,low zero degree lower than the lowest previous
record which was u heow zero. on January !. ISL
The mean for three Gays has been degree Deo"
zero much the hreeday period ever experienced
here H. the Mississippi Valley there has been another fa
- from 10 10 degrees except the central portion anu
the temperatures from 10 II Iegrees ntow zero
a fall since night of from g 70 10 degrees In the
ISer Missouri Valley middle slope and the southwest
the teperatures fallen from 10 TO ~ degrees h'
zero line extends TO the northern border OF TeXas and
there vas severe norther Nebraska and Colorado
southward. warnings for which were issued Friday
and Friday night. on the West Gull coast tenn
n.ro,pr.s are again from 20 degrees below
the freezing point while in tho West and North
wcst they are from ls to 20 degrees below zero.
4, Havre Mont this morning the temperature was 10
below zero while from the Lower Mississippi valley
southuestward Northern and Northeastern Texas
the temperatures tonight from to IL degrees below
any previous for the second decade OF February
A remarkable feature Of this cold wave has been TIE
sbnormaily high pressure of the last two days From
Nebraska northwari and northwestward the barometer
~ % to, gencr1l rom colorad5 and wyoming eastward
1utw.st Ir me plateau Pacific Coast regions fair
continued with slight changes In tenpeIa
rure SNOW Is indicated for the Atlantic states
as fa- south Carolina. and rain in Florida.
In uiu ur badly clear IN the Gulf elsewhere
,raly fair weather will prevail except In Western New
weather Will continue. and there VIII De-
"A decided fal. temperature the Guf Coast, with
freeing ln the north third u florida freezing
We ther 81 probable sunday night and advisory messages
ta this been issued. IN the extreme North
v.at some moderate OF the extreme weather Is
pfoiah,e In The Atlantic states brisk north winds will
,rev.n f,0if wave glais Displayed thr Guif
,st from Pensac0a ~ Brownsville and Meridian and
Monfgomery and storm northeast signals the Gulf
a-...L L-.l.. L. INV 4
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
"NORTHER" IN COLORADO.
MICH DAMAGE EXPECTED FROM THE SNo" AL
r.1D


Denver Col Feb 1i.-Colorado Is IN the grasp ~
. ..,or,ho-" which coming after the serious snow
storms of the last two weeks promises 10 I'i'c'
enormous damage on varied interests. Al leau-
willie the blizzard was fierce beyond comparison
and greatly hindered tho army OF Voiu'ee'S &c 10
cleared the tracks temporarily TO allow tne ""u'e
%, coal 70 famine-threatened bunkers. Ihe s'orh
there aba,ed last night. and it is hoped the "oTs'
IS over in this city it is still showing ms ino'
ing with the temperature below zero. Al INN
DAD anu M Liii5 n Gsgynes in Two hours
At Colorado Springs the blizzard Was n
panied hv a fall OF 35 degrees In tenperature -
half an hour Snow slides are sun coNe''s ~, 3, e.
tracks near Glenwood Springs me stotH az as 49,
snread and weather experts believe tnat ltS 80 -,
viii be more disastrous thar those foIo"'ns al;
blizzard In recent years stoc"iheh a'e s'''''
worried. - .horo hos heer
from eight inches to foot OF sho" Oh ~.
ground rendering II impossible for STOCK 10 sre t
anything 10 eat except that provioed LOT mem ~
Inc farmers and stOck-OwnCrs An Evans. ol.'
dispatch says stockmen are suffering a severe oss
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12

Senator John Ford delivered ~ ADDRESS '@S'
nigh, or tho aill he has Introduced IN the Senate
% t.x ali ri,biic franchises as real estate before
q number u the property-owners of Washington
Heights ~ the clubrooms OF the Liberal kepuoN-
can club. No. 80 West One-hundred-and-for'y
nlnth-yt He stated that his bin would reduce by
more than third the present. heavy taxes. He
PROPOSED by the insertion Of ten worGs IN me pr
laws 10 include all public franchises as real
propcrty and tax b. all .,
A resolution Of thanks WAS passed ana a co'11-
i-i.r, Iorn J Realln. Leopold Leo Newell Mar IN
"a ! Worcester was appointed 10 aid senator
Ford as much possible.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
FEARS OF MUCH DAMAGE AT PITTsBURc
RIVERS FROZEN AND 4 GREAT AMOUNT or sNOW
ON WATERSHEDS.


ON WATERSHEDS
Pittsburg FEB I1.-Ten degrees below was the
Weather Bureau record to-day. This 70 de-
grees above yesterdays lowest figures. but the
Government officials held Little hope % further
relief for the present as Northwestern reports in
dica led colder weather An almost mpcnetraole
fog hangs over the city. and many accidents by col
lision have occurred. but far none have been OF
a serious nature. II Is the darkest day in many
years
Never in the history % navigation has the s.'ua-
tlon In river affairs been so critical Il IS now.
After three days Of the coolest weather ever known
in this region Of the country the rivers frozen
up at many points. and the zee Is growing thicker
every hour. OF the big tows that were started
South on the rise last week. many stranded
helplessy at dangerous points along the Ohio sew
era have lost parts Of their tows and are ag ound,
while one. the Fred Wilson. is lying in eight feet
Of water Altogether there about eight million
tons Of coal ahoat between Pittsburg and Louis
VILE. To these conditions is added the fact OF an
almost Unprecedented accumulation Of snow on tho
watersheds Of the Monongahe.a and Allegheny,
and I; becomes apparent that the breakup in the
food that Will do great damage along the rivers.
Twenty years ago similar state Of affairs result
and much coal was lost. Both rivers are frozen
over now from Pittshurg TO the headwatcrs. not
wihstanding the constant Efforts OF boats 70 X. p
open channel II 3 hardly prooabe that the
snow and ice viii he able 10 pass OF without eX-
traordinary damage
Dispatches from surrounding towns report two
persons frozen 10 death They William Bart
lev aged seventy OF Butler. Penn. and child OF
Albert Hude. of Franklin, frozen 10 death while
inome;er registered % degrees below and at East
Sandy IS degrees below.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
HEAVY ICE IN THE SOUND.

STEAMERS DELAYED, BOATS FROZEN IN AND a
BLOCKADE FEARED
Whitestone Long Island Feb. l1.-Lsst night
and the previous night were the severest expert
enced in the Sound in twenty-five years The mer-
curry being below zero for the last foriy-eight
hours has caused heavy Ice TO appear rapidly IN
the Sound. and along the Connecticut ana Long
Island shores many vessels are frozen In the Ice.
The Sound steamers had rough passages last nlght
and this morn ng and were delayed several hours
in fghting their way through the zee. 50
m ice blockade in tho Sound is feared. with a
continuance Of the extraordinarily cold weather.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
LOW TEMPERATURES IN CONNECTICUT.

New-Haven Conn. Fen. 1.-THE cold wave de-
veloped strength IN Connecticut during the night
and from the reports received thus far IL IS evident
that the cold was more intense throughout the
STATE last night and this morning than yesterday
So far as known to-day. town in Connecticut
enjoyed this morning temperature above 6 de-
gress below
The village Of oxford. New Haven County has
the lowest record. the mercury in that place being
reported AZ 80 degrees below zero. Terryvill- is
good second with - degrees below. while Ncridcn
Danbury and Norfolk come next with =! degrees
below. 20 degrees below and l. degrees below. re-
spectivey one fatality is reported thus far today
John Burke. jr. being found frozen 10 death In
BraafOrd this morning.
Other reports received are: New-Iaver. s6 be
low zero: South Norwalk. 10 below. Bridgeport. -
below. New Britain. below. Waterbury below.
Ansonia : below Hartford q below TOrringtoa.
u below Canaan. II below Winsted. II below. and
R!dgeheld 1G below.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
LAKE MICHIGAN NEARLY FROZEN OVER.

Detroit Feb. ii-Rcrorts from various
ing sections OF the State 10 the eHect 'ha' ''
ovtrar,e reco -brea king cold has heen most dsas
irons 10 peach and other fruit trees. The loss r.
sultlng frcu permanent injury 10 peach trees wiz
De- enormous. In ;he peach-growing districts %.
Western Michigan the temperature To-Day '''H'"
from - 20 % degrees below zero. ana ihe p'1,st,,
FOR continued frig!dity * dlscOuragng 10 th' h"I
culturists Iaka Michigan Is known 10 oe ,,. nID.,.
nearly entire width. for the hrst 'ne ~
five wears Several Of the winter steamers pS-Hs
between Michigan and Wisconsin ports are "O%e"
In the lake
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
DETAILED FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.

For Maine Ncp Hampshire and Vermont. Increasing
cudiaes. pr,tat, snow aounern portions continued
90 O. hfsk Vcs' - north winds
Flr Massachusetts Rhode Island connectcui and Fast
,rn New-Yo-k snow continued cod brisk west to north
winds.
Fo- Eastern Pennsylvania and New jersey. snow;
tinuea cold. brisk north winds
For the pisfrc' n Columbia Delaware and Maryland
snow. continued fE~sh winds
For Western Sew York in eastern. generally fair
IN western portion. except probably Light the
lakes. continued cold fresh north winds
For Western PennFylvanln and Ohif. generally fair
continued cid fresh north winds.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
EXTREME COLD IN THE NORTHWEST.

81 Paul MINI. Feb. lit is still cold here the
official record to-day being 30 degrees below zero
This was below the average for the Northwest
temperatures ranging from 70 degrees below at
Helena Mont to AZ degrees below at Winnipeg
and Battle Ford. Continued cold is promised for
tonight and Sunday.
Topeka Kan. Feb. 1.-THE United States Gov
ernment thermometer marked IL degrees oelow
zero at noon to-day. a record believed 10 be un-
precedented for that time Of day In Kansas.
Omaha Neb. Feb 1l.-Twenty-six degrees below
zero was the record at the Weather Bureau to-
day This is the coolest February day since the
triIl,antly but a piercing wind from the northwest
is blowing Two deaths from Pressing are re-
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
VESSEL WRECKED. But CREW SAFE.

Chicago Feb 1.-THE Goodrich Transportation
Company received a dispatch from Muskegon to-
day reporting the sinking fifteen miles from that
port q the John V. Moran. ii steam frcighter. with
a capacity Of .O35 tons The vessel carried a crew
Of about fifteen Another vessel has been
sighted at MuskegOn making its way through the
fhick ice 20 shore and II Is believed the Of
the Moran is board and that no lives have been
lost.
Grand Haven Mich. FEB. Part of tho crew of
the abandoned steamer John V. Moran walked
ashore over the ice this afternoon. They report
the remainder o. the crew safe the steamer
Naomi which is fast IN the Ice. The Moran was
abandoned Friday morning.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
FOUR DEGREES BELOW IN BOSTON.

Boston Feb 1.-THE cold wave. which still pre-
walls is not as severe in this city as at seNe'a'
points south OF Mason ard Dxons line Ihe low Tow.
est Official temperature here to-day was ues''''
below zero.
Springfield Mass Feb 1.-THE cold was Intense
here this morning In most sections the record was
II 70 Il degrees below zero. on the outskirts u
the city Is degrees below zero was reportsu'
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
WEALTHY STATEN ISLAND PEOPLE suFFEI

The wealthy residents Of Westerveh and Hyatt
aves ST George. Richmond Borough, feeling
the effects Of the cold snap. The water in their.
houses was frozen Yesterday. and in addition many
OF the residences did have gas the gas pipes
also were frozen. Nearly all the houses heated
with steam. that is when everything IL working
smoothly. but yesterday the homes were cold
and cherries any tenement house. for not hav-
ing water il not possible 10 get up steam
4 complaint made 10 the Board Of Health by
the residents Of 81. George against the conditions
which existed but there relief. iOr The
Health Board had no authority 10 compel the water
company gas company 10 thaw out the pipes.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
OYSTER BEDS FROZEN OVER.
THE SUPPLY CTRTALED By THE COLD wEATHE
ropcTrpc uAPr To eFCr.pF

-LOBsTERs HARD TO SECURE
The bittor weather has had It's effect upon the
supply Of fish and oysters No Shrewsbury or
Lynnhayen oysters obtanable. for the Lynn
haven and the Shrewsbury are both frozen over
solid and the oystermen cannot work there. Rock
aways and Blue Points stiN oDtanable but in
much too small quantities TO satisfy the demands
made upon the dealers The weather has been so
cold that the oystermen have been unable TO work
except during the middle Of the day. and dealers
were unable yesterday to fiji many orders. What
oysters came into town yesterday were frozen. and
while that does not affect the quality Immediately
f. will have a disastrous effect upon the shellfsh
when thaw comes
Lobsters have also been obtainable in much less
quantities than ordinarily. The same conditions
affect the business OF catching them. What few
Holsters are coming the city alive when they
get here but most Of them die soon after being
placed on sale The "broiled 1--we" has been sud
denly and almost completely wiped from the Ten
de-l6in bin Of fare. and VIII be scarce for sew
eral days 49,
The effect Of the weather upon deep-sea FISH will
be felt more in few days than II IS present. for
the fsh coming to the city yesterday were caught
two or three days before The uptown FISH dealers
had difficulty in obtaining a sufficient quantity Of
fish Yesterday but the big dealers In Fulton Market
were more fortunate.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12

came exceedingly boisterous and gave '"'
much trouble. 80 Battery y, 'h
,.,arv ,siI in drunken stupor IN the snDs Ss snos
Ihe police station He found Hlns, Hls,,n ~ irving 10
by Police Captain Timmons Nn", nm, niteen soldiers
With he help OF seveT1i s,,1snsd and M James
the soldiers 10 rout vW,n. Waivw eompany wsss -
rested
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
TO WARM BARNS so CATTLE WON'T FREEZE

Stroudsburg. Penn, Feb 1.-THE cold weather
has become n serious thing for the people Of this
county Farmers are compelled to put stoves in
their barns 70 keep the cattle from freezing At
Tobyhanna the mercury 26 below. At o'clock
this morning in the town the mercury was u be
low In East SirOudsburg the same figures were
reached. At Effort q degrees below was the mark
Wellsboro. Penn. Feb 1.-The codes; weather
ever known IN the history OF Tioga County was
experienced I'm Welisboro and vicinity last night
the thermometer registered - degrees below zero
In the town and 40 in the country
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
FOrND FROZEN IN BED.

Mrs Sidney Jones Of Tarrytown. found dead
IN bed by her husband yesterday. An examination
showed that she had been frozen in the night She
leaves six children Coroner Miles OF Yonkers
Informed and granted a burial permit, She was
Jones's second wife His first wife also found
dead IN bed some years ago.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
THE PRINCE GEORGE SAFE.

Boston Feb 1l.-Word received from Yarmouth
y 6 to-day indicates that the steamer Prince
George which was held outside the harbor oy 'he
ice yesterday. has forced her way 10 her pier.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
PEACH TREES SUFFER- IN GEORGIA.

Atlanta. Ga. Feb. HI Is estimated that one
half OF the Georgia peach crop has been destroyed
and the other half greatly da mayed as q result Of
the cold wave. From the Florida line az far north
as Barnesvie the cold has brought great da mage
TO the fruit trees In the great fruit districts about
Marshallville and Fort VALLEY II Is said there are
thousands Of trees that black and crisp from
the freezing cold From Bornesville norihward the
fruit has not been damaged
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
COLD THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
TEMPERATURES OF FROM For RTEEN To THIRTY
TWO DEGREES BELOW ZERO RECORDED.

TEMPERATE RES OF FROM For RTE-N To THIRTY
TWO DEGREES BELOW ZERO RECORDED.
PouehkeevsIe Feb ll.-Thcre was no abatement OF
the cold wave in the Hudson River Valley this
morning. At daybreak thermometers In Pough-
keensie Registered Il degrees below zero. and At
Pleasant Vale seen miles from This city 1t was
q degrees below. The Ice harvest is the most
abundant tina, the upper Hudson has given IN sew
eral seasons Ice from twelve 10 fifteen inches
thick is being harvested
Utica Feb. n.-Temperatures reported at a. m
to-da from the principal points on the line o. the
Mohawk and Malone Railroad are fc!ows:
Adirondack Junction. 20 degrees below zero; Malone
% degrees. Tupper Lake. % degrees, Fulton chain
~ degrees on the line OF the Black RIVER the
range Is from IS 10 - degrees below the latter at
Iowville In this city the mercury ranged from
lG 70 ~ below at g 4 m, ana was De!oW zero AT
noon with the sun shining brightly.
SARATOGA Feb. 1.-THE cold wave caused much
suffering during the night At daybreak the Their
1,ometer registered below zero follows Sara
ioga q degrees; Thurman, IS degrees. Raquette
Lake o degrees and Hadley. 81 degrees
Corning Feb li.-At O'Clock this morning the
Thermometer registered % degrees below zero here,
the lowest ever known
Binrhamton Feb. 1.-THE lowest temperature re-
corded al the Weather Bureau station IN this city
last night vas j. degrees below zero: at n. m. Il
below Unofficial thermometers IN various parts OF
the city early this morning recorded p degrees
below
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
SOLDIERS GET AWAY ON THE ICE
THEY co FROM FORT srOCUM TO NEW
ROCHELLE AND MAKE TROUBLE
FOR THE POLICE.

FOR THE POLICE
For the first time in twenty years Neptune Bay.
New Rochelle, IL frozen over The Ice on the bay
enabled soldiers stationed az Fort Slocum on
baVds Island. 10 get by the guard unnoticed and
70 MAKE iheir way unobserved TO New Rochelle A
lhrSe number OF the soldiers by the guard las
ngnt ana reached New Rochelle where they spent
'nos' VI ths evening In beer saloons. Many be.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12

during which her decks were swept ana ~ no 70
gear and sustained other damages; one soos
ports that the Atlantic is covered with ice noes'
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12

COLD CAUSES POTTERIEs TO SUSPEND.
East Liverpool. Ohio. Feb. 1.-THE temperature
reached 10 degrees below here yesterday norm
ing and the extreme cold has caused suspension
Of work in the potteries The cays are so badly
frozen that the potteries will be forced remain
idle for several days
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
THE ATLANTIC COVERED

THE ATLANTIC COVERED WITH ICE FLOEs.
81. Johns. y. T.. Feb. 1.-THE British tank
steamer Elbruz. Captain Brown. from Queenstown
for New-York, has arrived here short OF coal and
with her machinery disabled She reports having
experienced tempestuous weather on the passage,
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
10 VESSELS MOVE AT PWLADELPlHA.

Philadelphia. Feb. 1.-The cold weather still re-
tains Il tight grip Philadelphia. At the Weather
Bureau at g O'Clock this morning the thcrmOmet ter
registered & degrees below zero. The mercury then
slowly rose and at noon had reached / degrees
above the zero mark. The railroads are seriously
affected and in some instances trains schedule !
for nearby points have been abandoned and the
fime-fab bios condensed. Difficulty In maintaining Il
sufficient steam supply 10 make scheduled time is
the principal cause Of IN" trouble.
Nayigat!on on the Delaware md Schuylkill rivers
Is practically closed. and b confined TO Irregular
trips Of the ferryboat which rly on the Della ware
River between Philadelphia ana Camden. The
movement Of merchant vessels mas for the time
wholly ceased owing 70 tht chOked condition Of
the rivers from drift ice. Not merchant vessel
OF any kind arrived at or cleared from this port
to-day.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
cHIcAGo EXrEcTs ANoTHER COLD snap

Chicago. Feo. if.-This CIT IS enjoying temporary
relief to-day from the Intense cold OF me last few
DAYS As soon as tne sun came out the mercury
crawled M around the zero mark Another cold
snap Is predicted for tonight. with iempcratu
ranging from IL 10 i below zero
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12

Tribune once Feb. r. a. The weather yesterday
was fnr and cold The temperature rangei between
degrees telov and II fhoye. the average g degrees,
l~ng ~ degrees higher than that FRIDAY =
degrees than that of the corresponding day Of
year.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12

ported an intoxicated man at Barns,on s' from his
man a, Binkeman who wandered away 'V"
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS

In this diagram the continuous white line shows the
ehanfes pressure indicated by The Tribunes
recording The dotted me the tempefa
ture as recorded al PerryG Pharmacy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-04
COLONEL TALC0TT
TO BE ASSISTANT
Mr.. Williams Makes a New Office for
the Seaboard Air Line. \
AN EXPERIENCED RAILROAD MAN
Colonel Talcott il Emincntly Qualified
for the Position. Having Had
Many Years Practical Rail-
Dad Experience.

President John Shelton williams. OF
tho SedbOard Air Line system has just
issued ID General order announcing tine
establishment OF the Office of Assistant
Ito the President of that system, and
the appointment of Colonel y. NJ. r.. Tall
colt. of this city. to hll the Office.
In 1861 Colonel Talcott began active
service in the Army of the COnfederacy
as chief Engineer of the Department OF
Norfolk. ln 1862. when General Robert
J.. Lee was appointed C0mmander-in-
Chief. Colonel Talc0tt served with him
as Major and Aid dc Camp ON his per-
soual stan. holding that position until
Doe was promoted 90 the command Of the
First Regiment of the Engineer Troops.
which was part of the Army of North
ern Virginia. he served under the COM
mand of General Robert r. Leo until the
close of the war at AppOmattoX Court
house.
EXPERIENCED RAILROAD MAN.
After the war Colonel Talcott was en-
gagged for several years in building rail-
roads in this country and iu Mexico
From lsq 90 1854 Doe was connected with
the management of the Richmond and
Danville Railroad Company and hled
the position OF CHIEF Engineer. Superin-
tondent Vice President and General
Manager of that system. From l~5 until
fV7 he was Vice-Presldent and General
Manager Of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
which position ho resigned 90 become
Commissioner of the Southern Railway
aud Steamship Association of Atlanta.
Ca Gn 1889 Doe returned to Richmond as
First Vice. President of the Richmond
and psuvile system. For several years
past De has not been engaged in tho ace
tive management of railroads. but as a
civil engineer Dee has been connected with
various railroad enterprises. and for the
past year Doe has been Consulting Engi-
neer of the Richmond Petersburg and
Carolina Railroad. the northern division
OF the seaboard Air Line system.
As Assistant To the President Of the
So1b0ard Air Line Colonel Ialcotte eX-
perience skill and ability are likely 90
prove invaluable in the building mp ana
development OF the new system which
promises $50 much Tor the interests "
Richmond and tho entire South.
THE NEW SYSTEM
This system wiu comprise between
twenty-five hundred and three thousand
miles of road IT'S rails VIII extend from
Richmond Norfolk and Portsmouth in
rho northeast. to and through The capital
cities of six Southern States including
Richmond Raleigh. Columbia. Atlanta,
Tallahassee and Montgomery and also 90
nh. segports of Norfolk Wilmington. s'-
ylunah Feuaudua and Jacksonville OBJ
tho Atlantic coast. and Tampa. Cedar
Keys and So. Marks ON the Gulf of
Mexico.
By January g. $780, the links in the sys-
tenn. which arc now being rapidly COM
s-ructed. will Dee finished and through
trains will be run by the seaboard AIT
Zine from New York. VIA Washington
and Richmond. 20 Jacksonville and Tampa
over 81 route about seventy miles shorter
chan amy other.