Evening star., 1899-02-10


the official thermometer at the weather bu-
reau recorded the lowest temperature at )
degrees below zero. So far reported Dan
bury is the coolest place in Connecticut
with a temperature of 10 degrees below zero
Torrington experienced IA below and Meri-
den and Hartford each II below. Other
points show the following: South Norwalk,
below; New Britain, below; Bridgeport,
below; Ansonia, below, and Waterbury,
below.
Low Record at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, February 1O.-Six-
teen degrees below zero was indicated by
the government thermometer early today.
The local forecaster reports that during
yesterday the mercury touched Ill below.
This is the lowest point reached in the his
tory of the Cleveland weather bureau office
which was established about twenty-eight
years ago.
Many private thermometers registered
from 20 to 22 below early today. All the
railroads report trains late as a result of
the intense cold.
YOUNGSTOWN Ohio. February 10-The
weather last night was the coolest since
records have been kept. At o'clock this
morning Thermometers stood at % degrees
below zero.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. February IO-Last
night brought the coolest weather ever
known in the Muskingum valley. Certainly
the coldest since 1871. Reliable thermome-
leiS HldTheu ~ 10 90 degrees below zero,
according to location. This was ten or
twelve degrees colder than the night be-
fore.
DETROIT. Mich, February 1O.-Thirteen
degrees below zero was still the tempera-
ture in Detroit at o'clock today All
other sections of Michigan were consider
ably colder.
Republic took the palm with a record of
% degrees below zero, and 10 to p below
continuously for three weeks past The
halo = 81, Ill
morning. Petowskey's temperature was 20
below zero.
Although the temperature in Detroit is
less severe, 1t beats former records both
for severity and continuity Ferry boats
experience much difficulty in crossing De-
troit river.
MOderating ut Omaha.
OMAHA, Neb., February 10.-The tenn
perature here has moderated. The coldest
recorded during the night was below
zero. 1t is showing. With the milder tenn
perature and absence of winds the snow is
not likely to greatly Inconvenience the rail-
roads or street cars or to be dangerous to
live stock business. Up to date Nebraska
stock has not suffered.
BUFFALO,, n. Y. February 1O-John
Nlrth, aged thirty-seven years, a carpenter
was found last night frozen to death in his
sleigh in the suburbs of the CITY The
thermometer at the weather bureau regis
teTed . degrees below zero at 5 o'clock this
morning.
Warmer Mt LeadyfIIe
LEADVILLE, Col, February 1O.-One
thousand men armed with picks and
shovels started out today to clear the snow
and Ice off from the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad tracks below this city so
that coal may be brought In to enable the
smelters and mines to continue work or at
least to keep the mine pumps in operation
The snow storm, which had been continu-
Gus with brief intermissions for sixteen
days, stopped last night. and the tempera-
ture has risen, but the indications are for
more snow.
Aspen is entirely isolated, the railroads
oeing blockaded and wires down. The Mid
land people hope to have their line open to
the west within forty-ei2ht hours The
Rio Grande tracks in the Grand river cam
yon are buried under great piles of snow
winch have fallen from the almost perpen-
Ocular mountain sides.
PORTLAND, Maine, February lO.-The
cold weather has not been very severe in
Portland. The lowest point recorded by
the mercury at the weather bureau was
two degrees below zero.
MOderating at Chicago
CHICAGO, February 10-The crest of tba
cold wave has passed here. At am. the
thermometer registered IS below. but from
that point gradual moderation set in and
the prospects are that by nightfau the
mercury will be about the zero mark
large number of distressing cases of frost
pltes We're reported to the police but so
lar only one death has resulted from the
severe cold. Several of the schools have
been closed until Monday,