The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-11
COOLEST WAVE OF ALL.
curry Throughout the Northwest
Cattle I'm Danger.

close upon the undesirable record OF
1872. was gaining steadily and had
every chance OF beating IL out by sew
eral degrees. The lowest notch reached
since the establishment OF the weather
bureau In this city was % below Al
IL Wednesday night it was 10 below,
and when the weather Office closed the
officials predicted that the mercury
would reach 25 below, and the record
will be broken. Since the prediction
was made nothing has occurred 10
stamp IL as false alarm. The maxi
mum Wednesday was six below, and the
resulting discomfort was accentuated
by strong wind which blew from the
northwest. There were no deaths at
tributable 10 the cold. although frost
bitten faces. hands and feet were nu-
merous. Three people collapsed on the
street from the effect of the cold, but
were soon revived. All through the
west and northwest the cold was in
tense.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. Wednesday
was n record breaking one for extreme
cold. In this city it was IA below at
seven n. m. and gradually became cold
err all day until al ten p. m, II was %
below and still going down. with the
prospect Of reaching 30 below. This
is the record for this station since 1872
Reports from all over the state indi-
cate even colder weather than here.
with terrific gale blowing, but no
snow.
Pana, H., Feb 9.-Tuesday night was
the coolest for years in Pana. The Their
mometer registered II below zero at
four o'clock in the morning. There is
much suffering of the cattle. Fruit
growers claim that the peach crop has
been all killed.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. o.-Specials to the
Bee from points in Nebraska, western
Iowa, South Dakota and Wyoming in
dicate that no serious damage 10 live
stock has resulted from the present
cold wave In eastern Nebraska, South
Dakota and Iowa tht thermometer has
ranged from 16 TO 30 below zero, but TO
the westward the temperature has
risen. The entire range country has
been favored with wind which has
drifted the snow before IL had chance
to pack and the range has thus been I'M
covered sufficiently 10 furnish food for
cattle and sheep. Had l. not been for
this wind, losses from cold and lack OF
food would have been heavy. Reports
to the railroads, however, indicate that
they will be very small.
Denver. Col. Feb 81. w. Springer,
secretary Of the Continental Land and
Cattle company, has received word from
I its Montana and Texas ranches that the
/ losses Of live stock would be very great
as a result OF the long and general
storms and cold ''rhc loss" said Mr.
Springer, twill be general throughout
the western country from Montana
, down through Wyoming, Colorado,
New Mexico and Texas. In some places
4 Il viii undoubtedly reach 80 per cent.
and il will run throughout the country
4 between 10 and 80 per cent.
Milwaukee. Feb. 9.-This city is ex-
( perienciug the longest spell Of cold
/ weather in e5 years. The frost has pen
ctratcd the ground TO a depth of AZ
! feet. or within ~ feet OF the water
mains The total absence Of snow is
4 the cause Of the frost going down so
/ deep. Not little concern is felt by the
city officials connected with the water
4 department. \ double force Of men is
/ on duty TO see that the fire hydrants
are not frozen up. The temperature
Wednesday night was 10 degrees below
zero. and little promise j. offered for
any abatement OF the cold Railroads
are running very light freight trains
ftu a..
sible the cold weather interfering
more or less with the power OF the To-
comotives. Perishablc freight In sew
eral instances is being held, pending "A
change in he weather.
Reports from around the state indie
cate the cold is general. At Cumbcr-
land thermometers register all the way
from IS 10 80 below: Whitehall reports
I 80: La Crosse, -: Black River Falls, AZ
A Waupaca the waterworks are com
plctcly frozen up and AT Spring Valley
the schools have been closed on account
OF the severe cold.
Lincoln Neb.. Feb. Wednesday
night Was the coolest in Lincoln for ! /
years At ten o'clock street thcrmom.
etcrs protected from strong north
west wind indicated % below zero. III
WAS IS below at seven o'clock in the
morning. and at no time during the
DAY did IL rise above six below zero.
81. Paul. MINI, Feb q Apparently
the greatest intensity OF the almost
Unprecedented cold weather is yet to
come. With a clear sky the intense
cold continued through the day. being
more severe because OF a sharp north
west wind The highest the mercury
reached during the day was rs below
zero. Atseven o'clock IL was % belcwand
falling. Excepting Helena all north
western weather bureau points reported
below zero weather. Medicine Hat and
Ilavre reported snow, both. however.
being six below zero. At seven o'clock
Helena was IL above. but Duluth re-
ported Is below; Swift Current. 20 be.
low; Huron. Battleford aud Prince Al
bert, % below, and Winnipeg aud Min
I ucdgSu "a below