Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-02-20

Washington, 4eb. 14.-Since Sunday
light the Atlantic coast storm has
loved from Florida to the Massachu-
etts coast with a velocity and an in
reased intensity such as has been sell
ON eQualled in the history of the
leather bureau. A remarkably heavy
now accompanied the storm and still
ontinues from Virginia northward.
accompanying the snow there arc
ortherly WINDS Of hurricane velocity.
severe has been this storm that
lere has been almost a total paralysis
[ all classes of business in the middle
tlantic states. About 20 inches of
1ow has fallen since Saturday after
DON and "a inches in the past eight
avs. OF equal interest with this
orm has been the recOrd-breaking
wv temperatures of the south. At
ew Orleans yesterday morning the
mperature was above zero, 8 de-
lees lower than the previous record,
nile at Jacksonville it was 10 above
70, or degrees lower than any pre-
GUS record. The observer at Jack
)nville reports a heavy snow and sleet
orm during Sunday night and that
eat damage has been done to the
ops Throughout the central valleys,
Ike regions and the west the temper
ure has risen 10 to SO degrees. The
tilway mail service is paralyzed by
a cstn nd 4ho 0f 1c or = 81 ~
i'll throughout the Atlantic region
through trains arrived here from
re west over the Pennsylvania road
3sterday and only one over the Balti-
ore & Ohio. All the Chesapeake &
hio trains were abandoned and there
ere no trains either sent out or ar
wing over the Southern & Atlantic
cast line. A famine of coal and pro-
sions is imminent in Washington or
count of the railroads being
ed up. The price of every
ling in this line has scared sky high
The gas supply is being rapidly ex-
austed and many street lamps are not
GIFTED. The condition of the poor
articularly the large colored popula-
2ns. is pitifu1 in the extreme. One
# the most serious phases of the whole
situation is the danger from fires, the
ire department being rendered prac-
,ically useless by reason of the deep
now and low water pressure, which, in
he high points of the city, has failed
The Potomac is frozen from
is source to Point Lookout, where it
.mpties into the Chesapeake.
Kentucky's Zero Weather.
Louisville, Feb. 14.-The coolest
weather. ever known in Kentucky was
ecorded yesterday. At Louisville the
thermometer only registered 10 below,
ut the state suffered much more. Lo-
anon showed 80 below, Carlisle 80,
'rinceton 80, and the highest record in
he reports from 25 stations was Is
Glow. At Paducah negro woman
nd child we're frozen to death in
cid. In many towns business has
cen suspended and a coal shortage is
eported from all parts of the state.
Chicago People Rescued.
Chicago, Feb. 14.-After being a0rift
n an ice-f1oe in Lake Michigan for
yer Is hours, the five persons who
7ere carried out Sunday evening by
he breaking off of the ice were res
ued, and it is not expected that any OF
hem will be much the worse
Dr. their experience. Young
Arthur Fletcher, who made an
eroic effort to bring them
shore in his boat and padded all
round all night in frail craft, had
9th feet badly frozen, and will prob
bly, be cripple for life The names
f those saved are Elmer d. Brothers,
Iiss Orel Mannley, Chauncey Mannley,
tuy w. Caron, George Mallory The
astaways were discovered at daylight
y two young men who had ventured
early four miles from shore in search
f the missing persons and were joined
few minutes later by Capt. Fountain
nd several oarsmen Of the life saving
rev from the mouth of the Chicago
iv or. Miss Mannley, the only girl in
he party, was unconscious from the
old and exposure, and the rescuers
we're obliged to carry the insensible
ody of the half-frozen young woman
0 land. For five hours after she did
ot regain her senses. The physicians
hink that she will recover entirely
New York SnoWbound.
New York, Feb. 14.-The storm
hitch has been raging since Saturday
light increased in violence yesterday,
ecoming a thorough blizzard. Snow
eli all day and is still coming down. A
litter northwest wind drives the snow
n clouds through the streets The
treet cleaning department, after
for SO hours to clear the
rincipal streets, gave up entirely,
ven surrendering Broadway to the
lind and storm. The elevated roads
re running irregularly while in the
where the winds have
weep, drifts are to 10 feet high;
treet railways have stopped alto
ether and suburban steam railroads
re blocked MANY neighbOring towns