The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16
HEAVY SHOWS NORTH.
Lowest Temperature in Years Re
corded in Many Places.
PENNSYLVANIA WEATHER LAST
WEEK

Philadelphia Record.
From all points throughout Pennsyl.
vania come reports of the severity ol
the cold wave, the temperature record
ed in some places being as low as II
degrees below zero. Drifting snow in
sections has made country roads i'm.
passable and blocked traffic on the rail
roads.
Reading, Pa, Feb. 9.-The cold wave
struck Reading with vengeance, and
the temperature IS lower than at any
time in 10 years. Att o'clock this
morning the cold was most intense and
the range of the Thermometers was
from 4 degrees below zero in the cen
tre of the city to IL degrees below at
Edgemont, east of the city park. Al
Womelsdorf the temperature was IL
degrees below. Most of the trains on
time today, although the snow caused
some trouble. 1t did not drift as much
as usual. William Yoder, OF the Yel-
low House, was so badly frozen while
driving to this city that he Is now in q
precarious condition at hospital.
IN AND AROUND LEBANON.
Lebanon, Pa, Feb. 9.-Bitter wealth.
or prevails here, and today was the
coldest experienced in many years, the
thermometer registering II degrees be-
low zero. High winds are drifting the
snow which fell in early part OF the
week, making country roads impossible
and interfering with railroad service
to considerable extent. Snow plows
are being run over the Lebanon Valley
Railroad to keep the road open.
Pottstown, Pa, Feb. 9.-The ther.
mometer registered Z degrees below
zero here to-day, Immense snow drifts
make travel over the country roads very
difficult, and number OF trains were
stuck. Magistrate 1. T. Ehst and Da-
vid Gabel, OF Boyertown, while return
ing home from Chester Springs, last
night, had rough experience while
trying to get throught hve-foot DRIFT.
The tongue of their sleigh broke, and
| they we're compelled to mount their
horses and ride to Pottstown, arriving
here in an exhausted condition.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 9.-Thls has
been the coolest day in Pittsburg since
January 3, 1876, when the thermome-
ter registered II degrees below zero.
The lowest temperature here today, ac-
cording to the records at the Weather
Bureau, was 10 degrees below. It was
16 degrees below at some OF the high
attitudes.
Shamokin, Pa, Feb. AT Latshaw
Pumping Station this morning the
thermometer registered II degrees be-
low zero. The cold was so intense that
many collierles were unable to start up.
The Shamokin and Mount Carmel
trolley lines are tied up, while railroad
trains arrive hours behind time.
Bristol, Pa, Feb 9.-The cold wealth
or experienced here to-day has been
nnequaled by anything in recent
years.
Tamaqua, Pa, Feb. 9.-TEe coldest
day of the winter here was ushered in
with the thermometer 10 degrees be-
low zero. Outside work is at a stand
still. A snow bound freight blocked
the Catawissa Branch 10 hours this
morning.
Bellefonte, Pa, Feb. 9.-From Mon
day to yesterday morning more than
fifteen inches of snow fell In this Sec
ton of the State. With yesterday af-
ternoon it began to blow, and since
then high wind has prevailed, so that
to-day the snow has been piled high in
many localities, blocking public roads
and interfering to great extent with
railroad traffic. Nearly every train
coming into Bellefonte today was late
1t is eight years since there has been
80 much snow here as there is now.
IN THE COAL REGIONS.
Hazleton, p, Feb. 9.-After the
snow ceased falling last night the
temperature gradually dropped, until
today the thermometer registered 16
degrees below zero, which Is said to be
the coldest weather experienced here
for forty-fixe years.
Stroudsburg, Pa, Feb.-Below zero
weather prevailed here during the en-
tire day. At Tobyhanna 1t was sew
enteen degrees below; at Mount
Pocono Is ; at Saylorsburg, Is, and at
Shawnee, IL. This is not the lowest
figure reached this winter. On the
morning of January the thermometer
showed % below in the country and
on the mountains.
Bangor, Pa, Feb. 9.-It was Is be-
low zero in the Bangor slate regions
this morning.
Clearfeld, Pa, Feb. 9.-This was the
coldest day experienced in this section
OF the State tor years, the temperature
dropping to degrees below.
Shenandoah, Pa, Feb. 9-The cold
est weather experienced in many years
prevailed here to-day. The thermom-
eters have registered below zero since
midnight, and at one time this morn
ing 1t was 13 degrees below. All col
lieries in the vicinity have suspended
operations on account of inability to
keep up steam. To night thermom-
eters registered IL degrees below zero.
TwENTY-sEvEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
Altoona, Pa, Feb. 9.-The fercest
blizzard that has prevailed In Altoona
for a quarter of a century, has the city
in it's grip tonight. It is 10 degrees
below zero and the mercury still drop
ping steadily. At Kittaning Point it
is 25 degrees below, and at Gallltzln,
on the summit of the Alleghaniee, 1t is
q degrees below. Freight traffic on
the Pennsylvania Railroad is paralyzed.
trains at some points being frozen