The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-01
WEATHER AND CROP REPORTS
NORTHER PREDICTED GOT HERE,
THOUGH A LITTLE LATE.
Continuous bad Weather Is Gcgin-
ming To Affect the Whcnt--Thc
Changes Arc Numerous.

chunk of Arctic atmosphere which has
been ponaed up in the mountains for Two
| days made it's escape last night. and "ht
he grit for Texas. AS IA consequence
of its arrival people who yesterday abused
the United States weather bureau officials
went up to the third story of the Levy
building today TIC cffcr cortrito apologies
for their hasty remarks and promising
that the offerse shall not occur again.
The Indications are that Texas will be in
the grip of the coolest norther by tommor-
row that has blown this way in many a
day The weather for more than a week
has been intensely cold throughout the
North. and tho cold wave was expected to
start South sooner than 1t did 1t is COM
| ing now, though. good and hard and Gall
| vestonians Will tomorrow feel the pinch
of real winter. The coolest spell hereto
| fore this season was ON December 10. when
the temperature went to IS degrees. On
December DR.. Cline issued his tempera-
| ture predictions, which was % degrees IN
| this city and is degrees on the mainland.
| The Thermometer only went as low as %
here. DIR. Chnes forecast issued at 10
o'clock today is as follows:
Tonight and Wednesday: Fair, much
colder; hard freeze indicated with tenn
perature is degrees 90 to 100 miles from
| Galveston and "a degrees at Galveston
Wednesday morning. Brisk to high north
erly Winds
The zero line is fully so miles further
! south today than II was on December Q,
and runs through Cairo, III. Oklahoma,
| south of Amarillo and on to the westward.
At Dodge City the mercury is below
zero. 9 at Kansas City and 2 below at st.
Louis At Amarillo the Texans are
wrestling with n temperature OF degrees
below zero, while at Abilene 1T is above.
Palestine 22, San Antonio Is, Corpus
Chrlsti Il ana Galveston 52. To verify the
prediction of rr. Cline the temperature
must fall IS degrees here by Wednesday
morning. 1t has been growing colder rap
idly all day.
Tho coast country farmers have thou-
sands of dollars worth of vegetables in
the ground at this time, aud at some
places Strawberries are In bloom The
farmers have had ample warning and viii
be able to protect themselves from the
freeze that is sure to come tonight.
Beeville, Bee County, Texas. January II.
Very sudden and exceedingly extreme
changes have characterized the weather
in this part of the State for the past few
days. cold norther came up with the
rain last Thursday night. but by Saturday
the wind had changed to the south and the
weather was quite warm. Sunday morning
another cold nortner blew mn and plenty
OF Ice was noticeable. Yesterday, how
ever, the weather moderated aud every
thing had the appearance OF spring time.
Shortly before day this mornini; the wind
again changed TO the north ana every
thing is freezing. II IL tho coolest of the
season. Indications for snow are good.
Winchester Fayette County. Texas,
January 3l.--A light nort,ier struck this
place last night about . o'clock, but has
developed into an old fashioned blizzard
this morning with the mercury down to
90 degrees and falling rapidly, There Is
/ very little blowing done In this community
on account OF too much rain. All black
land too wet 10 plow we'll yet. Early gar
dens were looking WE'LL but we think this
spell viii just about do them up.
Calvert Robinson County, Texas. jan
uary 3l.-Late yesterday evening
strong wind blew up from the north. and
increased in violence throughout the night.
This morning Is very cold, in fact Il is
considered by some the coolest spell of
tho season. II will cause suffering aud loss
among stock, since the last few days pre-
ceding tho cold wave were warm and pleas
ant. thereby making the change very sud-
den and severe.
Weimar. Colorado County. Texas, Janu-
airy 31.--Cold wave from the north struck
this section In good earnest about o'clock
this morning and wherever on the surface
there was water II IL now ice. Every
thing Is frozen tight, and stock, like tho
nee,o's fish. looks 'swunk up" Rain has
been abundant and ever, body feels safe
for early stands OF corn and all garden
truck.
Cameron, Milan County, Texas, January
3l.--The coolest blizzard OF the season
struck Cameron Yesterday afternoon at
7.15 and today is one OF the coolest days
this winter. the thermometer registering
! 10 exposed All outdoor work Is at q
standstifl. Is cloudy and threatening snow,
btt many think II too cold for snow.
Temple Bell County, Texas, Jhnuary 81.
January goes out this year with one OF
tho most piercing and cold northers Of the
season The change from mild and warn