Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-14


recreation very enjoyable. Many fails
have been registered both on the pave
ments and ice-covered steps about the
city. but few broken bones have been
reported as yet.
Business still feels the terrors of the
Arctic weather, but yesterday there
was some improvement over last week.
People are getting little used to the
icy blasts, and ventured out in greater
numbers than upon any day since the
cold weather set in, except last Satur-
day evening. The weather is not a
thing to be trifled with, however, even
by those somewhat used to it, as is ev-
denced by the number of frozen ears.
fingers and toes distributed over the
city. Those compelled to be about.
particularly at night, should look after
their ears particularly, as these pro-
jecting organs sometimes get ''nipped"
in few minutes.
The weather at Benwood yesterday
was considerably colder than on Sun
day. The hourly record of the tenn
perature as taken at Peabody's phar-
macy yesterday morning was as fol-
lows: Z a. M, six degrees below zero;
s a. M, five degrees below zero; 8 a.
m, two degrees below zero; 10 a. M,
two degrees above zero; IL a. m, sew
en- degrees above zero. Six degrees be-
low zero was the lowest point reached
in different sections of Central Ben
wood. At seven o'clock yesterday
morning the thermometer registered
six degrees below zero at Leach Bros
grocery store on North Main street.
Last night at nine o'clock a tempera-
ture of two degrees below zero was
reached at the city building and the
prospects were good for as cold wealth
er this morning as yesterday morning,
if not colder
The lowest temperature reached
yesterday in central Bellaire was five
degrees below zero, this mark being in
dictated at MERGERS Pharmacy at the
corner of Belmont and Thirty-second
streets at eight o'clock in the morn
ing. At nine o'clock the thermometer
at the same point registered two de-
grees below zero. Last evening at five
O'Clock the thermometer stood at eight
degrees above zero. This mark show
ed the weather to be growing colder as
compared with The temperature pre-
vailing early in the afternoon. At a
number of points along McMahons
creek lower temperature than five
degrees below zero was reached at an
early hour yesterday morning. Last
evening at six o'clock the thermometer
at Dankworth & Vey's pharmacy on
Belmont street in the Third ward in
Dictated one degree below zero.
The ice has gorged in the river be-
tween Bellaire and Benwood to such
an extent as to afford perfectly safe
foot path across the ice between the
Bellaire and Benwood ferry landings.
The path was first made yesterday
morning at an early hour by number
of Bellaire men, who were returning
to their work at the mills in Benwood
and all during the day and last night
large numbers of people of Bellaire
and Benwood, having to attend to bus
mess on the opposite side of the river,
availed themselves of the opportunity
and traversed the ice. Many people
made the trip yesterday with fear of
the ice giving way. Such apprehen
sion on the part of those who wish to
cross the ice at this point is foolish as
the ice is of such thickness and wedged
together so fast as to be capable of
bearing a burden of considerable
weight.