Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-02-09
VERY COLD WEATHER.
Thermometer Lower To-day Than
Since 1872.
Great Suffering Results In Many
Sections Of the County.
Fire In New York City Causes a Loss OF
Nearly si,0Oo,o0o.
ANoTHIR ALASKA GOLD STRIKE.

grasp Ol Tue COluest weather since 1919
The thermometer at q o'clock registered
% below at the weather bureau. Many
thermometers showed the mercury down
TO 2s. Twenty people we're 80 severely
frost-bitten during the early morning
hours that they had to be removed to hos.
pitfalls. There Is no snow on the ground
and the frost penetrstes TO the water
mains and several portions OF the city
are suffering from a lack Of water. II.
b. Bluensield WAS found frozen to death
on the street by police officer.
Huron. N. d., with 80 below, was the
coldest place in the United States. The
line OF zero passes from the Chesspeak ke
bay westward over Tennessee, Arkansas
and Oklahoma. Freezing temperatures
are reported as far south a. central Flor
Ida.
Topeka. Kas., Feb. g.--The thermome
ter registered 10 degrees below zero this
morning
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 9-The weather
bureau thermometer registered % below
zero this morning, the coldest weather
at this station since 1883. when the
record was 20.
New York, Feb. 9.-This was the cold
eat day OF the winter in New York. At I
a. IN. the temperature was l degree
above zero.
Through New York state all railroad
traffic Is delayed several hours by snow,
which on the level. averages foot deep
and in many places is drifted twenty
feet high. The Hudson river overtlowed
flooding brick kilns, lumber yards, etc
Long Island Sound was swept from end
to end by the highest tides ever known
Boston. Feb. "a bowling northeast
snow storm prevailed along the Massa-
chusetts coast the past twenty -four
hours. A three. .masted schooner Ia re-
ported wrecked of Nantasket beach.
Cleveland. Feb. y.-fhe thermometer
to-day registered IA below. or within
three or the low record of 1873 The tele.
graph service is demoralizsd.
Pittsburg. Feb. 9--It is 10 degrees be
low z,ro by the weather bureau ther-
mometer. the coldest since 1879.
st. Paul. Mimi, Feb. 9.-The winters
cold record was again broken last night.
the mercury reaching 33 below zero.
81. Louis. Feb 9-Not since 1884 has
the weather been so cold. The govern
ment Thermometer Is IL below zero.
Sam Kennedy Alberto was found in a
coal shed frozen to death.
Wichita, Kas, Feb. 9.-It Is reported
that many cattle on the range are suffer
Ing from frozen hoOfs. This usually
proves fatal.
Kansas City, Feb. 9--The local low
temperature record was broken this
morning, the official thermometer at 3
o'clock recording 20 and wo-tenth below
zero.
Leadviile, Colo, Feb. 9-The fuel sup.
ply Is nearly exhausted and 1t Is feared
the smelters and mines will have 10 shut
down. Seven cars OF coal remain for
pumping the down town mains. This
work will be continued IL possible. There
have been practically fifteen days OF con-
tnuons snow storm. The Rio tirande IL
getting its trains through, but with diff
llcnty. To replenlsh the fuel supply II
/ necessary that the roads be kept open
At least week. kokOmo and Brecken.
ridge are suffering from scarcity OF pro-
visions.
The storm continues here with una.
bated fury. The situation IL critical. A
meeting Of business men was held 10. day
to devise measures for relief. II was de
cided 20 put all available men at work 10
open the railroad 10 Malta. George ".
Cook will head a party of 1000 shOyelers
II was agreed that If the railroad is not
opened hundreds of lives may be lost.
Joliet, Ill Feb. o Frank Dubriet and
George Hamilton were found frozen to
death.
Washington, Feb 9-The weather bu.
reau's special bulletin says The TEN.
peTature continues abnOrmslly low in all
districts east OF the Rocky mountains
The lowest temperature reached was 80
degrees below Zero. at Minnedosa, Mani
toba. The outlook is that there will be a
marked though gradual rise ia the tenn
perature east Of the Rocky mountains af-
ter to day.
Denver, Feb. .. - The mountain roads
are again tightly tied up. Rio Grande
trains are running only as far rs salida
Marshall Pass IL again blocked around
'sdyiIlr, ns there il two feet of fresh
t.Ow,
Coliidod with Iaiirosd Bridge.
Nashville, Tenn Feb. o Steamer 4.