The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15
COLDEST EVER KNOWN.
Never Before Has IL Been so cold
and the People Were Not Pre-.
pared for the weather.

anu TIE FeOphe were NOt FFe'
pared for the weather.
Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 13.-All records known to
the oldest inbabitant have been broken By
cold wave which reached its climax this
morning.
The mercury in the thermometer at the top
of The custom house was 81 degrees lower at
O'Clock this morning than 1t had ever been
since the weather bureau was established,
twenty-One years ago
Some OF the old timers, whose memories
run back to the early part or the century,
stated today that there had been no such
and Saturday In 1885.
There was a steady fall OF temperature Sat-
urday night, which was accompanied after
midnight by fall of snow. Atlantians who
the pavements slippery with ice were sur.
prised TO find four and half inches of snow
instead.
Yesterday was considered a remarkably
cold day aud there were fewer people on the
streets than have been seen in many day.
The street cars were running only occasion.
ally, and walking was difficult. But there
was a drop OF about 20 degrees in the temper
ature from yesterday morning 10 this.
The weather report shows Atlanta one OF
the coldest places on the map today. AT y
O'Clock 1t was above In New York, 9 above
In Washington, l2 above in Galveston, zero
at Buffalo, and below at Chicago. Mont
gomery showed q minimum during the past
"a hours of 10 degrees below.
The following is the local forecaster's re-
view OF the weather conditions:
The cold wave Is central this morning over
the lower Mississippi valley and Texas. 1t Is
tue most disastrous In many years, and the
record, or low temperature has been broken
In many southern stations. New Orleans re-.
ports the lowest temperature, above zero,
Montgomery 10 degrees below, Atlanta 8.5 be.
low Preached after the regular observatory,
Nashville IL degrees below, Memphis 2 de.
grees below. and Ficksburg zero. The tenn
~ OF q mn : IfNtIy
er than any previous record. The southeast
slorm has moved up the coast, aud Is central
today on the middle Atlantic coast. A Sec
ond "low" u moving In from The northeast,
preceded bv rising temperature.
The cold wave will continue il this section
tonight. followed by slowly rising tempera-
ture during Tuesday. No reports received
from Florida on account of wire trouble, but
will be t II there tonight
The forecasts are as follows:
For South CarOliDa.-Clearlng this after.
noon; fair tonight and Tuesday continued
cold, except not quite so cold Tuesday IN
western portion.
For Georgia and Alabama Fair, continued
cold tonight; Tuesday. iair, not quite 80 cold.
The coolest weather of which Lnere is any
record at the local bureau prior to that OF TO-
day was on January |, 1886, when the ther.
mometer registered below zero. Since the
establishment OF the bureau there was never
day In February colder than zero. That rec
ord was made on February s. 1895.
Ashevile, N. T., Feb. l3.-The mercury
reached IA degrees below zero here last night
Coolest ever known. At noon today II stood
at ten degrees below zero. There is much suf
iering. All the charitable sy sympathizers are
at work caring for the poor.
Charleston, S. c., Feb. l3.--CharleSton is en-
veloped In mantle OF snow today for the
second time in twenty years. Nearly four
inches fell last night. Littl. business Is being
done today, the whole population turning
out 10 revel in the snow. The streets are fill
| ed with people. MEN. women and children are
| snowballing each other. II Is IKE carnival
| Street car traffic tx completely bIocked up tC
| noon. Weather is very cold,and snow is moi
melting. Skies are clear and bright.
| Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. 3-The apparatus
\ shows coldest February weather this mora
Ing since the establishment of the weather
bureau in 1875 The mercury stood at l.2 be
| loV zero at O'Clock. There are but one ol
two instances OF colder weather In any
month. Considerable suffering among poor
bui ali promptly relieved. Tennessee river IL
full OF floating ice from HoIstln. and French
Broad, which are frozen over for the first time
| 10 years. Navigation is suspended.
| Tuskegee Ala, Feb. lB.-Tnis morning at 1
o'cIo ock the thermometer here registered i
degrees below zero. This IL the coldest wealth
er ever witnessed in this section of the copn
try.