The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-09
COLDEsT In YEARS.
The North ard West Visited by a
1err bic Blizzard

Omaha. Feb s.--Today has Deen a rec
ord breaker for cold weather ara high
winds
Reports from over the state show the
I thermometer registering from IS 70 40 do
grees below zero.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas city. Feb. Sat midnight the
temperature registered ten degrees be-
low zero
The body Of an unknown woridngman.
about 90 years OF age was found frozen
stin in the west bottoms Of Kansas City
today
AT Ccntralla, Mo. it was n degrees be-
low zero. Many reports Of suffering to
live stock have been received.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Atlanta Ga. Feb. s-The Thermometer
registered ten degrees above zero last
las ngiht the coolest Of the season.
LEXINGTON, KY.
Lexington. Ky. Feb s.--A coal fatrino
is threatened throughout Kentucky. The
temperature IN this city Is eight below
rezo ana getting steadily colder. Only
one coal yard has coal and ita supply
is limited. III the present weather con-
tinues much loss OF life from freezing to
death 81 looked for
WICHITA. KAN.
Wichita, Kan. Feb. S.--During the past
e hours the highest temperature ive:
lowest below; coldest day In the past
seven years.
ST JOSEPH. MO.
81. Joseph No, Feb. s.-This was tho
coolest night in years in this locality.
At midnight Il was % degrees below zero.
a light wind prevails
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
indianapolis Ind. Feb. s-The coidest
weather OF the winter was experienced
here today. At $3.50 o'clock this morning
the government Thermometer registered
nine degrees below zero Tonight az
o'clock it was degrees below. Beoousa
of low gas pressure there ~ s-dcn sun
ering In the poor quarters OF the city.
MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee, Feb S-This city is oxper-
lcnclng the coolest weather m twenty
Ave years. The frost has penetrated the
ground 90 a depth OF ION. Wnd one-half
feet. or within foot ana ahals OF tho
water mains. A double fotce Of men "a
on duty TO see that tne lire nyIrants arc
not frozen up. The temperature tonign.
IS 10 degrees below zero. Reports from
around tho state indie es that the cola
is general
Al Cumberland thermometers register
ou the way from Ss to % degrees below
zero. White hah reports 20; Black River
rails q. AT WGuppca tna water works
are completely frozen up aud al Spring
valley the schools, nave been closed on
account OF the severe cold.
DIES MONIES
Des Molnes, Ia, Feb. S.-Ioday was a
record breaking one for intense cold. In
this city II WAS "A degrees below zero at
Z a. m. and gradually became colder all
day. until at 10 y. m. it WAS = degrees
below and stli going down with the pros
pect OF reaching 80 below bof ,re morning.
rhis is the record OK the station since
1872
PEORIA. ILL
Peoria, H.. Feb. S--roniglt The temper.
aturo Is 20 degrees below zero vita in
dicauOns that IL will; reach % tore morn
ing. There is much suffering among the
poor and the police station iR crowded
with people who have left their shanties
by the river through fear OF being forzen.
ST. PAUL
| 81. Paul. MINI, Feb s.-rhe almost un.
precedented cold weather II seems Is yet
TO come. With clear sky the mtcnse
cold continud through the day. being more
severe because OF bhurp northwest
wind The highest the mercury reacbea
during tne day was Is below zero. AZ
O'Clock II was p below and failipg. Ex-
ccpung Helena, all northwestern weather
bureau points reported below zero wealth
err Medicine HAT and Havre reported
snow with a temperature OF six below
zero. Al o'clock Helena was IA above.
bat Duluth reported Is below swift Cur
rent 20 below. huron and PrinceAlbert
20 degrees below and Winnipeg "a de-
gfees below
CHICAGO.
Chicago eb. s.-Not since 1872 has Chica-
go experienced such intense cold as that
which prevailed today Al II clock to-
night 1889 was close upon the undeslrable
record of 1872 was gaining steadily ana
had every chance OF beating II cut sever
q. degrees The lowest notch reached
since the establishment OF th, weetner
bureau In this city was % below. AT IL
O'Clock tonight. It was 10 below and when
The weather office closed the officials pre-
| dicted that by tomorrow morning. the
mercury would reach Is below.
The maximum today was six below, and
the resulting discomfort was accumulated
by strong wind which blew from the
north west There were no deaths attr1-
butable 10 the cold. although frost bitten
faces, hands and feet were numerous.
Three people collapsed on the street from
th effect Of the cola, hut were soon re-
vived. An through the west ana north
west the cold Was luteuae