Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-16
DELAWARE GAZETTE AND STATE JOUINAL-WlL

the coolest day in 90 years. The gov
eminent observers thermometer regis
tered 10 degrees below zero. At exposed.
points it showed 2 degrees lower and
one the river front, where a strong west
wind has full force the mercury shows
% degrees below zero.
New York, Feb. 0-Reports from
points up the Hudson River are that
the cold there is the greater by 10 to
20 degrees than in this city. The Hud-
son River icemen are protiting by the
cold snap, and putting in the largest
crop cut for several years past.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 9.--Ten degrees
below zero by the Weather Bureau
Thermometer and 10 to 20 degrees below
in more exposed places was the record
here today. This is the coolest it has
been since January Sd, 1879.
Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. Tho cold to-
day reached p degrees below zero, very
nearly the lowest point ever known in
Chicago. The low record for this city,
% degrees below, was made over
quarter of century ago.
Bowling Green, o., Feb. 9..-Ther-
mometer registered Is degrees below
zero here this morning and much dam
age has been done in the oil fields. AL
the gas lines in the city are frozen and
the fuel supply cut off.
Louisville, KY, Feb. o. louisville
is experiencing tho coolest weather
since 1854. At 7 O'Clock this morning
the government Thermometer registered
IA degrees below. There is much suf
fering among the poor.
Duluth, Mimi, Feb. 9-The ther-
mometer dropped to "a degrees below
zero, last night The wind has ranged
from 20 to B miles an hour throughout
the cold snap, making it doubly severe.
Columbus, O., Feb. o. Today is the
coolest in years the mercury standing
trail part of city to II degrees below in
the suburbs.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 9.-The Weather
Bureau Thermometer registered a frac-
This is the lowest since February lth,
1874.
Topeka. Kan, Feb. 0. -Thermome-
tiers in Topeka registered 10 degrees be-
low zero last night.
st. Paul. MINI. Feb. 9.--The official
local mercury reported 30 degrees below
zero last night.
Peoria, ILL.,, Feb. 9.-It was "a de
grees below zero in Peoria today.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Washingtor
was one Of the Cold Kings centres yes.
terday, and after day in which the
Thermometer never went above zero, the
record for this city, which had been II
degrees below since 1881, was broken
at an early hour this morning, the
mercury going to IL degrees below zero,
After daylight it grew warmer and al
IL O'Clock was degrees above, with {
little added warmth during the day
The Potomac is frozen from bank tt
bank, and "a special appropriation viii
be asked from Congress to break tn,
ice, as otherwise rise that will flooC
the lower parts of the city is feared.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE intensel,
cold weather continues. The loves
point reached was 612 degrees below
zero at 7.30 today.
Traffic on the rivers was badly par
alyzed today. The ice that had ac
cumulated during the night fioated int
ferry slips and froze hard. The Statel
Island boats had to be cut out witt
axes and picks.
The suffering among the poor con
tinues very great, and the medicine
stalls of the various hospitals are KEEP
busy attending eases of frostbite an
prostration.
Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. 1.-Genera
! Live Stock Agent Pennington of SAINT
Fe system yesterday gave out state
ment of the probable loss of stock il
! terest in the various States owing I
: the prevailing blizzard. Conservatiy
estimates place the losses at 30 per Ger
in the Pan Handle, Wyoming, Montan
and the Dakotas. The losses in NORTH
} west Texas may reach so per cent.
, East Liverpool, o., Feb. 11.-Th
temperature reached 10 degrees hello
zero here yesterday morning, and II
| extreme cold has caused suspensio
of work in the potteries. The ella,
3 are so badly frozen that the potterit
Y will be forced to remain idle for sever
g days.