The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-14
"SUNNY SOUTH" FROZEN UP.
BnIow ZERO REPORTED FROM ALL
SECTIONS OF III.
People Frozen to Death In Alabama
and GeOrRia--Ncw Orleans Mnrdi
Gras Il suffering.

Washington, February 13--Viewing from
hygienic standpoint in Its effect on the
yellow fever germs, the freeze in the South
Is a blessing to the people of that section.
according to DR.. wyman, the surgeon gem
sral OF the marine hospital corps.
at is Just what we wanted" said ho
tonight, in speaking on the subject. and
believe 1t will be productive Of great
good In stamping out the germs that may
still exist after the very thorough work
which has been done by the State and
National officials in eradicating all yes-
tiges Of last summers epidemic. II is GER
tainly blessing to the people of the South
as far as next summer Is concerned
DR.. Wyman went on to explain that New
Orleans had been the main objective point
towards which the efforts of the govern
nent marine hospital service had been
concentrated to kill the disease. There the
local and National authorities had jointly
conducted the labor OF aerating and disin-
fecting all suspicious places IT was just
about completed and the cold weather. DR..
Wyman says. will clinch the efforts of tho
medical authorities.
Little Rock. Ark, February 1s.--All
records FOR low temperatures In Arkansas
have been broken, and February ~, 1892.
Will be treasured UP in the memory OF
the oldest inhabitant" for years to
come. At IL p. m. Saturday the ther
mOmeter In the weather bureau Office
registered one degree above zero. The
mercury then began It's totoggan slide
and NJ p. m. Sunday It reached the
lowest on record here--12 degrees be-
low zero. Since then slow rise has
been In progress, and at 2 p M today
the thermometer stood at ~ above,
There has been much suffering among
tho poor, as they were lacking proper
food, protection and clothing, and fuol
being so scarce that 1t has been unobtnin-
able by even those who could afford tor
buy It, Frost bitten ears and feet have
not beeneuncommon. but so far as known
only one person froze to death. a mail
carrier named Brozier.
number of explosions OF reservoirs
we're reported today and some serious
damage was done. At the residence OF COL
onel p. Raleigh the explosion of a range
wrecked the kitchen and Miss Raleigh
was seriously injured. In the surround
Ing country much suffering has been felt
where poor people live in sbantes. cabins
and poor houses.
Shreveport, La, February t3.--satur-
dsy night cold wave struck this section.
Yesterday the mean temperature was
three degrees above zero Tho lowest
temperature was Ave degrees below Sat.
urday night. which was the coolest STAGE
1852. and breaks the record of twenty
eight years that the weather bureau SER
vice has been here. it has moderated
today. There is no suffering or loss of
consequence in this section.
Montgomery, Ala, February 13.-The
weather today was tho coldest ever known
here The temperature Mt a. m. was 5
bslow zero. Tho lowest previous record.
IN 1887, was > above zero. Three negroes
were found this morning frozen to death.
Birmingham, Ala, February 13.--owing
to the intensely cold weather, the thor
rnometer being 10 degrees below zero. the
birmingham Carnival society has called
on the Mardi Gras celebration which was
70 have been held today aud tomorrow.
Inc town Ii full of visitors The present
blizzard Is the worst on record.
Lynchburg. va, February 10. Snow fell
n III sn nsnriy al DAY and Yesterday, the to-
mum temperature for twenty four hours
WAS 9 degrees above zero with indications
q going below zero before morning.
Norfolk. Va. February 1s.--No boats
have arrived or cleared at Norfolk since
Saturday. The harbor is frozen, MS Is also
Hampton Roads ana Chesapeake bay 10 n
mile outside. OF Caps Henry and Cane
cnarles. Nothing since 1857 to equal IT,
Petersburg. Va. February "a. Snow has
heen falling here utmost necessarily for
nfty hours and the ground Is covered TO a
depth OF twenty-five inches, with drifts
reaching height Of six feet, BusIness
y practically suspended
FnchhontAs, Ark, February l3.-At 4
e'cIock this morning the thermometer reg :
istered % degrees below zero. White river.
stream with an unusually rapid current
y frexsn from bank TO bank.
Annist0n. Ala, February 13.--Daniel
chetman, negro. was found frozen stiff
n his bed this morning The official tenn
peratrre early this morning was II below.
Raleigh. N. c., February ls.-.The snow
4term today WAS the heaviest on record.
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