The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03
IN THE BL|ZZARD'S PATH
The Severest Storm of the Season Struck This
Section Last Tuesday.
MERCURY DROPS TO 30 BELOW
Several Narrow Escapes From Freezing
Are Representatives, From the
Weather Bureau Predict Seve-
raj Days Continuance.

The coolest wave of the season struck
this section Tuesday morning and the
mercury dropped to about 90 degrees
below zero in few hours. 1t COM
menced to snow last Saturday and con-
tinued over Sunday, but the weather
was mild and it looked very much like
a thaw would follow Monday was a
pretty fair day and Tuesday morning
opened mp quite warm and pleasant
About o'clock Il. m. the wind changed
to the n-rtheast and cold wave, ac-
companied by a heavy snowfall, swept
over the country. The wind increased
during the day and piled the snow up
in heaps, and Wednesday morning the
thermometers registered 26 below zero
i'll some places. A good many team
sters and wood -haulers who had started
for the woods Tuesday morning before
the blizzard set in were obliged to turn
back aud return to town without load,
the snOw-storm being so binding that
they were unable to see the road.
Forced to Turn Back.
j. f. Pickett and his son Leverne
started for the Marshall Creek wood
camp with their teams as usual Tues
day morning after wood, but the storm
became so furious after they had
reached the fiat beyond Durfee's lane
that they could not see the road and
were obliged to return to town. NJ
Mungas and another Austrian teamster
who are hauling wood from the same
place, and Henry Lippert, who was also
bound for the woods on Marshall creek,
came up with Mr.. Pickett and his son
and all Thought it best to return to
town, excepting Mr. Lippert, who con-
cluded to go on, but after going some
distance farther he also concluded that
1t was useless to attempt to bring in a
load and turned back. The storm in
creased in fury and turned very cold,
but all reached town safely. MI
Pickett lost his hat and was obliged to
adopt the use of a grain sack for a head
/ gear, and his son had his face slightly
| frost bitten on the homew ard trip.
Did Not Venture Out.
Some of the teachers did not 90 to
their homes for lunch Tuesday noon
preferring to miss meal rather than to
venture out i'll the severe storm. Some
parents went to the school house after
their children and many OF the smaller
pupils were not permitted to return in
the afternoon. No Inconvenience was
experienced, however, at the school
mouse and the building was very com
Portable all day.
Nipped by the Frost.
Peter Gallagher, while coming from
Granite Tuesday afternoon, had his ears
frost bitten and Conrad Wipf froze his
nose while coming from his home down
town Wednesday morning Several
hydrants are reported to be frozen up
about town and wOod-piles are disap-
pearing like snow in a January thaw.
Their Desire GratiGed.
Those who have been wishing for
sleighing all winter are now satisfied
and the ice business is at its best. The
ice coming from Kroger's pond is over
two feet thick and as clear as crystal
The Cold Wave Continues.
The cold weather still continues and
the temperature has been from 20 to 80
below zero ever since the blizzard
struck this city last Tuesday. This
friday morning the thermometers
registered 30 below and there are no in
dications that the weather will moderate
soon. According to the weather reports
the cold spell will continue at least
several days longer and serious conse-
quences may result.