The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-14
Blizzard Gives no
Sign Of Breaking.
SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES FEEL TIE
FULL EFFECrs.
storm Central Last Night In Northern
Florida Extending Along Coast to
North CarOlinn.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Weather con-
ditions and general forecasts:
The anticipated cold wave has
reached extreme northern Florida aud
tonight covers the entire southern
country, except southern Florida. On
the Gulf coast the temperatures range
from degrees to l8 degrees below the
freezing point. This morning the min
imum at Mobile was IL degrees, at New
Orleans ii degrees and at Galveston 8
degrees, and at Vicksburg degree be-
low zero. All previous records for the
second decade in February were broken
from the lower Missouri and middle
Mississippi valleys southwark to the
| Gull Temperatures of zcro or below
occurred IN southern Texas and south
ern Mississippi and northwestern Ala
bama. During the day, however, the
temperatures have moderated decidedly
in the upper Missouri valley, the slope
| region and the extreme northwest, and
are one more above zero in those dis
tricts. From tbs Ohio valley eastward
the temperature changes were slight.
a storm is central tonight in Florida,
the depression extending along the
coast to North Carolina, and Us a result
heavy SHOWS have been general from
Georgia to New England Warnings
of these heavy SHOWS were distributed
Sunday morning in the Middle Atlant-
ic States aud New England. There
were also light SHOWS, followed by
clearing weather, in tho middle Gulf
States. Elsewhere generally fair wealth
er prevailed.
In the plateau region and on the Pa
cltic generally fair weather has con-
tinued, higher temperatures. except
on the extreme northern coast, where
there were rains Sunday.
Snow will continue Monday in the
Middle and North Atlantic States and
snow in the South Atlantic States, fol-
lowed by clearing, except in Florida,
where there will be rains, followed bv
fair weather in the northern portion,
Snow is also indicated in the eastern
lower lake region; fair weather is in
dlcated elsewhere.
The cold wave will reach Florida to-
night, and freezing temperature NAV
be expected in the northern portion by
Monday morning. Warnings to this
effect were given the widest possible
distribution Sunday morning. The
cold weather will continue generally
In the Atlantic and Gulf States, but
with tendency to moderate somewhat
In the west Gulf States. In the CEN
tral valleys, the upper lake region,
the west and the northwest rising tenn
peratures are Indicated.
On the Atlantic coast brisk to hiob
winds will prevail; north in the north
ern and northwest in the southern por-
tion.
Cold wave signals are displayed at |
Charleston, Savannah, jacksonville
and Tampa, and storm signals on the !
Atlantic and Gulf coasts from EAST
Port to New Orleans, except at Junit,r
and Key West.
COLDEST OF THE YEAR.
Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 12.-This was the |
coolest day Of the year in Atlanta and |
a record-brcaking mark is expected be-
lore morning. Snow fell last njuht |
and tonight the thermometer registered |
four above zero. The cold was accom-.
panied by wind which came I'D the |
mountains ut rate of 35 miles an
hour.
a great deal OF suffering was re-
ported, but prompt measures OF relief
were taken. In one house was found
the body Off. f. Spade, a white man,
who had died during the night of pneu-
monia. wife and two children wei.
without food and fuel.
THE STORM IN FLORIDA,
Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. IA storm
OF unuasual severity Is sweeping across
the State OF Florida today, beginning
at PENSACOLA this morning and touching
thls city tonight. Sleet has fallen to
the depth of two inches at Pensacola
and is falling here tonight. The slcet
IL malt an inch here and still falling.
Some anxiety is felt concerning the
SAFETY OF cattle on the ranges in the
western part OF the State, and more
about the fruit and vegetable crops.
The temperatures ranged at 8 O'Clock
'onightfrom ii degrees at Pensacola To
" at Key West.
The orange belt is as yet not within
The freezing area.
IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, Feb, 12.-Snow has
'een falling in this vicinity for the
'ast 80 hours and the prospects, ac-
ording to the weather bureau, are
or continuance. For the "a bours
nding at 8 O'Clock tonight nearly
even inches fell, making q total Of 2I
-l0 inches during the past week. The
weather. remains very cold. the ,hnr-