The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-11

are frozen over The indications are for
slightly warmer weather.
New York, Feb. 10.-The temperature
here took another drop today, the Their
mometer registering degrees below zero
at O'Clock this morning. A n. Nolan
OF Brooklyn, tugboat fireman, was found
frozen 10 death. The British steamer
Daniel Is frozen in the ice of the lower
bay. Sandy Hook thermometers showed
from to 10 degrees below zero. Dis
patches TO the Associated Press from
points in the interior of the state report in
every instance the lowest temperature of
the season. In RockIand county the Their
mometers indicated Is TO 20 degrees below
zero, and in Orange county from IA TO %
degrees below. The Hudson river between
Nyack and Tarrytown, where it IS three
miles wide, is frozen over-a very rare &C.
currence. Railway traffic is delayed. Not
ship passed in at Sandy Hook between
Thursday afternoon and this afternoon.
big feet of steamers is overdue, includ-
ing the Fuerst Bismarck. fromthe Afedit-
terranean, which is three days behind
time; the Anchoris, from Glasgow, and
the Spaarndam.
HlISQSlpHld, cd. lU--lle Official LNST-
mometer at o'clock this morning regis
tered 6 degrees below zero, the lowest
temperature recorded in Philadelphia
since the establishment Of the weather
bureau. From towns in the eastern end
of the state reports were received that
thermometers registered from 10 to 20 de-
grees below and in the mountain sections
the mercury fell below the 20 mark
Boston, Feb. 10.-This morning the mer-
curry stood at 2 degrees below zero at the
weather bureau and at from to 10 below
at various points around Boston. At
Springfield the Thermometer registered I6
below zero at 6 O'Clock this morning.
Buffalo, n. Y, Feb. 10.-John Weith.
aged 81 years, a carpenter, was found last
night frozen to death in his sleigh in the
suburbs of the city. The thermometer al
the weather bureau registered degrees
below zero at S o'clock this morning.
HANDICAPPED BY COLD.
Toronto, Feb. 10.-Fire which broke out
at noon today destroyed the building on
Front street occupied by Cowans. Kent &
Co., crockery and glassware dealers The
loss is estimated at s2OO,OOO of which s2O,-
900 is upo nthe building. Large buildings
on either side were imminentIy endangered,
but were damaged but little. The firemen
were badly handicapped by the cold.
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 1O.-The governors
mansion was totally destroyed by fire at
noon today. At early fire was extinguish-
ed but it broke out again at 11:30. The
hremen were almost disabled by the in
tense cold, to which trouble was added
frozen pipes and cutting off of the water
supply. Most Of Governor Bradley's valu-
able personality was saved.
Baltimore, Feb. 10.-Frozen water pipes
caused a fatal explosion in the kitchen
IF the Home for the Friendless, Druid
Hill and Lafayette avenues. this morn
ng. Martha Bolskey, aged years, was
instantly killed. Florence Reifslider, aged
% years, was so badly burned that she
lied few hours after being removed to
he hospital Mary Welsh, cook, was
burned, but probably will recover
The explosion caused a panic, which was
luieted ythe teachers.
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