Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-09
TERRIBLE WEATHER
Paralyzing Cold Weather Enwraps
the United States AS Far AS
Central Florida.
90 BELOW ZERO In MANITOBA
Records Broken in Many Localities, People
Freezing to Death, Chicago Great
Sufferer, and Leadville in
Distress.


New York Feb. 9.--ThiS was the cold
est day of the winter in New York City.
At a. III. the temperature was one de-
gree above zero. All through New York
state railroad traffic has been delayed sew
eLal hours by tie snow which on level
averages too. deep, and in many
places has drifted 20 feet high. Hud-
son river has overtlowed flooding brick
kilns, lumber yards, etc. Long Island
sound was swept from end to end by the
highest tides ever known.
MASSACHUSETTS IN A HowLING STORM.
Boston, Feb "a bowling northeast
storm has prevailed along the Massachu
sets coast for the past "A hours. A
three masted schooner is reported
wrecked off Nantasket beach.
LOWEST SINCE 1873.
Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 9.---The thcr-
mometer today, registered IA below zero
or within degrees of lowest record, in
1873. The telegraph service is demora-
liZed.
CoLDEsT SINCE 1872.
Chicago. Feb. 9.-The city is in the
grasp of The coldest weather since 1872.
The thermometer at o'clock, registered
% below at the weather bureau. Many
thermometers showed the mercury down
to 2s. Twenty people were severely
frost bitten, during the early morning
hours, and had to be removed to the
hospitals. There is no snow on the
ground, so that the frost penetrates to
the water mains, and parts of the city
are suffering from lack of water.
II. B. Luenstied was found frozen to
death on the street by police officer.
THE COLDEsT PLACE.
Huron, N. D., with SO below, was the
coldest place in United States; and the
line of zero temperature passes from
Chesapeake bay westward over Tennes-
see, Arka..sas, Oklahoma: freezing
temperatures being reported as far south
as central Florida.
RECORD AGAIN BROKEN.
st. Paul, Min, Feb. 9.-The winters
cold record was again broken last night
by the mercury reaching 80 below
zero.
CoLDEsT SINCE 1884.
St. Louis, Feb. 9.-Not since 1884.
has the weather been so cold. The
government thermometer registered Is
below zero.
Samuel Kennedy, laborer, was found
in coal shed today frozen to death.
TOPEKA CATCHES IT.
Topeka, Kans., Feb. 9.-Local ther-
mometcrs registered Is degrees below
zero this morning.
WORST SINCE 1888
Omaha. Nebr., Feb. o.-The weather
bureau thermometer registered 23 below
zero this morning, the coldest weather
at this station since 1888, when the rec
ord was 25.
CoLDEsT SINCE 1879.
Pittsburg, Feb 9.-Ten degrees below
zero, by the weather bureau thermO-
meter today, showed the coolest spell
since 1879.
OVER TWO WEEKS CONTINUOUS SHOWING.
Leadville, Colo, Feb. 9.-The fuel
is nearly all exhausted, so that it is
feared the smelters and mines will have
to shut down. Seven cars of coal only
remain for pumping the down town
mines. This work will be continued If
possible. There has been practically Is
days of continuous snow storm, and the
Rio Grande is getting trains through
with difficulty. To replenish the fuel
supply it is necessary that the roads be
kept open at least u week. Kokomo
and Breckenridge are suffering from
scarcity of provisions.
The storm continues here with una
bated fury, and the situation is critical.
A meeting of business men was held to-
day, to devise measures of relief. 1t
was decided to put all available men
at work to open the railroad to Malta,
and George w. Cook will head party
of / 900 shovelers. 1t was agreed that
If the railroad is not opened, hundreds
of lives may be lost.
ALL TIED UP AGAIN.
Denver, Feb, 9.-The mountain roads
are again tightly tied up; Rio Grande
trains are running only as far as Salida,
Marshall pass is again blocked, and
around Leadvlle is two feet of fresh
snow.
KANSAS CITY RECORD BROKEN.
Kansas City, Feb. 9.--The local low
temperature record was broken this
morning, the official thermometer at 8
o'clock. recording 20 and 2-10 degrees.
TWO MEN FROZEN.
Joliet, Ills. Feb. 9.-Frank Dubriet,
and George Hamilton were found frozen
to death today.
EXCEEDINGLY HoT--ExCEEDINGLY COLD.
Webster City Iowa, Feb. 9.-With the
mercury "a below zero, disastrous fire
broke out at Williams, Is miles east of
this city last night. Six business blocks
were destroyed; loss, $4,000.
THEIR HoOFs ARE FROREN.
Wichita, Kas., Feb. 9.-Many cattle
on the ranges are suffering from frozen
hoofs. This usually proves fatal.
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