The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-20
THE PRESENT COLD WAVE
A RECORD BREAKER FOR LOW TEMPER
AZURE IN DECEMBER.
FROM CANADA LINE TO THE GULF
Wave Sweeps Across the Entire
Country, With the Mercury Below
Freezing in Florida and Register
ing Twenty Degrees Below Zero In
Montnna-The Latter State Under
Several Feet of ow-Mu Suffer-
ing at Many Pofnts-The Worst
Now Over.

St Paul, Mimi. December 1.-THE
night contains the statement that the
present cold wave has been broken
From all OF the stations in the far
northwest reports are that there has
been a decided rise In temperature
Sdb-zero weather continues to be re-
ported however, but not Of such an
intense character as during the previ-
Gus twenty-four hours. In st. Paul the
coolest today was 2 below zero. The
rapid rise in the Canadian northwest
weather, but the snowfall so far has
not Deen heavy enough to cause mate
rial delay to traffic.
Billings, Mont, December 15.-East-
ern Montana is %enveloped in one Of the
heaviest snowfalls aver known here.
The snow averages from 2 to 6 feet
deep on the level, and railroad travel
will be interrupted for several days.
The thermometer registered 20 below
zero tonight, with a strong north wind
blowing which will send it from 10 to
20 lower by morning.
Chicago, December 15.-This was the
coolest day Chicago has experienced in
the month of December for 80 years.
The mercury stood at II degrees below
zero this morning. but tonight the Their
mometer had risen to 3 below zero.
The predictions for tomorrow are for
rising temperature.
San Antonio, Texas, December b.
Colder weather than ha been known
for years is playing havoc with truck
farms and cattle on the range. Today
the thermometer registered ID degrees,
the lowest for several years.
Sheybogan, Wis, December 15.-The
thermometer dropped to 18 degrees be-
low zero here today, and Captain John
Bolton and Mate Thomas Sweeney, OF
and hands badly frozen I'M trying to
make port in the fog.
Birmingham, Ala, December 15.-The
thermometer registered IA degrees
above zero at midnight. Considerable
suffering has resulted from the mer-
curys fall bat no deaths have been
reported.
Memphis, December 15.-River navi-
cation between this point n st. Louis
is closed and packets plying between,
the places will lie up until the river
gets clear of the ice.
Atlanta, Ga, December 16.-It is now
believed that the cold wave which has
prevailed in the south during the past
thirty-Six hours has been broken. In
many cases the lowest temperature
recorded last night broke all records
for December. In Atlanta two deaths
attributed to the cold, both of the vic
TINS negroes, were reported to the po-
lice. Permission was granted for a coal
and wood yards to open and serve the
suffering public. The temperature at 4
O'Clock this morning was 9 degrees
above zero. the coolest recorded for De
cember since 1882
| Freezing TEMPERATURES were reported
this morning in northern Florida as fan
| south as Jacksonville and from six tc
sixteen degrees freezing in Alabama
Georgia and Louisiana. The Florida
| orange belt is believed to have escap-
ed damage, as a temperature of 40 de.
grees was reported from Florida
and Ga at Key West.
The following minimum departures
for the past twenty-four hours were re-
ported to the Atlanta weather bureau
today: Charlotte. N. c., IA: Savannah
Ga. 2S: Norfolk Va, 20; Montgomery
Ala, IA: Meridian. Miss, 10; Memphis
Tenn. 4; Nashville, 2; Augusta, Ga.
%: Wilmington, N. c., %; Charleston
s. c., 26: Macon, Ca, 16; Knoxville. s
Tampa, Fla. 40.
Increasing cloudiness is f~orecasted fol
the central and southeastern gult
states, which means warmer weather
and possibly rain.
Canton, Miss, December 16.-Thre'
negroes have been found froze t.
death near here since Saturday. Thu
cold in central Mississippi is beyond
precedent at his time of the year.