The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-27
A COLD WAVE IS NOW ON
Temperature in The Mississippi Valley
Is The { IdeSt of the Year.
THAT II WILL BE COLDER
Snow Has Been Falling for Fety-eieht
Hours IN the Lower Lake Region.
West Is Also SnoweounS.

Cleveland, Ohio December 2e--spow has
been falling Tor more than forty eight
hours throughout tho lower lake region. s.
high Northwest gale caused the snow to
drift badly IN places along the railway
lines running into this city aud much
trouble has been experienced maintaining
schedule time Along the Lake shore rail,
way In the vicinity Of La Porte, Ind,
loot OF snow has fallen op the level and
huge drifts are pillug IN on the tracks
tbc Big Four. Eric, Nickel Plate and Baltt
more and Ohio lines all report DELAY To-
service as result OF the storm ON urban
and interurhan electric roads snow plows
arc being run at short intervals in order 10
keep the cars moving.
kansas City, Mo, December a6.-Adviccs
received today indicate severe weather
throughout Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri
Concordla, Kan, reports zero weather, and
along the Missouri Pacific road the same
conditions prevail Hutchinson Kan, re.
ports tho coolest weather in years. The
Thermometer at that point registered )
below. zero. At Atcbison below Is rc.
corded Low temperature nlc general
over the state. At lincoln the minimum
was 5 below zero. at Mexico, Mo. n coal
more coal for sale al any Of toe yards, aud
the thermometer registered zero last uigbt.
Zero was reported here this norniug.
Louisville. Ky, December e6--The cold
weather continues IN this part Of the coun-
try Among the temperatures reported 80.
night are Louisville, 10; Montgomery. ~;
Memphis, % Nashville. 10; Columbus, CO.
Knoxville, IS; Atlanta, IS; Birmingham, 10,
Chattanooga, 1872
Two persons were frozen to death in Ken
tucky William Friend, a steamboat engi
neer. having been found dead near Louisa
ana an unknown negro, who died from OK
posture near the almshouse, few miles
from this city. being the other victim,
Louisville Ky, December 20. ~ The cold
est weather OF the winter Is reported today
from many places south Of the OHIO river.
Temperatures reported to the weather Nu-
reau range from degrees above at Evans
Vile, Ind, TO 46 at Galveston and IS at
pcratnres reported are: Louisville ., which
Is p degrees below normal: Nashville Il:
Chattanooga l6 Memphis co. Atlanta Is
and Lite Rock 10.
Des Moines, Iowa, December 26.-The
cold weather record OF the season was
broken this morning, when the Official re.
B
day Of the year. High winds prevail ana
much suffering has been reported owing TO
the extreme scarcity Of fuel.
Kansas City Mo, December 26 80 The ten.
perature dropped TO zero early this morn
ing, making this the coolest day OF the
season Raw and biting winds prevail.
birmingham. Ala, December &c Christ
mas night was the coolest of the winter
nj
TO 10 degrees above. The mercuy has
risen very little. At 10 o'clock this morn
Ing 1t registered % The day is far, with
sharp winds blowing.
Knoxville. Tenn, December 26. The min
lmum temperature here last night was lG
degrees above zero Indications are tat It
will be colder tonight This is the coolest
temperature in Knoxville this whit r, the
previous record being 20 degrees on Deem
Der Q.
ST. Paul, Mimi, December 25-~With the
mercury at 10 below during the night the
Twin cities are experiencing the coldr.'
weather of the present winter. SIM ,.
reports are received from all over tl'
Northwest, but slightly warmer weather IL
promised.
/ Atlanta. Ca, December 26.-Thls is the
coolest day of the winter in this city and
Vicinity. The mercury reached ~ degree
above zero during the night aud has mod
Grated but little today. JacksonYllle, bIl"
reports IS above and Savannah "a.
! Admission, Ala December 26.-The mer
! cnry tool sudden drop here this after
noon. declping 6 degrees In one hour. 10
night the Thermometer registers IA and Is
going lower. The weather Is the codes'
of the winter.
Lincoln. Neb, December 26.-rhis morn
ing is the coolest wea,-er for the winter
In Lincoln. The thermometer is s below
over tho state, especially In the Contra
nart. it is not as cold by or degrees,
Men phis, Tenn, December 2e.-There Is
no relief from the cold wave tonight. 1h'
temperature ut midnight is 20 degree;
above zero Tomorrow promises TO show 4
lower minimum than that Of today.
Cbattanooga, Tenn, December. 2e.-Th'
tbermometer Of this station reached le.i
ohove zero today, the coolest Of the season
There are light snow indications aud con
tluued cold for tonight
Agbevillc, n. c.. December 26.--The TEN
narature here reached T. degrees above 7er'
tbIs morning. This Is the coolest weathe
! ASbeviI,e has had this season. There Ia'
been light fall of snow
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