The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-17
DROPS BELOW ZERO
Paducan Has a Touch Of Genuine
Winter Now.
The Lowest Temperature Two Degrees
Below Zero-Coid Felt In
All Quarters.
SOME OF LOCAL CONDITIONS
Q BELOW ZERO.

The temperature went to 2 degrees
below zero last night, which lis the
coolest weather Paducah has expert
enced this season. Some thermome-
tiers registered even lower, a few 60
ing to below, but Government Obser-
yer Bornemann states that below is
official.
This is not as cold as last year when
We had the disastrous sleet storm, one
degree, the coolest last winter being 8
degrees below zero. 1t is not very
disagreeable cold, this time, however.
Last night the cold was very bad,
keen wind blowing hard, hut it died
down and today has been clear. The
sun has shone with grateful light and
warmth, and the indications are for
fair and warmer weather tomorrow.
Sleighing has been popular today,
and the sport is the finest Of the sea-
son, in fact about the only sleighing
there has been. The liverymen have
had demand for all of their sleighs
at 90 an hour.
CITY LIGHTS OUT.
The city street lights have been Wis
IDLY affected by the cold. Last night
there were only two circuits on,owing
to the fact that the lamps are frozen
and cannot be let down to be supplied
with fresh carbon. Tonight, Superin-
tendent Wallace states, there will again
be only two circuits. These are in
the central part of the city and west
end. As the morn comes up about 10
O'Clock, however, and the snow pre-
vents darkness at night, the public
will not be seriously Inconvenience
by the lights being of.
DEPOT PIPES FROZEN.
The water pipes in the Illinois Gen.
trail passenger depot here were frozen
this morning for the first time since
the depot has been in use. Last win
ter the water withstood the attack of
the several weeks snow and sleet storm
but this freeze proved too severe and
this morning it was impossible to Sc
cure water at the depot. The heating
plant in the depot is working admira-
bly, and the building hes been warm
ever since the late cold weather set
in. 1t was recently overhauled and is
now in,excellent condition.
STREET CARS HANDICAPPED.
The street cars have been greatly
handicapped by the freeze out srd yes
terday afternoon no attempt was made
at all to run the cars. The high wind
drifted the snow upon the tracks as
fast as the snow plough could clear
tho rails and finally all hope of clear
ing the lines was abandoned and the
plough was taken to the shed for the
remainder of tine day.
This morning the carmen were up
early and had the plough working on
Broadway. 1t required all the morn
ing to open Broadway and the depot
line but better progress is being made
this afternoon and by night all lines
will have been opened and cars in op-
Grafton.
RAILROADS AFFECTED.
The /. @. and N, O. and st. l..
railroads have suffered little, compar-
rativley, and the only trouble that has
been experienced except the washout
yesterday morning, is in the pip,s
freezing in the engines. The pipes
leading from the tank to thu boiler
freeze IL not closely watched and maze
1t impossible to get water in the boil
ers. All engines that are to be used
within "a hours are kept fired and all
pipes are closely watched. The shop
force has been decreased but slightly
by the freeze out and this morning
there were few employees absent from
their places.
This morning two engines were de-
rallied in the shop yards by frozen
switches. but little delay was occa-
stoned and the big machiues wer,
placed on the rails again with hut lit