Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-25
WINTER TAKES
A FIRM CLUTCH
Coolest Weather Since January,
1902, Being Experienced
In Marshalltown
MERCURY DROPS TO 22 BELOW
Four Degrees Colder Than Any Time
This Winter, and Within I Degree OF
1eo2s Record-Reats Last Year by 8
D.srees-12 Below Was Sundays
Maximum-city is in Winters Grasp

among poorer classes and genera
lack of comfort, without an effort, u
furnace and steam heated houses. TEL
the story of the firm grasp that Alns
Winter took upon this section OF tht
state Saturday night. The coldes
weather since Jan. 81. 1902. is shown
nv Local Weather observer Jones, With
% as Saturday nights minimum. sun
day as a picnic day, or one to enjoy
for an outing. was not huge success
as the mercury did not venture abov.
IL below during the entire day.
The coolest day of the present season.
three weeks ago. was surpassed by ioui
degrees in Saturday nights record
Eighteen below on the night of January
was the coolest of the winter, ana
since the night of January ). or JUST
three weeks ago Sunday night, when
1 below was registered. zero weath =
has not been known until Friday night
when I marked the beginning OF the
present cold snap. With maximum
OF ABOVE LOT SSdtuIudS II e,4''' s'NNN>.N.s
colder. until % was reached for the
minimum AT 1880 Sunday morning
u was registered, anu an hour iasef
there was no change. AT .:So Suhaay
afternoon 16 below was shown, ana
towards evening a very slight nodera-
ton. in a general way. was noticeable.
For Sunday night 81 vas registered
as the minimum and at 7:2o this morn.
ing the mercury stood at 20.
The present cold weather is more
severe, by eight degrees. than any time
during last winter. Five below, Oh
january 10 was the coolest night dur
ing the corresponding month of l90"
On February Is, however, cold snap
set in and the mercury dropped to 10.
at that point on the following
night, and going one degree lower on
the night of the 18th. But one night
during 1902. was the present record
surpassed in point of severe weather.
This was on the night of January Fl.
when % was recorded. The next cold
est day was on the night of February
l. when u below was reached. In Jan
cary. 1900, however. even more severe
weather than is now prevailing. WAS
On the Light of the 18th
the mercury fell to % below. and ths
following six weeks resulted III zero
Poor People Suffer.
AS result of the cold weather poor
people in all parts of the city suffered
more or less from lack of warmth AMI
II was hard enough for PEG
pie living In furnace and steam heated
houses to keep warm. to say nothing
Of those who occupy tumble down
shanties and poorly-constructed franz,
dwellings,. The suffering was not as
great as expected by Overseer of the
Poor Pemberton. and during Sunday
md today no emergent cases OF desti-
.ution were reported to him.
Schools lnterfercd With.
The public schools were interfered
With to some extent. altho not seriously
'anitors worked all day Sunday. and
ate into the night. TO keep the build
ngs warm. and at 9 o'clock this morn
ng, when school assembled. some of
he rooms We're hardly warm enour,
o prevent the children from contract
ng colds. These rooms We're dismissed
NTH noon and some for the day. In tho
the attendance was Gu.
Town somewhat because parents did
lot care to have the little ones risk
he severe weather going and coming
rom the buildings.
Plumbers Are Busy,
Water services turnout the CITY sus-
cred az a result OF the cold, and th.s
morning every plumber had all the men
'e could secure at work on pipes tina
lad frozen. Long lists were prepared
nd the difficulties were attended q
their turn, as reported. The civ
fater department was appealed to for
ssistance. and Assistant Superinten-
ent OF Mains Buchanan looked af,a,
ONE OF the trouble personally. The !
re warrants were all tested Satu.-
ay, by the city. and were again ex.
mined today, to see that all would he
= working order in case OF fire.
Trains are Delayed.
railway employees In almost all de-
ar'inents had troubles OF their own
uhoay With steam and air ninas
passenger coaches and engines con-
'antly freezing. together with the ne.
AZ handicaps resulting from cold
:, almost all of the trains ON
u lines We're delayed Sunday and
MS morning. Not one train was ON
me at the union station this morninp
nd Ike condition prevailed at the
reat Western. The night trains were
|SO behind time Sntnraa,,