Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-15
Coolest Day of Winter.

Today was the coolest CT the "lhtei
in Chicago. At Il. III. the government
thermometer recorded 10 degrees below
zero, a fall of % degrees in twelve hours.
At 8 a. M. the mercury stood at is be
low. and the observer predicted that 1t
would not rise much higher during the
day. The intense cold was accompanied
by a high wind from the northwest
Snow ceased falling early last night ana
the sky was clear today. Street tramc
on the street railroads were from one to
nine hours late.
Perish in the Cold.
Fiye persons, negroes and Indians,
have been frozen to death and the loss
to stock in Kansas, Oklahoma and In
dian territory is the greatest in twenty
years; in central Kansas hundreds of
herds Of cattle have been stampeded by
the fierce gale; Oklahoma and Indian ter
ritory reports 10 degrees below zero. len
cattlemen in the Chickasaw nation re-
port many cattle frozen. to death.
Severe Cold in Texas.
The cold extended to the lower Mis-
sissippi valley. At Birmingham, Ala,
and Knoxville, Tenn, heavy snow is re-
ported. Severe cold is reported from
Texas, entailing serious losses to cattle
men. Denver reports the backbone Of
the cold wave broken and moderation
Of from IA below to zero in the past
woman frozen to death and intense suf-
fering among the poor.
Hundreds of cars of merchandise are
blocked in the yards at Omaha.
New Orleans reports drop Of thirty
nine degrees with the mercury now at %
above zero, and a heavy wind blowing.
Meridian, Miss, reports a complete tie-up
Of railroad traffic. An inch of snow has
fallen at Meridian. Atlanta reports q
drop of ten degrees with the present
temperature at 20 above. A heavy wind
and snow storm is also reported from
Atlanta.
Icebergs Off Chicago.
At the Chicago water works crib, off
the shore in Lake Michigan, the Their
mometer registered between % and 80
degrees below zero. Men engaged in keep
governing the city water supply were
forced to work in fifteen minute shifts.
Huge icebergs surrounded the crib, but
not close enough to interfere with the in
takes
Previous to today the coolest record
here this winter was IA degrees below
zero. February 2. Not since February g.,
1899, when the mercury touched q be-
low, has today's cold been exceeded.
FlOOQ is fOSCpOned.
Cincinnati, O., Feb. 13.-The sudden
decline in temperature brought the river
ice to a stand, gorges forming at num-
Der of points. The ice moved slowly all
day Sunday, crushing everything before
it, and the new freeze only postpones
what river men believe will be the worst
final breakup of the river in many years.
The damage already is estimated at
from 100000 to 100000, the amount
depending on the possibility of saving
some of the barges and steamers which
are now caught in the ice pack or
pushed up on the shore. In addition to
the more than 100000 of loss already
incurred, vessel and other property
valued at more than half million dol
lars is in serious danger of total destruc-
ton.
Michigan Is Shivering.
Detroit. Mich, Feb 13.-This is the
coldets day of the winter in Detroit and
lower Michigan. Following a heavy
snowfall the thermometer dropped stead
lily after midnight until it reached 4 be-
low zero at 80 o'clock in this city. At
Saginaw it was s below and at Grand
Rapids below at the same time.
Record Breaking Weather.
st. Paul. Mimi, Feb. 13.-According
to official reports the mercury today went
a notch lower than it has any day this
winter. while the unofficial thermometers
sent it down several more. It was %
degrees below zero i'll st. Paul by the
government thermometer and 81 degrees
below according to thermometers else
where in the city.
In the northwest it ranged from 81
below here to % below at Williston. n,
D. The cold extended to the south over
many states. There is warmer weather
coming from the northwest, consequently
Weather Observer Oliver does not expect
Duluth. Mimi, Feb. 13.--Bitter cold
with piercing northwest wind, greeted
Duluthians. who awoke to find the cold
est morning Of the winter. The mercury
registered % below zero and frost bitten
noses and ears were Of common occur