The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-25
Two degrees below zerol

This has been the coolest day In
this section since February nth,
1903, the coolest in nearly two years
The last day colder in Paducah than
today was December Is, 1901. when
the mercury went to degrees below
zero. one degree colder than the min
imum last night. Therefore. in over
three years there has been but one
colder day than today In paducah
These figures are from the govern
ment records in Special Observer Will
liam Dornemann's ONCE. and are cor
rect. MIR. Bornemann's thermometers
are the finest in this part OF Ken
lucky. and are sheltered according to
scientific requirements In order to
correctly determine the correct tenn
perature. Last night the coolest was
2 below. and the warmest 80 above.
While this is the Official tempera-
ture. and the one the government
goes by in keeping its records and
nevertheless a fact that many other
thermometers went as low as or G
degrees below zero. and there were
possibly few In the city. IL any, that
didn't show below the zero mark
about daylight The temperature va
ried according to the varieties of
thermometer examined. Those on
the river were lower than those up
about Third street, and those in the
north end were still colder, while in
the west end some thermometers. ac-
cording to their owners, registered as
low as 5 and 6 below zero. Tele-
phone messages from the county
claim a still lower temperature than
anywhere about town.
Still, II was cold enough anywhere
to suit anyone. no matter what the
thermometer showed. Last winter
the thermometer did not once go as
low as o. although IL did the preced-
ing winter. There has been a cut
ting wind since last night which ac-
centuated the frigidity. but a wind
does no. affect the thermometer.
The effect of the sudden cold wave
has been evident all over the city,
and few have ventured out except
those who had to. The street cars
have been running regularly. and
many water pipes and ranges are re-
ported frozen or disabled by the
freeze.
The school attendance was not
much affected by the cold on account
OF the examinations.
The telephone and telegraph com
panies experienced great deal OF
trouble by breaking wires. caused by
the cold contracting the lines and
Lineman John o'Bryan, of the Postal
Telegraph company. who also looks
after the !. c. wires between Tonnes
see river. Mayfeld and Cairo. went
out this morning to find breaks. The
Louisville line on the |. c. road was
"out" this morning, but other than
this. the l. G. reported no trouble.
The Postal company reported line
down between Paducah and Louis
vile and Paducah and Memphis and
the Western Union reported but lit
tie trouble. The lines go down and
as soon as the break Is discovered
linemen are sent out to remedy the
breaks, and the telegraph compa-
MES are inconvenienced but a short
time.
The Independent Telephone compa-
ny reported but slight damage, but
the Cumberland company had sever
al local wires In the city and county
and five long distance lines out. The
long distance lines were those to
Cairo, Darlington, Wicklife, Union
City, and smithland, Linemen were
sent out to repair the breaks at once,
The |, G, reports some trouble on
the road by freezing tanks delaying
trains in taking ON water, This is
the first trouble from this source this
season which amounted to anything
Skating Is good today and many
boys are out on the pond and gravel
pits. The lake at Wallace park is
frozen to a thickness OF several
inches and skating Is excellent at this
place.