Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-30
COLD WEATHER
POSTPONES FLOOD.
All Along Ohio River, Which Is
Frozen, Conditions Are Favor
able for a Rampage
WARM WAVE MEANS TERROR.
IN Pennsylvania, Middle West and
South Cold Is Something
Fearful.

Pittsburg. Pa. Dec. 3o.-The coming
OF zero weather In Pittsburg and west
ern Pennsylvania points has tempo
rarily postponed here and at West Var
ginia and Ohio places. bordering the
Ohio river q destructive flood.
For a score of years conditions have
not been so favorable for a rampage of
the waters, notwithstanding that With
in the last few years many lives have
been lost and millions of dollars worth
of property destroyed by high water
The Ohio river is practically frozen
from this city to Cincinnati. Tribu-
taries are In similar state. Above here
the Allegheny. Monongahcla, Youghio-
gheny and other rivers, together with
countless tributaries. are frozen. while
the Christmas blizzard deposited from
10 to 10 inches of snow over the river
territory.
The entire situation now hinges. for
good OF bad, on the weather. Warm
weather and rain would mean disas-
ter: warm weather alone a serious
food while should conditions moderate
gradually little damage will result
The indications are that warm wealth
CT IS headed this way
Six people are. dead from exposure
In the cold wave that struck TINS CITY
during the night
PHILADELPHIA FROZEN UP
Philadelphia, Dec So.-The arrival OF
a severe cold wave from the west last
night DESTROYED all hope of the speedy
cleaIrng away of the immense blocks
OF snow left here from the record
breaking fall of last week The mini
mum temperature recorded today was
10 above zero and partially melting
snow banks were converted into huge
masses of ice All through the state
severe cold weather is reported, the
thermometer registering as low as
below.
The Schuylkill river here is frozen
over and the government engineers en-
paged on a survey of the Delaware
river have been obliged to discontinue
operations.
OHIO AT CINCINNATI FROZEN.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Dec 30.-For the
first time in seven years the ONO river
at this place is frozen over today eN-
eept for a small space In the local
harbor Tugs are plying up and down
the harbor In an effort TO keep 1t open
over 81 900 900 worth OF river prop
temperature today was 3 below zero,
which Is the coolest OF the winter
Much suffering is reported among the
poor
ICE FROM SHORE TO SHORE
louisville. Ky, Dec. 30-Fast in the
grasp of the coldest weather In years,
Louisville, with several million bushels
of Plttsburg coal almost at Its back
door today faced n threatened coal
shortage.
The Ohio river which has for two
weeks been unnavigable because of
floating ice, was today frozen almost
from shore to shore for the first time
in many years. and this condition. ac-
.cording to the river men, precludes
'the possibility of bringing any coal
down the river for a week at least.
The fuel Is less than II miles away
at the pumpkin patch" the storage
place for Pittsburg coal for Louisville
and many points south.
The minimum temperature In Louis
Vile during the night was one above
zero. The cold wave which has set the
south shivcrlng seems to have followed
almost a straight line from Winnipeg
TO the Gulf OF Mexico.
Jacksonville. Fla, was the coldest
place in Florida, today.with a tcmpern-
ture of 20. Tampa reported 2S and
killing frost
New Orleans registered &c Mobile
22: Atlanta 10, Knoxville and Nash
Vile S.
COLD DELAYS TRAIN.
Columbus. o.. Dec so.-The Cleve-
land. Akron G. Columbus train from
Cleveland arrived six hours late. having
been frozen UP on the way. The heat
ers became frozen shortly after II pull
cd out OF Cleveland.
During on effort TO thaw out the
pipes beneath the Pullman car the
car caught fire and 1t was unnoLiced
for time the breeze tanning the
names. The car was full of smoke In
short time and the passengers were
panic stricken
The train was stopped and the pas
sengerS were transferred In their night
clothes to another car. The crew final
ly succeeded In putting out the fire.
ICE IN THE CUMBERLAND.
Nashville, Tenn, Dec 3O.-For the
FIRST time since 1893 the Cumberland
river at this point Is covered with q
thick coating OF Ice. The government
thermometer early today was degrees
above zero.
WARMER IN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
Kansas City Dec. 30.-An average
rise In temperatures over the Missis-
eIppi valley of is degrees was shown in
reports to the government bureau here
today At Omaha 10 degrees above zero
was recorded. Des Molnes. Iowa. de-
srees above and Huron. S. D., reported
II degrees above zero. a rise of 90 de-
grees from yesterdays lowest tcmpera-
ture.
In Missouri. Oklahoma and Kansas
temperatures of between IL and a lc-
grecs above zero prevailed
NEW YoRKs CoLDEsT DAY.
New York Dec 3o.-New Workers.
nwokc this morning to find the coldest
day of the winter upon them. Six
degrees above zero was registered by
the official thermometer at a. m. At
o'clock degrees was recorded.
Many persons were overcome by the
cold and the municipal lodging houses
and the police stations were crowded
with persons seeking shelter.
Reports from northern. central and
western New York show correspond-
tngly severe weather.