The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-08
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 ENTIRE COUNTRY Records for Cold Weather Broken in Middle West SNOW AT NASHVILLE All Cold Wave Records Since 1893 Broken at Chicago-Below Zero
 In Indianapolis and Louis-
 ville-South Feels It

Kansas City January 7.-The records for cold weather over Missouri. Kansas and Oklahoma for several years were broken today, to % degrees below being reported.
 Train service has been demoralized and tonight it is only partly relieved.
 Vernon, kans.. reports the lowest tenn perature in this section, with 22 below. Fulton, Mo, reports the coldest day in 13 years.
 At Burlington, Kans., the firemen fought a fife which destroyed the largest department store of the town with the mercury at 14 below.
 Northern Oklahoma towns report tenn peratures ranging around below. Much damage and discomfort has arisen rom the freezing of the water mains and pipes at some places, the continued cold be- ing unusual for that section.
 The shortage of gas here and in other places dependent upon the natural prod Let for heat, was more apparent than at any time this winter.
 Chicago January 7.-All local cold wave records since January. 1893, were broken today, when the thermometers in the fed eral observatory registered 16 degrees be- low zero, after three continuous days or below zero weather. Although there was rise of 1s degrees during the day, it Is possible that the 1883 record will be broken before tomorrow night.
 The lowest temperature ever recorded here was on December 24, 1872, when 24 degrees below was noted. The nearest to that occurred February Q, 1889, with 21 degrees below.
 The recent cold wave began at o'clock on the morning of January and for more than three days and nights has caused great suffering to the poor and unemployed.
 Indianapolis. January 7.--Cold weather records for seven years were broken when the government thermometer reg istered IS degrees below zero at o'clock this morning.
 Nashville, January 7.--Nashville had the coldest weather today since 1899. At 6 this morning the government thermom- eter registered GA degrees below zero. It was clear all day today. At 10 o'clock tonight the thermometer registered 6 above zero. Snow is four inches deep.
 New York, January 7.-Homeless wan derers sought refuge from the continued extreme cold tonight in the city's free lodging house. Several cnufcneS provided shelter for upwards of 500 men. From above zero early today the mercury rose to maximum of 21 at noon, but at mid night was rapidly seeking the single fig ure level again.
 Louisville, January 7.--Cold weather rec ords in this vicinity since February 8, 1899, were broken today when the mer- cury at ! o'clock registered degrees be- low zero. There were two deaths at tributed to the cold
 Dover, Del, January 7.--After clinging for nearly 50 hours to the rigging of the sinking oyster dreg James Thomas, six miles from shore in Delaware bay, the crew of four men were brought here today almost dead from hunger, cold and exposure. The dreg is complete wreck.
 New Orleans, January "A cold windy morning with g. temperature of 37 de- grees gave way shortly after noon to warmer weather and rain. Cold weather prevailed all over the state Monroe re- porting a minimum of r degrees above zero, and Natehez. Miss, 21 degrees. The figures arc not official. The forecasts for tomorrow are for rains.