Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-12
RELIEF PROMISED.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE most
severe and pfotracted cold spell Of
many years will probably be broken
this week, and the unusual winter
which has partially paralyzed trans
portation on land and sea, taken many
lives and caused untold suffering in all
parts of the country will give way to
more seasonable temperatures.
Observers of the weather bureau do
rot promise there will be no mere cold
waves this winter, but they predict the
next week or 10 days will be the fore
runner of spell of moderate weather
Since the last week in December. save
for short periods, in all the country
east of the Rocky mountains, new
records for extreme low temperatures
have been set. But while ii was ex
tremelY cold in the Fast, temperatures
were above normal on the Pacific slope
At times below zero record as far
south as Tennessee. Arkansas north
ern Texas and Oklahoma and frosts
were recorded in Miami Fla, where
they rarely occur.
Lake Superior, the greatest of the
Great Lakes, is reported to be frozen
over from shore to shore something
inever heretofore recorded. In the
present month the mercury at Sault
Ste Marie, has touched 32 below; at
Northfield VT, % below, while in San
Francisco it has never been colder
| than 46 degrees above.
| But the weather map of the north
! ern hemisphere as it looks today.
shows a general change toward mod
Grafton and the weather bureau looks
for warmer weather from now on
There are no indications at the
present time of a general storm to
cross the country. The precipitation
for the week probably will be gener-
ally light.
The steamer Charles F. Mayer. with
two harges in tow. and the tug Me-
nlasket. also towing barges, We're re-
ported to be icebound near Handker-
chief. but was later reported that the
| MAYER had succeeded in opening a
lane ard had proceeded to the west
ward. The tug Watuppa has gone to
the assistance of the Nemasket
Ice heIds also troubled the tug Ply
mouth bound from Boston for Port
Johnson with a tow of three barges,
| and she was obliged to drop the stern
barge. She put in here, today, and aft
| err anohoring the barges Wilkesbarre
and No. 8" left to search for the other.
Two four-masted schooners were
| caught in the ice south OF Nantucket
| today. and one was stranded for an
hour on Bass Rip, but was released
by the tide At shutdown, both vessels
| were in deep water. but still lmprls-
onod in the ice. They had all SAIL SET
and appeared to be working out pc
fore a strong northerly winr. The lee
on Nantucket shoals is reported TO DE
drifting rapidly and all the vessels
| caught in it are being carried along
by the ice.
OF Chatham bay and elsewhere
along the shore the ice had broken
Eavav and was moving slowly to sea-
A stiffcniug breeze from the north
east would carry this pack down onte
the imprisoned vessels, most OF Whlcn
are anchored northwest of Handker
chief Shoals lightship and they wouio
have grave difficulty in eXtrlcaune
themselves before being carried onto
the dreaded shoals.
ono three-masted schooner was an
cbored northwest of Handkerchief al
dav with colors union down. the sig
nal for assistance. But no life saNins
crew could make its way through lft
;oc field