The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-13
RECORDS MADE FOR LOW TEMPERATURES COldest Weather in 9 Years
 in Southwest SOUTH SUFFERS ALSO Louisville Reports Snow; Phenomenal Weather in Knoxville, Chatta-
 nooga, Memphis, Nashville
 and Mobile
SOUTH SUFFERS ALSO

New Orleans, January i2.--E'rom 4s de- grees above zero at o'clock this morn ing, tho temperature in this city had dropped to one degree below freezing. Tho mercury gave prospect of going lower tonight. For the first time in sew eral years furry of snow was witnessed here.
 A sleet storm struck tho city shortly after. ( D. m. and. driven by a high northorly wind left a thin coating OH streets and sidewalSs Up to o'clock tonight tho official mercury had regis tered a minimum of 2s degrees above zero. Many points in northern Louisiana report snow and sleet
 Temperatures ranging from 12 degrees to IS degrees above zero are forecasted for southern Louisiana for tonight and Saturday morning in n special warning issued by the weather bureau here this morning.
 The warning says vegetation and live stock should be protected Temperatures were above the freezing point but a stiff northwest wind chilled the atmosphere considerably. The blow along the coast ranged from 25 10 35 miles per hour in velocity. No damage was reported.
 Snow was reported in northern Louis jana and southern Texas to the gulf
 Louisville, Ky, January 12.-NIne inches of snow with a temperature of 10 degrees above zero visited this city last night and this morning and has almost prostrated the communication facilities. Street cars ar OnIN n lpIlfr intprxfaIe nH sidewalks and pavements are blockaded with snow. Railroads are experiencing .bafflng delay In the movement Of trains, while business men were so late in reach ing their offices that business did not reach normal conditions until late this morning.
 Suffering among the poor was intense. All night wagons from charitable insti- tutions laden with provisions struggled through snow blocked streets to homes where starvation existed, The police res cued numerous persons who had fallen in the street overcome by the cold.
 Country roads and suburban electric lines are almost completely tied up.
 Memphis, January 12.-With q drop in temperature during the night from 35 de- grees above to 9 degrees above this vicin- ity is today experiencing the disconGorts of a second cold wave within the past two weeks A light fall of snow and seet ac- companied the downward trend of the mercury.
 Mobile, January 12.--With the tenn perature several degrees below the freezing point and, the promise of IS degrees above zero by morning, prep arations were made tonight to care for the homeless and poor of the city. City and county buildings have been thrown open flor the accommodation of all who apply q dormitory at the probation school has been set aside for women and children aud arrangements made at all places for the furnishing of meals to the needy while the cold weather continues.
 The temperature In Mobile at o'clock this morning was 55 degrees. Tonight at o'clock the mercury registered 27 degrees. Heavy damage to truck gardeners is expected.
 Knoxville, Tenn, January 12--Knox- vile shivered through the coldest day of the winter, the thermometer drop ping nearly 20 degrees. Al D. m the government thermometer registered 19 degrees The probability Is that zero will be reached before morning. Con tinued cold is promised for Saturday. The streets arc almost impossible be- cause of thin ice
 Nashyil1e,f January 12.-Another cold wave struck Nashville today and the zero temperature is expected tonight or early Saturday. The lowest tempera- ture of the day was 12 degrees above at 10 o'clock this morning, at which time q light snow was falling. A 20 mile an hour north wind was blowing late tonight. Zero weather Is expected to prevail all over middle Tennessee. 
 Chattanooga, January 12--At o'clock tonight the mercury had reached 22 de- grees and is tumbling, with prediction that 1t will fall to degrees above zero by tomorrow morning. Light nurries of snow fell at intervals during the after noon, but stiff wind Is clear ring the kics Charitable organizations are
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