Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-07
COLDfSl. WfATHER's 0f HE SEASON SPECIAL WARNING SENI ni ' LAST NIGHT RA NEsEH.
 FIR BGRLAI.
IT IS NATION WID <.
Gulf States Suffer With Eastern ant Northern Country Reports
 Ire Severe.

A nat.on wide Cold wave hat nlcN into Pine BInn from North Jefferson county yesterday afternoon will make business for the plumber and the fur dJaio The coal man mghy haYs en- ioyei he usual run but the gas ol,u has seriously interfered with lis husln@sf and he will only do a part 6f what he formerly enjoyed Hefgre nightfali the v8ter that felt in the morning began to aake op gtassy appearance and by nigb, t@e earth was frozen stuff and the walks ere slippery. Judging from specia
 old wave bulletin that was sent out lat las night by section Director Moore of the Weather Bureau al Lii tle Rock. today promises to be one oJ fHe coldesr that has been experienced ''. this section for many years. iu -,i4 >3 -i9 warning Director Moore says:
 ". cold wave of marked intensity oft trsl'. ading the plain states wilt ad vance Eastward over the Gulf states Arkansas, Tennessee, Northwest Florida and Georgia during the next r4irty-six hours, and cause the cold est weather of the season in those egions.
 The previous Weather Bureau r. port predicted zero weather for th nolNheru portion of tue state, ard l. 70 IS degrees for the south portion It is promised that today will be fair md cold
 All day yesterday the promisei cold wave Was in eVidence. Snow fiurries and sleet with rain at inter yals fell here. The &eavy rain that preceded the drop in the thermometer made tbe streets sloppy aud disagree ahle for pedestrians and some of the suburban streets were impossible.
 Reports from all secttons of tht country report the coldest weather O tn. year. many poim.s registering be- low zero weather.
 Wave Hits South.
 Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 6.The cold wave which has been sweeping over the North for the post two days made it's appearance in the South early to- day and tonight the coldest weather of the winter is being felt. Three inches of SOW fel' in Memphis to. day, beginning at about il o'cock this morning the steady foll of snow con Ainued until early evening, "hea a sudden drop in temperaturA sen! tie therm0meter to eight degrees above zero at midnight. Much ;ncorven- fence was caused during the lay ny the wet snow, especially street cars, Both telegraph companies aed tele- phone companies report much trou- ble on their Nnes Tonight's snow is frozen hard Much suffering 's reported among the poorer class
 Nashville, Tennessee, reports aa were cold weather tonight together with two inches of snow during the day.
 Snow fell In Little Rock today. three inches being reported in that city, while throughout the state of Arkansas extreme cold, together with snow in many places, is reported.
 Northern Mississippi and Ala bama report a light fall of snow in several places with low tempera- tures preuaflie E. In Jackson, Miss, rain started falling early in the af- ternoon ad continued until into the might. Rains are also reported in East Texas and Louisiana.
 FNreezing temperatures wer2 re por.ed today in Northera Florida
 Fierce Weather Up North.
 Chicafio, Jan 6.-The blizzard held it's grip on the avs from the Ale ghenys ro the Rockies today. Rec ords for the year and for many years have been broken on the lakes. Colder blasts are predicted for tonight Canada, W. h 42 degrees below zero, is experiencing 9 further drop tonight. Duluth, Min. stands 40 below.
 No let up is in sight.