Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-25
Twenty Years. Weather Rec
ord Shattered in South
ern Georgia.
MANY OTHER STATES
SHIVERING FROM COLD
Gulf Points Experience Freezing
Conditions, With Zero in Sew.
eral Northern Sections.

ATLANTA, Ca, February pa gen.
eral snowstorm throughout the southeast
today broke weather bureau records Of
twenty years standing. A white blanket
covered the Atlantic seaboard as far
south as southern Georgia. and light fur
ries Of snow were reported throughout
the gulf states. New Orleans and Mo-
bile had their first snow fall in moro
than ten years.
In southern Georgia snow reached
depth of from two to three inches for
the first time in score of years. CO.
lumbus and Savannah. Ga, each re-
ported two inches. At Macon, Ca, and
neishboring cities more than three inches
had fallen before noon. and the storm
showed no signs of abating.
Snow in Alabama.
In Birmingham and throughout Ala
bama generally snow began to fall early
this morning and continued during the
day. Charleston, S. c.. experienced snow
furries, as did Atlanta and practically
all of northern Georgia and southern
South Carolina
storm. At New Orleans. Mobile and other
gulf points thermometers lowered about
the freezing point and the snow melted
as II fell. Sleet crippled traffic in many
cities of this section. Further north
east temperatures were several degrees
lower. 25 degrees being recorded in Column
bia. 8. c., and Atlanta early In the fore
noon. In some sections along the Caro-
lima coast minimum Of 20 degrees was
reached. Nashville, Tenn, reported III
degrees early today, but temperatures
rose throughout this section during the
forenoon.
Zero Weather Reigns.
PITTSBURGH. February Is. Zero
was passed by the weather bureaus
thermometers throughout western Penn
sylvania this morning. one degree be-
low being the official record in Pitts
burgh. At Freeport, on the Allegheny
river, the mark was IA below, and at
Parker Pa, the government riverman
reported 90 below. The local weather
bureau holds out no hope for the i'm
mediate future. and as more snow was
promised for tonight and tomorrow.
city and county officials prepared to
meet conditions similar to those that
have cost large sums of money the past
few weeks in keeping roadways open.
Ohio Also shivers.
COLUMBUS. February 25.-Tempera-
lures ranged from 1efo 10 ~ oSio"
in Ohio today. Fair weather and ris-
ing temperatures were forecasted.
GAINESVILLE. in the Muskingum river
valley, reported 10 below zero at day
break. while at o'clock thermometers
at that point registered 10 below.
Newark reported 12 below. Further
east along the Ohio river the weather
bureau said it was I beloW, and
the cold wave was moving eastward,
with prospects for colder weather
the Ohio valley tonight. i Akron a.
Canton each reported 10 below this
morning, while at Mansfield 1t was
eight. The official temperature at Column
bus was zero at o'clock, while Gin
cinnati reported similar Temperature
Cleveland reported below.
Twelve and Sixteen Below.
WHEELING. W. Va. February 25-
The lowest temperatures Of the winter
were recorded IN West Virginia today.
Twelve degrees below zero was the mark
at Morgantown, while Clarksburg seemed
to be the coolest point, with sixteen below
1t was eleven at Fairmont, ten at Elkins
and twelve at Grafton All but Elkins
are unofficial. Travelling in many counties
has been interrupted for several days be-
cause Of the heavy snow, and telegraph
companies are experiencing wire trouble.