The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-18
TEMPERArURE AT OUTLYING
POINTS AT DAYLIGHT MONDAY

Yesterday was the coolest January
day In the Wheeling district for several
and had not lost his sense of feeling
realized without having TO be told. How
ever. be that "a II may. the sudden cold
snap was felt keenly. only "a few days
ago Pa Wheeling was a-struttin' around
enjoying the balmy srring-like weather.
But old King Winter was getting his
munity with a heavy cold northwestern
breeze that made the gas men smile and
hump himself and hurry along like one
going to pay a note. Not 30 cold is the
official weather forecast for today.
official and unofficial reports from
all over the Wheeling district. including
across IN. river. show that Yesterday
was humdinEer. And ~ stayed cold all
day. old Sol came out for "a short time
during the afternoon hut his warm ray
had no effect. the snow stiu creaked and
moaned under the pedestrians rapid
step.
shortage or gas I'm the manufacturing
district. here, but such was not the case
IN Moundsville and Bellaire yesterday.
Inc nlted states Stamping company
and the Fostoria Glass company. two OF
the largest plants I'm MoundsVille. were
notified by the gas officials that they
minimum and use fires Tor heatins only
II Is reported that the gas company stat
ed That the usual supply was being fur
hlshed the manufacturing plants in that
section. II Il likely that the plants will
not operate today. Many Of the smaller
R.AtAA7 III Allt isfAAAlFt section also report
Cd too small supply OF gas for capacity
operation yesterday.
Yesterday morning at daylight was
the coolest period yesterday. as shown
by reports from all outlying districts.
Thermometers in the business section.
twelfth and Market streets. registered
zero shortly after daybreak. while along
the river front II was below.
Miss Bessie Forsythe. local official
weather observer. reports that at s
o'clock yesterday morning II was / be
! low. Between noon and o'clock yes
tercay she reports that 10 was "a above.
while shortly before midnight the mer-
! curry stood az the notch. Tho observa-
tons were taken NJ her home IN South
broadway. Island which Is not the cold
est spot In the Wheeling district.
The unofficial reports received by tn,
/ lntelligencer late las. night from many
Of the outlying districts show that the
coolest section was in Warwood at day-
hren. yesterday morning. being . be
/ low and at 10 o'clock last night below.
The government thermometer AT the
MoundsVine penitCntiary registered zero
early yesterday morning and above
shortly before midnight. \ thermome-
ter In East Fourth street. MoundsviIIe.
showed s below AT 10 o'clock yesterday
a message from Pleasant Grove. Ohio.
states that 30 was below there yester-
day morning.
| bridgeport was among the coolest
I places in this section or the Ohio val
I ley; Two below az daylight ycsterday
I and 9 above az 10 o'clock last night
{ st tiairsville reports below AT the
/ same time and above late last night.
/ Martins Ferry was not summer re-
/ sort yesterday: one below at DAYLIGHT
I q above last night
J Glcun's Run. Ohio. across the river
. from Warwood. reports 4 below AZ mid
! night.
| Bridgeport dollhouse thermomethe,
I stood az the > above notch at : O'Clock
] last night.
( The out-the-pilye sections. giving the
! temperature ~ daylight yesterday morn.
Z Ing and at n o'clock last night were re.
4 ported az follows: Elm Grove. . below.
+ above. Fulton. zero. above. Edgyood
. above, above. West Liberty zero
I zero; Woodsdale. zero above. West
, Alexander reports above al midnight
D and zero early yesterday morning
II will be noted that there Is consider
I able variations. principally due to Tho
] fact that thermometers are not all acrl.
I rate. no more than are watches bu,
/ nearly every owner thinks his fe IA,
/ most reliable. when Il comes 20 ther.
| mometers.