The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-03
CITY IN GRIP
Of COLD WAVE
Coolest Weather Since 1911
Experienced Friday.
Predict Colder Yet.


third freeze this year, and that ex-
plains something. But not everything.
For it was not only the coolest day
of the winter, it was the coolest since
1911. The thermometer registered %,
and anxious inquiries at the weather
office elected no comfort from Fore
caster Reed, who told them they had
better be thankful for %, for 10 was
scheduled.
The Wind Blew.
Hiking south on a 40-mile gale,
Old Man Boreas decided to give PEN
sacola a look-in just for old sake's
sake. And so Pensacola shivered
awake in the morning, and miserably
built some fires; conversation being
limited to chatter,ng teeth. Later
Pensacola tried to make coffee and
wash its hands, and succeeded in sew
eral instances-but in the majority
of cases the pipes were frozen and
there was water famine.
Gloom.
One man warmed the drip Of the
refrigerator to wash in-the only
water IN the house.
In the drug stores the carbonated
water was frozen.
Automobile were hard to start and
automobile hoods had to be wrapped
up, like equity foot.
Old timers referred to the time
when Pensacola harbor was ice for
hundred feet out, and to refreshen
their memories, the coolest days re-
corded are given below.
Elevators Cold.
Probably the coolest place in the
city was the elevators. Somebody
suggested that an oil stove be put in
the bottom of the elevator shaft, but
he made rood his escape.
Water pipes burst, and all day long
the coal and wood dealers did land
office business. 1t looked as e every
body ran out of fuel at the same time
Outside in the sunlight, it was de-
l;ohtful-except when the wind
blew.
Third Freeze.
Pensacola's other freezes this sea-
son were on November 16, when the
thermometer ducked to 20, and on
December 10 and 10, when it was
gloomy to the extent of 80 and 20.
Some Freezes.
The temperature of % recorded in
Pensacola Friday morning is the
lowest temperature since January
4th, 1911, when the temperature fell
to IS; the lowest in 1912 was "a, on
January 10th; in 1913, 81 on February
IA; in 1914, 81 on November goth;
in 1915, 80 on March 22nd, and in
1916, the lowest was % on FebrV-
airy 3rd.
A temperature of IS was recorded
on February IA, 1905; II on December
81, 1901; 10 on February 1s, 1900;
on February Is, 1899; and II on
February 9Th, 1895.
In February Of the following years,
the temperature did not reach the
freezing point: 1915, 1905, 1904, 1898,
1892, 1890, 1887, 1883, 1882 and 1880.
In January, of the following years,
the temperature did not fan to freez-
ing: 1917, 1914, 1913, 1907, 1901, 1890,
1889 and 1880.
In December of the following years,
the temperature did not fan to freez-
ing: 1915. 1913, 1912, 1911, 1908,
1900, 1890, 1899 and 1881.
The Hoodoo IS.
The coolest weather recorded here
was on February Is (no doubt about
the hoodoo number now), 1889, when
the thermometers leak was not plug
ged until Z had been reached. The
coolest on record for March Vas on
March 2, 1890, Is degrees; in April,
1895, 1897, 1902, 1909 it was "a; and
in May, 1898, It was A.
What TO Do Now.
As the cold weather is expected to
continue today and tomorrow, water
should be drawn from pipes occas-
ionally; pipes that drain should be
csltt off and drained; and water should