The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-15
SNOW. RAIN, SLEET. ICE. ZERO
WEATHER VISIT PARIS.

The weather man rang up all the
combinations of weather he had in
stock Friday and sent the whole
thing down in this part of the coun-
try, until someone suggested that
the owner of the North Pole had
lost that valuable piece of property,
which will. be gladly returned to
where it belongs.
The heralded cold wave arrived on
schedule time Friday night, follow
ing a period Of comparative warmth,
when the temperature rose enough
to start a thaw. From five O'CLOCK
until midnight Friday was one
of the coolest periods ever known
in this section.
The mercury in thermometers
dropped at the rate of one degrees
a minute, seemingly, and at mid
night stood below zero. Those who
were compelled to be out experience
ed the greatest difficulty in return
ing to their homes or places Of bus
mess. owing to the fierce icy gale
that blew like all the fiends possess
ed The rain which fell Friday was
transferred into a blizzard as night
came on, and the resulting snow
soon enveloped the earth in an ad-
ded blanket which was whipped into
Min
The storm was the severest ex-
perienced in this city and county
for many years. The thermometers
at the L. & N. round house and at
H. M. Collins & Co., considered
among the most reliable in the city,
registered sixteen below zero on
Saturday morning. This continued
all Saturday and Sunday. with a
slight rise yesterday, followed by
another heavy snow. Reports from
the county indicated great deal OF
suffering among stock for which no
adequate shelter had been provided.
AS a result of the heavy snow the
county roads were almost impassa-
BILE. Many Of them were entirely
blocked and persons coming to Paris
on business were compelled to make
a detour in many cases in order 10
reach the city over more favorable
routes. The rural route carriers
managed to make their usual ROUNDS
but in doing so, one of them, Mr..
John Spears, had four fingers on one
hand frozen. Telephone and teie-
graph service and service on the
Paris-Lexington interurban and the
louisville & Nashville train service
also suffered interruption.
Water pipes in many homes ana
business houses were frozen by the
sudden snap, and in some places the
mines bursted, overlooking business
rooms underneath. The gas situa-
ton in the city, as usual during a
cold snap, presented very serious
ASPECT. as did the question of coal
The gas pressure was rather weak
owing to the great drain made on
the supply pipes. Some coal was to
be had, but the supply on hand was
taken UP as soon as it could DC
loaded. Three cars on the l.. & N
tracks near the Third street freight
station were soon emptied Saturday
afternoon by eager customers, wh|
came with every conceivable kind Of
vehicle.
Several persons had their ear:
frostbitten Friday and SATURDAY
the extreme cold nipping these mem
bers easily. One of the worst case:
was that of Mr.. Russell Clayton
clerk at the clothing store OF Mitch
ell & Blakemore, who had both ear
badly frozen while coming to tn
store from his home on South MalI
street. Two Louisville and Nashvlil'
fremen. and one of the yardmen ma;
their feet frozen, and were sent u
their homes.
The storm is reported as belni
the severest that has visited tnl
section in the past eighteen years
The readings from the thermometer
given above were accurate, and onl'
approached by the weather OF FEB
ruary 10, 1899, when the mercur
tumbled to twenty below zero. I'M
cold snap has shattered all record
for January, the lowest being twei'
below in 1895.
Letters received in Paris o
friends and relatives of former Pari
people, who are spending the win1e
in Pasadena, California, tell OF III
warm weather there, with peopi
sitting on their front porches'
warm sunshine, and the Carnivai
Roses in progress. It's different