Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
80 KILLED AS
ZERO WEATHER
BRINCSDAMACE
Scientists Prediction of
Severe Winter is Borne
Out in Worst Spell for
Many Years
(Ry The Associated Press)


CHICAGO. ILL.,. Dec. 2S.-Astronomers,
with their eyes on sun spots and other
solar phenomenon, and weather proph-
cts, who recently warned Of bitter cold
weather the latter part Of December,
have seen their predictions come true
Sweeping out Of the northwest like
Nalkyrites bent on destruction, the icy
winds Of winter time have invaded al
most every section Of the United States
ard Canada leaving death and destruc
ton as a weekend aftermath.
From the Rocky Mountains to the
Atlantic seaboard, freezing and sub
zero temperatures prevailed with vir-
tually no relief in sight today, but with
some moderation promised Tuesday.
The cold break from the northland
pushed even into the heart Of Dixie and
beyond to the northern reaches Of Flor
ida.
Nearly thirty deaths were attributed
to the cold accidents we're numerous,
property valued at several millions was
destroyed by fire and great suffering
was caused among the poor and home
less. In the east, particularly. the low
temperatures brought home the seri-
BUSINESS Of the hard coal strike, now in
its seventeenth week. Below zero tenn
peratures were recorded in several
parts Of Pennsylvania and other anth-
racite producing regions
Electrical Storm
While most of the continent was IN
the grip Of the cold wave, elemental
manifestations of other kinds were not
ed in other parts Of the world. Light
ming incidental to violent storm set
fire to several petroleum tanks at Bue-
nos Aires, causing loss estimated al
$l,000,000. Severe earthquakes were
felt in several localities in Vera Cruz,
Mevico. while storms continued to ex-
act hevay toll in France At La Ro-
chelle, fishing boat foundered. drown
ing seven, and melting snow gorgcd
the streams, causing serious floods
AT New York City where the mercu-
ry lowered about seven above Sunday,
the wind was biting enough to cause
Robert Mayohowk, visiting Eskimo
from Alaska and points north to say,
"Eet is cold. The icy winds, however.
did not interfere with the daily swim
Of fourteen members Of Boston Or
L.
Brownies" " although ice had to be brok-
en-.
l3 Dead in Chicago
Most Of Canada shivered with the
United States, experiencing one of the
coldest week-ends in years, with the
mercury "a to 26 below in some sec
tions. One note of contrast, however.
was provided BY West Kootenay. in
British Columbia, which reported
"springlike weather." green Christ
mas and growing grass.
The cold weather directly or Indirect
ly caused 13 deaths in Chicago, while
the Midwest metropolis saw more than
a million dollars worth Of property de-
stroyed by fire in two days Five hun
dred alarms were answered here. The
fatalities included four men found
frozen in the streets.
Three deaths occurred at various
points in Ohio and three in Kentucky,
with other casualties distributed as fol.
lows:
New York City. Rensselaer,. y. Y.
and Baltimore, ? each Philadelphia.
Worcester. Mass, Yonkers, NJ ", and
Toronto. Ont, one each.
Fires Destroy Property
IN Philadelphia an aged lamplighter
fell on his post in one Of the old fash
ioned streets. He was carried to hos
pital where he died Of exposure. Fire
at Wheeling. w. Va, caused 100000
damage, about a block was destroyed at
Williston, n. II. with $150,000 damage;
Golden. ILL.,, had a $71 600 blaze and a
half million burned up in Ohio. Mum
erous smaller fires throughout the
country helped swell the total loss.
While below zero temperature sprin-
kled the entire weather map Saturday
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