13 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1899
Page
1
The Kansas Record reports an unprecedented deep freeze with the government thermometer at 25 below zero and street readings at 26 to 28 below. Morning values varied, with a midmorning rise to near 20 below, then easing to six above by nine o clock. Authorities expect no further sharp drops, noting the extreme cold remains widespread.
Pottsville reports five degrees below zero as coal region sees deep snow and drifted lines. Connecticut endures blizzard conditions with statewide snowfall. Buffalo and Reading lines face service cuts and cancellations. Weather threats include water shortages from frozen streams and reservoirs.
The Weather Bureau extended warnings of record low temperatures from Louisiana to Georgia and the Southeast, with single digits and readings several degrees below previous records. Affects Montgomery Atlanta Savannah and coastal areas as a broad Atlantic storm moves north toward New England.
Large centers report losses to dogs Giles and peaches with fears the crop may be ruined. Producers await official forecasts on frost damage as new defensive measures are discussed and farmers brace for further cold.
Government thermometers show four degrees below zero this morning in Garden City Run. For fourteen days the region has stayed below zero nightly with daytime highs only reaching 12 to 15 above and several days slipping to 15 to 18 below. The official thermometer marked 32 degrees below, freezing stock and shelter conditions. many birds perished and cattle losses loom. Wheat sowing in the county is likely badly damaged as the ground is covered with snow and the thermometer stands 40 below tonight.
In New York on February 13 a Brooklyn woman Mary Gammwyn recalls a man and a frozen woman found in a city hallway. Authorities fear two mail carriers Banny Maculme and Mall Carriers Palmer Hayekitte disappeared after leaving Hart’s island for city delivery amid a blustery sea and wrecked boat. Rescue efforts failed. the Hehe boat was carried out to sea and several men were unable to recover the lost.
The temperature record starts at midnight Saturday in Tunak. The entry notes a measured start time and location but provides limited readable details from the fragmented OCR.
The south shivered today in unprecedented severity with a cold wave from the Gulf of Mexico north to the Atlantic coast and west to Texas. Anniston, Alabama, logged the lowest reading at 15 below zero at 7 oclock with other areas experiencing record lows as the cold front swept across the region.
Terrifying slide in Clear Creek county near Silver Plume sweeps cabins and mine buildings. Thirteen bodies reportedly buried under snow with several Italians missing. Rescue teams from Georgetown and Denver push through a 300 foot wide drift as families mourn in the ruined cabins.
A northeast gale rakes the coast from Cape Henry to Lewes with winds up to 60 mph, driving breakers into the harbor. The collier Sterling lies near the breakwater and may be damaged. schooner Ethyl Bailey aground near Cape Henlopen. Life-Saving Station crews abandon patrols as the storm rivals the blizzard of 1888 in severity.
Snowbound tracks halt Delaware rail travel as yards freeze and crews wait for orders. The Delaware railroad spanning the state shows lines obstructed from Wilmington to stations, with the Norfolk express due at Wilmington at 4 15 am reported delayed at 3 am.
The Delmar station on the road 97 miles below Wilmington stalled at o clock and likely to remain so indefinitely. Passengers were cared for at local hotels. The south bound Norfolk express that left New York last night will not be sent to Wilmington today until there is assurance it can pass. All peninsular branch railroads are locked and no trains are running.
A fierce storm piles light dry snow into drifts making streets impassable for trolley cars. Rail schedules suffer delays while trains lag and some timetables are abandoned. Delaware River shipping stalls and coal supplies risk tightening for Philadelphia area ports dependent on anthracite. In Boston heavy snow grows, high northeast wind deepens drifts, tracks block and traffic slows as temperatures sit at 12 degrees above zero.
Hamburg American steamer Fuerst Bismarck reached New York from Genoa after a 12 day 7 hour voyage. Terrifying gales Feb 1 3 sent seas over the vessel ice encrusting decks and masts. One sailor Otto Lohse washed overboard and lost amid heavy icing and flooding.
Lt Col Ed Little of the Twentieth Kansas writes from Lu Ros barracks Manila Christmas weather warm days cool nights. He notes American hopes and shortages while Filipino women wear slippers and the little girls wear large hats. He says Americans may manage without some supplies and that conditions in Manila resemble prior experiences.
The report notes S. Spencer, newly appointed oil inspector, endorses by name list from a recent labor convention. He offers 3500 to prove any name is bona fide, while J Ruhland of Osawatomie alleges the list is bogus as a Pop. Spencer calls Ruhland a foe and insists the endorsements are legitimate.
House bill 275 before Ways and Means calls for a 5000 dollar appropriation to furnish the state history society. The funds cover shelving for newspapers and relics display as the 190000 volume library expands, with 12700 bound Kansas newspapers preserving county and community history. Ante-nuptial contracts rule that a wife may retain personal property to pass by will to her heirs, with a case from Atchison county cited. Omaha, Jan 13. The night’s low was 9 degrees below zero and the forecast expects a rise in temperature as winds shift south.
A night assault opens with firing at long range but achieves no effect. Reports indicate attackers engaged from concealment yet no casualties or damage are confirmed. Authorities investigate the incident and pursue leads to identify those responsible.
Manila Peb 13 1035 a m insurgents on the extreme left opened fire at long range last night with no effect. Americans did not reply. Private Messick of the Montana regiment died in hospital. Deaths in hospital include Victor Schofield Michael Crowley John Marion James Garvey Daniel Kyser Charles Lillie Jay Sheldon and others as reports reach Washington. The Concord lies off Par anagque with cool showers noted at night.
Manila dispatches report restless activity with troops in Twentieth Kansas and First Washington units. Adjutant General Washington cites quiet morning and city resuming normal business. A correction notes no Dolph Miller in Fifty first Sons. Randolph Miller listed as sick in Etonville.
Regular Philippine Islands mails reach San Francisco with listed steamers and dates from February through June. The schedule includes Pekin Gaelic Hone Kone Maru Nippon Maru and others with arrival and departure moments noted for February through July, highlighting key ships and month spans.
The piece argues the water works question defines the race in Topeka. It defends Mayor Fellows and city council for backing city ownership and affordable water, attacks opponents for diverting attention, and portrays Drew as a loyal Republican with a solid record in city governance.
New York reports a wary but favorable view of the Fitasimmons vs Jeffries match. Bettors like Joe Vendig expect the favorite to win, with articles of agreement setting gloves to five ounces or more and the winner taking the purse. The bout is to occur between mid spring, with finish guaranteed and state rules on rounds to apply.
New York reports that after the recent Bourbon distillers consolidation in Kentucky, rye whisky makers in the region plan a similar trust led by the American Spirits Manufacturing company. Participating firms include distilleries from Philadelphia Baltimore Pittsburgh West Brownsville Gibsonton Cumberland Cockeysville Martinsville and others, with total capitalization near 60 million dollars.
A Feb report from Siberia says several American prisoners in a Siberian jail are under penal punishment. They are thought to include crew members of the last sealing schooner E. E. Webster, last heard from in April 1896 on northern seas. The vessel may have drifted to Asia or been steered across straits by owner I Lieber. Webster’s owner says the ship most likely went down in a severe storm and all aboard were lost.
Fire at the five story McClurg & Co building on Madison Street destroys the firm and its large stock of books and manuscripts. Loss estimated at 650000 with 500000 in stock. Exploding gas from a pipe on the third floor started the blaze amid freezing weather and low hydrant pressure. Firemen frostbitten, Madison Street wall collapses, Mandel Bros suffer $10000 damage, others amount to about $2500. Insurance on stock placed at about 30000?
Fire in Manhattan Bros. Company factory on East Twenty-eighth Street wiped out the building and much finished material and machinery, with an estimated loss of 250000 dollars. Nearby tenements faced panic but flames were confined by firemen amid cold and frozen hydrants. Earlier, Nileson Hall on Fifteenth Street suffered 340000 damage as rooftop collapse hurled eight firemen thirty feet.
Long Creek Oregon February 13 Thousands of range horses are starving to death in eastern Oregon cattle and sheep buyers visiting the city report widespread destitution in Crook county and neighboring districts with owners largely despairing of saving even a small percentage of their stock amid the harsh winter conditions.
Venice on February 12 marked Jeudi Gras with royal participation and municipal honors at the funeral of sculptor Agusto Benvenuti. The plage Humination and the battle of the towers stirred crowds as maser acting did not pause. The king opened a lottery the proceeds of which benefit the children's hospital.
New York on Saturday the mercury stood at 2 degrees below zero and measurements of the Brooklyn bridge were taken to compare truss dimensions with those recorded in July when the temperature was 84 degrees above. The study shows a fourteen and one half foot contraction overall. In Chicago forecasts indicate generally fair weather with warmer conditions tomorrow and southeasterly winds.
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