Show GOLD COLD WEATHER VOTER POSTPONES FLOOD All Along Ohio River Which Is Frozen Conditions Are Favor Favorable Favorable able abl for a Rampage WARM WAVE MEANS TERROR Tn l Middle West Vest cst and mul I South Cold Is SomethIng Fearful l Pittsburg Pa Dec 20 OThe The coming coining of zero weather In and west western era ern Pennsylvania points has liss tempo temporarily temporarily postponed here and at West Vir Virginia 1 r ginia ginis and Ohio places bordering the Ohio river a II destructive Hood For a score of years rs conditions have not been so favorable for a rampage o othe oC the waters notwithstanding that with within in the he last few yrs years many lives have bavo been lost and millions of dollars worth of property destroyed by b high water Tho The Ohio rIver ilver Is practically frozen from this city to Cincinnati Tribu Tributaries Tributaries jaries are arc In a similar state Above hero the Allegheny Monongahela pheny hen and other rivers together with countless ls tributaries are frozen while tho the Christmas blizzard deposited from 10 o to 15 Hi 1 inches of snow over the river ten territory The entire situation now hinges for good bood or bad on the tue weather Warm weather w ther and rain rilin would mean a 1 disaster disaster ter warm weather alone alono a serious flood while should conditions moderato moderate gradually little damage will result The indications arc are that warm J cr er s headed this way Six Si people are ire dead from exposure In Urn the cold wave wao that struck this city during the night f PHILADELPHIA FROZEN UP Philadelphia D Dec c 20 OThe The arrival of ofa a severe cold wave from o the 1 wet west last night 1 Ie destroyed e all hope hoIe of tho Speedy cI away awa of tho the immense blocks of snow left lell here from tho the record breaking fall of last week WeCk The mini minimum minimum minimum mum temperature recorded today was wa 10 II above zero and partially melting banks were converted 1 into huge hugu hu masos of Ice All through the tho state revere cold weather is reported tho the thermometer registering as 8 low as S 8 below b r The river here is frozen engineers en engaged ena engaged i ever cr and the government a ed on a survey surreY of ot the Delaware river have been obliged to discontinue operations OHIO AT CINCINNATI CI FROZEN Cincinnati Ohio Dec Dee 30 For the first time In I seven years ears the tho Ohio river at this place Is frozen over today ex cx for a small space pace in the tho local t i harbor Tugs are arc plying up and down don I II the Ole harbor In an effort to It open oen on n I worth of river prop property fr erty crt IK is iR in jeopardy The minimum r h temperature today toda was 3 below zero which Is the coldest of the winter Much luch suffering Is 15 reported among the poor ICE FROM SHORE TO 10 SHORE Louisville Ky Doe Doc 30 Fast In the tho grasp p of the coldest In years ears Louisville with several million bushels buhls of if coal almost at Its back baek backdoor backdoor door today toda faced a threatened coal shortage hortage The Tue Ohio river which has for two weeks been because of floating Ice was today to 11 a frozen almost from shore to shore shoie for tho the first time In many man years and this condition ac nc accordIng cordIng to the river men precludes preclude the possibility of at bringing nay any an coal conI own the river for a 3 week weel at al least The rhe fuel Is less than 12 miles away awa lit itt the thc pumpkin patch the place for fOI Pittsburg coal for Louisville i and many points south The fhe minimum temperature In Louis Louisville Louisville LouIsvIlle ville during the night was one above zero cro The cold wave Woo which has hat set tet tho the auth shivering scorns to have followed almost a straight line lino from Winnipeg to the tho Gulf Cult of ot Mexico 7 Jacksonville Fla was the tue coldest place in Florida a tempera temperature ture tore of 20 Tampa 28 25 and a killing frost New Orleans registered C Mobile 22 2 Atlanta Atlant 10 Knoxville 8 and Nash yule Mlle llIe S SCOLD COLD DELAYS D YS TRAIN Columbus O 0 Dec 30 The Cleve Cleveland land Jand Akron Aon Columbus train irain from Cleveland Cleeland Ie eland arrived gJ hours late having been heeb frozen Up tip on the th way The heat heaters heaters heaters ers became frozen shortly after acter It pull pulled ed out of Cleveland During DurinS an on effort to thaw out tho pipes beneath the Pullman cur car tho the oar tIr caught fire and It was wall unnoticed for a time the breeze breet fanning tanning the flames The car was full of smoke In Inn Inn inn n short time and the passengers were panic punic stricken The train was stopped and the pas POI I were transferred In their night nightclothes nIghtclothes clothes to another car cor The crew final ly l succeeded In putting out the fire ICE IN THE CUMBERLAND Nashville Tenn Dec 30 For the tile first time since 1803 the tile river at this point IB Is covered with a thick coating canting of Ice The government thermometer early earl today was C G degrees above zero WARMER IN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY Kansas City Dee Dec 30 An average rise rl iso e In temperatures over the Misais valley vaney of oC 15 H degrees was shown in reports to the tho government bureau hero today At Omaha 10 degrees above zero was recorded Des Moines Iowa 4 de do decrees crees greeg n etl above and Huron S D reported i 12 degrees above zero a rise ribo of 32 3 do lp from yesterdays lowest lowet l tuie tUre In Missouri Oklahoma and Kansas ns temperatures of ot between 12 1 and 24 glees above zero prevailed NEW YORKS COLDEST DAY New Now York DOc Dee 30 Now Yorkers awoke this morning to find tind the tho coldest day of oC the winter upon them Six degrees above zero was registered by byc c the official thermometer at 3 r a m At 8 I 7 degrees was Ivan recorded Many pot persons sons were overcome by the cold and the municipal lodging houg nail and the thc police stations W re crowded with persons seeking shelter Reports from froni northern central aol and western New York show correspond e severe weather |