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Show RENO IN DARKNESS. Reno, New. Jan. 7. One of the 86- verest cold snaps in the recent history of Reno, beginning Saturday and con tinuing without abatement, has worked work-ed havoc with the power supply ol Reno. There Is great inconvenience to individuals by reason of the freerr-i freerr-i ing of water pipes, many of which i have burst. The minimum temperature of last night was degrees below zero, and the maximum yesterdny L'S above. It , was 1 degree above the night before. There arc no signs of cessation of the cold weather Along the Truckee river the Reno Power. Light and Water company Is having the worst fight In its history, i over 200 men working along the ; flumes in a vain endeavor to keep them Hear The 2o."un horscpuwi plant I I'lorl?ton is giving but 500 hOrs ver. The Verdi plant is almost al-most uut of commission, and all the others are so far below normal that street cars, elevators and besting plains which require power for pumping pump-ing were out of commission Lights, too. are out. Schools which began , the winter term yesterday were closed because of lack of heat. |