San Antonio Daily Light

Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 17.-Following yesterday's storm of rain, sleet and snow, which prevailed over the southeastern states, a cold wave bringing the severest weather of the winter holds the south Atlantic and Gulf states in its grasp today.

A sudden drop of temperature throughout the storm-visited area last night was accompanied by high winds which caused serious damage in many places to property, and was responsible for reported loss of life. The wind storm in this city during the night reached a velocity of 60 miles per hour, breaking all records of the weather bureau. In other towns throughout this state heavy loss was caused by the wind, which assumed the proportions of a blizzard in some communities.

At Bowman, a small station on the Southern railway, a great portion of the town was blown away, several buildings being destroyed. General storms in that section crippled all the telegraphic and telephonic communication, so that the loss of life and property cannot be estimated.

At Macon, Ga., a wind storm that almost reached a hurricane damaged the telegraph lines, the wind blowing at a rate of sixty miles an hour.

A cyclone at Honey Bath, S. C., 25 miles north of Greenwood, demolished several frame houses and caused severe loss to stock raisers.

Bert Austin and Earl McGhee were instantly killed by the falling walls of a two-story building of W. A. Chirley.

A. C. Stone and Edgar McDonald were seriously if not fatally injured.

Many of the stores were unroofed and the streets filled with debris. Houses and chimneys of the upper portions of the town were blown down.

The rain is still falling and goods are damaged by the unroofed stores.

The rainfall in this city yesterday was recorded at 1.71 inches.

At Rome, Ga., the weather bureau recorded 2.25 inches during the past twelve hours.

At Savannah, Ga., last night the wind reached a rate of 52 miles an hour, though all the shipping escaped injury.

Incessant rains in the north have crowded the Chattahoochee river out of its banks. At this point the river this morning was 24 feet. At Selma Ala., this morning the river had fallen two feet and one inch since the heavy rain of Saturday.

A snow storm and rain has caused damage to fruit trees and vegetation in that section. The temperature in this city this morning at 7 o'clock registered 12 degrees above zero, with indications of continued cold and perhaps an additional drop in temperature tonight.

A severe windstorm is reported to have passed over Jacksonville last night, but the loss of wires has delayed official information to the local weather bureau here.

It is said that the fruit crop in Florida escaped damage, but colder weather is prophesied for that section tonight.

COLD WEATHER CONTINUES

HEAVIEST SNOW OF THE SEASON IN NEW YORK.

Shipping Tied up at Boston and Vessels Believed to Have Had a Hard Night Mercury Drops to Twenty-five Below Zero at Chicago.

New York, Feb. 17.-The blizzard last night left New York in a better condition today than was expected. Snow ceased falling at an early hour, but began again about 8 o'clock. Surface and elevated railway lines were partly crippled, but were not so badly tied up as by several previous storms this winter. The predicted big drop in the temperature did not occur. The velocity of the wind had increased considerably since midnight, when there was a moderate gale. Up to 9 o'clock the snow fall in this city was nine and seven-tenths inches, by far the heaviest of the winter.

IN CHICAGO.

Mercury Reported Twenty-five Degrees Below Zero Last Night.

Chicago, Ill., Feb. 17.-Chicago is shivering today in the coldest weather of the season. The cold wave, which descended upon the city yesterday increased in severity throughout the night and sent the mercury down to a point variously reported from 19 to 25 degrees below zero. The latter temperature was reported unofficially from exposed suburbs. The intense cold practically cut the city off from telegraphic communication with the outside world during the early part of the day.

SHIPPING TIED UP.

Boston's Worst Experience of the Cold Weather of the Season Last Night.

Boston, Mass., Feb. 17.-The worst snow storm of the winter thus far prevailed here last night. Snow continued to fall this forenoon. Railroads and street car service are badly hampered and shipping is effectually tied up. Vessels which left this port last night are supposed to have experienced a hard night. There is a large number of trans-Atlantic vessels due at this port.

TRAINS SNOWBOUND.

Most Severe Storm Experienced in Years in Colorado.

Denver, Col., Feb. 17.-The most severe snow and wind storm experienced in years prevails at South Park, on the Gunnison and Leadville branches of the Colorado and Southern railroad. The Leadville branch is snowbound between Como and Breckenridge, a distance of thirty miles. Passenger trains are stalled in drifts between these points. Unprotected live stock throughout Park is reported suffering terribly.

FEARS AT MEMPHIS.

River Above Danger Mark and Disastrous Flood Looked For.

Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 17.-This is the coldest day of the winter; mercury at 5 a. m. registering 6 above zero. Trains in all directions are running on belated schedules because of the severe snow storm yesterday. Reports from all points in Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana state that the coldest weather of the season is prevailing. Fruit and vegetation in Louisiana have been damaged to some extent. Paducah river is above the danger mark and with the volume of water that is to come down there are grave fears of a disastrous flood.

One Above Zero at Louisville.

Louisville, Ky., Feb. 17.-Following a third six-hours' rain and a half day of record-breaking snowfall, Louisville this morning experienced the coldest weather of the winter, one above zero.

FUEL FAMINE IN ST. LOUIS.

Patients in the Hospital at the Point of Death as Result of Cold.

St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 17.-Because of the lack of fuel at the city hospital the lives of 700 patients, some of whom are at the point of death, are endangered by the cold weather here. Since the cold snap struck St. Louis the hospital has been without coal enough and the authorities have been compelled to economize their use with what they had. An insufficient supply of coal at the courthouse resulted in the closing of the offices there today.

At Buffalo.

Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 17.-The thermometer at 9 o'clock this morning registered zero, the lowest of the season. The mails are from one to five hours late.

Ten Inches at Rochester.

Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 17.-There are ten inches of snow on the ground and a blizzard is raging.