The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-08

NEWARK, n, J.

3 NEWARK, NJ.
From the Newark Mercury, Feb. ~
rienced In this latitude the present winter TIE thsr
monster In the morning. we are Informed stood at de-
erees above zero and at no time during the day was h
mercury above seven degrees.
PHILADELPHIA. N.E
krom the Philade phia American Feb ~
houdaymrp, - the coolest night we have exps
.rsncsd = Phsdeiph. for rn..; y.ars From eyeaius
!. nDg the atmosphere CO. ccsfinued 70 grow more IN
tense ~ and the mercury in the 70 slex
At daylight the THERMOMETER NJ the Exon &
five degrees above zero. Still thA mercury SUI su
three O'Clock p. NJ the thermometer indisateu
three and half degrees above At six O'Clock r.
NJ the indicated bat ono degree abovs
zero itself The cold OF ths penetrating cha
racter, such as feels in the very Through
out such night and such day, how dreadful must
have been the suerngs OF the poor This Is too terrible
for thought and the reality would make this heart ache
Many hydrants were frozen and water congeasd even
in the cupboards Of dwellings, and not very remote from
fires Ice formed rapidly In the Delaware aad above the
city the river must have been nearly frozea tight
throughout its breadth The ice men buy the
Schuylkill, and ice carted into town from
twelve inches in thickness. We doubt whsther colder
spell has been experienced here within the memory
OF our modern Wandering Jew, the oldest nhabitant.
ALBANY.
from the Albany Register, Feb. II
Cold WEATHER Yesterday morning was the coolest
Of the present winter In various parts Of the city the
Thermometers at A. NJ. marked 10 to IL below zero
head Of Hudson street the ther marked below
at IL ON Monday night, and 10 below at yesterday
morning.
In 1885, the first Sunday in January the thermo.
meter at the Manor House marked SO degrees below
at Fryeburgh, Me-, 10 below.
In lS4s llth January, the thermometer this city
marked II to Is below at Amsterdam 10 below at Ro
chester Boston 10 below; Fryburgh Me- 80 to 80 aud
fancona 49, In forty yeisht hours after the weather
moderated and on the 10th three schooners passed
Cleveland bound up the Lake. On Friday, 9th, the
steamer Columbia came within two miles Of the city,
tho 9Th the river was closed to Nswburg aud on the
18th floating ice for the rst time IN tho winter
In New York harbor
The close OF the year ls4s and ths opening OF that OF
lsso were cold on the 1ith of January tho East and
North rivers at New YORK, we're almost impassab
account OF ice at Springfield Mass, 10 TO 12 below
zero; at Boston, to below Utica 10 below Rome 49,
and Franconia 80 At Albany, 10 to IL bsow at Bues
house, 16 below The cold contin ued the 18TH the
Delaware at Pbiladephia being frozen tight At Adams
Jefferson Co., rs to q below.
In 1852, the 18th January 2 below at BAlston; on
10th at ogdensburg 49, Pstsdam 20, Malone TO- Wood.
stock, VT, o. Northdeld VI, o. Montpelier 10 Bur.
lington 20 PAttsburg 20. On the Goth, 20 below at
Boston, IA at Salem 20 at Rochester, IA at Columbus
Ohio at New York people crossed the ice foot to
Brooklyn.
UTICA.
The following exhibits the range OF the Thermometer
at Utica on the morning OF the 9th Instant
Thoryn atarn ~ A AA.r A.ln