The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-07
THE INTENSE COLD WEATHER,
The Weather In New York.
THE coLDfRT DAY rST--A TOUCH or GHynnLAkp
-sTAsE pRIvERs pRozEs TO DEATH

4 sIaob phiNEhh FkOLkS TO DEATH.
Yesterday The cold throughout ths entire DAY. frss,
srse until suDset intense The bky vas clear an
day yet the rays " old Col had no visible effect In rs-
moviry the traces Of the last from the sds
walks, which at present. obvtruet any Efforts At qui
0conottOn the part Of pedestrians Overcosts,
gloves aud eonfortables we're I'm great demand. ssm
persons susceptibcto cod than Others perhaps
were covrrc from head to foot In fur and shawla whs
othe succesded apparently In b~avng the elrmsnts
with nothing than the usual On The
North Ease riyegs party obshnsed withasass
Of floating Ice fsuScrng the navigation of ferry boats
dicut aud une,rtUn. Passengers delayed from their
homes BY thcfe natural causes, were all
declaring the day an "od fashioned In poist a.
severity" The morning OF yesterday % ntenssIy
cold that heavy slsuds Of steam might bs PER-
ceved rising from The water OF the North and
East rivers, which had tho eGe-s OF giving the
water Of the bay tlis appearance Of an IMMENSE
eauldron Of boiling liquid But words convey no
dss Of the intense cold that alone be done By The
aghies which are as follovsAt sunriss, dog shove
zero; at O'Clock A. NJ, deg at - ~, II deg ats
NJ, 10 deg at sP NJ, = deg Late n. night there
was SON. moderation bot fresh wind sprang up that
eoldcrt day have had since tho year isto Os tho
1,th cay OF February Of thht da,r, tho thermonstr
noon, II reached as high II deg; bu, We kavs
had no DAY ! for the las, sn years when tho .ed
day. Every window was completely covered by
the iroAt and what was curious, every psfestrtss
loobed lilo small stcam engine, omit ng al svery
breath cloud 81 watefy vspor. The and mois
ture which had been leto the ground sincc the last
storm oongeslei into hard Huty Ice, render
ng tho streets very slippery. great number OF horses
fel In Brosduay-t Il said many as seventy Ave
and many we're foundcrcd and left unit for
vice for life Two horses the Harlem track RAJ
and broke their legs and had 10 be killed, they
Of no further use. man whose we hsve not
learned fell Tpose No 75 Dsekmsn street sad broke
his leg beside. oher.i.e severely njarns hin.cf ls
was conveyed 20 the City Hospital Poor people whose
business require them To do outdoor work suffered So
yerciy and have heard Of dreadful suffering among
stage drivers and others Of like calling vs. undsr-
stand that mnbus driver tas en- from ha boz In
Of tho avenues dead from exposure 10 tho sevcre
of the weather Three others taken to the Thlr
tenth ward station house inssnshle and their lives
are In great Danger There doubtless many aoof.
des Of Ibis Hind Ut TO bo recordsd. The gas lamps
throughout the city affected by the COLI great
number went out, and uoas that emansi Lighted
burned but fs.ty. This must be dreadful weather Tar
the poor ard II 20 be hoped that the charitable ua
come forward ana mot leave them 20 suffer tho chin
winds OF this derc~ weather, as well tho pangs ~
hunger but will give OF their abundance 20 comfort and
sustain thtm.