The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-11
INTENSE COLD WEATHER.

lNIEN6E CULU WEATdEH.
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severe Cold Snap all over the Country-Hy.
Perboream Horrors-New York In tho Arctic
Cireis-Curious Phenomena Noticed on the
Rivers and Bay-sufKering from the Cold
Woman Frozen to Death, &C., &c.
The tcegraphc dispatches from different parts Of the
country which give below tell their story Of the
earfny cold weather which have visited all Of
the slope Of the continent Of North America within
forty eight hours The wind has been direct from
the north during that time and every movement Of the air
reghed with all the deadly chill Of the hyperbo
regions So far as this city concerned for eleven
years have bot experienced such bitterly cold
ther, the sodest nhabitanr' recall moro
severe in his time.
The not very high yesterday, though IL was
keeuy felt by all who exposed to It's influence, from
its chill, nipping character; in fact every puG seemed
armed with search warrant to find out oil the raw,
posed tender spots the human anatomy, ana they
gen, rally succeeded
One curious circumstance noted yesterday morn
ing that excited much comment among those who OBJ
served it, Before sunrise the mercury stood eight
grees below zero, and after sunrise the mercury fell
ten degrees below Usually there accession Of
heat upon the rising of the sun, but this time Old
Sol must have become saturated with cold that he
gave out instead of caoric During the entire day the
mercury only above zero, and that at half
past two o'clock when it degree above zero; in
situation that exposed the rest Of the day
it ranged from two 10 five degrees below zero.
The were almost deserted by the women and
the ventured little possible. All kinds Of
coaks, coats and muflers brought into requson
without any effect So intense the cold that old
stage drivers and car conductors-men who had with
stood cold weather of all kinds for 70 abandon
their posts for fear Of being injured. Quite
number Of persons had their fingers roebitten
and frozen TO death. EARLY in the day q
young entered the Of Fourth and
Twenty third street with his ostbten; the proper
remedies were applied and he left feeling better. little
GIRL the daughter of gentleman residing in the upper
part Of the city, sent to school, warmly muied up;
but the child returned home early in the day with her
bands fostbtten and required frequent applications Of
and ice before the hands resumed their natural
state We learn that number Of clerks and mechanics
residing the upper part Of the city and doing business
down town had their and frostbitten, not
having taken proper precauton before leaving home,
which, of course, at very early hour in the day,
when the cold most intense.
An omnibus driver taken of his box opposite the
Astor House last evening totally helpless from the effects
Of the severe cold, and il time before he was
sufficiently revived to take charge Of his team.
The rivers and bay presented most curious spectacle
roughly chilled this WINTER and was consequently
very warm compared with the atm oephere. When the
cold snap came its immediate effect the water
secthing, as subject to the action Of Gre. fog
posed Of the frozen particles Of WATER the result,
which hung in dense cloud height Of ono hundred
feet all day the which separated New York
from the adjoining shores old saying that you
"cannot set the North river fre" Jack Frost
knows how to set boiling at least did yesterday.
A,eV;s
such yesterday will bring immense foes down from
where the fresh water ice forms.
Altogether yesterday terrible day, and must have
caused untold suffering among the poor It is fearful
weather for those who have wealth. homes and
comfortably clad but how unspeakaby dreadful must
be for the homeless the poor, and the hiny clad. Think
of this today all who shiver in the cold Winds you
run from your warm houses to your warmer offices.
There several accidents yesterday owing to tho
sIpperncse Of the ice the streets and the neglect
the police 10 compel honsehoders scatter ashes their
sidewalks.
An unknown woman about nineteen years Of age, was
found frozen to death Second avenue, near Ffteth
street, yesterday morning The deceased s supposed TO
have been inmate of Bellevue Hospital who had recently
been discharged. The following description OF her
given by the poice:-Deceased nineteen or
twenty years Of age, slight built, medium height
regular and rather pretty features black hair braided
teeth regular in the upper jaw irregular in the one
and gray eyes. Coroner Gamble will hold an inquest
upon the body Of deceased today.
The gas the lower part Of the city worked badly last
evening, and number Of and offices were left in
darkness in consequence About oneourh Of the street
lamps extingushed before nine O'Clock. For
tunately the night moonlight one or else the evil
would have been felt most seriously.
At Fort Washington the thermometer stood as low a.
ten degrees below zero yesterday morning.
At White Plains the mercury fell 10 eleven degrees
below zero.
Annexed is table Of the temperature yesterday and
last evening, made up from the thermometer in the
HKRAID Office