The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-09

Seven O'Clock r A.............. 10 do do
AZ Cambridge yesterday morning the Thermometer
ma ked nineteen degrees below at Boston, fourteen
below; at Concord Tacoma and Holderness n H.. from
twenty TO thirty Ave degrees below at Hanover n. III.
from thirty eeyeD 70 thirty two below at Stooktrdge
thirty two below At Montreal the day the coolest
Of the seasuhe thermometer thirty two degrees be-
low Al Toronto the railroads still biockadei
by epow, wtsch filed in fast it cleared out.
The Grand Trunk road did not attempt 10 Trains and
the Great Western and Northern roads, although the
trains started they could not get through Az Troy the
thermometer at twenty tive degrees below yes
tarday morning. at Saratoga, thirty below: at Buffalo,
eight below at Ctca thirty below, with westerly
winds at Norwich, twenty degrees below.
AS will be observable If these reports be compared
with those from the extreme West, given in the former
Of this article the cold Of yesterday
confined TO the localities the cold and wind OF
Thursday Everywhere, these are regarded as the
tions in the temperature the storm of and wiud
the pccularities which have indicated, and the
days unique and afford plenty matter for study
among meteorologists.
DEATHS FROM THE COLD.
About six O'Clock yesterday morning, as policeman
Carey passing along Washington street, he Disco
vered the dead body Of woman lying at the basement
steps Of No II. Deceased quite dead and frozen
stir with the cold. The body removed to the station
house in Broad street, and efforts made to ascertain the
name of deceased but without success Coroner Jack
man held inquest upon the body when the jury
dered verdict OF "Deah from cold and exposure" De-
ceased about thirty five years of and appeared
u
plexion and about 1--WE feet four inches height
During the terrible frost Of Thursday night and
yesterday morning an unknown man was frozen TO
death in Brooklyn. He was found on an open lot In
Clinton street. Of Hamilton avenue at six o'clock
in the morning. by which time he had long beyond
the reach of human aid. The deceased apparently
about fifty five years Of age and brown beaver
overcoat blue frock undercoat and brown cloth On
his person was found patent lever silver watch, with
long link watch chain attached door key The
1t supposed by come that the unfortunate
had found his 10 tho vacant lot while In state OF
ntoxication, and being unable TO farther lay down
and died there though is quite possible that he might
have been overtaken with 1T of epilepsy apoplexy.
There we're no MARKS Of violence the body TO induce
the superstition Of foul play Horton held an in
ques, on the body Yesterday when verdict Of Frozen
TO death" was returned.
THE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE CoUN.
BOSTON Feb s, 1861.
Thermometer at Cambridge Observatory this morning
~ deg. below
Boston, BY the graduated thermometer IL deg be.
low. The seyerest cold known here for many years
At Concord, Laconia and Holierness, n. H.. the cold
varied from 20 TO SO deg below zero with violent gale
from The northwest.
At two O'Clock yesterday afternoon the Thermometer
stood al - deg, with rain early In the evening had
snow squalls and violent northwest gale during the
night AT one O'Clock 10 the morning the thermometer
stood az deg below zero at sunrise IS deg below zero
weather clear.
HANOVER, N. H., Feb. 8, 1861
Nv eCloCk yesNTuty AFTERNOON the thermometer
stood at 81 deg above zero at seven O'Clock this
ing so deg. below
Reports from various other localities show also an ey-
traordpay change in the temperature OF the last tweaty
four hours, with extreme cold weather this morning.
SrocKBRrDGr, Feb s, 1851.
The mercury this morning 81 deg below zero;
the snow very deep and badly drifted.
MONTREAL Feb. s, 1861
This morning was the coldes, of the season Thermo-
meter 30 deg. below
Troy, Feb 8, 1861.
AT Whitehall, Fort Edwards and Saratoga, at seven
O'Clock this morning the thermometer stood 80 deg
below zero; at Troy, rs deg. below O'Clock
BUFFALO, Feb. s, 1861.
The thermometer at six A. NJ this morning was deg.
below and at noon deg. above zero.
CINCINNATI, Feb s, 1891
Weather very cold here. Wind northwest.
TORONTO, Feb. 3, 1861.
The railroads st blockaded by In drifts and
fills in rapidly as IL is cleared out The Grand
Trunk Railroad not attempting trains either
east west the Great Western and Northern try
ing 20 run their trains, but 1t Is doubtful whether they
get through