New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-21
ICE MAKING RAPIDLY.
The THERMOMETER WAY BELOW ZERO
THIRTY SIX DEGREES BELOW REGISTERED Al
sARANAC LAKE-SEVERAL INCHES OF
CBv TELEGRAPH To The TRIEUSE.I
ICE on THE HUDSON.


Kingston. y. Y, Jan. 2o-Al day yesterday the
mercury had been at II degrees above zero, and this
morning 1t degr es below. Tonight 1t Is failing
RAPIDLY again. and it will doubtless be the coolest ngh'
Of the winter. Ice Is now making rapidly and the
harve,ters are encouraged The river Is frozen from
here 10 Albany, the ice ranging from two TO four
inches thick. 1t VII probably gain nearly two inches
tonight. II will need t. b. eight inches before
cutting can begin with any profit. Last year nj TINS
time neatly all the houses on the river were hiln
cegahcIins 4, in progress all through the CatShils
Report, from Hobart Delaware County. state that 1t
was ~ degrees below zero there this morning.
Peckskill, Jan 30 ,specaD.-Tho icemen OF this
section ars rejoicing Previous to last saturday, the
outlook was dark. The river froze over on sunday
from shore to shore. At Ncrplancks there was ten
lnchc, Of lee AMI the Knickcrbocker Leo Company had
800 men awaiting the making Of a couple more
inches. ON Monday and yesterday pouring ram
steady FOR thirty hours, almost ruined the cetIOp III
thi, vicinity. and the ccmn were again disheartened
Late Yesterday the rain turned to snow. the air be-
,u cold and the Hudson is now frozen solid at this
u,int The harvest from the local icc.ponds VIII
probably begin tomorrow.
saratoga. Jan. 20 l>pecaD.-The Thermometer here
registered l. degrees below zero, and from 20 to -
below I'm the AdrOndaCk,.
saranac Lake. JAN 2O.-The thermometer registered
36 degrees below at o'clock this morning at the
signal service station here, the coolest morning IN
yea -.
Fonda y. y. Jan. 20.-The weather in the MOHAWK
Vale, today ha, been intensely cold. NJ O'Clock
mi, morning tie Thermometer registered Is degrees
below zero and at O'Clock 20 degrees below zero.
All passenger trains f-0m the West on the Central
Hudson Railroad have been from two TO three hours
l,.e since yesterday afternoon.
Watcrtown v \ O., Jan. 20.-rhe thermometer marked
- low a, 81 degec, below in some places in tins
octon last night though the majority Of reports lndl-
cate an average OF about i degree, below. good Ice
crop i assured
Canajoharie Y. Y. Jan. 2O.-La,t night was the
coolest Of the season in the Mohawk Valley The thcr
momcter was IA degrees below zero here ana - DeioW
NJ sharon SPRING. The .eighing i excellent
Albany. Jan. 3o-The mercury registered from
to 10 degrees In various parts Of the city today.
Bnghamon, y. Y, Jan. 2o.-The lowest point
tuched by the mercury in the city was 20 below
zcrn At = a. H.: at O'Clock II below was
r.ci,.rrd and at noon the mercury stood nj zero.
on Elevated points surrounding The city the cold was
even more intense 30 TO 30 degrees Deo" zero Doing
reported. $50 m. .o,,,,,,. ,..,;- ,.rxI
i.,,'.ar l,.t night 10 above
=. ., 1,,IorL this morning Nine inches of Ice i
hciug cuf from private ponds in this section
Itca y. Y, Jan. 20 During the night Inc 'ath,r
became intensely cold. The Thermometer u, the St;'e
Kntralo Jan .O.-1hc thermometer Reached
l.gy,.e. below zero ut o'clock this morning. the
lowest since February. lo.o. -, - - ,., ..
svr,cuse " y, Jan. 2O.-1he mercury drOppcu 10
., degrees below at an early hour THIS morning. Al
Cortland il registered - degree, below.