The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-11
THE COOLEST DAY OF ALL
In Massachusetts the Mercury Was
Away Down Below.
IT WAS VERY COLD IN NEW YORK
In Trovidence the Thermometer Only In
dicated About Zero Hut IL was Cold
Enough for IL to Have Been Lower
sleighing and skating is Good.

sNo. 2l7 wants a fire right away" said
bsll-boy TO the clerk at the Narragan-
Bett this morning.
The want Of the occupant OF room 2l'
was the want of everybody 'o-day. When
the weather is as cold as it has been for
the past twenty-four hours, fiie is a
firm necessity. To the sorrow OF n
good number of men, fire was found
necessary at an early hour in the morn
ing. wnen it WAS hard TO leavs the bed TO
heat water 90 thaw out the water pipes.
The plumbers are rapidly growing rich
heeau of the abseuJ-ninded people
who o.goi e. turn off the ter last
lls..ht. A bursted water-pipe was~not an
uncommon tling this morning:
This is the coldest weather Providence
has enjoyed (O this winter. aud, in faci.
for a nu ber of winters. At uo"n yes
terday the mercury was up 10 the ~ de-
rrees scratch. At that time 1t COM
insnced TO GO down, and at midplght !,
was at zero The temperature was nor
any lo~er--at least the city engineer
record says il wasn't-bIt stayeI at zero
until Z O'Clock this morning, when IL be
gan TO slowly rise.
That which is represented by small
figures seldom amoants 10 muc Toe
effect upon people when the mercury la
the Ilcfii OlDcAtI hNtpS q uphbN VIVA
the small figures Is something 81 irtllng.
IL makes the people dance Ground aud
ask, rs this cold enough for your just
ms they used to ask last July vixen they
kept AS still a. possible aud asked IL the
weather was warra enough. IL makes
the ice man chuckle as he thinks
If the amount Of his harvest.
Ii maAes the clothier shout with glee
as sees the ulsters leave his counters
~ makes the livery-stabe keeper smile
as lie pockets a V while the ten-dollar-
a~week clerk drives away with his best
girl in neat lit;le cutter out towards
the Pawtucket pike. 1t makes the High
school giri lock like rose as, enveloped
in furs, he hurries doAn the street with
natures rouge on her red cneeks.
TIE intense cold has made the sleigh
ing as fine as could he desired. Ilstead
OF the thaw, which was expected, came
the freeze, aud it has left tho streets and
country roads in excellent condition.
The pageant out on Broad str CT
yesterday afternoon was participated in
by everybody aud was splendid
sighl. The sleigh bells ji1gled merry
tune as the banker, the bank clerk, the
East side matron with her little family
brood. the shop girl, the country boy aud
the city lad drove along enJuying the
good time. There was many brush t,
aud some fine specimens OF Providence
horse flesh were out.
Every pond that the suns rays fall
upon sends back bright reflections frof
its gl ssy surface. At Roger Williams
Park he ice Is in as good condition AS
Jack Frost and Superintendent Hatha-
way cou id n.ake it. and every train and
STREET car carried out large number OF
skaters To h park.
This d as been longer spell OF colo
weather than has been experienced for
number OF years and everybody from the
ice man to the small boy is taking advan
ta.e of il.