The morning call., 1893-01-11
BLASTS OF WINTER
Winds Sweeping From the
North Pole.
HEARD THEIR BONES CREAK
1t Was so Cold in New York That
Few Men Dared Venture to
Face the Blizzard.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

New YORK. Jan. 10.-This has been day
of shivers and shakes, and the pedestrian
could almost hear his bones creak as he
tr0d the snow-covered ground with the wind
driving the cold into his marrow. The
snow and ice almost blocked the work of
the STRENGTHENING department. Starting
to-day with TEMPERATURE of 26 degrees at 6
A. NJ, the mercury descended till twelve
hours later it was 10 degrees above zero. and
at 10 O'Clock ii was degrees. with no indi-
cations of break, If anything, the cold
seems to be even more intense this evening,
when there is 10 traffic to break the force of
the wind. and when the well-heated manu-
factories. which furnished warm spots dur
ing the day. were idle. The snow has also
commenced falling again.
Up in the State they are having even
colder weather. In the Mohawk Valley the
thermometer registered zero at o'clock
this evening, and it is becoming still colder.
In Buffalo the minimum temperature this
morning was 6 degrees below zero. At
Corning it is below tonight.
From Dover, Delaware, comes the report
OF genuine Western blizzard High winds
have banked the snow so badly that travel
is almost at a standstill in the State this
trains are showed in about one mile south
of there.
At Stanton, Va. tile mercury registered
two degrees above zero.
The thermometer at Boston registers four
degrees above. and at Pottsville, Pa, there
was a regular blizzard from the northwest
all day. blowing at the rate of fifty miles an
hour. The thermometer registers six de-
gress below.
The East Franklin collery at Trenton,
Pa. owned by the Reading company, was
obliged to suspend operations, because of
the extremely cold weather. and other col
lieries. it is reported, will also suspend
work temporarily.
The coolest place so far heard from is
Lindsay. Ontario. with temperature of
% degrees below.
DETROIT. Mich, Jan. 10.-Not since 1889
has Michigan experienced such cold
weather as prevailed throughout the State
last night and to-day. The thermometer
ranged from 10 degrees below zero in the
southern portion 10 80 below in the northern
peninsula. On account Of the heavy snow
storm that prevailed previous TO the drop
in the temperature, the country roads are
bockaded and trains are much impeded.
FAYETTE. Iowa, Jan. TO- - The worst
storm for years has been raging since
Sunday night. The public roads are blocked
in every direction. and all trains are de-
layed
ST.. PAUL. Jan. I0.-The mercury con-
tinued to drop rapidly during the night.
falling nearly as much as In the previous
twenty-four hours. During the night it
touched 20 to 80 deg. below zero in different
parts of the city. with an average of % deg
In one place SO deg. below is reported. AT
o'clock this morning it was IA TO IS deg.
below.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, Jan. 10-A party OF
forty ladies started from this place TO
Ebensburg to-day, riding in sleds. The
whole expedition got stalled in drifted
snow, aud were detained some hours.
Several Of the party were so badly frost
bitten that serious results are anticipated.
and most of them had ears. hands or feet
badly frozen Tonight the EBensburg
branch train is snowbOund, and the passen-
gers are suffering seriously with cold.