The record-union., 1893-01-11
Very Cold Weather in Many of
the Eastern States.
SNOW IN NEW YORK WITH FREEZ-
ING TEMPERATURE.
The Worst Storm for Years Raging in
Iowa-Mercury From Twenty to
Thirty Degrees Below Zero at st.
Paul-Michigan Also Visited With
Arctic Weather - Trains Snow
Bound in Pennsylvania and Pas
sengers Suffering From Cold.
Special to the D-UNIoN.

special to the REC0RD-UNTON.
New YORK, Jan. 1O.-This has been q
day of shivers and shakes, and pedestri-
ans could almost hear their bones creak
as they trod the snow-covered ground,
with the wind driving the cold into the
marrow. Snow and ice almost blocked
the work Of the STRENGTHENING depart
ment. Starting to-day with tempera-
ture of 26' at 6 A. NJ, the mercury de-
scended, till twelve hours later it was 10o
above, and at 10 o'clock it was A., with
indications of break. If anything, the
| cold seems to be even more intense this
evening, when there is no traffic to
break the force of the wind, and when
well-heated manufactures, which fur
nlshed warm spots during the day, were
idle. Snow has commenced falling again.
Up in the State they are having even
colder weather. In the Mohawk Valley
the thermometer registered zero at 6
O'Clock this evening, and it was growing
still colder. In Buffalo the minimum
temperature this morning was g. below
zero. At Corning. 90 below tonight
From Dover, Del, comes a report Of
genuine Western blizzard. High winds
banked the snow so badly that travel is
almost at standstill in the State. This
evening two passenger and two freight
trains are showed in about one mile south
of there.
At Stanton, Va, the mercury registered
p above zero.
The thermometer at Boston registers 4o
above.
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 50 below.
The East Franklin colliery, at Trenton,
Pa, owned by the Reading company,
was obliged to suspend operations be-
cause of the extreme cold weather. An
other colliery, it is reported, will also sus-
pend work temporarily,
The coolest place so far heard from is
Lindsay, Ont, with temperature Of 25o
below zero.
SNOW BLOCKADE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
JoHNsTOwN (Pa.), Jan. 10.-A party of
forty ladies started from this place to
Edensburg to-day, riding in sleds The
whole expedition got stalled in the
drifted snow, and were detained some
hours. Several of the party were so
badly frostbitten that serious results are
anticipated, and most of them had ears,
hands or feet badly frozen. Tonight the
Edansburg branch train is snow bound.
and the passengers are suffering seriously
with cold.
STORM IN IOWA.
FAYETTE Ia.), Jan. 10.-The worst
storm for years has been raging since
Sunday night. The public roads are
blocked in every direction, and all trains
are delayed.
AT ST. PAUL.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 10.-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 200 to 5Oo below zero in different
parts of the city, with an average of 25O.
In one place SO below is reported. At
O'Clock this morning it was I4o to lSo be-
low.
WAY BELOW IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, Jan. 10.-Not since 1889 has
Michigan experienced such cold weather
as has prevailed throughout the State last
night and to-day. The thermometer
ranged from 10o below zero in the south
ern portion to 300 below in the northern
peninsula. On account of the heavy
snowstorm that prevailed previous to the
drop OF the temperature, country roads
are blockaded and trains much impeded.