Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-14

At dayb reak this morning the thermometer
at the weather bureau in this city registered 5
degrees belo " zero. This lie the lowest tenn
perature Washington has experienced in twelve
years. On January /, 1881. the mercury fell as
low as II degr ees below the zero mark.
There was something peculiar about the cold
snap here this morning. At O'Clock the mer-
curry was degrees above zero, when it COM
menced to fall, and within little more than an
hour had reached 5 below. Fortunately the
low temper AZURE occurred at time when there
was no wind, otherwise, with the amount Of
moisture present in the air and brisk wind
blowing the cold would have been most intense.
Thermometer at the weather bureau. Another
instrument there marked 10 below, but il was
said that this instrument was OF.
MORE SNOW TOMORROW.
1t will warm up gradually during today. the
weather bureau man says, but the me rcury
will probably continue to remain below the
freezing point, however. Tonight will not be
quite as cold as last night WAS 1t is probable
that there will be a snow fall tomorrow, imme-
diately after which it will grow decidedly
colder. storm Is coming out of the north
west and is following the same route by which
the last heavy snow and cold wave came. The
storm, which was in Montana Yesterday. is CEN
trail today over northwest Arkansas aud has
turned northeast, following the Ohio valley in
its rapid progress toward the st. Lawrence. 1t
has brought snow with il and in It's wake
sweeps a cold wave and high northwesterly
winds.
TIE COLD WEATHER GENERAL.
The cold weather is general and the most re-
mote section Of the country has felt its effects.
The entire northern portion OF the United
Washington to the Rocky mountains. is covered
with snow and the rivers frozen solid. The
snow Is from five inches deep in New York and
New England to twenty inches in Michigan and
ten or more on the plains. In the northern tier
Of states from Maine to Montana, those states
adjoining the border and the great lakes the
Thermometer ranges from to 25 degrees below
zero
Throughout the central portion Of the coun-
try the temperature is far below the normal
and intensely cold weather prevails. Freezing
temperatures extend to the Gulf OF Mexico,
and even to the southern extremity of Florida
At Jacksonville, Fla, it was degrees below
freezing last night.
THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE.
Last night was an exceedingly cold night
throughout the north. The lowest temperature
was reached on the northern shore of Lake
Superior, whore the mercury touched 81 de-
Other cold points were as follows: La Crosse
Wis, &c degrees below zero; ST. Vincent. Mimi.
80 below; st. Paul, 20 below; Dubuque, Iowa
IL below; Milwaukee, IL below: Sault Ste. Marie
20 below; Detroit, 10 below; Cleveland. 8 below
Mortified, VT, 10 below. Along the Atlantic
coast it was not SO cold, Baltimore and New
York city registering degrees above zero, and
Boston above. Washington was the only city
in this immediate section that registered below
zero. As far south as Raleigh, n. c., a tempera-
ture prevailed exactly the same as that at New
York-eight degrees above zero.
ALONG THE wHARvEs.
The freeze continues. Even the Norfolk and
Washington propellers are having very hard
work to get through the ice. The Washington
(DavIs) arrived at O'Clock this afternoon with
q fair freight and a good list of passen
gers. She reports that the ice is get
ting thicker and harder and extends al
the way to Lower Cedar Point There
is no motion around the docks Everything
is closed. The ferry dock is dead and the
Mattano, Law. Peoples and Mount Vernon
docks are deserted. There is a great deal of dis
content among the oyster men at Rileys docl
at inability to get out. 1t is probable that the
business men along the front will urge upon tn,
authorities the necessity Of an ice boat for thu
District harbors.