Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16
distance Of three-quarters of annie, that teams
and vehicles are being driven over it.
on THE JERSEY COAST

distance Of three-quarters Of amile. that teams
and vehicles are being driven over it.
on THE JERSEY COAST.
AsBURY PARK. Nj. Jan. 16.-The weather
along the New Jersey coast is the coolest known
for some time. Tho Thermometer registered
10 degrees above zero at O'Clock last night and
degrees below this morning
The train which should have left Asbury Park
at $40 O'Clock for New York ia stalled at Poin:
Pleasant. One of the connections on the engine
Is frozen and it is impossible to get up steam
Other trains are stalled at different points along
the road.
The cold weather has affected the manufac-
ture OF gas at the gas house in the western part
OF the town.
A relief society has been formed to look after
the poor and destitute. Merchants and coal
dealers have contributed literally. and the
churches are also interested in the movement.
ATLANTIC CRY, y. j.. Jan. l6-Horace
Cavillier and Elias Cuniver, two young men of
Port Republic. are believed to have persisted
while on cunning expedition. They started
In a cabin boat some DAYS ago and had weeks
provisions. Nothing has since been heard from
them. searching party found their boat on
the beach. Tho two young men are believed
to have been frozen to death while attempting
TO walk to the mainland, a distance of five
miles.
Allen Weisen, colored wood chopper. was
found frozen to death last night in his cabin,
In the woods near Port Republic.
THAwISG OUT PIPES CAUSED FIRE.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 16.-During a fire
this morning in cheap lodging house at $50
Cherry street John Mullough a blind man, was
burned to death, James Kelly. lodger, was
fatally injured by jumping from third-story
window, and Edward Miles was seriously hurt
by also jumping from the window. Several
other persons were slightly injured.
The lodging house was kept by Mrs. Lizzie
McNally. About IL O'Clock she asked James
Parry. young man who lodged in
the house, to go down in the cellar and
try to thaw out frozen water pipe.
Parry took coal-oil lamp and went down to the
cellar. While looking for the frozen pipe the
lamp he held in his hand exploded. scattering
the blazing oil over Parry and around the eel
lar. Smarting from the burns of the oil, Parry
did not wait TO stamp out some blazing rub
bish. but rushed upstairs and into the street.
The fire quickly spread and James Muliough.
a blind man. who was sleeping in the second
story, was burned to death. In the third story
Edward Hill. James Kelly and Edward Miles
were asleep. When awakened by the smoke
their escape was cut off by the stairs and they
jumped from the window TO the street below.
Kelly fractured his skull and will die. Miles
broke his leg and arm, but will recover. Hill
was the last to jump, and he escaped serious
injury by jumping into blanket that some of
the neighbors held under the window. The loss
by the fire is about $4,000.
NEW yoRK's COOLEST DAY.
NEW YORK. Jan. 1G.-Today has tho doubtful
honor of being the coolest of the season in New
York.
1t was only degree above zero at o'clock
this morning. That was duplicate of January
10, but on the latter date it warmed up the
day advanced. while today the frigidity has re-
manned so that at noon the thermometers regis
tered only degrees above, while the official
spirit on top Of the Equitable building had
risen to only, making January 16 the coolest
day i'll 1926.