Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-11
SHIVERS AND SHAKES.
VERY COLD WEATHER PREVAILING
IN THE EAST.
Snow and Ice Block Tranfc to q
Great Extent-A Sleishing Party
Badly Frozen In Penn
sy1vania.

NEW York, Jan. 10.-This has been q
day of shivers and shakes, and the
pedestrian was 30 cold be could almost
hear his bones crack as he trod the snow
covered ground with the wind driving
the cold into his marrow. Snow and ice
almost Blocked the work of the street.
cleaning department. Starting today,
with the temperature 26 degrees above
zero at 9 a. M, the mercury descended
till 12 hours later it was 10 degrees
above, and at 10 O'Clock it was 4 degrees,
with no indications of break. If any
thing, the cold seems to be even more
intense this evening, when there was no
traffic to break the force of the wind and
when the well-heated manufactures,
which furnished 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 degrees
below zero. At Corning, 8 below to-
night.
From Dover, DEL, comes the report of
! genuine western blizzard. High winds
banked't the snow 80 badly that travel is
almost at standstill in the state. This
evening two passenger and two freight
trains were showed in about one mile
south of here.
At Staunton, Va, the mercury regis
tered 2 degrees above zero.
The thermometer at Boston registers
degrees above.
At Pottsville, Pa, regular blizzard
from the northwest was all day blowing
at the rate of 30 miles per hour
The thermometer registers 8 degrees
below at Trenton, and Franklin colliery.
owned by the Reading company, has been
obliged to suspend operations because
of the extreme cold weather. Other
collieries, it is reported, will also sus-
pend work temporarily.
The coldest place heard from is Lind
say, Ontario, with the temperature 20
degrees below zero.
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 10.-Not since
1889 has Michigan experienced such
cold weather as prevailed throughout
the state last night and today. The
thermometer ranged from 10 degrees be-
low zero in the southern portion to 30
below in the northern peninsula. On
account of heavy snow storm that pre-
vailed prev ious to the drop in the tenn
perature, the country roads are block
AIDED and trains are much impeded.
FAYErTE, Iowa, Jan. 10.-The worst
storm for years has been raging since
Sunday night. The public roads are
blocked in every direction; all trains
are delayed.
ST.. PAUL, Jan. 10.-The mercury con-
tinued to drop rapidly during the night.
During the night it was 20 to 30 degrees
below zero in different parts of the city,
with an average of 25. In one place 80
below was reported. At O'Clock this
morning it was IA to IS below.
JoHNsrowN, Pa, Jan. 10.-A party OF
40 ladies started from this place to
Ebensburg today, riding in sleds: The
whole expedition got stalled in drifted
snow and were detained some hours
Several of the party were go badly
| frost bitten that serious results are an.
ticipated, and most of them had theil
ears, hands or feet badly bitten. To
night the Ebensburg branch train il
enow-bound, and the passengers are
suffering seriously with cold.