The Portland daily press., 1893-01-12
THE coLDEsT YET.
The Mercury Took Drop Too Much
Yesterday.

morning this winter-20 to 2S below
zero; no snow; trains all very late.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., January 1.-THE
weather today is the coldest of the sea-
son. The thermometer in this city
ranges from 6 to 10 degrees below zero,
and in adjoining towns from 12 to 10 de-
grees below. Work at the Navy Yard
and at the wharyes has been suspended
owing to the severity of the weather.
HANOVER, N. H., January 11.-Nor-
wich, Vt, "a below; Lyme, 20; Hanover,
is.
PITTsFIELD, Mass, January 11.-A
cold wave struck Berkshire last evening,
the mercury singing to Is below on
North street 1T midnight. High wind
prevailed, driving the light snow in
clouds and making outdoor life unbeara-
BILE. At 7.30 this morning the thermom-
eter registered Is below. Ice on the
local lakes is "a inches thick.
Bangor, Me-, four below.
Lewiston, Me-, three below.
Lowell, Mass, two above.
Manchester, N. H., eight below.
Nashua, N. H., twelve below.
CONCORD, N. H., January 11.-Ther-
mometer - degrees below zero here this
morning.
WORCESTER, Mass, January 1.-THE
temperature was as low as four below
zero early this morning, the lowest since
February, 1889.
New YORK, January 1.-THE Fall
River line boat, City of Providence, came
in about five hours late, after a severe
battle with ice in the sound. She could
not get into the slip without assistance.
She was covered with ice. In order to
prevent her from being frozen in, several
tugs were put to work on the ice.
The Providence line boats had an ex
perience similar to the Fall River line.
CHICAGO, January 11.-Chicago was
visited today by the severest snow
storm in several years. The street car
travel was seriously intrefered with and
general traffic practically abandoned. The
storm general throughout the northwest.
Ali trains are late.
NEWPORT, r. L., January 11.-It is five
wears since Newport experienced such
cold weather as is now prevailing. The
mercury dropped to degrees below
zero this morning with high wind. To-
night. without wind, at zero. The ice
cutters had to stop work, the barber
coating over. Ice is three or four inches
thick about the docks. Electric cars
are heated by oil stoves for the first time
in the history of the road.
The storm moved Point Judith bell
buoy $50 feet west of Beacon. 1t will be
replaced at once by the light house
tender.
HAMBURG, January 11.-Ten steam
ships were sighted off Cuxhaven today
as they drifted eastward in the midst of
enormous ice foes. A had steam up
and were apparently helpless.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, January IL
Schooner Senator Frye, from New
Foundland, with 1000 frozen herring re-
ported the weather extremely cod.
Most of the harbors are frozen over, so
that herring cannot be taken. The ice
had already extended from 10 to Is miles
from the Newfoundland coast.
ST. JoHNsBURY, VT. January Ii
This has been the coldest day this win
ter, 20o below zero this morning, 12o be-
low at noon.
QUEBEC, January 1.-THE Montmo-
renci Falls are frozen solid. This was
never known to occur before.
HYANN1s, Mass, january 1.-THE
thermometer is at zero. The harbor is
frozen solid and the sound full of ice.
The schooner Carrie Walker, Hoken for
Bar Harbor, Me-, is in port and cannot
sail until the ice breaks up.