The evening world., 1894-02-05
Blue NOSE WEATHER
This Is the Coolest Day We Have
Had This Winter.
Mr.. Dunn Says It win Begin to
Grow Warmer Wednesday.
Skating on All Lakes Except Central
and Prospect Parks.

Jack Frost swept Into town this morn.
ing. accompanied by a biting northwest
wind. Before the sun had given warnina
that another day had dawned the frolic.
some Jack a decorated with fantastic
frescoes the windows of houses, and had
turned pools of water into hard, glitter.
ing Ice.
He still capered about as the people
left their homes for business. The
cheeks of the fair sex he Kissed with
brilliant carmine. He nappe al the
noses Of the men until their nasal APP
pendages were Hinged with colors vary
ing from a light blue to a dark purple.
indeed. and the spectacle Of blue noses,
watery eyes and frozen ear tips afforded
him 80 much amusement that he con-
row. On ,Wedns sday he viii skip off
oceanward, and the m,ider. gentler
southwest breezes viii soon efaee the
effects q his visit. That is his official
pr Eranrne according to Local Forecast
Jack Frost's visit was hailed with de-
,Snt by the small boy and healthy, Wig
Srous men n women, VINO delight to
wear steel runners and cut fantastic
An of the small ponds in this
vicinity are frozen hard as iron. There
Prospect Park lakes, but there is little
chance of skating unless Mr.. Dunn's
YARN wavs should be lost on its way
from the West and cold weather con-
on these lakes.
At Var Cortlandt. St. Mary's and Gro
iona lakes there is skating to-day. On
PREDICTION yesterday, Manhattan Field
was flooded last night, and this morning
q perfect surface Of hard, smooth Ice de-
iiEhted Receiver Andrew Freedman.
= < 1 '' Red a'% BANK fStal \. j., there are four
inches of Ice on the Shrewsbury River,
Championship skating races will be held
oveS the regular course OIL Wednesday.
At least another inch of ice should be
The cold snap is the most severe of the
Winter, and also the most extensive.
Even In sunny Florida the mercury has
dropped very near to freezing point.
There are but few points in the country
and they are In the extreme south,
where the temperature is not below
freezing point; tho .,,.
dropped to "a, and the residents of that
city will to-day be compelled to doff
linen busters in v of sealskin over
coats.
In this city the temperature took an
extraordinary drop. From 80 degrees at
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon 1t fell with
a rush until I o'clock this morning.
when the Signal Service thermometer
registered Z degrees. Many thermome-
tiers in house windows exposed to the
west wind. registered zero early this
morning.
The mercury will begin to rise to-
morrow. and may get up 10 or 10 degrees.
On Wednesday It will be considerably
warmer. and the temperature will rise
above freezing point. There Is a warm
belt vest of the Mississippi. and 1t is
rapidly moving this way.
yesterday moved off to the northeast.
and Is now far away at sea. There are
no other storms in sight. and continued
fair weather Is Mr.. Dunn's prediction.
At 10 o'clock the temperature in this
city had risen to 10 degrees.
Weather Observer Dunn will lecture
on cold waves, storms. &C.. tonight at
the Grammar School at 40S West Twenty
eighth street,