The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-08
FREAKS oE THE wE.ArHnn.


 Rise of Temperature in Eastern states--a4
 Degrees Below In Lakeville.
 To the relief of a great portion of New Haven's population, the general tendency of the mercury to drop during the past few days was yesterday check ed and although in the morning the cold was intense during the forenoon the weather moderated with the conse- quence of a fall of snow, which late last evening nade fair to continue until there was good sleighing. The streets rarely rivaled in Canadian cities and the air, having lost it's cutting icy touch so prevalent during the past few days did not make walking on the street unpleasant, However, it was far from being anything but win ter's night and at 10 o'clock the ther- mometer at the corner of State and Chapel streets registered l2 degrees above, having stood thereabout since 4 o'clock in the afternoon, with little variation.
 AAS PipptNDiLEly OL SAdllIlS ptlIS5 spoiled by snow was not relshed by lovers of the sport, but these need not be apprehensive, as in cast of such a happening as the ice being covered with snow to a depth to hinder kating, sweepers will be put on to clear the ice. Yesterday afternoon all the ponds in the vicinity of the city were covered with merry parties of skaters who dis ported themselves on ice which has rarely been equalled in smoothness and qualities which go to make up good skating. On all the street railroads of the city electric snow blows and sweep CTS were at work during last night keeping the tracks clear, and there will be work enough a shoveling snow this morning all over the city to keep hoboes who will work busy and give the chari- ties breathing spell.
 The harbor is frozen over from shore to shore except for the narrow channel made by the New York boats. Mill and Quinnipiac rivers are frozen en- tirely over and the oyster fleet block aded therein was released yesterday by the two steam oyster dredges Ruel Rowe and Gordon Rowe, which cut a channel through Quinnipiac river to Tomlinson bridge.
 The rise in temperature so percepti- ble here yesterday is general in east ern states, ranging from 15 to 20 de- grees everywhere outside of New Eng land, while through New England the rise ranged from [ to degrees.
 The storm predicted by the weather bureau for yesterday took the form of snow and with it came the breaking of the cold wave, although the respite will probably be short, as Observer Meyers tells us that there is another cold wave just west of the Rocky Mountains, which will probably come east It will not however, he says, reach here for several days and in the meantime four or five days of warmer weather may be looked for, during which the ther- mometer will probably continue to rise.
 Iii New York harbor yesterday af- ternoon the fall of snow was so heavy as to delay traffic, while large quan- titles of ice floating up and down East river also hindered steamers and ferry boats. Late last evening the snow fall reported from various parts of the state varied from two to four inches. while in New Haven the fan up to II o'clock last evening was about three inches. It was reported from Lakeville, this state, yesterday, that the mercury stood at B degrees below during the night before. Ice dealers in all sections are rejoicing, as they had begun to think thta their supply of ice for the summer of '96 would be short but their approximations have been entirely al- layed and preparations are now being made to gather in the usual winter harvest
 The snow storm of last evening was one which made navigation dangerous. The boats of the Starin and New Ha- ven Steamboat company left on time Some large steamer, probably one of the Fall River line. is thought to be inside our breakwater last night, as il was heard to blow its whistle dur ing the night The boat could not be distinguished, as no light could be seen beyond a short distance from Long wharf. The boat came along at about the time Fall River boats are due. The New Haven harbor is very hard for a boat to make, especially in a snow storm and it is thought that the boat would be very hard pressed before it would attempt to make It.
 The broken ice which was in the har- Dor channel yesterday was blown out. the wind being off shore. This left the channel clear, and it was not frozen over ag2jn