The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-11

Early yesterday morning the Their
mometer took the biggest drop known
to this region in years. At daybreak
when the cold was most intense the
mercury was down to is degrees below
zero in the city proper and as much
as 20 below in some Of the higher por-
tions of the West Side, Providence
and other elevated parts Of the city.
AT O'Clock a. IN. it was % below at
TObyhanna. As the day proceeded the
weather moderated and at o'clock p.
IN. it was below on the pocono. In
the city it kept below the zero mark
all day. At noon 1t was about below
and at night fall below. Six below
was the registration at midnight on
court house square.
Many reports of frost-bitten ears,
noses, hands and feet were reported,
particularly from the ranks Of the rail-
road men, street car employees, drivers
and others whose duties compelled
them 90 remain out of doors for any
length Of time.
At Archibald, as reported at length
elsewhere, a man was found frozen to
death.
BOY WAS BENUMBED.
A small Arabian lad named John Vim
cent became bcnumbed by the cold at
the corner Of Lackawanna and Frank
lin avenues at 1 o'clock in the after
noon and had to be assisted to the
Lackawanna hospital by the police His
hands and ears were found to be badly
frozen. After being treated he was
taken to his home on Scranton street
by his father.
one Of the results of yesterdays cold
weather was the closing of number
of the city schools. The high school,
Nos. II, Il, 10, 25. 10 and all reported
"no sessions" owing to the inability Of
the heating apparatus to do its work.
In many other buildings only one ses-
sion was held, the pupils being kept
in till 1.30 and then released for the day.
An Hungarian immigrant who al
lowed his thirst to get the better Of his
discretion, viii have q thrilling expert
ence with Pennsylvania frigidity to re-
late to his friends when he reaches his
native land. He was travelling from
Buffalo to New York on train No. S on
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern road, which passed through here
yesterday morning at 80 o'clock. on
reaching this city he left the train and
ran over to the Scranton house to get
drink. When he returned to the sta
tiOn the train was pulling out.
TOOK A COLD PERCH.
Not wishing to be divorced from his
luggage, he Clambered up on the steps
of Vestibuled car on the end of the
train, intending to pass through to his
own car. The Vestibuled doors, how
ever, had been closed, and, as he did
not know how to turn the knob, he
had to make himself as comfortable as
he could on the steps Of the car. He
could have attracted the attention OF
the train hands as they passed to and
fro through the Vestibule but no one
was at hand to impart this knowledge
to him and he in consequence had e
perch on the step and hang to the guide
rail while the train was whiZZing along
over the East mountain.
When Elmhurst was reached he was
/ almost frozen stiff, and. in despera.
ton jumped from his perch into 4
snow bank and allowed the train and
/ his luggage to go on without him
/ Thanks to the fact that the trair
slowed No in passing Elmhurst. anC
| that the snow was deep he escaped in
/ jury.
| He made his way to the station, was
! thawed out and sent on to New York
| on the next train.