Evening journal., 1899-02-11
ANOTHER COLD WAVE.
The Thermometer Keeps How
ering Near the Zero Point.
THE cHRIsTIAEA FROZEN OVER

MANY MEN COMPELLED TO
sIlCP WORK.
Delaware, as we'll as other paris Of
The country, is experiencing the cold
est weather for years. There have
been only a few hours since last Sun
lay morning that the thermometer has
not hovered about the zeIo point.
The temperature fell last night, and
at 9 p. m. registered at zero. At mid
night it was below at 2 O'Clock this
morning below and alt z O'Clock s
below.
All E-smere early this morning 1t
was 16 degrees below zero, and one
man living on the hills near DuPont's
Banks reports that in that locality it
stood 20 degrees below. On Penny
HiM it was reported to be u degrees
below, and at Delaware river pier IT
was 9 degrees below.
One man living a short distance
from town. wrapped up ais warm as he
thought was necessary and started to
drive to this city yesterday morning.
He had been on the road only about
ten minutes when one OF his ears WAS
SO badly frozen that it swelled to an
abnormal size and burst
The Weather Bureau Officials report
very little relief in sight, and If the
intensely cold weather is to be pro-
tracted, the inconvenience to business
and shipping will assume very eerious
proportions. to say nothing of the dis
tress and misery among the poor.
While the forecast is for a moderation
n the temperature to-day, the weather
men state that there is another cold
wave developing in the West
All day yesterday the mercury tena-
ciously chung around the zero mark
stubbornly refusing TO rise even under
The influence Of the SUMS rays higher
than a maximum temperature Of 6 de-
grees- above zero. The mean tempera-
y ture Of the day was a fraction below
- zero. After 4 O'clock the mercury
again began coursing down the tube
untL at 9 oL.ook in the evening q
was once more ait the zero mark.
Railroad men and railroad traffi
: suffer severely from The extraordinar!
fall Of the mecury, and the passen
ser train schedules are amost de
r morallzed. The train crews sufferel
# lrcm the cold, but those whose duty
II s TO make up the trains came NOR
# directly. in contact with the elements
I The departure Of local and thrOug
a trains is very much delayed, while in
, coming trains are frequently from
half to several hours late. The delay
are due to the fact that the intens
cod, having frozen many Of tn
swltches, necessitated slow and care
- ful running
n The train which leaves Philadeiphi
n shortly after O'Clock on the p, "
- & B. last night did not arrive in TIL
city until nearly O'Clock. Parts {
the engine were frozen so that spee
could not be acquired.
~ Very httle work is being done
10 any OF the shipyards along the cree
n and in some the men were compells
m 20 stop work on account Of the e.
bo treme cold. The employees in the yal
Of the Harlan and HoglingswOrth Con
pany stopped work yesterday afte
noon, and were unable to continue t
of lay. The men are not able to hand
of gheir tools owing to the intense col
ct There are only two classes of pc
no plelwho enjoy thepresent cold snap al
he he SNOW which accompanied it. Tn
are the sleighers and the small b
who has a sled and skates. Sieil
bells are TO be heard in any part
err the city, and Especially On the Bcul
er- ward and park drive. Some fine sks
sh ing is afforded in many places,
'ol though the snow has made the ice
little rough, but Gear places can
ways be found for those who are an
W. ious to skate.
.~e The Chrissiana creek is frozen fro
i@a shore to shore. Several tugs atteml
"i ed to get out, but were compelled
Vi return and tie up at their decks, wh'
u they viii remain the balance Of
GU day. The boats sf the Wilmingt
Steamboat Company had to aband
their trips on account Of the ice, a
will probably not be able to run ur
' Monday morning.
'OH The one steamer that passed up
'es- river yesterday to Philadelphia
4m- the Siberian, fourteen days from Gl
gcw. and thirty hours from the Dc
r,,e ware Brealdwater, which she passed
$50 O'Clock Thursday morning
,niv trip is one which stands unique
vesl the history Of the Delaware bay
S. river during the Winter season.
-. The Siberian is Staunch iron cl
r. and has weathered many stor
line ocean voyage, but She found it imI