The Portland daily press., 1899-01-11
CoLDEsT DAY OF WINTER.
What They Say Of Yesterday at Ban
gor and Lewiston.

Thermometer Ten or More Degrees be-
low Zero and Was stilI Going Down
Lewiston Expects to Reach 10
Below.
Bostop, January 10 The cold wave
which appeared suddenly over the lakes
yesterday morning, spread over W
England today, sending the Thermometer
well down BY night and. urged on by n
stiR northwest gale, made the weather
tonight in the northern section u the
country at least extremely disasreeabe Q
and attended with considerable suffsr.
ing. The mercury began to fall early
this morning, the tsmrerature being
warmer in this city ut u. m. than ut
noon, although the sun shone brightly at
the latter hour. By night the thsrmome
tar had registered i've above. but during
the evening the mercury dropped to zero,
with every Indication Of reaching mark
some degrees below that point
The cold wave was felt severely on the
coast, where the atmosphere charged with
moistur was very penetrating and bitin q
One or two small vessels attempted to
double Cape Cod during the day, but
were forced to put back under the lee Of
Chatham, and were we'll used up BY their
buffettings with tho waves
The coldest weather, however, Is In the
northern section, where temperatures Of
i've, ten, and 90 below zero were record
ed before midnight.
Augusta, January 10.-Today has been
one OF the most disagreeable Of the win
ter, the thermometer standing at IL below
this morning, zero at noon, below at
O'Clock tonight and IL below at mid
night and still going down. Sky clear,
wind northwest.
st. John, n. b.. January 10.-Lowest
tenn perature ut observatory this morning
was 10 below. At noon IL was about zero
aud tonight 1t Is s TO % below with
strong northwest wind.
Bangor. January l0.-This has been the
coldest day Of the winter. Average read
ing Of thermometer Mt a. m. was 1! be-
low. Lowest reported 20 telow. At II 30
tonight, mercury was 10 below and still
falling.
Lewiston. January l0.-Tuesday was
the coldest day Of the winter here. The
temperature was only degrees above at
noon with considerable wind. At mid
night 1t was 10 below. 1t will probably
be 25 below by morning.
Calais, January 10-The thermometer
registered Is below zero here this morn
ing. At O'Clock tonight 1t was be-
low and falling. A strong wind prevails
and the indications joint to the coolest
night of the season.
Halifax, n. g., January l0.-At mid
night the thermometer registers l below
zero ana growing colder
The steamer Montcalm from London
for bn imore. arrived tonight short OF
coal, ana reports heavy weather.
The report Of the steamer keemung be-
lug ashore at Cape Sable. Is unfounded.
has b, en- u steady fall III the temperature
here since noon when the mercury was
10 degrees above. AT IL O'Clock tonight
IL was below and growing colder.
HARD FOR SAILORS.
Chatham, Mass January 10 "A heavy
northwest gale, accompanied by severe
cold wave, made today one OF the hardest
of the winter off Cape Cod. The cold
snap came On so suddenly last night that
number Of vessels were caught outside
and few ran In under Chatham beach
for shelter. Those who were outside and
felt the full effects of the gale Iced up
rapidly so that the day must have been
one of great suffering for the seaman. A
number Of vessels came down the cape.
including three or four tugs with tows,
hnt yaSaaIs
Highland tight The Ice formed rapidly
In the harbor this afternoon as the sun
went down and at dark tonight the mer
curry registered only i2 above zero, which
is exceptionally low temperature for Cape
Cod. The gale ut sunset tonight showed
no signs OF aba.ing and tonight will
doubt be one of the severest of the
winter