The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-10

zero between 7 and o'clock yesterday
morning, but the official figures made the
minimum temperature 3.1o below. The
New York weather clerk said yesterday
in sight. Today will be Just as cold as
yesterday, on the average, although the
temperature may not get below zero. IL
will be fair and clear, with westerly
winds, with possibly slight rise in the
temperature toward night.
The bridge at the New York side of the
Desbrosses street ferry was taxed beyond
its. ability by the depth to which the
boats had sunk, and it broke down, ocoa-
sioning some trouble. At about ten o'clock
the Baltimore reached the slip, but found
it so full of ice that it had to back out.
In doing this it broke its paddle. Finally
it had to be brought back, passengers and
all, to Jersey City.
The presept cold snap has caused the
suspension of work on buildings in course
of erection on the west side OF the
Heights The winds are-so chilling that
it is impossible for the carpenters and
mechanics to work in the open. Several
houses are: being built on Gautier avenue
and in that vicinity. The framework OF
ton avenue west of West Side avenue, IS
up. Kensington avenue has never been
opened beyond West Side avenue; a
sewer is now laid. however, and the
A little trouble caused by drift snow on
the Newark Plank road tracks caused de-
lay on that line, but with repeated on.
siaughts BY the snow plough the road
John I Backzoo, 80 years old, of No. 4s
Bloomfield street, Hoboken, employed "a
a snow shoveler by the North Hudson
County Railway Company, had his right
hand frozen this morning. At Hoboken
Police Headquarters he was attended by
Police Surgeon Arlitz and was taken to
st. Mary's Hospital 1t is feared that am
putation will be necessary; ..a.
Hoboken, had his hands and feet frozen
while shovelling snow for the city. He
is in bad shape. He was removed to ST
Mary,s Hospital. =.
Paul Mastiek, 27 years DID, of No. "A
Garden street, Hoboken, slipped on the ICY
and Washington streets, Hoboken iasr
night and broke his leg. He was taken
to ST. Mary's Hospital
The Hoboken ferryboats had consider
able trouble with the low tide this morn
ing. The Hopatcong, of the Christopher
street line. left for New York this MORN
ing on her eight o'clock trip, but was
unable to make landing on the New
York side. The boat had to travel back
to Hoboken and transfer her passengers
to the Secaucus. The boats are running
at very irregular intervals.
Patrick Hogan, sixty-three years oio,
was nearly frozen to death early this
morning. He has no home. He had wan
dered about the streets all night. He was
picked up this morning by two men who
took him to the Gregory street station.
There his hands were rubbed with snow
and he was placed in warm spot. Dr.
Rector examined him and ordered him
sent to the City Hospital ~
The temperature was very low IN tnS
Suprme Court room yesterday and today,
and Justice Lippincott, the jury, the liti-
gants and the witnesses were shivering.
This morning Justice Lippincott ordered
the gas all lighted and that improved the
situation somewhat. A comfortable tenn
perature prevailed in all the other parts
of the Court House.