Evening star., 1900-02-01
COOLEST DAY OF WINTER
Mercury Marked Six Degrees Above Zero
Early This Morning.
Record i'm Lake Superior Region
Shows Fifty Degrees Below
The Local Charities.

Washington has today experienced the
| coldest weather Of the present winter.
Right in line with the prediction made by
Chief Forecaster Garriott of the govern
ment weather bureau early in the week,
the mercury started on a downward jour-
ney late yesterday afternoon, and con-
tinued in its descent until little before q
o'clock this morning. when a minimum tenn
| perature Of six degrees above the zero
mark was reached. This ultra drop in tenn
perature was accompanied by wind
! which blew at a velocity of thirty miles an
hour and punctured the marrow of even
the coldest-booded Washingtonian.
The lowest previous temperature was ex-
perienced Tuesday, when at nearly the
same hour the official thermometer regis
tered 8 degrees above.
The night was a bitter one particularly
for street car motormen, cab drivers and
those persons who are compelled to be
out of doors nights. The switchmen in the
railroad yards. whose duties require them
to face all kinds of weather, bundled them
selves up and performed their labors we'll,
but not without now and then an en-
phatic comment on the incongruity of fate.
The downtown streets were practically
deserted early in the evening.
But those VINO are averse TO such frisld
extreme may congratulate themselves that
they do not live on the northern coast of
Lake Superior. where a temperature of 30
degrees below zero was reported this morn
Jig. That is the lowest mark known to
the weather bureau thus far this winter
Mercurial thermometers are no good in that
country.
The present cold wave, which appeared first
in the region north of the Dakotas Monday
night, seems to have had the southern and
Atlantic coast states objective point.
The temperature this morning was below
freezing in northern Florida; with a mini
mum Of % degrees at jacksonville. At
Aahila hp mo rod in
New Orleans the freezing point was reached
during the night. The lowest temperature
In this latitude was reported from along
the Ohio river. where in some places the
mercury went little below zero.
Effects Upon the Destitute.
Tho extreme cold is having the usual cf-
feet among the poor of the city. The
number of cases of destitution reported to
the Citizens Relief Association, the Asso-
ciated Charities and the Central Union Mis-
sion We're greatly augmented yesterday and
its capacity last night, and III" woodward
this morning presented a scene of anima-
ton. Many of those who applied for work
were in need of clothing
The weather bureau officials hold out
some hopes of relief from the extreme cold.
There is probability tina. the weather
Will moderate slowly in Washington ana
the eastern country tomorrow. though there
is every infica tion that 1t will he pretty
cold tonight. Tomorrow is Candlemas day,
and Chief Garriott hazards the opinion
that the ground hog Will encounter no seri-
Gus trouble in seeing his shadow unless he
Is frozen In his lair and fails to make mis-
perennial appearance.
Mr.. John JOY EGson treasurer of the As
sociated Charities, acknowledge receipt of
these contributors: Previously acknoW-
edged in The Star. 81 9O7.5n: Justice Shiras
81: V. L. b., 81: Mrs. Hitz. $40; Mum q
Co. 81; William Gait & Co. $50: Miss
Berry. 81: F. L. Moore. s.; Mrs. F. l..
Moore, s.: Miss Lucy NJ. Solger so; A. $.
Gilbert, 81: Nathan Bickford, s5; 8. s. Bur-
dett, s.; Master David Bear. 81: !. H. W.,
SO; Conrad Becker, 81; Tyler & Rutherford,
80; F. Whittlesey. s.: Co." $3.50: A. S.
Worthirgton. s25; Thomas F.. Richardson.
s2!: Il. T. Mulli.l, 50: Silas P Kellar. 81 A
Lisner, s1m; Mrs. q. w Harding, 81; Miss
Florence P. Harding. So; Mrs. Thomas Nell
son Page. 800. Total to date s2,319
Mr.. Beriah Wilkins, treasurer of the Citi-
Zens' Relief Association, has received for
the charity fund: Previously acknowl-
edged. 81 Oh; Eugene Brooks, 81: H. X
Fulton, $40; j. c. Mex. 50; Ellen s. Self
ridge. $25; DIR. William C. Woodward So;
NJ. B. G.. S25; total. 81, 1909.
The Associated Charities and the Gem
trail Union Mission earnestly request all
persons who have cast-of clothing to noti-
fy them by postal card and the same will
be called for. Cash contributions are also
desired.