Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-19
Poor in New York City in
Distress.
THE POLICE KEPT BUSY
RESPONDING TO CALLS OF THE
UNFORTUNATES.
Extreme Winter Weather Reported
From Many Sections North and
East of Here.

NEW YORK. January 1a-Intensely cold
weather last night and today caused suHer-
ing all over the city among the homeless
and poor, and the temperature below zero
brought conditions of extreme discomfort
for all whose duties called them into the
open air. The police were kept busy caring
for unfortuna ties. several of whom were
found unconscious and one in dying con-
dition.
The temperature began to drop suddenly
last evening, passing zero during the Night
and at 3 an one degree below was regis
tarei at the weather bureau. much lower
Temperatures prevailing In more exposed
portions of the city. Ffremen We're sfeauy
handicapped i'll their work To-Day Dy the III
tense cold and the bursting of their nose.
DisDa f,.heS from all over the state report
extremely cold weather, the Thermometer
eoing as low as 40 degrees below zero In
the central part of the state
All Records Broken.
FONDA, N Y, January 19.-All records
for cold weather have been broken IN the
Mohawk valley. the official thermometer
registering 3S degrees below zero here TO-
day Trains on the New York Central were
from two TO five hours late. Telegraph ana
telephone companies were badly crippled.
CATSKILI., N. Y, January 19.-Unable
to endure the intense cold. thousands OF Ice
harvesters quit the river ice neios TO-DAY.
The thermometer registered y degrees pc
low at this point; at Windham, on the
mountain top, 80 degrees below, and at
Taunersville 80 degrees below were re-
ported
Zero Weather in Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, January 1e.-Reports
from the eastern section OF the state sho"
that the mercury reached IS degrees beio"
zero in several places last night, while
from 6 to II degrees below were the figures
given in nearly all the towns III the coal
mining districts. In Monroe county the
mercury reached 3 below. white IN North
ampton county u below was the minimum.
Pottsville reports to 10 below Reading
4 below: Wilkesbarre, 10; Scranton, 10 to
l.; Shamokin, 18: Hazeton. II; Nanticoke,
Is; Allentown. II. and Mauch Chunk, H.
In this city zero was the minimum
The Delaware river Is almost closed TO
navigation. At the Horse Shoe, a few miles
below this city. the ice is packed from }
to 10 feet high, while from Bridesburg, on
the north, to Trenton. q distance OF Is
miles, the river Is frozen solid
Six Below at New Haven.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, January 19.-Ex-
treme Geld weather again prevailed in Con-
liecticut today. the temperature here equal
ing the lowest official record of the season,
e degrees below zero. Much lower Their
mometer readings were reported from in
land points. especially from places In the
Lstchfieid hills, where thermometer real
ings were from "a to 80 below.
BOSTON, January 10.-RailWay travel
was again badly interfered with today ow-
ing to the recurrence of extreme cold
weather. The long distance trains suffered
the most delay.
At am. the temperature was below in
this city.
In northern New England during tine
night the mercury stood at 20 below and
even lower at some points.