New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
COLD WAVE HITS EAST.
WINTERS RECORDS MADE.
Temperature BeIOzC Zero at Points
Relief Promised Tomorrow.

washington, Feb. 2.-The Weather Bureau re-
ports show tonight that a cold wave extends
over the eastern portion of the United States
the lake region and various portions of the
West. with very low temperatures In many
places The cold wave came from the extreme
Northwest and moved the Mississippi and
Ohio valleys. the lake region and over the At
iantic States generally. The mercury has fallen
considerably as far south Savannah where
the record so far is AZ degrees. with possibili-
y OF freezing by morning. In Northern New
York unofficial records show as low as 20 de-
srees below zero az various points The Weather
bureaus reports show that the temperature to-
DAY was 80 degrees below at Rocklife Ontario
"a below at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich; 10 below
al Ouluth. Des Moines and Keokuk and 16
degrees below at Moorhead MINI
In Washington the temperature fell 10 II
degrees above this morning and tonight II was
the same. with prospects of a greater fall before
daybreak The cold wave will not be of long
duration. as indications from all sections give
prospects of more moderate weather very soon
The cold wave that Is general over the East
struck New-York early yesterday morning. The
temperature kept about 10 degrees above zero
all day. There was much discomfort due TO the
drop of q degrees IN twelve hours. The ground
hog saw his shadow, which, according to tradi-
ton' means six weeks more of winter and Ium-
bered back to his hole for a long nap. The
present cold weather will probably save the ice
crop. about which there was some alarm
The indications for continued cold to-day
and warmer tomorrow. Although the wind
was high at times yesterday no serious damage
was reported. Broadway and sections of the
Tend9-loin were deserted early in the evening
and the lodging houses packed. Reports
did not indicate that the death rate had IL
RSad fba han
the usual number OF ambulance calls.
The high wind blew a number OF heavy planks
from a three story building in course Of erection
ct the corner of Washington and Hancock SITS.
Long Islard City. John MeasseL of No. ASS
Boulevard Astoria. was passing the building
and was caught under the avalanche Of planks
and completely buried. Meassel was extricated
by men at work on the building, and was seen
TO be badly injured. He sent to St. Johns
Hospital, where ii found that his neck was
broken. 1t was stated last evening that he would
probably not live through the night.
Up through the State and in England
there big drop in temperature. At Buffalo
II was l below zero early in the morning. In
the Mohawk Valley zero weather prevailed
Around Plattsburg there was 40 degree drop.
Lake Placii reported Il below, Saranac Lake
Il below, Bloomingdale 20 below, Paul Smiths
10 below Watertown ii below and OsWego
below, while at Meacham Lake, in the Adiron-
dacks, it was 30 below, the coolest recorded so
far this season.
At WATERFOWL IL was II below, Rochester 8
below. Rome below while at Syracuse, Bing-
hamton. Elmira and Ithaca it was just zero
AT St Adams. VT, 10 below was registered
Boston escaped lightly. with 20 above while
Providence, r. l.. had the same. At Spring
field it 16 above and at Pittsfeld above.
Portland, Me-. the warmest place in New
England, with a temperature of % above. At
New-Haven. Conn.,. the mercury lowered around
II above all day.
Ohio reports the coolest weather OF the winter
The cold wave was accompanied by fine. cut
ting snow. driven by a biting northwest wind.
1t was zero at Cleveland, with lover temper
ature promised At Pittsburg IL below
zero. The reports from various places show q
drop OF from % TO 40 degrees in twenty-four
hours.