Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-10
FROST KING IS SNAPPY
Mercury 0aIIieS Around tine
Zero Mark.
COOLEST DAY OF WINTER
Record Weather in Many Pennsyl-
vania Places.
ICE IL TO 16 INCHES THICK
From 10 to 80 Degrees Below Zero.
Intense Cold in York State.
Much Suffering.
ICE IL TO 16 INCHES THICE
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
NEW YORK February 10-It began to
look this afternoon il the basebone OF
the cold wave had been broken. At 8
O'Clock this morning the thermometer reg
istered 13 degrees above zero, but after
that the mercury continued to rise stead
lily. and at noon registered - above But
while the mercury is showing a disposi-
ton to behave itself, the ice in the rivers
and harbor is still very much in evidence.
River and harbor traffic was again de-
laycd this morning 10y the huge ice foes
that have given neighboring waters an
arctic appearance for several DAYS. Ferry
boats. especially those of the East river.
were slow in making their docks. and at
times slow in leaving them.
Sometimes a heavy shift Of ice would be
carried into the slip after the boat docked.
and the engines had trouble in driving
the vessel into the stream again.
The ebb tide early in the morning car
ried ii great deal OF the ice into the bay,
partly clearing the rivers. This helped the
ferries. but interfered with harbor traf-
lie. Outwa I'd bound ice foes crowded
through the Narrows.and steamships COM
ing up TO quarantine had TO shoulder their
way through arctic fields.
1T quarantine the health officers boat
were blocked in but after an hours work
the Governor Flower succeeded in getting
in the stream TO board the steamships at
anchor. The ice came down in great foes.
which crushed down upon vessels at an
chor. crumpling up over the chains. and in
some cases sweeping the craft seaward.
The little coasting steamship Porto Rico,
bound in from Baltimore. got stuck in
the ice off quarantine and for a long time
was unable to move.
The Ice around Sandy Hook and the
lower bay was very heavy. The govern
ment steamboats, Ordnance and General
Johnston on their trip down could not
reach the dock at Sandy Hook for some
time. The passengers. consisting or men
belonging to the garrison and civilian en-
ployes OF the ordnance and quartermas-
ter's departments. had to walk over the
ice FOR over q quarter of a mile to reach
solid land After some time the boats
worked lane through the ice and made
fast to the wharf.
Man Frozen to Death.
PHILADELPHIA, February 1o-In tho
wake of the intense cold weather. which
reached the point of . degrees above
zero at o'clock yesterday morning. oc-
Cured one death through freezing and
dozens of accidents to shedding parties.
AS an Offset to the suffering brought
by the frigid atmosphere. 1000 persons
made merry on the ice on the Schuylkill
river yesterday. 1t was one of the great
est crowds of skaters i'm recent years.
Warmer weather, with cloudiness and
rain or snow tonight, is promised by the
weather man.
While crossing Lands brickyard yes
terday morning. two small boys found
the body of a man frozen stiff. lying un-
der small shed. The lads. much fright
ened, notified neighbors. who recognized
the dead man as Michael Roach, sixty
years old, but they were unable to state
his address Roach's body was taken to
the morgue.