Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-07
SEVERE COLD WAVE GRIPS
EASTERN ATLANTIC STATES
Lowest Record for the Season in New
York City-Drivin~ Snow in Some
Localities-Piercing Wind.

New York, Feb. 6.-Intense cold
driven to the bone of man and beast by
cutting wind. gripped the east to-
night. In New York city the mercury
stood at one degree above zero to-
NIGHT at midnight, the lowest record
for the season.
Continued cold may be expected to-
morrow. a forty-mile gale swept New
York and vicinity throughout the day
and night. The city streets were
practically deserted tonight
An unidentified man VISA frozen to
death in Boston, a fisherman met
similar fate at Buffalo. while off At
lantfc City a tramp steamer was forced
to anchor because of the gale
In New York state a driving snow
made conditions worse in some locali-
ties.
The average temperature today in
New York city was IL degrees above
zero as compared with 46 on the same
day last year and 80 the average tenn
perature for the day for the last 33
years. Twenty-three was the highest
point attained in New York during the
day.
The extreme cold drove hundreds of
homeless men and women TO the mu-
nicipal lodging houses for shelter to-
night The cold area, moderating as it
extends south reached as far as F'lOri-
da where frost was expected. The
mont experienced the minimum tenn
perature of the wave, with snow fur
ries.
Piercing Wind and Seven Below.
MiddIetown. n. Y. Feb. 6.-The most
severe weather of the winter prevailed
herea5outs today and tonight 4
piercing wind is blowing and the mer-
curry touched seven below zero to
night.
80 Below and Growing Colder.
Utica. n. Y, Feb. e-This section is
suffering from another cold wave,
which threatens to be the worst of the
winter. Thermometers in Utica range
from IL to IA degrees blow zero late
tonight, and it is believed to be grow
AT Fulton-Chain tonight at IL O'Clock
80 below was reported. It is Il below
at Richfield Springs and 20 below at
Camden.
Blizzard in New Jersey.
Interlaken, N. J., Feb. 6.-A blizzard
prevailed here all day. The fine snow
drifted badly. The mercury stood at
1 below zero this morning and did not
go more than 4 above all day
Seven Above at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. Feb. 6.-With the ther- !
mometer registering z degrees at $50 /.
o'clock tonight is the coolest experience |
ed here this winter. During the day /
there was a mean temperature of II (
degrees. Is elbow normal.
Mercury TunbIes Two Degrees an
Hour.
Boston, Feb. 6.-Tfe mercury tum- 1
bled tonight at the rate of two degrees /
an hour until at midnight the ther- 1
mometers registered zero and below 1
The frozen body of an unknown man .
who had apparently died from expos
ure was found today beside a highway /
in Northboro The man. who was be- !
tween 45 and so years old, had a rail- (
road ticket from Boston to Spencer,
but nothing by which he could be iden-
titled.
Bathing in Icy Waters of Sheepshead
Bay.
New York Feb. 6..Nine Young men.
spurning the almost zero temperature.
took a swim today in the icy waters of
bay. Five of the swimmers
are members of the so-called Arctic
Swimming club. All remained in the
" ater more than three minutes and ap-
parently suffered no i'll effects from
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