Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-07
M:E.CUaY HITS
ZERO HERE; RELIEF
PROMISED TONIGHT
Gale OF twenty-five Miles Velo-
city Adds to Suffering as
Schools Close.

Newark shivered today under the
coldest wave which has struck the city
for years. the mercury contracting un-
forced to suspend their classes, and the
high wind, which at times reached a
velocity of twenty five miles an hour,
increased the suffering from the cold
Relief is promised tonight, when the
temperature is expected TO rise, and
two storms which have hovered on the
tail OF the disturbance are expected
TO come together here early Wedne sday
or possibly late on tuesday.
Professor Willitin Wiener, meteorc-
logical observer at the Newark High
School, reports this as the coolest day
in years, the last time such snap
brought the mercury down to zero or
below being in 1907, on the twelfth day
of February, when it registered two de-
grees below, while in 1904 for one day
the thermometer indicated nine below.
These We're record days for extreme
cold
This winter. on December 30, 1909, four
above as registered, with an average
Temperature of twelve above, while on
February /. 1909, three above was
reached.
Overcoats, old-fashioned scarfs anc
all headgear were at premium in she
postoff1ce building, where in spite OF
supposedly up-to-date heating equip
ment, Jack Frost was able to lower the
temperature to 46 degrees. 1t Is thought
that the alterations now being made
to the building played an important
part in the lowering of the tempera
ture.
The wave started in the West about
Thursday, and came across the coun-
try, extending from the arctic regions
north of Canada to as far south as the
thirty-fifth degree north latitude.
When it reached Newark the tenn
perature was "a This was Saturday
afternoon at o'clock. and since then
the mercury has steadily contracted
and reached a minimum for Saturday
of 20. At o'clock Sunday it had gone
down to is and kept on dropping until
it reached 0. Sundays average was
1215. At midnight 7 was recorded, al
/ a. m. 4, and steadily going down, the
zero mark was reached between and
z a. m.
Since a. m. it has been improving
and with change of wind from north
west to west probable break up, with
increasing cloudy weather, is predicted
The red ball is again floating from the
boat-house at Weequahic, West Side,
Branch Brock and Irvington lakes, with
the ice surface as smooth as polished
glass Last nights continuance of Jack
Frost's chilly work turned the trick,
and after thorough tests this morning
by employees of the Essex County Park
Commission, the glad news--for skaters
was announced.
At several points In Millburn town
ship the mercury dropped below the
zero mark last night, and and be-
low were common records early this
morning. At the Short Hills High
School the classes were dismissed for
the day, it being impossible to get the
temperature above 40.
At $50 O'clock In Irvington this morn
Ing the thermometer at John II. Kell-
er's place at New street and Spring
field avenue registered 4 below zero
| At 9 O'Clock at was above zero. Owing
to the intensity of the cold the local
public schools did not hold the regular
sessions today.
In Hilton public school sessions were
omitted in the kindergarten and the
first, second and third grades.