Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
In Some Sections the Mercury
Drops Many Points
Below Zero.
EXTENDS FAR TO SOUTH,
MENACING ORANGE CROP
Shoveling Snow and Harvesting Ice
Furnishes Work for Thousands
Of Unemployed.

NEW YORK. January 13.-The entire
central and eastern sections of the coun-
try are today in the grin Of hard-freez-
ing weather, with prospects that II Will
continue another twenty-four hours at
least and in some sections for longer
period. From the Rocky mountains To
the Atlantic coast decided drops in the
temperature We're reported last night and
early today. Even in the south reports
indicate a general cold wave and it is
feared that in many places the orange
crops will he damaged
In New York the temperature had drop.
ped to 10 above zero early today and
weather forecasters predicted still colder
weather during the day In the north
west below-zero temperatures were COM
mon last night. the lowest. 20 degrees
below. being registered at Devils Lake,
N. d. At White River. Canada 80 de-
grees below zero was reported. Other
low temperatures early today were IL
degrees above at Cleveland, zero at Syra-
cuse, n. y: 10 degrees above at Boston
10 below zero at Quebec Zero weather
at Chicago probably will give way to
rise in temperature before nightfaI
While but one death waS recorded in
New York last night much suffering re-
suited from the extreme cold, and 2.a3
men and women sought shelter last night
at municipal lodging houses and charity
organizations.
Beds for 1850 Homeless.
AT o'clock this morning 1850 men
had been given beds by Supt. Yorke OF
the municipal lodging house.
The coolest night of the winter in
the Adirondacks was reported, the
thermometer registering IA degrees be-
| low at Utica and % below at Tupper
Lake. \. Y In Canada heavy snow
storms are reported fourteen inches
| having fallen at Montreal. where the
| thermometer registered Z degrees be-
| low zero. Hundreds of unemployed in
Montreal have been given work re-
moving the snow. Massachusetts and
! other New England states experienced
the severest weather of the winter last
night. with much colder in prospect
| Along the Atlantic coast shipping
suffered from the offshore gale and
| in New York harbor early today the
number of vessels engaged in towing
and transferring freight was far below
normal.
The drop in the temperature of 10 de-
grees since noon yesterday brought the
| first genuine winter weather to new
York and vicinity, and the northwest
gale of yesterday continued today, al
though with less velocity
Drops Below Zero.
| AMSTERDAM. n. Y. January 10
| With the mercury down to twenty-five
| below zero in this city. and six degrees
| lower in suburban towns on the hills.
the Mohawk valley is in the grip OF
| the most severe weather of two sea
sons. Railroad traffic is completely die
| fupted and trolley service interrupted
by the frequent breaking of wires,
WATERFOWL. n V. January Is
! The coolest weather for the year was
| recorded here this morning. the official
| thermometer registering twenty eight
degrees below zero. Much lower tenn
peratures were reported in outlying
sections This is the coldest recorded
| since 1905.
! The thermometer reached twelve de-
grees below zero here this morning.
| and q high wind caused much suffering
among the poorer classes.
Making an Ice Crop.
CHICAGO. January 13-If the pres
ent cold weather continues for several
Chicago their temporary Headquarters
viii be sent to the ice field north of
here to assist in harve esting the annual
ice supply.
.:If the cold keeps up We will send at
least 5000 men to the ice fields was the
statement today of W. h. Murray OF thr
city health department, winch has been
| instrumental in giving free lodgings to
thousands of unemployed
Although the weather bureau predicted
a rise in temperature for the central
states today the thermoneter CONTINUED
! to hover far below the freezing mark. At
7 o'clock this morning it Was IS. degrees
above zero in Chicago.
The municipal lodging houses aud
cheap hotels in this city were crowded to
their limits by the unemployed last night
Warmer at Indianapolis.
INDIANAPoLIs Ind. January la.-
The weather man failed to make good on
his prediction that the mercury would
stand at zero this morning. Instead. the
tempsrature at $ o'clock was II abov.
four degrees higher than at the same
time yesterday.
The air was still today. while yester.
aay high wind added to the intensity
of the sudden cold spell
New England Bitter Cold
BOSTON. January IS. = A breath from
the arctic which followed the St Law
renee storm of yesterday brought to New
England today the lowest temperature in
three years. st. Adams. VT, with
reading Of "a below zero heads the minus
LIST At Pittsfield, Mass, 1t was % below:
darlington. VT, - below; Concord. N. H.,
II below. Portland. Me-, below. and in
this city. below.
The co d wave was harder TO Withstand
than usual owing to the northwest gale
which blew mile minute on Cape Iod
and nearly forty miles an hour in other
parts of New England. The maximum
wind velocity was seventy-two miles an
hour, on Cape Cod
Moderating in Ohio.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. January l3-Al-
though yesterdays high winds abated
early last evening the thermometer
reached it's lowest point for two years
early today, when seven degrees above
zero was registered. Light snow f1urries
accompanied the drop in temperature at
MANY points in central Ohio.
Fair weather with slightly rising tenn
neratures was promised for today and
aonight with still warmer weather on