The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-09
Frigid Wave to Retain Grip
on City Tonight and
Tomorrow.
COOLEST DAY IN YEAR
Man Reported Near Death:
Marion Girl Killed
in Fall.
Hourly Temperatures

a. m.... % p NJ. 10
indianapolis awoke this
morning to find the city
gripped in subzero weather
for the second time this year,
the mercury having taken a
nose dive during the night to
7 below zero.
The extreme drop came rather
unexpectedly. as temperatures
ranging from 10 to Is above zero
had been forecast for last night.
The frigid wave was expected to
maintain its icy grip on the city
tonight and tomorrow, with Slight
moderation possibly tonight and
tomorrow. The lowest temperature
tonight probably will be between
zero and above, according to j. H.
Arlington, local meteorologist. To-
morrow probably will be fair with
slowly rising temperature, he said.
BY noon the mercury had risen to
above zero, he said.
The cold wave is general through
this section of the country, Mr..
Arlington said, extending from the
lower lakes region southwest to
Texas and eastward to the middle
and north Atlantic states.
| In Indiana, temperature drops OF
from 20 to % degrees were reported.
Here, the mercury slumped % de-
grees in the twenty-four hours, from
| 16 above zero at z a. m. yesterday tosy
below at this morning. AZ 6:10
a. m. today, the official government
thermometer registered z below.
Coolest in Year
Today was the coolest day since
Feb. 8 last year, when the mercury
touched 10 degrees below zero. The
coolest Feb. 9 on weather bureau
records was in 1885, when 18 degrees
below zero was reported.
Three eastern cities reported the
coolest weather in their history
this morning, Boston, with IL be-
low; Buffalo, with 20 below, and
New York, with IA below zero.
The cold weather here partially
paraIyzed business and traffic early
today. Hundreds of motorists, I'M
able to get their cars started, or
finding their radiators frozen, vain
ly sought to get taxicabs, which
were ENJOYING rushing business.
Street railway service was re-
ported somewhat behind schedule
early today, despite the placing Of
extra street cars and BUSES in serv-
ice, because of the greatly increased
number of passengers.
CWA Workers Dismissed
Most workers on civil works prof.
ects were dismissed by their fore
men when they reported for work
early today, because of the incle-
| ment weather.
The Indianapolis Water Company
reported the usual number of calls
from patrons whose exposed water
pipes were frozen.
The sudden cold wave snapped a
number of telephone wires during
the night but practically all breaks
had been repaired early today, Indi-
ana Bell Telephone Company off,
Gals said.
Railroad trains were reported
running practically on schedule.
Indianapolis school officials said
this morning that no reports Of
schools being unable to conduct
classes because of the cold had been
received although several classes
had to change to warmer rooms.
Many pupils were absent, because
of the weather. and scores Of others
throughout the city were late in
reaching their schools because Of
transportation conditions.
Girl Falls on Ice; Dies
Mary Wilson, "a, Negro, 8o4 Utica
streets slipped on ice and fell, break
ing a bone in her hand, as she was
pumping water at well in a yard
in the 300 block Indiana avenue this
morning.
One death in Indiana was attrib-
uted to cold when Marsellaise THE
bert, Is, Marion, slipped on an icy
sidewalk near the high school which
she attended. Her neck was broken.
Nearly frozen to death, Emil Neu-
meister, IS, of 1921 Pleasant street,
was found in alley between Wood
lawn avenue and Prospect street
early today with his legs and arms
paralyzed and frozen. He was sent
to city hospital in emi-conscious
condition.
Mrs. Frances Carter, a daughter,
with whom Mr. Neumeister lived at
the Pleasant street address, said
her father left home shortly after
last night. He was found by the
driver of a bakery wagon. AT city
hospital his condition was said to be
critical