The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-09
Whole East Shiuers
 From, Intense Cold
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modern times Lake Ontario was frozen over. The 45-mile sweep from Rochester to Cobourg. Ont, was a solid mass of ice.
 A trainman died at Antigo, Wis, in wreck believed due to the 3O- degree below zero cold. A frozen switch wrecked southbound Chi- cago & Northwestern passenger train.
 At Kenosha, Wis, four fishing tugs were jammed in ice just out side the harbor.
 The temperature at Chicago was 2 below zero with one death re- ported.
 Two women died in Detroit. One was found frozen. The other dieG of exposure.
 Temperatures went to all-time lows of 16 below zero in Grand Rapids, and 28 below in Alpena.
 Throughout the Detroit metro- politan area, the mercury sank to Is below, the lowest mark since 1918, when q mark of lb.9 was reached.
 The lowest temperature ever re- corded in western New York state was reported at Sardinia, Erie county. There the mercury fell to 55 below. Arcade was a close sec ond with 50 Below.
 In Geneva, where it was 31 be- low, police picked up a man found wandering in the street in shirt sleeves and wearing a straw hat. when taken to police headquarters he sat down and famed himself with the hat.
 Report in This State
 New Haven, Feb 9-(UP-The lowest temperature since the Wea- ther bureau was established here in 1873 was recorded today when the mercury dropped to 15 degrees below zero.
 In Hartford 1t was IS below at the weather bureau office, and at the sub-station at the airport 1t was 20 below. Windsor, about 12 miles north of Hartford, reported 1t was 40 below this morning.
 In all parts of the state the mer- cury reached new depths, and C. J. Dofferty, New Haven government weather forecaster, said there was not q place in the state where 1t was not well below zero.
 Today's temperatures marked the climax to the coldest period Connecticut has experienced In years. For nine days 1t has been bitterly cold. It was indicated that tomorrow 1t would not be quite so cold, although real immediate re- lief was not predicted.
 The cold drove people off the streets. Overloaded furnaces and stovse caused an increase in fires Automobiles were stalled and many "froze up" in the unprece- dented cold.
 Shipping was tied up, as the har- bor was frozen over. A few of the more hardy skaters ventured as far out as the breakwater.
 CWA men employed on outdoor projects were sent home. Foremen said 1t would be impossible for them to work in such weather without freezing their hands and faces.
 At Laurel park the cold was so intense 1t caused the trolley wires to contract and break early this morning. The break delayed 500 commuters from South Manchester from reaching their work in Hart ford on time this morning. Tenn peratures in the vicinity of Man. chester were reported ranging from 24 to 40 below.
 New York Record
 New York, Feb 9-(UP)-The cold wave established an aIl-tlme record in New York today when the thermometer dropped to 14.a degrees below zero at 7:25 @. m
 It was the co1dest day ever re- corded in local weather bureau history.
 The forecast was fair and con- ] tinued cold for today and fair, moi quite so cold tomorrow. | The cold affected the clty's transportation facilities and com muters trains were late. The metropolitan area was cov- cred with 0 week-old soOty layer of snow. Most of 1t had been res moved from walks but many streets were ice-covered and sur face traffic moved cautiously. There was intense suffering In the slum districts. Lodging houses were crowded during the night with applicants for shelter. New England Marks | bohtoH' ftb u-tOlJ--'A HtW all-time cold record for Boston was established today when the mercury fell Co ts degrees below zero.
 This was one degree colder than the previous record, established December 30 last.
 The Boston weather bureau said tOdnyg mnxlmufn probably would not Do greater than 10 above, that oxtrem0 cold might Do anticipated pRaln tonight, and that ilttle relief was ln sight before tomorrow noon nt tho onrilont.
 TOniEhrn minimum will be al least 10 below and perhaps i4 be- low. Inc Wnnlhar bnrhnn nrAllolal