Show NEW NEWYORK YORK fOR COLD BREA BREAKS RECORD Temperature Drops Drop to Unprecedented Un Un- Low of B Bel Below l w w. NEW Y YORK RK Feb 9 Ph AU All AU rec records records rec f for r cold coldin in the 64 4 years the United United Unit Unit- ed States weather b bureau reau has hs been in existence In New York City were broken today when the temperature dropped to degrees below zero The normal temperature for February Feb Feb- rury 9 Is 31 degrees above zero The previous record of 13 degrees below zero was established December 30 1917 p pAt At midnight the mercury stood at 7 below zero and it kept falling gradually gradually grad grad- until the record low was reached at a. a In m. In the next 3 35 min minutes t the temperature rose to 13 below Both the East and Hudson rivers were we're were choked with floating ice and there was a a r r currence recurrence of ste steam m banks low over over the water caused by vapor arising when the cold air dir came in contact with the water of higher temperature WASHINGTON Feb 9 JP ff It was six below In the capital this morning a a record for at least 13 years The weather bureau ha had predicted five above EASTHAM Mass Feb Feb 9 GP-An GP JP- JP tf An n Ice coated schooner believed to be beof beof beof of British registry was sighted through heavy mist a mile off the coast today riding low in a moderate moderately I ly heavy sea and and flying distress sig zig nals nob |