The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-30
The Weather, the Streets and the Fog.


During the past week the weather continued mild, yet
not SO pleasant overhead during the previous week
Indeed may be said that have had lately all sorts Of
weather Three weeks ago We experienced the coolest
snap" we have had for seventy years" The following
week we chronicled the fact that the atmosphere
mild and the weather pleasant that Broadway pedestr
ans and lady shoppers found overcoss winter mantes
ana furs quite oppressive And during the past week,
whaT Why, umbrellas, water proof clothing, top boots
hackney coaches and cough mixtures were great de.
mand. At dusk on Thursday evening storm
commenced, and continued with great force, except
at short intervals, until daylight Saturday morn
ing-stoppng only to take fresh start. During saur
day forenoon and afternoon it did not rain
but regular LOndonish drizzly fog set in
which continued throughout the day With the rain
usual copcomi,ant-fog Yes three days We have
been beogged, not by common sea fog that pays visit
for few hours and then disappears, but by regular
Newfoundland fog that, TO use nautical phrase might
be cut with knife" This is, doubt, owing to the
unequal temperature Of the atmosphere during the last
three weeks. 1t greatly inc0mm0ded navigation and rem
dered il perous Fog bells and whistles constantly
in use during Thursday Friday and Saturday nights,
was only by sound the ferry boat pilots enabled to
steer their craft During portion Of Saturday the
aqueous vapor so low dense and compact that the
pilots could discern the topmasts of vessels at
the docks, while the huls were entirely obscured.
Az the latter part OF the day the fog had disappear
cd but at night 1t returned with redoubed density. To
run the ferry boats Friday and Saturday nights with
any degree Of regularity out Of the question: and
some OF the ferries the boats stopped running Safety Of
human iea virtue not always possessed by steamboat
men and railroad conductors-was more than ordinarily
observed Transient craft made II convenient remain
stationary, and the steam towboats about their b-
sness at diminished speed. The Coolest inhabant" says
IL was the foggiest day he ever experienced.
The streets have been well washed, but not sufficiently
10 carry away the fifth that has been accommodating for
several months.
The accidents and casualties during the prevalence of
the fog sum up as follows
On Friday morning the steamboat Sylvan Grove plying
Wells Island yaw ferry boats, dashng it pieces, and
preciptating the crew-ten in numbeTint0 the river
three OF whom, named Michael Graham, Thomas Lee and
Daniel Mahoney, were drowned. The others
cued
On Friday afternoon the steam tug boat Sarah Brown
in collision with the Jersey City ferry boat Dud
ley Gregory carry away the forward rails and about
fourteen feet Of the ladies' cabin Nobody injured
On Friday afternoon the steamboat Sylph in col
hsion with the steamboat HuguenOt Staten Island
breaking away the wood work forward other
damage
The telegraph reports that on Friday fell TO
depth Of nine inches at Rouses Point at Saratoga three
inches; at Bellows Falls, nine inches Rutland w. six
inches and at Boston Providence Springfield and Albany
it raining The roads and ponds all along the
counties overfowng, and from present indications the
frozen condition of the Hudson river cannot long Withstand
King Thaw."