New-York tribune., 1869-01-05
THE WEATHER.
TIE sTRERTS-TnE LATE STORM ELSEWHERE
DISASTROUS EFFECTS.

one NAV stand for an instant without being ankle
deep in New.York mud To-day, unless cold weather
again sets III, 1t will be worse still. The
nlthlness of the streets of New-Yorli has passed
INTO proverb state Of rustiness that would not be
tolerated half day in any other city, has come TO be
looked as their normal condition Especially have the
honorable members Of our city government been sup
posed 10 be utterly Indifferent to NTH But tbo
STATE oI bioaaway ASs.eiSSay, was soo "u
task which the bodest shrank from Crowded asi
was with vehicles, whose wheels cast the Shiny mud on
the unfortunate pedestrians, the passage of the muddy
street Tns in many places Impossible. Other streets
whore there Is 20 amount OF travel the crossings
were covered by two or three inches OF liqmd mud;
Nasaust even worse. If such thing De possible
TIE narrow streets through which the Beecker.st and
nud that double teams necessary all day,
and their trips were suspended altogether after H.
The fog yeslerday heaviest that has occurred
for many months FeIly-navisaion became matter Of
grear danger the fog dense that the only guide
the pilots had steer by the sound OF the fog bells
A. the FULTON Ferry the trips cf the boats were necesa-
ry irregular but were NOT nj any time SO much inter
fvrd With 20 cause any very material Inconvenience 10
1o came thugs existed the fog being so dense
ahat tho brightest lights were undislinglshaoie az Gis
of 500 feet As far heard FROM only one accident
trt Ferr WHEN was happy attended by little damage.
rho NeVJersey fclres were much more seriously
Effected at tho Courandt street ferry. which aesorgs
ft~gs w2tnigl' & N9y,Jerssy ferry travel the
fhe ferry houses on both sides almost constantly
torgcA with anxiOvs passengers The pilots were ePm-
pel,d 20 Ese the utmost caution to avoid collisions, while
ieIe also The the fog-bJlls were continually in
uo of left their decks at The usual
or yesterday their pilots being fearful that the density
Tog would pre9eul them steering clear OF the hume
rous vessels which line the river
rFRRrnoNr COLLISION on TnE EAST RIVER.
The GreonpOint and New-York feTryDoais, Southsde
and Martha eol.ided aboH 6oeloek last evening" III a
thick fog, and both were somewhat damaged Although
Injury 10 them resulted. During the entire afternoon
p,d evening, ua0gaton OIL tho river was difficult ana
sog. but no accident except the above Is reported.
THl STORM SOL N 9InEE s,.t. rLaGts: Is no. so~s-o
throughout the county or even n s M hos wba
experienced lis effects in his city. In Conncccut, hail
fell dung Of the day, making very difficult running
ior railroad lalus Further north IL was snow storm
ATTENDED with high wind The Boston Journal Of yes
terday contains the following REGARDING the condition OF
" tie railroads radatng from that city; The
Boston and albany road had on saturday at 40 O'Clock
running With accustomed regaiaity The train leaving
-here thar U0rin1g az o'clock reached Springfield
3 I've asa ' dStat S5 g4s s tram IN the due mSrSu hSGs 9t
ffnay mornings train leaving Albany at $50 reached
6y to be badly dnfted IL the berkshire region The
,fsi s arsed lT ne}ralIy nv broken switch NJ Egst
Thompson. THIS delayed the down train, having the
Tie 8 r r as far 'i as south Dodhan and baeied to
Hyd Pax Ion his reason Saturday moruiiY the trains
al ruii on about the usual time The Old Colony was
kept clear troughoa aud the trains Saturday were all
Z" nave ragged shke but no serons detention was
tNperiCcd ihG branch roads, enabling those living IN
homes in good season, and also to reach the
slty saturday morning little behind TIME The
due here Friday eveniug. did not arrive until O'clock
m1Gqs GSS s 70 & sne @ msS 5and on FSsy
evenine was % hours in going through tran OF tho
tack miles This side OF Portland, but no ono was
injured Tie Port and train the Eastern Road due
the hour, did not arrive until after O'Clock on
oHcster trains We're ai about 80 minutes behind time
Saturday morning THO delays ON the Boston and LEVEL
IOad somewhat more severe than on the other
Northern roads, Conductors Lampreys train from the
Concord saturday morning az - O'Clock ana remained
Ilcre FOR some loqs reaelng Boston at IN The morning
biud while those from Concord and Nashua were
about hour ate were the tra.ns over the Woburn
due the FtchbuIg depot Mt 7:2o Friday evening" had
MOT arrived at II O'clock saturday there were slight
tho principal difficulty was experienced above Groton
aud hail Of resolved into showers OF rain,
by eS ats sspfs ps @ "a Of vey ema8
able spell OF fOggy weather. Along the Massachusetts
% sss note 'fI Ss epSea s e IN the Sound the schooner john
4. Watson had bitter experience. and her captain
Aeeheen i@d'oss account on 81 tue aisssier
o liacs Rock Harbor last Friday forenoon, while
anchor. iEe Capain, Henry Aliea OF Fair Haven was
Providence with cargo of pig iron and coal Sho lay
uirt Hart Island. wind bound. until Thursday, when,
e wind fayoring she proceeded and nothing unusual
Asppencd urtl, vheu OF Huntington, the wind suddenly
% f W a. A. MAXI L se cGTSs erSyy Hs@Sy db sne
succeeded in reaching Ia the eastward OF Charles
Ntfe is compelling hin to bear away Tor Black Rock
~ which r0ri they arrived about9 m Friday. Owing
brt u nfo TIC hurDor, aud it found necessary to
atcCr ashore Fairfield ats. The vessel
anchored aud lay safely until the wind increased,
cai>ns lc sea wash over her, and finally swampng
D, in about l. feet OF wafer boat was then lowered
y direction OF Capt Allen. who went into the cabin
- m trunk, while the rest Of the crew, three IN number,
"a Tie boat and awaited bis return. Just as he
coming Ont of tile cabin heavy sea broke over the
schooner, forcing those IN the boat 10 cut adr't and
SishI.g the Captain overheard He afterward
eingng to hatch, and every effort was made to
save m; but when reached Afe was extinct. and 10 was
Impossible 90 tia body. Those the boat finally
succeeded nTeaching the skore all IN an xhansted con
d'.ip, and Of them very badly frostbitteD. The
scilouuer Is owned by Mr.. John NJ Richards Of West
Haven. and s uOt Insured. She IL about e30 tns, New
Jersey built ami valued 30 abOvt Se 600 Efforts 20 raise
her will be made ia few days. and, with favorable
weather, Doh vessel ana cargo may be saved. Capt.
The iOlo~rE extracts from exchanges give other IN
tstSug particulars OF the weather far of the
sc.spn lm gieHt.sroy storm caused considerable dc.
icunn on De railroads, sOnc OF the trains being several
hours hoMud tmc day aud Saturday morn
ing. Tue Central trains New-leaT's about two
hours p'iud aud the Afternoon express in with
aud the train Which left Eew-YOrk at 8 o. m on New
Years day dd not arrive here until late Saturday
ing. The Saratoga tlaUs were about two hours behnd
hy the storm but the Harlem trains through al
thoush behind TINE Tne Boston trains on Saturday
nrnirg Yesterday the roads we're ali clear and tod"y
the Trans viii probably be nearly on time. The snow
.iAihany Express, Monday.
nanBei bfugng with Ihe hercest storm of the season
All day and night hailed AND showed, keeping amb
fraytl The up trains the Naugatuck Railroad FIJI
DAY were stopped and at one time fonr engines
train which lett bridgeport on frklay 1T O'clock a.
reached whsIcd Oh SATURDAY at 10 Through the
snis the read cleared rapidly as pos
HbIe. IL oelng evident that NO train could
.ine Nh ach started a tIan FROM this city with two
engines, leaving 90 the regular time for the morning