New-York tribune., 1874-03-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
UNUSUALLY HIGH WINDS.

EFFvCTs ON SHORE AND IN THE uARB0R.
The pr0verbial tumult of the weather IN the
Grst month OF Spring has been painfully exemphhed Tor
several days past Tle rude cOmmoon of the air began
saturday, aud has continued with little relaxation
since, at tmcs rising TO stormy fury The opening
day Of THE week marked with G1ll changes, the
glory Of bright genial morning being overcast by clouds
at noon, aud lost IN heavy gusts the afternoon.
The succeeding days havo been sreaked with comfort
able sunshine but their for the most part hasSeen
somber with dark gray conds driven before impetuous
gales. Tie spriug which oamei In with benson Of
warm suns, gentle airs, and clear skies with 50 fair
promise OF gracious season has averted her face, and
furs and heavy wrappDgs, which had been laid aside,
are now the only wear, while the ladies who fondy
looked 10 anticipate the usual Easter display of Sprug
toilets forced to defer the reaz OF their hopes
TIE northwest winds, which had been giving New
YORK frequcntouchns OF their stern quality, gathered
their strength soon after midnight OF TIesdav, aud
through the latter pr.o the night they swooped down
in outbursts which made such a STIR and rattle among
all exposed things movable throughout the gcty as
have not been seen and heard for long time. Tall
buildings rocked and trembled spires and 1igsts and
all lofty things were nightly sgitated, and vessels
chafed and strained at their pler- Many sign-boards
were disOdged and some barriers and heaps about
buildings were disturbed The wind was not so cold
during the preceding night, but searching enough
in tue early m1rnng to make walking slow and uncOm-
iortane SINCE theh II MS Decn shtuer giving longer
intervals Of comparative calm, but has often sweled
INTO strenuous O Thursday gut the temperature
was the lowest OF the week, ana the bitterness tho
weather combined tine dscomforts OF mdwnter with
the harsDcSt mood of Spring 50 mild Winter that
Just past rs brought into sharp contrast by upseason
able severity OF the e!eHeuts.
The long blow has bad one good effect II has
sought OUt and dried up all the mud AMI moisture
which the last snOw-,tOrIu left and has swept,
thoroughly than the Sreet-Cleaniug Department has
done for long time, the broader ana exposed
horOdghfdcs In Broadway it has piled the abundant
ally twisted fantastic shapes ana frequently taken
up bodily and thrown In the iGccs OF the people. The
great whirlIng clouds Of DIRT fcCkCd with straws
and OF paper wuieh have ed The streets all this
week woeful Impeachment OF the veracity Obser
vaion police captains who recently testified that
the streets were a. clean any could make tbem
In the harbOr and the rivers there have been few
vessels moving beside the fcrryOO The craft at
anchor had loose snreds Ji SAL ends OF rope hYng
70 catch the wind. Everything taut aud min,
ccwed down. and slowed away below ahd al0ft. The
Sound boats had aboTOus passages, aud the Hudson
the steamboats, and the sm al craft which ycnturei out
much tossed about and hard used. Incoming
stcamSbIDs reported unusually heavy weather, cspcC
ally during the past lOur days.
AZ the signal Service station in the building OF tho
Equitable Insurance Company IL is reported that the
force OF the wind has been kept more steadily than
at any other time for years Ia power began 90 appear
about q. Saturday, when the hourly yeiOgtty was %
miles. On Monday, between and lJ a. u., IL WAS u
miles. OI Tuesday It's m1Ximum hourly velocity ranged
rs 70 80 miles; between 1 ~ ana 10
80 miles. From midnight OI tuesday t. a. M. On
Wednesday miles, with powerful blasts,
intervals OF comparative stilness cOuing D:twoon. Be
tween and 1880 a.. there several guss with
velocity of miles per hour. Since that time tins
treme velocity has becu rarely cqu1cd but has been
frequently approached, while the hOiTy Vclces have
shown sJncN inJre range The barometer has been
low durlng the week generally 6tlOJ below the
average remaining very steadily at about that point
At II Wednesday, II was % AM at p m. 294O