The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-12
A WIND AND RAIN STORM.
The Slippery Streets Overlooking
with Water.
THE ICE IN THE RIVERS.
Damage to Shipping and Ferry
Delays.


Delays.
snow fell to the depth OF couple OF inches cary
yesterday morning, and this was succeeded by
rain. The rain, as It fell, created CLASSY surface
that caused good deal OF involuntary tumoling
among pedestrians At Union square and in the
City Hall Park there we're many falls during the
day.
CELLARS FLOODED.
All along West, South Front and Water, and in
| Greenwich and Washing ton streets, much damage
was done by the sudden flooding OF the cellars.
On the west side OF the city, occupied By provision
dealers and marketmen, potatoes, onions, carrots
aud other vege tables were noated IN these cellars
| Throughout the city there was great deal OF
trouble. confusion and annoyance causel by this
flooding in streets where the sewage Is OF the
wretchedesr kind. Large numbers OF people
might be seen in the obscure streets, Ratchet or
pickaxe In hand, breaking up the ice in the gut
tiers, which already was feeling the influence OF
the sudden thaw. Commissioner Dsbecker had
between 400 and 500 men engaged IN cutting away
the ice distractions from the sewer openings at
the street crossings in different parts OF the city.
and stated that the citizens on the east side
OF the city would have to bear with patience
any delay there might be in removing the
ashes and garbage that had been placed
on the walks. The Commissioner also said
that a delay OF twenty.tour hours would be caused
before the garbage could be removed. owing to
the TACT that the boats had been frozen fast Last
evening there was another slight TALL OF snow, and
1t was almost impossible TO 1oretcll how the
temperature would change during the night.
A swAYING FLAGSTAFF.
An observation taken at the United States
Signal Stalion about halt-pasr one O'Clock p. Nj.
showed that the wind was travelling at the rate
otcht nv1oo on hOnr hutt ntf
1t Increased In force until Two O'Clock P. NJ,
when the vane registered over forty miles an
hour Just about this time the nagstan on the
top OF the western Union Telegraph Building
was observed to be swaying to and irO In most
extraordinary manner. 1t was bent all out OF
shape and it seemed every moment as though the
next blast OF the hurricane would snap 1t asunder.
Crowds collected on Broadway needless OF the
rain. and in the expectation that some dreadful
calamity was about to happen. In order to allay
the fears OF pedestrians, however the Western
Union Company put force OF men on to straighten
1t up, and by running cable from the staff to one
OF the buildings opposite this result was accom-
plisned.
complete circuit Of the points Of the compass
was made by the wind during the day. At four
O'Clock p. NJ. it came rom due west at the rate of
twenty miles nour, all OF the indications being
in favor OF clearing weather.
ACCIDENTS AND DAMAGES.
About noon the large banner, over forty feet in
length, when hung over Broadway, near Houston
street, advertising the hppodrome, lell. slightly
njuring young lady named Rebecca Collins.
the sign on the top OF the Polytechnic Institute,
No. 61s Broadway, which was Six leet In height
and thirty ieet long, also fell yesterday with
crash, causing some damage. Charles Mason had
! q narrow escape from injury.
! man named jackson. while standing in the
! centre OF broadway, looking up at the building
run over by coach, the wheels passing over MS
! BODY. He was picked up anu conveyed to the
A canal boat az the loot Of Barrow street was
srove py the Ice and sunk. 1t was partly loaded
WOODEN awning on Dey street, near Washing.
ton, was blown down and little boy injured
aDout the head.
MIR. James Meyer, Jr., merchant, No. AZ Beaver
street, while on mis- way DOWN town about MALT.
past ten O'Clock yesterday morning, and while
| passing the new Post Oflce, accidentally slipped
ana Tell to the Sidewalk In so dong ne sustained
a compound fracture of the right leg lew inches
to the Park Hospital.
Catherine Colns. OF No. 4s7 East Thirteenth
street, lell on the sidewalk yesterday ana broke
Jonn McKenna fell on some Ice in the street yes
terday at forty,nrst street and Eleventh avenue
During the height OF the storm the roof OF the
Hippodrome was partially wrecked. The sky:
Ign proved too weak to Withstand the wind and
fully 400 panes oI glass were sent wnriing into the
ampaitneatre, causing scene OF rare confusion:
skylignls with ia paul'ns, so that the usua even
ing performance was given.
The HYDRANT5 THAwED OUT.
the question OF irozen MIGRANTS mas been far
more serious than IL was generally supposed to be-
dressed letter to the Board OF Fire COMMISSIONS
ers stating that during tue recent cold snap he
new patent ~ drants on the line OF Church street,
Thirty were examined, OF which thirteen were
frozen ; nne were useless Tor fire purposes, their
were IN Rood ofder The time required lOr thaw-
ing out the lrozen hydrants varied from seven
minutes 10 one nour aud ten minutes. IL Is also
reported, on the authority OF Assistant Cnief En-
gneer Snay, tnat two thirds OF all the fire n.y.
dlanis III the city were "more or less fr0zen."
The FIRE commissioners referred the matter TO
MIR. Van Mort, o. the department OF Pubic Works,
quest MADE by the Fire Department a number OF
large hydranis had been put IN on the west side
OF the city, and that they had hltherto gwen entire
Satisfaction. Ii there we're not MIGRANTS enough,
the Department OF Public Works would put more
wou per t had s
ton to prevent their becoming useless IN excess
lively cold weather he knew not what could DO
QOne.
Had the extreme cold weather continued a
week longer there Is little question but that our
Fire Department, excellent as 1t H. would nave
been rendered comparatively useless by Its IN
ability TO obtain sufficient water IN case OF large
fire.
ICE IN THE RIVERS
The gale from the southeast with the rain OF yes.
in The rivers. the mood tide during tue morning
carried up the North RIVER immense quantities OF
noatng ice when accumulated on the Jersey shore
leaving GEAR channel on the New YORK slQe and
practically clearing the East River.
very picturesque scene was presented about
hal-past twelve O'Clock y. NJ. rom pier IL North
River. huge foe OF broken ice was slowly
moving W the river, impelled by the wind and
tue flood TIDE. The attacks OF the tugs had heaped
up the fragments until ali the ICY mass was
shaped into various Iorms giving the impression
OF miniature city, with churches, mosques ana
pagodds, noating slowly with the tue. Tie erry.
boats com nunlpaw and Newark we're caught IN
the doe during Inc noon trip. Both OF them boldly
|
ing the brittle Ice, and finally they succeeded In
forcing passage. About nali-past twelve O'CLOCK
y. Ma
BRIDGE WAS FORMED
from pier 10 TO Jersey City, but 1t was not long
before the iran structure was broken into frag.
ments. Looking from pier IL the Bay aud Mar
TOws presented apparently an unDroken eXpanse
OF SOLD Ice. The staten Island crryboats ceased
tnoir trips at ten a. Ne, as 1t was impossible lor
them TO make their landings.