New-York tribune., 1876-12-19
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
WINTER IN A WILD MOOD.
A TEMPEST OF sLEET. SNOW, WIND AND
RAIN.

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| THE PERMs OF PEDESTRIANS ON SLIPPERY SIDE
wALKs-THE ROUND OF CHANGES IN THE
wEATHER-wIDE EXTENT OF THE STORM AND
GREAT VIOLENCE OF THE SISD-FURTHER RE
PORTS OF MARINE DISASTERS.
All classes of people united yesterday in COM
planning of the disagreeable weather The which
fell early IN the morning served sponge 10 soak up
the rain which began fall after a. m, and
tinued until it succeeded by at p. The
and raip mingled with tho filth of tho streets,
formed thick black slush which covered the cross
walks blocked up the culyerts and spashed over
the struggling pedestrians omnibuses, drays and car
riages plowed their way through ii. The sidewalks
covered with ice, which at time
during the day melted sufficiently TO make walking
pleasant safe; as it was covered with water,
people with Overshoes slipped occasionally, and men
in all directions holding raings they
descended from their stOops and feeling their way eau
tiousy along The rain froze as FELL most OF the day,
and the windward side OF buildings and posts, the rig
gng of vessels and telegraph wires were coated with
ice From the wires long icIces depended that there
seemed danger that different wires would become
nected The weight great that the smaller wires
sagged percephbIy. and few of them broke. The su
perintendent Of the Western Union Telegraph Company
stated late yesterday afternoon that there had been no
serious damage to the company's lines.
This Of wide extent the center being little
north Of NewYork, Snow began TO fail at 1885 u.
yesterday, turning into slect at 10 M, into rain at
1880 p m and into again at 227 p. m, the latter
lasting until S45 in the evening, when the sky became
clear. With advent Of the last at 227 pm,
the thermometer fell and the wind rose, reaching
at 1913 p. m. velocity OF 40 miles an hour,
with nstantlyincreasing velocity. The amount OF
water that fell IN snow seet and rain was very large
There was a heavy fall OF snow yesterday in Albany,
adeIpha, Quebec Halifax, and Montreal In Newton
don the temperature was warm and rain fell throughout
the day. In Boston the storm consisted chiefly OF seet
High winds prevailed in Wyoming Territory and Grand
Haven Mich The lowest points reached by the tber-
low Fort Garry, Manitoba, and 50 below at Pembina,
Dakota Territory at IL p m the barometer was rising
Early the evening the snow ceased, and the night
was clear bright and cold The loose snow drfted with
the wInd penetrating and stages and rendering
outdoor life exceedingly uncomfortable. The snow aud
water in the streets roze and tue streets and avenues IN
the upper part or the city we're resonant with Jngng
Away from the sea-coast snow seems to have fallen
throughout the day. and there considerable delay in
the railway trains due in New-York last evening. AT
Hudson River Railroad had Just arrived and the Della,
ware, Lackawanna and Western, the through Southern
tboth due at IO:3Ol, and the Boston O'clock and II
O'Clock mails were s out The Shore Line reported
badly blocked and the early Boston tram OF the track at
NOrwalk.
The night manager of the Western Union Telegraph
Company reported that very little damage mad been done
their lines-not than usual in ordinary rain
storm. Only few lines down in the immediate
vicinity { the city. The wires were in an unusually
good condition, the storm OF week hay broken
all the weak sections, which had been replaced with new
WIRE
The ice the wires caused the circuits to be cut OF
upon of the police and fire telegraph wires in this
city last night As soon as the storm began to break
away, line dispatched IN all directions TO clear
away the distractions aud again connect the circuits
The communication cut of between the First Fourth,
Eleventh, Fourteenth, Tenth, seventh, Seventeenth,
Eghteentb, Nmsteenth Twenttet6, TweentysSirst 1--WE
Police Stations and the Police Central Office.
Fn Fs At Foup sn ElsR Eleventh. So the
nectiOn had been renewed IL was expected that tle
others woS @ @ ee IN aSd sVerb3g VIII be
in good working order to-day The Fire Department Or
defed TO be detailed patrol and instructed them
how best to transmit an alarm In the event OF large
fire. 49, 49,
He was at his residence, No 245 East
sion OF the brain. Deceased was 90 years Of age.
The list Of disasters at Ia has been slightly Increased
rounded the city and Ito steamer Quang Sc from Yoka.
hama went ashore the ank known as oyster Island
while coming up the ba, The Staten Island steamer
ID. K Martin was obliged u omit TIE morning trip.
on saturday the ciaai boat Fortunate sunk S, %hie
from Pensacola for Providence put into Newport with
the loss Of her deck oad and with her sails split The
Banks put ino Hai-x Saturday With the loss OF her
Maitland n $, from Sew-York for HaIifSx, was met by
the dominion about 80 miles from Seal Island
on sunday She Was in dsmant!el condition, and her
passengers and were taken OF and landed yester-
day at Yarn outh : 5; -,
The ship !. 2. Wheeler, ashore on Governors Island,
was got OF safely yesterday morning. The schooner W.
W. Branard, tho rocks at Newport, x. L. was taken
off Yesterday morning with her bottom badly damaged
The Madagascar, taken off the rocks at New
port ls thought have been seriously damaged The
schooner Cora from Africa Boston, at Newport,
baaly strained Tue schooner c. L. smith, from Boston
for Port Richmond, went ashore yesterday morning at
Nanset, Cape Cod.
A homeless woman named Mary Ann Jones. 80 years
of age was dScOy cred late last night lying IN the cellar
of No Al ThOmpsOn-st. in terribly destitute condition.
removed at once to the Eighth Precinct station,
where Il found that her feet and limbs frozen,
and that was unconscious In places IN hesh
had become badly frozen to turn black and fall
away Had she not been discovered, sine would nave
died i'll u very short time.