The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-30
BLoWING GRE.tT OUNs.
Discomfort In the city aud Peril In the Rivers
and Beyond ihe Hook.

At : 80 O'Clock yesterday morning
binding snow storm set In from the northeast.
the wind blew at the rate of twenty-five miles
an hour, and the fine sand like nakos blinded
every ody that encountered them. Gradually
the wind increased in velocity, and made street
tr vel anything but pleasant. In the early after
noon snow descended In big, half-tbawed pei
lets, changing for few minutes at n time to a
mixture Of sh'r rp hail and warm rain drop7. In
the evening the storm changed to rain el'o-
gethcr. the wind moderated, tine snow and ice
began to melt, and the amphihious qualities Of
ali New Workers out of doors were severely
tested.
through the canals that their tracks had be-
come aud their human loads were OF such mag
nitude that even the platforms overlooked, ano
men hung on to other men far out beyond thl
sides OF tho cars. There was always room
however, a one Of the well squoezed passengers
said, " for woman with babe or with mar
ket basket
The narrow, downtown streets. especially
those IN which railroad plOughs had banked the
snow nigh up beyond the curtstones were so
many roaring torrents of melted snow aud rain.
minated In pool. for tho CUTTERS were chokcd
with ice and snow, nnd the sewers were either
filed or their OPENINGS were showed up and
frozen. llurses 1ouudcrcd and spl shed through
the muddy water, women wit bedrag1led skirts
picked their ways cautiously. and men swore
Justify rs they plunge desperately from bad
pouls to worse ponds at the crossings
The tide In the rivers rose so high toward
the ferry boats were higher than the piles that
scplTate the slips, and the floating platforms or
bridges rOso To an angle OF almost fOrty-ive de-
groes from the e ies to the boa t.. The shops
under Fulton Market were Hooded. julius
Johnson's Fulton House saloon, opposite the
Terry, became deep pond, from out OF whicn
rose a high stool and a glowing stove. On the
stool al 1850 o'clock last evening, solitary cus-
TONER slt with legs drawn up to the top runR,
seemingly III anticipation OF a yet more sudden
rise. Swayne's bookstore, door above IN Full
ton street, was abandoned 10y thc clerks, who
D n
riiug water rs 1t approached tho BOOK shelves.
H. Heun's cunoc ANA cake saloon, yet further up
the street, Was flooded ankle dceu ana deserted
ul bcth servants and customers. y long
gangpiank, resting on the cur0stOne and the
middle Of south street, served as q bridge IOr
those Nho crossed to the ferry.
The ferry boats IN both rivers were more or
less delayed while the gale and snow storm con.
tluued, hut after nightiall they made their trps
passed IL Gate curing tho dny. A large fleet
awaited the termination Of the storm IN tho
Est river, N Newark Oly, and on CommuDipaw
ana Bedloa's Island.
Few vessels essayed to pass the Hook. An
easttrly Wind was driving the water before II
from tue ocean into the lower bay, and u dense
fOE hung over the sea-
In the early morning the trans on nearly all
tue riiirOads were IA re or loss DELAYED, out
after tnr snow plougis and sweepcrs ha1
plunged through the deep cuts tnero was littls
or no delay. Up 20 the time when yesterd,y
mornings snow storm cuauged to sitCt tho snow
hat nd been melted In the indic Gator at tue
Slnal service Bureau I'm this city cove one teutn
oi Al incn OF water. Ine officers OF the signal
service Bsfeau piedict a long colo snap,"
which they We dtscoyerol to be rapidly up
pruacling from the uOrthNest.
The taSem cnis IN the lower part Of Jersey
CITY were Hooded last night. Iho Pav1uia ave-
nue. ferry pier was flooded 80 deep thai The steps
or the horse cars were covered, aud the pisseA-
gers had 90 waue IN ten inches Of water for tNO
blocks. At the HOboken terry the water was
eighteen inches de- y ON the roadway. yne wind
on the side u the hh at weenaWkA was 50
strOug that an OMNIBUS sleign was blown across
tue ROAD with load Of passengers.