New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-29
WINTERS FAREWELL STORM.
ENDING WITH WIND AND SNOW.

The storm of rain and snow which, tom
porarly at least ceased az about O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. anticipated at the Signal Service Office on
Saturday The indications OF its approach were so clear
that stationary signals were ordered at 1913 p H. on
Saturday, but did not begin 20 fall until Sunday at
sIO.I5 D. H. Ii Is comparatively seldom that a warning
he given long in advance. The storm began IN
the south but there it did not amount 10 mucn and s
severity was first felt the coast The barometer began
to fall in New-York Sunday afternoon. The WIND
blew from the northeast from Saturday after
until 4 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon When
IL vecred to the north, and, after an hour'
10 the west where il remained yesterday. At II p M
on sunday its velocity was DO miles hour. and the
maximum Of As miles hour reached at 6:lo y. H.
on Monday. The wind remained high All gay anu there
was fresh breeze during Tuesday until p M, when IL
began increase again. and 1T 6:l5 a. M yesterday hh
attained velocity OF 30 miles on hour. The storm
center-the area of low barOmeer-which passed New
York on Tuesday ut AS p. No. al New-London yes
terday morning and moving slowly the northeast IL
thought the Signal Service office yesterday aiter
noon that t would be clear here to-day; the statement
was made unOficially and not as prediction fair
weather having been reported in the South and West
In public estimation the elements deserve the greatest
credit FOR the vigorous ana businesske way IN whlch
they provided this vicinity with an equinoet!al gale
OF wind rain The task Of satisfying the ambition OF
weather prophets who still pin their faith to the SIMS
crossing OF the equinox, in general by 10 means an
enYable one, but its execution tins year - universally
regarded as complete and symmetrical Sergeant Pen
rods assistant said yesterday that the officers oil the
New-York station do not accept TIE common theory re-
gar,ing equinOcal Any storm occurring wthln
seven days. either before after the sun CROSSES tine
equinox is spoken OF the equnOctlal,' ana as IN
duced by that event. There is thus range OF
If days, and records show that during the ram
Winter, and early Spring, fortnight seldom passes
without storm Of greater or less severity 1t cannot DE
fha NJ he
Tins kind but there good for suppOsing taJ
it does The late storm has at all events been uii-
usually severe and prolonged and has exhibited some
peculiar features II has been thousand times re-
marked by pedestrians they have shorldelcd the way
through the gale, - saw anything worse than
this and those AZ least whose umbrellas have been
demolished by the wind have felt disposed to resent any
auSOn to the fact that the memory is treacherous re-
spccting the weather Sergeant P'nrods assistant sau
yesterday that he could recall very Few scverer
storms and that records confirmed the general
impression No two storms presented the same
features but those called equinociial usually
came from the West while this one had come
from the south. this would be called west
India cyclone. of which it had all the pccuiaI1rS' III
Guiding tendency Of the wind spiraly inward toward the
storm center and progress in paraboic curve IL was
chiefly remarkable for the slovness with which the
storm center moved which doubtless caused by It's
encounterlng a very high pressure III the northeast
Higher winds and lower barometer were frequently re-
corded as for instance March 9, when the "iAd al
tanned a vel city of GO miles an hour, but Il IL seldom
that a storm was extended and so prolonged There
WAS nothing peculiar i'll the fact that the storm moved In
direction opposite to that from which the wind blew
On the contrary the tendency Of the wind was always
toward the center Of low pressure from all sides, as to-
ward vacuum that ii in front Of storm center the
direction of the wind opposite to that In when inc
storm was moving; behind the winds direction would
be he same rs that OF the storm center ana vice versa
At sandy hook Yesterday the wind was variable, shift
IN from northwest southwest. and back to north
west Fo4 prevailed and snow fell during the greater
portion of the day. JUST after daylight the following
steamships passed in, all OF which had experienced
heavy weat Acr and been delayed few hours - fps Ou
were on time IN arriving: The Canada, from haNsc;
Ancnoria. from Glasgow; Bermuda. from Cow Bay
August Andre from Antwerp by WY Of Halifax; Gin
bria from Hamburg; Ncw-Oreans, from New-Orieans;
Albcmare from Norfolk, Va, and the coal steamer iF-
risirIr The NcwOrieans lad very heavy weather this
aide Of Hatcra- Int arrived ahead % tins, owing 10 the
current of the Gu stream which was running ZIG KNOTS
in the steamer, favor The Harrisburg hal III tow the
schooner Sophia T. Wintrrton IN disabled cIhuloh'
havin. been nt0 during the fog on Tuesday between
q ana Il. m. by the schooner O. T. BnhS eisht miirs
south Oi Bdrnc%at eAe "i7 sltuch on tie poi' NV
ward OF the caheai5 ana Tor an instant 20 a,c ,
over the side, carry inS ava! 'he DOW pm Iu H.
with the rigging. The BIuS lost her hoWSpIll. lHc
Wincrton lay in her disabled condition ri The mercy oI
the waves untl o'clock on u'-i} ltrth'I' ~ 10,
was picked up by the Harrisburg ana lowed mo port
IL
T1 Track of IN, southern Railroad washed 80 that
Trans delayed. 1t repaired bat AGAIN badly
Tnr Steamship Old Dominion, while being towsd from
the North the Eas River. was swuns around 10y r
escaped hitting tie wharf with her -ter1l
The Schooner AdIc -cnat,r went ashore on C"id
Spring bar on Tues lay n.ht, AMI rTinS 0 ihc heavy
81, running she could not bc boarded Tor several Hous
Sb. MA. "Ij-i win corn from Norfolk for WORK.
one OF the lfe-sayng boats in gong TO the snip from
station NJ. 81 stove. WseckeIs are NO" dhuhS Tue
4 brgIntneriggcd steamer, supposed to he the Wor-
from Boston for Philadelphia Is reported asrouhu
the schooner Ionn Rose from Philadelphia for Fall
River i N0!cs Leach. The last report rom
her says that she is breaking up aGd will prove total
the schooner Anna c. Plat Of Tlomaston, Ne, with
cargo salt from BOnare Tor Providence, went ashore
on Monday about six miles cast ~ ShnnecOck L. l. me
Lifrsaymg Department rescued The crew WIN we tA
ceptiou OF Edward Howell, who was washed o'erpoaru
A BOAT containing four men was discovered signaling
for assistance Tuesday by capt W. Parse OF tht
schooner Agnes O Gloucester, MASS. wien on rum Gut
Island. The men were pched MP one OF thsn WHO
proved 10 DC capt Philips, ~ schoOnrr "h,h clt nci
Monday with OF coal FOR shelter ld;ld sId
vessel had been oyertaken by the >to- ana was
driven upon the shoals ~ rum uut IelIi htsiIi
were lnadc the vessel By throwing overheard
portion the hut she CONTINUED 10 SILK ana was
abandoned James Harris ana JOnn stevens were Wishcd
overheard ana lost in getting into the boat , -
The NewHaven steamer Continental, which struck on
rock near Execution Lighthouse on h'r uoHh tIiP
TUESDAY ha fioatei or and Is now AT her dock,
into The dry dock until Monday, is occupied;
DENSE log prevailing at the tine the Continental
her passenger, OH and carried them back 10 New-HVeh
ana tnr others landed at New-kOchclle, whence
| they came 10 this city
The Fail River steamer Old Colony did not reach her
dock until o'clock Yesterday AFTERNOON Her nsii
time OF arrival Is az a. M but detained 40 Fail
River BY the storm wJch prevailed on the sound
and leave there uu.Il ESQ d. H. yesterday None
OF the sound steamers more than Two hours
behind time.
Tie italian bark hOTc at Cape May, which was sup
De the Francc-rnu has been usccrtanrd ID ne
tie Monte Tabor UT inc suurs came ashore yes
trriay. bui coud spcaa English, ana Information
beyond the name OF the vessel could br obtained Tie