The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-29
THE STORM.

ALMOST A GALE YESTERDAY IN THE cIrY-A
NORTHWEST WIND. WITH BLINDINo SNOW
DISCOMFORT ON LAND AND DISASTERS AT
SEA-
Tho streets were filled early yesterday with binding
snow, rs II the elements. dsgusted with our utter
pastiness had concluded drop their whitest mantle
over the reeking thoroughfarcs.
About one O'Clock the wind swung around to the
northwest, whence II blew with velocity ranging at
from twcnty-six TO thirty miles an hour, and
the slusb. which meanwhile had been
crawling in lazy rivulcts along the
cutters and debouching with dull indif.
ference into the small aqueducts that communi-
cate with the msnholes at the street corners CON-
menced soidify. being converted in spots into dry
leprous crust that will BIO heard IRON by and by when
she warm weather sets Owing 10 the bad condi-
ton OF the pavemenls, however, considerable part
Of the rainfall soaked into the ground where 1t fell
having made excellent lud extract Of the super
iucarnent Nth and peTcolated into tho cellars
and easements OF such low.lying streets As Baxter,
Masnan. ponds under the floor aud sent No through
ts crevices mephitic vapor As nature Is httc IN
exorAble IN her laws this VIII DO heard rom during
the days In May and juno IN cases ofetneric
lever 10 be referred TO The street department.
But as to its moro violent aspects the dangers OF tho
storm we're greatly lcssencd yesterday morning by the
shifting o. the wind, which blew sharply here and
ruined host OF spring hats ON cny Hall square.
about ave O'Clock, rcntlcmaD's hat was whskcd oil
by an irrevsrent gust and went careering through
mud puddcs, new hat always Will II u has Nh OPP
portunity Finally newsboy set his grmy little foot,
with the remnant OF shoe four large liz the
very middle OF IT, and waited for the owner TO come
up He expected TO DO thanked, no doubt but he got
cufed instead
The snow area Of yesterday, according TO DR..
Ponrod. OF the signal Service Office, extended as far
south as Philadelphia. A: Oswego and Buffalo, IN this
city and al Kingston, Canada heavy snowfall Is re-
ported IL raned heavily all the forenoon ut Montreal
81 Burlington, VI; Portland Me-, and Cape May
Tue lowest barometer was 80 IL IT New London,
Conn.,. and the next lowest GO ~, was In this
city at ten O'Clock A. N. New London II will be
remembered, lies upon the mouth OF the Thames
River, upon the head waters OF which, ut Stafford,
lowest tnsr,nomeler was at Fort Garry, Manitoba,
whore registered IL degrees the highest % degrees
at Galveston, Texas. In this city a! ten A. d. II reg.
istcred II at twelve NJ, 81 at three i. MI 81 at eight
i. b., 30 The high wind rapidly dried the almost
impossible pavements.
DISASTERS
Few disasters to shipping, additional 10 such as were
reported yesterday morning. ana they unmportant
poruue Tor space The record OF the last day Of the
tnrnta. which went ON the rocks at Execution Reef
before landed ne here S
steamcr now lies at her pier ut Peek slip, Out
has started some OF her umbors. and
Her cargo was not damaged materially Tho storm
mas no doubt lett many vestiees OF its work
on Long Island Sound. or Plum Gut Island yester-
day, Captain William Peurso, OF The schooner Agnes,
from Gloucester, Mass was signalled by small boat
containing Jour mon. whom no took on board One oil
The proved be Captain William Fredericks, OF
New York, who stated that his weasel, the H. Wheeler,
from New York to Shelter Island, with coal, had sunk
of Plum Island on Monday night James Harris and
Peter Howell both OF this city. were wished over
board ana drowned during tho confusion that followed
inc striking upon The rocks. The roads on Long
Island are reported badly damaged, and In many
quarters impassable. The telegraph wires south and
west Frustrated by the gale, so that communi.
cation yesterday morning impossible, and press
reports from u points wsrc unavoidably delayed.
The schooner Helen, from Kingston, Jamaica, bound
for New York, wen: down near Balabano during The
height OF the gale.
disagree cable episode ~ interrupt he progress
n ham rdQV ntpn I'M
for years TINS city; but happily the wind did not
10 the high velocity OF tho episode lately described
IN the HERALD, and no land casualties OF Importance
are 10 be reported The sky continued lowering and
dismal alter the had ceased and the streets mad
commenced to dry, anu the WIND blew with undated
violence all tho evening. New York went 10 bed
nrQfane