New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-17
a DAY or DISCOMFORTS

TROUBLES CAUSED by TIE FOG IN TIE NORMA
HORRORS USDEarOOr-THE WORK OF CLgARxo
BROADwAY-DELA1ED NAILS.
The fine rain which Tell at intervals durins
Monday and aonday night, occasionally turning mt
sect with the variations OF temperature ceased aou.
O'Clock yesterday morning, having accomplished yery
much for the discomfort aud Giscoura Of the ca
zcns Of New-York. During Monday evening the rain
froze as It fell and tie sidewalks covered viii,
thin coating OF ice which rendered walking slow din
cult and dangerous. Toward morning the tempcra,u,,
little, and fog spread over the city which, az day.
light advanced, found 10 enyelop the rivers md Tie
surrounding the ice began 10 tbaw early and
streams Of spread the sidewalks led the cul
verts and tckled from every projecting roof and cor
nice Those who early enough beheld telegram
wires and trees white with ice, which, however
disappeared, yielding rapidly to the incress
ing warmth OF the atmosphere. About o'clock Tia
fog gre denser, and half hour later the fey-aosu
were steamDg slowly over what, as far discornbs
limits concerned, might have been There
long delays nearly all the ferry lines and several
boats were Obliged TO land their passengers at other
piers than their own Fortunately the flyers were mora
free from large ice than they had been for several day
and the boats little delayed by the comparatively
small pieces but the felt their way along
guided by the ringing OF the fog bells. At sandy Hook
IL impossible 10 more than vessels length from
shore until nearly noon and vessels passed That pon
in either direction until the fog had lifted and made nsyt
cation safer.
The rain and thew, while they rendered more imrers
tive the Necessity OF cleaning the streets made easier the
accomplishment of the task. The men who toied 90
Sunday with picks, found the ice almost ss hard
az granite, and the work progressed slowly. Yes
terday between o'clock and O'Clock Ia The afternoon
about GOO laborers with 700 carte set TO work
BT adway and Capt. Gunner who, under CDinmiskio11
Nichols had general supervision OF the force taiea tass
he hoped To have Broadway cleaned IriBg the night
from Cnion-squGre 10 the Battery. ring the afsr
noon the men compelled TO w0'e slowly and Eith
many intervals, for the stream of lces Was almost
uninterrupted, and 70 only To- moment al time
that the aborers could occupy thu midle OF the street.
The culvcrts however. Opcnrt md some snow vN
carted piers the North and st Rivers desinatsd
by the Dock Commits si0ners. a, the evening drew on
and the streets less freguented, the work pro
crossed rapidly and long lines ~ carts moved 10
favorable to the tasx. The snow anu Ice were not
frozen hard as on Sunday, aud the laborrS
were spared the pcltng rain OF Monday night
To-day work will b. continued on Broadway from Union.
square 10 Thirty our,h -s and when that IL cleared
Wall, Fulton Cortland,, Chambers Grand Canal, and
Twentythird-sts. will be- successfully cleaned.
During past week there has been great rresniary
I'm the arrival Of the mails and yesterday there
number OF serious delays The Atlantic Express the
New-York Central and Hudson River Railroad, which
brings mail due at the POstOtce at did Tot az
due at 7:i5 a. H., reached the office at The mail
10y the Richmond Express. due at lo1 a. m arrived an
limited mail from the West and South
West was gig hours behind time.