New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-24
IN AND AROUND LIE CITY.

sudden and severe.
IN AND AROUND The CITY.
A SNOW sQUALI, A HEAVY GALE AND LOW TIER
MONOCHROME MAN KILLED BY FALLING
Observation-Disclosures AND DELAYS ON THE
WATER.
The sudden change in the weather, yester-
day, remarkable at least, said the "odest In
habitan" At daylight there indications Of any
change from the weather OF tho day before The tenn
perature about the and scarcely breath of
air stirring. Between @ and o'clock a
heavy black cloud appeared in the northwest,
which seemed to indicate nothing more than
squall Soon afterward the wind began TO blow with
great velocity. This accompanied with very
heavy snow squall. To people unprotected, the
snow. with sprinkng OF good sized hall-stOnes. WAS
bnd.ng to ferry boats and vessels the river II was
equal to a Fog. The fail lasted only half hour,
but the wind continued TO blow in furious gusts ts
force almost driving people along the streets The
Thermometer suddenly fell from 46' TO 15o.
The sharp air made the ears, and fingers tngc,
and listers sealskn caps and heavy gloves were most
comfortable. On Third and s!xthayes where cover
ing sand had been allowed to remain the surface Of
tho ground during the building of the Elevated railways
dense clouds Of sand blown around, adding to tie
general discomfort and ain Ost binding many pedcstrl-
ans who obliged 10 face the wind.
Sergeant Dorhauser in charge OF the Signal Ser
vice Bureau the Equitable Building. SAID last even
ing that the Storm although visited the city suddenly,
not surprise bat had been predicted several days
ago. The stormccntre first discovered about
January 20 in the southwest, near the Gulf of
Mexico. For several days the area of low
barometer has been gradually creeping north aud
northeast, ana IL now in Maine. The extreme low
pressure passed this city before yesterday. The high
wind the city came from the west and northwest and
blew with great velocity at The force and nature
of the wind such to great damage but the
fact that 1t blowing of Shore, saved much OF the
shipping Vess, Is would not leave the harbor, and
those arriving could make arrangements according
to the cautionary signal. The "Oifsh0re" storm
signal was hOistcd the Equitable Building.
at midnight Tuesday The storm had
not yet reached the city, it was
only blowing gentle breeze OF about six miles hour.
The Signal officers knew, however that violent storm
was approaching and wou visit the city few hours.
An hour after the signal was displayed the wind in-
creased miles hour and kept gradually growing
more rapid until 6 o'clock, when 1t had re Ichei sixteen
miles. II then blowing what is called "brisk
change and the storm first showed itself The velocity
increased sixteen miles In one hour and at o'clock the
miles an hour This rate is called q ;" high
| wind" At that time the signal had been dis
played on the Equitable Building for hours, and
soaincn gwen that much warning OF the storms
proach. Dispatches received at the New-fork Bureau
from Wd-hi gtOu. stated that at i O'Clock yesterday
morning all the storm signals were boosted along The
Atlantic coast y RON Mine @ 90 c9n s. o. distance
nd IA Grand Iiayeu and the of.shore signals were
raised at Milwaukee, Cape Lookout. Cape hatcras,
Kitty Hawk. Cape Henry, Norfolk. Cape MAY, Atlantic
Cy Barncgt and sandy iioSS. Ile caut,Gnary signal
| Newport, Woods Hole Boston, Ihatcners Island Port
FI3m : o'riock Yesterday morning until noon the
velocity the wind continually increased. AT r. H. il
blowing 80 mics an hour: ana is miles AZ IL a. M
exactly at midday u arr ntd Us greatest velocity blow
ng At OF 90 miles Al, hour This rate Is termed
mics less than a. harricanc" IN the afternoon the
wind varied considerably. the speed averaging over 30
m cs an AT 1870 II mad again reached 0mios.
From this tins the wind decreased aud at 10 o'clock lts
! velocity Only 30 miles. Al O'Clock tcegrims
fl rue~ at Albany. 81 90 Boston. 20 n NcwLOnon and
| 81 Al PLiladc phIa. The changes in tie wind were
! : O'Clock. when the storm first burst the cIty
| The mercury III TIE thermometer ranged about 3Io
the thc ' was i8o In the afternoon it was IL
At AbaUy II was Do aid AZ burlington -, Igtant Don
ONE AT had 'i.'u a' ot! tS gVt ~ nrIn ~
a also on December o. ana Ii, 1870. souheGsiery
we MID travelled al the rate of - mile, an nour
several vessel. anchored Of the Highlands, the
G l W., Troiied by the few vc,-cls which came in
AS yagy heavy oil the coast and vessels were blown
| ward Those ti..t came III were obliged to come to
anchor, it beng unsafe to attempt to set to
| lock Many OF The vessels lying at anchor
| In the river dragged thcir anchors. The wares
h IN iG G b ana tne tny Wind 5I sea- lo a
| HE spray icw all over the boats. wettin= AL who
chauc.d 10 be outside The boats rocked violently. and
not only were passengers made seaslck. but at times
hr o.. io,nG II almps Impossible stand on their feet
Work wa, sii, pended Oh the Brooklyn Bridge At r.
w The td w;.s The lowest II Ia, Been for many years
the ferry bridges falling such angle that heavily
| laden trucks could not be drawn up without the
"s.i.;ance II additional teams. The staten Island ferry
boats rolled aud tossed about violently In the sea. and
were blown well over on the Lone Island shore In order
o ayoid ie force wind later IN the day, well
10 Az Id collision with The vessels which had driit from
Their mJorucs, they Rugged the jersey shore closely
Thr steamships Caledonia, Wyoming city OF Vera Cruz
aud Hudson which ariN ed ;ound greet difficulty m get,
attempt get 10 her per aDahOned ana anchored IN
the stream ,,,,,,.>.r,
smaller number OF serious accidents occurred in this
CITY and harbor from the effects OF the wind than might
b,v, been expected Several chmneys fell without do
ING any serious damage, aud number OF sgn-Doars
were torn from their places.
AsNathauIcl Could employed in the store of Mclars
& Haskell at No. 6j3 Broadway was passing down the
from hr front No. 1o2 Broadway. The blow frac
t,rr lis skull and hc was taken up unconscious. lie
,yo. taken 40 the Chambers street Hospital where he
dice! about O'Clock las, evening.
coal scuulc. which had been left tho roof of No
3i CunaIst was blown oil To- the wind and fell upon
the mead OF Ferdinand Layizzo an Italian VINO was pass
INK LayzZD was Fn0cAed down ana Dadly stunned by
| Inc blow bii recovered sufficiently To 20 home.
, ttug stoop mt the foot OF Forty st. North
River fl as I'm possible to get to the body until high
uic and description or further particulars could be
fbr ranaAoat General slegel was sunk by overload
ing and hsh winds, at o'clock at the foot OF Houston
STE North RIVER. The CAPTAIN OF the boat was sick
the cabin the time, but was rescued by officer Carey
Of the Ninth Precinct
A schooner WAS blown ashore the horseshoe" in
side OF sandy Hook.
Tne brig Wexford, lying at anchor OF Governors
Island dragged her anchor ana narrowly escaped driit
ing the rocks.
IN, brig Bertha which left Ncw-lOrk Tuesday for
Rosiou returned and anchored AT Hart Island she
drifted Yesterday from her anchorage 10 within 800
wards of tue Long Island shore when both anchors were
LEI 20 and the vessel brought up to thcm While making
sall TO keep her Oh shore the 0re-sai was blown away.
At LATE nour las; evening the WIND broke tue glass in
hath Lanterns Of the offs signal" which is white
gnt shown above a rel Light. Ine fact tclegraphcd
tn headduartrrs Washin Stun An order received