New-York tribune., 1878-02-01

was stranded at Ocean Grove y. D. Inc StOf1A Is OF
wide extent, and railroad and elegraphc cOmmuni-
cation is mpeded.
SCENES IN THIS CITY
A DAY OF DISCOMFORT r. THE sTFErrs-HrAvY
WORK on THE STREET RAILRoADS-nlsAsrEES
on THE RIvERs-LoDGEEs AT THE STATION
HOUSES.
This city was visited yesterday by The first
oaashioncd Snow storm Of the accompanied by
O gale OF unusual severity. During The carly morning
hours the wind which had been blowing steadily from
the northeast increased in velocity and about 645 a. m
the air was suddenly filed With snowfakes They
were not allowed to lie where they fell but we're caught
ND by tho wind and borne along in binding clouds The
wind freshened to gale and the snow fell thicker ana
faster until at a. m the streets and housetops pre-
snted very wutry appearance Servants were out early
sweeping the sidewalks but their efforts seemed frutess,
SO quickly did Che wind spread new covering OF snow
over the clean swept stones Pedestrians the majority
mufed in users, hurried along the streets Some car
ried umbrellas but, after few struggles with the wind
at the street corners, they carried them uder the
arms or used them walking sticks.
The officers Of the Signal Service Burean in the Equta-
BILE Building received telegram from Washington,
about IL a. m yesterday. announcing that northeast
Storm Of unusual severity, was anticipated along the
North Atlantic Coast. At that hour the wind
was already blowing a gale. and the air was
filled with snowfakes During the early morning hours
at A3O A. m the weather gauge showed the rate TO be
% miles an hour. The dansersignal had been hoisted
several hours before. Snow began to fall al O:4o
a M and continued TO increase. Before noon
the wind was blowing at the rate OF fory-hye miles
an hour, and at p. IN, the velocity had
increased TO fiftyfouT miles an hour The storm was
marked by steady increase OF moisture III the ar the
barometer falling nearly four-tenths OF inch In ten
hours The mercury 81 during the day. Bulletins
from Washington showed that the centre Of DIS
tnrbapce had originated in the Eastern Gulf
States and was moving northward at
rapid rate Heavy rains prevailed on wednesday
throughout Florida Alabama, Georgia, and louisiana
Al Norfolk Va yesterday morning over an iach OF rain
had fallen aud the wind blowing eastward at the
rate of twenty-five miles hour Rainy weather was
also reported al Knoxville Tenn NicEsburG Mss ana
MoDtgomery Ala, and with high winds as far
south as Louisville Ky. At Albany ana Buffalo
there were heavy storms during the day with wind
b,ojpg somewhat less than gale. At Boston the wind
blew gale OF fortyhree miles an hour and there was
also heavy fall OF Chicago and Philadelphia had
taste Of seet. accompanied by high winds At Toledo,
Ohio the velocity the wind reported TO be forty
miles an hour, with cloudy weather.
During the afternoon the snow changed 10 see III this
c,tv The,wind lessencd somewhat and yeeIcd 10 the
northward 1t continued TO blow in strong gusts which
at times were sudden and so violent as 10 iOfcc per-
SONS from the sidewalks and almost carry them OF Their
feet The cutting seet suDg the flesh like neitlcS.
On side 10 DC Witnessed rctuH
the struggling multitude fought its way along the street
Near the Post Office several adventurous ma!!.et-
women were spun around in wild waltz by the i0ic-
some wind. At sundown the velocity Of the~.nd had
decreased materially, and at p. H. the wind
blew from the northwest, showing that the
storm-ccntre had passed to tine eastward Of the city
The sidewalks in many places were covered with sush,
,uloaecp while IN others the smooth stones were rcn
uGfo es , o sfagcs were soon crowded To- their
of the BcccGCr-s;. line were hilcd 50 IuI mat
ev coud not be drawn up the hi aud the passcngcrs
were obliged TO get out ard pod after thcin ntil they
lad reached level ground Travel on all the lines soon
hccaIuc DELAYED by tne thick covering Of Snow Oh The
tcams and sweep the tracks. One of ne hIt Fweercrs
Ippcarcd on tie broadway and seventh Avenue Line.
on both Of the roads controlled by This com
the & M g cc T'IS Gonbcd 5 at At ts %Gh sne al m
The swecpeIs Of the Sixth. Eighth, and Ien'h Avcnnc
lines were Iun out at about iOGciocs, ihe ne tcans on
tie sixth Avenue cars were doubled ana the TRACK was
Kent wen cleared by the Of the h9rscs"cepes and
by gangs Of with broOms. The Eighth Aycnae cars
made their trips on fu time. me N,hlh AIetue' cars
were drawn by three horses. and made iair lhic.
There was hitlc delay the lhird Avenue Road SS-
cept that occaslOned by the 0veIcIO~d1g o. car INC
sweeper Was running steadily all day on me Fourth
avenue Road teams were n'' aonnoa un,r Il, H. , On
several OF the Fourth avenue cat7 [ we VII WI
tllators which hang on swivcls ana sWnS with
dtiiied IN ana fe IN me shower, lhlhlhE IL !un-
sons choice for comfort between the inside ~ the
well as The Second and Third Aytnue line-
the upper part Of the road was badly driftcd
eis were put The Belt line and the Beeker street
cars were much mpeded by The snow. which could be
cleared by p0ws Gangs OF sweepcrs however kept
tracks partially cleared On all OF the lines the
rre nearly empty during the afternoon but after bls-
ucss bOurs they were packed 10 their utmost capacity.
The Post Office officials reported that the mails
TO This city were much delayed on account Oi the
storm. Malls from Boston were delayed In
the afternoon nearly an hour, as were also
the mails from Baltimore and washington, whilc
those coming over the Delaware. LackaWanna and
Western Railroad were delayed 90 minutes, The night
mails from all quarters also behind Time From III
NJ he
tic aud Pacific Telegraph COmpanics II was ascetantd
that the marine wires WORKED heavily, Whie the
lines rendered useless by the inter locking o
wires The lines along tAc Hudson River also worked
badly, and there delay IN receiving dispatches nom
northern points Many OF the district telegraph lines IN
the city Olt OF order and much delay and cOuiu-
sion resulted IN the transmission OF local messages.
The storm compelled "A suspension OF much outdoor
work. The OF men employed IN building the ele
were az work uptown durino the early part OF the
day ccrIne The excavations for the piers with planks
40 ~ TO prevent the and water from settling around
the foundat 0ns The Riverside drive and the Boulevard
where laborors are nearly always at WORK, were
deserted The employed to perform the necessary
abors on Brooklyn bridge have generally been re
0arded as fearless of any danger, but their cour
Ace aud skill taxed 10 the utmost yes
terday The huge cables and strands that connect =.
fhe lowers were swung aud fro with great force by
be wind The cradles vibatcd so violently that II was
feared during the morning they might break from thelr
fastenlngs. Mr Farfrgton, the master mechanic
wires when he arrived at work III tue mofn-