The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-22
DISIGREE1BLE WEl1HER.
sticky Snow. sieety Hnin, md Fog Flood the
Crossings and Delay TrnveL

For nearly ton hours snow fell yesterday.
II began at 5A. NJ. and before breakfast chill
drcn's slcds wcrn hauled out of their hiding
places. beginning mildly. the snowstorm in
creased In violence. and at noon great fakes
were dropping thick and fast It did not melt
but when the snow-storm changed to rain
storm at about 3 p. NJ. two inches Of snow COW
cred the ground. Urchns rode down every
slight docivity In the pavement on their slcds,
making the pedestrians either take to the gut
ter or, in case Of refusal. to get out OF the way.
barking the shins of near-sighted old gentlc-
men. and getting tangled in the skirts OF nno-
cent but persistent old ladies. Across the street
from THE SUN o1lce bootblacks and newsboys
made long slide along which steady stream
ofboys. .intcrminglcd with business men. slipped
and contortcd themselves. and tumbled down
for hours. Tho storm began on Friday morn
in Texas. It's centre being at Galveston There
16-10O inches OF rain fell. and at New Orleans
two inches. As the storm swept northwestward
II took n broad trnck. extending from ST. Louis
to the. Atlantic. The rain first turned to snow
near Washington ID. G. Snow also fell In Penn
sylvania and Ohio. and. as n snow storm, con-
unued to sweep northwestward. 1t was fair at
Albany yesterday at y A. NJ.
City travel on tho sidewalks was not unplens-
ant until the rain had fallen Tor nearly an hour.
Then the snow was turned TO compound Of
mud and snow water. more liquid than solid.
Horses hoois splashcd 1t upon pedestrians
and pedestrians splashod ankle deep across tho
flooded street crossings. At o'clock. when the
ferries to New Jersey and BROOKLYN are lam
med, street travel was at its worst Conspcu-
GUS by their absence were umbrellas that had
bocn left at home by their owners. who did not
dread a mild snow storm. Street car travel was
delayed early in the day. The elevated rail
ronds carried packed cars. Before 10 7. NJ. the
snow had melted. except little knobs on the
sidewalks where II had boon packed down.
fog settled on the rivers and bothered the pilots
all night. The thermometer went up rapidly in
the afternoon.
A cold wave struck Pombina Dakota. on Fri
day morning. the mercury going down 70 ton
sccnded to l6 degrees below. At the Signal Ser
vice Offlcc Il was reported that heavy blow is
preparing all along tho northeastern sea const.
Danger signals have been ordered up all along
the coast line. Tho mails that arrived yesterday
| The 1880 4. VI. express train on the Pennsylva-
MIA Central arrived at 10 A. NJ. and the South
erp mail due at 4. NJ. was delivered at 10 :3Q
| railroads was met with the uniform answer that
there was no delay on account Of the storm.
one OF his arms broken. Isaac LaforI oi 221
| Sixth street iell In Broadway, nnd had his wrist
teenth street had his head severely cut hy falling
In Park place. Cornelius Gillespie Of % Madi-
PloS street sna ss Rp 'TgsT9 in AySPgg
| had his spine severely injured by fan in West
| Forty-siN street. Mary Drew, yagrant had
Lose BRAScH, Dee. 2l.-Early this morning a
| snow storm set in. and by noon there was nearly
| thrce lhcnes OF snow on the gfounu. Inc wenth.
| er was thick, with strong enst wind. At
o'clock tho snow turned into rain. and
! rs night approached the wind freshen-
| ell. Extra patrols have been ordered &c
the beach from the life saving stations. Il Is
| feared that another freshet. similar TO that o
the Sd inst, will result, rs the streams. although
| nearly covered with ice. are oVerilDwing tho
| meadow lands. heavy wash Is reported from
| Morgan's. and the waters Of staten Island Sound
| are rising and inundating the lower portions O
South and Perth Amboy. The afternoon trains
! on the New York and Freehold Railroad wcr,
| delayed by tho storm. Thero are reports o
| damage b. np9d at Scabrght. on the Southern
| Now Jersey Road. Cauuonary signals are dis.
| played az all life saving staio Tonight. and
| rough weather Is expected all along the coast.