The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-22
A COLD WAVE.

appointments The good people of this city and the
surrounding country woke up IN the morning TO
find that something akin to a resurrected "blizznd
had stumbled upon them in it's eastward march.
The sky had that leadon hue which gladdens the
heart the lovers of winter sports because 1t gave
indication of either hard. black frost should the
temperature continue low. plentiful supply OF
snow should the wind blow from the east ana oring
| in the warm air from the ocean.
From meteorolo gical point OF view this sudden
change not . surprise. as the cold wave swept
rapidly from the Northwest. and reached this lat-
tude on Saturday. At midnight on Friday the cold
was intense in Manitoba and thirty hours afterward
| the mercury fell to several degrees below zero in
| Burlington, vt. At the same hour it was about two
degrees below zero in Albany. At that time the
thermometer in this city. which had not yet been
reached by the cold registered SO degrees but
at three O'Clock in the morning 1t Had fallen to ~.
| Six hours later it had fallen to 20. and at noon
| Yesterday 1t two degrees lower. Still another
| two degrees downward was indicated az half-past
three O'Clock. But 1t at six o'clock that Boreas
swept down on the quiet city i'll one OF his sudden
fits OF temper. and fourteen degrees were reached
The rapid advance of the wave soon became mani
fest for after tho settled for about an hour
and half it descended to eleven-thc lowest limit
and then slowly commenced to rise. and ut nine
O'Clock had assembled to seventeen degrees. Snow
commenced to fall at ten O'Clock.
Along Broadway, the Bowery and the avenues
above Fourteenth street the chilling blast keenly
felt dusk At the ferries. too. shivering crowds
were gathered in the waiting rooms and the pilots
of the ferryboats looked grim in anticipation or
season of ice foes blocking their track. On the
Jersey City and Hoboken ferries particularly the
cold was intense. The cars on the FL" roads pre-
sented a picturesque appearance after the lamps
within were lighted. The windows were radiant
s wss S sGasins ran oe 0i
few people observed on the streets. 1t was
nopportune hour to venture out OF doors for the
slamming of window shutters and creaking OF sign
boards were q sufficient warning to pedestrians to
seek for shelter Added to this was the slippery
Ltd aoft
commenced to fall An occasional luckless way
farer lost his equilibrium, horses stumb ID under
the street cars and street crossings became danger
Gus.
Several accidents wero reported. but few of .
rious character. John Hafey ffty-two years OF age
of No. 100 Cannon street. slipped the ice on the
sidewalk on the corner of avenue and Sixth street
and broke his Leg He was removed to Bellevue Hos
pital -
This unexpected change Is tho more remarkable. as
for the first time this winter the temperature was
below zero in the northern portions Of this State
and throughout New England. registering in many
places minus ~ degrees
Early this morning excellent opportunity was
presented for the interference Of Mr. Bergh or his
officers. but far could be learned the opportu
O'Clock in the evening. but at one o'clock in the
morning the street cars were running with
snp,na n over tSs Smooth hard snow were almost
unable to make any Roadway on the up grades. Car
2O7 of the Third avenue line in which HERALD re-
porter came down town, was almost empty at
Chatham square, but the horses came to stop at
the next grade, and for few moments could not
start again with their load After considerable
urging however, they did start. but by
means in condition to drag the car up town again
as they had to do.
THE HUDSON RIVER CLOSED ABOVE POUCH
Observation-Disclosures Low TEMPERATURES.
PouGHKEEPs1E. N. Y. Dec. 81. 1879.
Dispatches from the upper Hudson tonight show
that the is firmly closed at Cas.leton and Soho
dack. The steamer Andrew Harder has gone north
to Athens, and it Is doubtful whether she will get
back. The mercury here tonight Is three degrees
TWELVE DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT SYRACUSE.
SYRACUSE. N. Y. Dec. Fl, 1879.
cold wave struck this city this morning. At i've
O'Clock Saturday afternoon the thermometer stood
10 degrees above zero. aud at six o'clock Sunday
morning II degrees below Twelve freight
trains stalled between Clyde and Syracuse to-
day by the extreme cold. Tonight the weather is
undertaking, and at nine O'Clock this evening tho
thermometer stood degrees above Zero
SNOW IN MASSACHUSETTS.
WORCESTER. Dec. 20. 1879.
It is showing and at this hour-one o'clock A. M
the mercury stands two degrees below
TERRIBLE COLD IN ONTARIO.
TORONTO. Dec. u. 1879.
The weather vas very boisterous. driving snow
morning the thermometer registered degrees
below zero and this afternoon four below. Reports
from other points In Ontario and Quebec INDICATE
that this has been the coolest day of the season.
The minimum temperature has been at Parry Sound
% degrees below at Rocklie. "a degrees below
at Kingston 20 degrees below at Napanee. ID degrees
below; at Elma, degrees below; at Quebec. rs de-
grees below Father Point. 70 degrees below. and
at Montreal. % degrees below.
FOURTEEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN NEW
BRUNSWICK.
ST. JOHN. Dec. 81. 1879.
To-day was the coolest far this season.. The
thermometer this morning registered in this city
fourteen degrees below at Fredericton ten aud
at Moncton twenty-four below.
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.
WARRINGTON. Dec. al A. N. J
Indications.
For Monday in the South Atlantic States. falling
barometer northeast to southeast winds. stationary
or higher temperature, cloudy and rainy weather.
For the Gulf States falling followed by rising ba-
rometer. southeriy winds. stationary temperature.
| partly cloudy weather and occasional rain.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley. southeast. vecr
| ing to cooler west and possibly northwest winds