The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-01
GOING orr LIKE 4 LION
A Furious March Gale Along the Coast-snow
storm On Long Island.

The storm that on Sunday swept Cape
Hatteras passed This point yesterday. At Hat
teras it was wind and rains further north it was
wind aud snow. Warning Of it's coming was
given here AT l o'clock yesterday morning by
the raising OF the ofl-shore signal at the Signal
Service station. The line on which the storm
centre travelled lay Off shore Mt this point but so
near thatthe city was we'll within the influence Of
the storm. The barometer fell rapidly. standing
at 2929 at dusk Yesterday evening The Their
mometer was but five degrees above the freezing
point. At 5 O'Clock In the afternoon the wind
was blowing at the rate Of twenty-four miles an
hour, and at II O'Clock 1t had increased to thirty
miles. High wind was experienced all along
the line Of the storm. In Philadelphia the wind
was blowing at the rate Of forty miles an
hour at nightiall; in Portland, Maine thirty
four. and in Boston thirty-two. The storm
centre touched Long Island and the New Eng
land coast as II passed on 10 the north and east.
Snow fell to the depth Of several inches on
Long leland. and the sweeping gale piled IL
luto drifts that blocked travel on the railroads.
II New London, Como, in Is stnn. IN fort gnd,
Me-. and all through the eastern part OF New
England snow fell. The night express train
from Boston wns delayed 10y the storm.
The force of the wind has not lately been more
severely felt IN this city than II was last even
ng. The gale swept the streets first in one di
rection and then IN another. taking W the dust
and driving it in clouds until IL WAS caught by u
gust from m opposite direction and swept
back. 4 lew flakes of snow fell, but they were
barely frequent enough 10 be- q s'ernlhle. At
midnight there was no abatement oil the force
OF the gale.
Comparatively little damage was done by the
storm in the city. Sisns and shutters were
here and there blown down. and few trees
were prostrated.
The only accident reported by the police was
! that TO Mrs. Morse Of 264 West Twenty
street, who while walls lul, on sixth avenue yes-
fyafI Ia Ir1 An atf.
/ vtrely injured thnt she had to be taken to the
| Fifteenth Street Hospital.
! Whose hill hourd was itf" asked the re-
| porter Of Capt. Williams last night.
wei wlelcGGrapssd graz It. replied the Captain.
! ] telrgrtuh-d IT,"
:. How did i occur. Capiain|
| Captain Williams shrank into his melan-
| choiy rrtccnce nud refused TO say more.
| The severity Of the gale told most among the
shipping IN the harbor. Navigation was almost
! impossible IN the face OF the furious north
| westerly gale which swept the waters seaward.
! In the afternoon the steamer D"yonia of thu
! Anruor line ana cOnstwise schooner were the
! only vessels that found their way up the bay.
! Tue Deyonia WAS unable 10 make her wharf.
! because ot the strong wind, and anchored of
| the Battery. Her passengers Were taken on Ia
a tug. After dark the only boats running were
| thr staten Island steamboats,. viii n nude their
| trips with great difficulty. The owners
| Of small boats along the Battery could
! not b. got TO venture ont mt any
price. Dispatches from sandy Hook said that
ttt, '''' 'f't7 't'A 80 .t'' 80 ,
miles an hour. the marine news agent feared
that his house would be- blown down upon him
| A large 4 'et Of sailing vessels was reported tC
| have sought shelter from the storm In the
| oflng ius.d the Hook. among them
! the Norwegian bark Lesseps. the Ger.
| man bark Hrlrig. and the Bremen shit
| Terpschore whi IN will come up io the city thi.
! evening A large schooner WAS sighted ut tn,
| mouth of the Hook ~ 10 o'clock. Inst evening
| making signs OF distress. Her name could No
| be- learned. The Coast WrecSing Company hn,
| teeEraphed to send assistance. hut II wa,
| thought doubtful II she could live through tn,
| storm until help reached her. To-day Is eN
| pected to bring tidings Of other disasters {,
shipping along the Jersey and Long IslanC
! shores.