New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-24


The cold weather which began last Satur-
day still continues, decidedly lower tenn
peratures being reported from many
places throughout the country. In TINS
city the mercury was one degree higher
yesterday than on Monday. 1t is believed
that the closing of the canals Will
be permanent. Intense cold Is reported
in the British provinces. A man
was found frozen to death near. Long
Branch yesterday. The prospects for large
ice crop are good
HIGH WINDS AND Low TEMPERATURE.
THE MNIMUM RECORD or THE THERMOMETER IN
THIS CITY ONE DEGREE HIGHER YESTERDAY
THAN ON MONDAY-THE TEMPERATURE ELSE
wHERE-PROsPrCTs OF sKATING-THR CANALS
BELIEVED To BIZ PERMANENTLY CLOSED.
The cold weather that became marked Monday
continued Yesterday with only slight variation
The Thermometer indicated minimum of 1G0,
against a minimum of 10 the day before. The
streets presented the same scenes of activity and
haste rhat were noted Monday and that are usually
characteristic of later December days Persons
who found it necessary be in the streets before
the power OF the sun felt suffered
greatly from the keen and singing air.
IL was very noticeable that persons who
crossed the ferries carefully avoided exposure to the
biting wind and that the platforms OF street cars
were occupied only by hardy and wel-wrapped
men, In many instances the drivers OF the cars
were seen running beside the cars or dancing a
breakdown at their posts. Drivers of trucks and
stages pulled their blankets about them, aud beat
their gloved hands together as they do when
winter does its worst BOYS put on skates when
they could and tired to enjoy themselves in the gut
ter those who had skates made their shoes suffer
bv sliding on the ice Persons provided with adequate
clothing found the weather bracing and delight
full. out many were to be trying TO make their
activity compensate for their scanty clothing and
showing evidence ID their appearance Of suffering.
A TRIErNE reporter visited several of the great
clothing houses IN Broadway and found them
crowded with customers, some of whom were re-
placing lighter overcOats with ulsters, while others
were making purchases they could no longer de-
Law. In many parts of the city the dust was blown
about in great clouds and caused much annoyance.
Wherever thermometers were hung In public
places they became centres of attraction. There
was a crowd about Hudnut's thermometer all day,
and much eagcrness was shown to know the posi-
tion OF the mercury. Halfa dozen men stood on
the outskirts of the crowd crying pulse warmers"
Al Hudnut's the mercury indicated temperature
If 10 ar3 o'clock in he morning, of 16o at 9
O'Clock.
o'clock in the afternoon it rose to 26' and then
began TO descend slowly. reaching 230 ut o'clock
Al o'clock of the corresponding day last year the
mercury stood at 3s9, at o'clock it stood at 4Oo
and At noon the thermometer indicated 49,.
There were ten deaths from diphthera last week
in TINS city. The mortality has been much in
creased by the sudden cold especially among
the infrm Yesterday 100 deaths were reported at
the Bureau OF Vital Statistics. The daily average
is not much over 20.
the reports received yesterday at the Signal Ser
vice Bureau IN this city showed rise IN tempera-
ture i'm the North and Northwest, and decided fal
in the SOUTH South Atlantic and New-England
States. -,
| rs follows at the places named : Albany
17c; Alpena. Mich, q; Atlantic CITY, 3Oo; Balt-
more. -; Boston; 12c; Buffalo 13o; dn Burlington
! VI. i5o: Cairo H.. IL; Charleston, 80; Chey-
enne Iso: Chicago. 12o Cincinnati, .; Cleveland
! s. Detroit 50; Duiuth. Mimi, l EaStp3rt, Me-
Iowa. IG5: Key West, Fla. 74o; Memphis. 21o ;
! Knoxville I9o; La Crosse. Wis. -; Leayenworth
Doc; Louisville. y; Madison. Wis, q Mar MSdI
| 0uefte. Mich %: Milwaukee A.; Nashville; 10 :;
| Philadelphia, 10; Pttsblrg 50 Port Huron,
! Mich. 5c: Portland, Nc. 40; San Francisco. 49o
| ST. Pau liinn., So; Washington 10 ia1kton, d.
! T &: Denver 80. These figures show fall IN the
mercury IN tweu y-igur hours as follows ALBANY
g; Baltimore. 10; Boston, TO-; Buffalo; % Bur
linqton 3 Chicago II Cincinnat'i H.; UIeye-
! T5o Slight falls OF snow were reported NJ Breck-
enr,dqe, NInn.. Cleveland, Erie, Penn. and Roches-
Gt n srecial meeting of the Park Commissioners
Yesterday IT was decided to proceed at once with
the erection of building for the use OF skaters on
! the lake in Central Park. me wafer III the lake
| wa. lowered yesterday and II the present cOid
| weather continues the arrangements for skating
will be complete IN about ten days.
The cold weather was severely felt 10 BROOKLYN
| Yesterday. The lowest point reached ny the ther-
| Inometcr was in the early morning hours when IL
was marked. The high wind prevailing IN the fore
noon added to outdoor discomfort; food skatl1g
was eniOyed by many persons chiefly boys. III ponus
near Nostrand-ave.. Union and Carr0llstS and near
the cirv line The Union Ball Grounds, III l0mI kns-
! ave were thrOnged. The zee IN Prospect Park had
thickness of between one and bali ana two inches
Skaters will not be allowed upon IL tl safety Tor
| crowds is assured. For tins "A thickness OF live
inches - necessary. Two more nights ascod as the
lost three will secure this Owing to the closing %.
the CaptoiIne grounds. which are being hullt upon.
most frooklyn skaters will have to resort to Pros
pect Park
Island has ranged from % to 10. There viii prob
ably be skating. If the weather continues cOId, on
some of the ponds on the Island.
| The continued cold weather leaves no doubt
among merchants and boatmen that the canals are
ectualIy closed for the winter unless the weather
| should become remarkably warm within the next
| few DAYS in which case -Doats wOuld he started
on the canals to break mp the ice already formed
The only dispatch received at the Produce Exchange
! Yesterday was private one to W. NJ. OnderdOnk x
Co.. from syracuse, as iOilOWs'
Ntue o'clock showing hard and cold. Boats stopped
sunday morning. Oh cana. men believe cana ls closed
Tho stock of grain on the Hudson River aud the
canals "a reported by +. II. Walker, stalstclan OF
tie Exchange yesterday, -: Wheat, l,732. o0G 0G
| hnsbria. harley .5O.3OO bushels; peas. 10000
bushels; rye 5000 bushels; total. 6929,5OO
! bushels OF This about 100000 bushels are on the
river. Tne markets ye-teria' were unse 'tl,u q ano
| lover but after 'changc hours became more firn
Fiour closed at about the prices OF Monday. Nheai
wa, from To cents lower; corn L to y of cent
| lower and rye l cent lower. and there was more
| hearish y tome nj the close OF the day.
C.S. Cali captain Oi the port. sent 0licia n0tlce
To the Produce Exc Iauge that al canal bolts arrv
INC at fine canal district between piers No. . and
| 10 East River. from yesterday 10 the close OF the
season that cannot b berthed III the slips must be
immediately towcd 10 the Enc Basin, Atlantic
Ducks or such other place the captain OF the b0a
or c,ns,paees may secure. Boats viii be allow ed Il
IN tue slips only three days including the day OF
arrival from his date uut The close OF the season
Eants nn,r at the canal DISTRICT that cannot bs