New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-07
SINGULAR NOVEMBER WEATHER..
THE CITY sHRoUDEp IN FOG.

long DELAYS IN THE RUNTlNG OF FERRY
BoATs-oCrAx STEAMERS POSTPONE SAILING
TfLUGRAPHING DELAYED.
A thick fog hung over the city all day yesterday
rendering the atmosphere muggy and disagreeabie
and causing annoying delays on the rivers. driz-
cling rain fell Friday night, which ceased early ~
the evening. when the fog began to spread. In the
morning the whole city was developed as II In
cloud Of smoke. and 1t grew thicker as the day adj
vanced. The condition of the streets and sidewalks
was most disagrceable, as black, Wis
cons huid covered them. Broadway was
almost impossible except for the stout
hearted. Heaps OF DIRT, winch had been
left at the curb,tones after the last sweeping, were
distributed by the feet of passing horses into LAYER
of black paste In str king contrast TO the general
condition Of Broadway from the Battery to Four
feminist was a section in front of the ST. Nicholas
Hotel which is said to be swept by private persons.
The filthy condition of the street especially an
Inconvenience TO ladies and children in getting IN
and out of omnibuses.
Chatham-st.. Park place West Broadway and the
Bowery sustained their former reputation for nas-
ness in bad weather. The streets In the vicinity OF
Fulton Market and those near Washington Market
seemed to be engaged in n contest for first place.
The condition of Wcs-st made the phrase " a sea of
mud q Gid fOn of expression. The side streets
were in about the same plight the main thorough
fares, the only difference being in degree. In many
Of the streets in the tenement house districts in adj
ditIon to the mud there were pools Of rain water
and profusIon of garbage and ashes.
A TRIBUNE reporter called Captain Williams
at the Street-Swcepng stables, Mt Seventcenth-st.
and Avcnue.C. When questioned about the condi-
ton of the streets Captain Williams replied: II is
owing to two HOLIDAYS coming so close together
al oil H. hon hoG
rancd for two days and it has been impossible TO do
ANYTHING. Broadway was swept throughout its
whole length Monday. We aim 10 sweep all the
streets twice week. Some of the anicier streets.
Of course. are not Como over so often" Captain
Williams assured the reporter that he had enough
men 10 do the work properly.
The tracks of the surface and elevated railroads
were damp from the falling mist, and rs business
men camo downtown I'm the morning on the Gle
waited railroad the trans moved slowly, The extra
caution used by the engineers, in strict compliance
with the rules OF the company, prevented any col
isions.
ON the rivers and In the bay the fog very
thick. The outgoing steamers were edYer-
tains of ne different vessels considered II
unwIse to start in the dense fog. The lielveta was
the only steamer that sailed from her pier, while the
GermaniC. MOscl and other vessels waited until the
tide tins morning. There were three European
steamers due yesterday. They were the Arragon,
Vaderland and Alsata;. They, were all reported
carly in the day below Sandy Hook but on account
of the fog they unable TO come up 70 the city.
Late in the afternoon the ArraQOn moved slowly up
tho bay and reached her pier I'm safety.
Travel on the ferry boats was very much impeded.
The boats did not make their regular trips, but kept
continually running. The North Shore and Staten
Island Ferry stopped running after p. m Friday,
and The Staten Island Ferry did not make It's usual
midnight trip. The South and HAMILTON Ferries
did not run regularly after / p. m The Chambers
street ana lobOken ferryboaS ran very lrreeularly.
At the CoTtlandt Street Ferry the boats were run
by signal, and to avoid any accident one boat did
not leave ITS slip until the one from the opposite side
had safely landed. The Fulton Ferry ran three
boats instead of four Long lines of trucks stood all
day iii front Of the ferries waiting for an OppOrtu
nifty to cross the rivers
Tine storm affected the telegraph wires running to
this city to a considerable extent. At the Western
Union Building last evening the manager SAID that
they could only operate at about twothlrds of their
usual speed, and were compelled 10 take messages
suujoc to delay. At the American Union CumpanyS
Office II was stated that the lines worked hard on
account Of Tie bad weather, but as business was
comparatively light Saturday evenings they had
not been delayed 10 any serious extent.
Rain fell IN New. En- 4land yesterday, and also in
Michigan Ohio, Indiana, Maryland, Kentucky and
Tennessee. The heaviest rainfall was in Ono,
amounting TO over an inch. Snow fell III Chicago
and indianapolis. The barometer fell at nearly all
the signal stations. The humidity of the atmos-
phero was genGg15lly very heavy, Ie aGn
and PASSPORT. Cold weather prevailed over
the lake region, the Thermometer registering at y.
IN, in CHICAGO, 80; indianapolis; 3d. Milwaukee,
80; Marquette 30'; Madison, ~. In this city
last evening the Thermometer at y. IN. registered
600 and the barometer was falling. The wind was
from the south 10 the rate OF twchiy-sX miles an
hour. CautiOuary signals were ordered NJ last
evening at Sandy Hook, Atlantic City, Barnegat
Point Judith, ShOrcham, Newport. New London and
Aew-Haven IN anticipation of IA sontherly gale.
A collision occurred about 1890 p. ~, Friday
while the Jog WAS thick, bet Yecu the Grand street
ferry boat Commodore Perry and the schooner Alice
Oates. The schooner was AT Il0r no. OO AS tho
fefrgboat came up. The fcrrybOat struck the
schoOhcl's stern. part OF winch vas carried away
The ferry boat sustained no damage ana the INJURY
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