New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-12
WINIRY WEATHER.
ONE OF THE BELATED STORMS.
ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF TIKI SNOWFALL OF YES

ONE Ot HE BELAlED SIOhMo.
ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THR SNOWFALL OF YES
TERDAY-TRAvEL NOT SERIOUSLY CHECKED.
4 snow-stOrm set in just after daybreak
yesterday which continued uuti evening. It was
marked by some peculiarities. Although the
fell steadily aud to all appearances
in great abundance. It did not accumulate IN
tho streets aud upon roofs very rapidly. The
fakes very small, but they filed the air and we're
blown with force by the wind. giving appearance Of
much more snow than there really was. At noon only
and onefOurth inches OF snow had fallen. In the
early morning hours the storm did not amount 20 much
but the day wore It increased In violence. The
wind at blew the rate Of twenty-four miles an
hour continued throughout the afternoon, with oc-
casionai gusts sweepng In unprotected streets and
around exposed at rate of from thirty to thirty
five miles hour. The temperature, which was at 300
Wednesday IL p. at the Signal Service Station
el TO 25o by a. yesterday, and remained at that
point during the day.
The storm of yesterday extended over nearly the whole
country. In the Western and Northern States snow
fell. while in the South there RAIN Sergeant j. G.
Lynch, who recently succeeded DR.. DOrmhauser In
charge OF the Signal Service Station in this city, said
that the Northern storm-centre was in Bismarck. Da
kota Territory. Wednesday, and thence moved east
ward There also storm-centre starting from Gal
yr@on Texas and moving eastward out over me cur;
The precipitation yesterday general thai t could
hardly be said TO develOTe from centres Toe area OF
ing Illinois and Lake Mic ig8n. The fall OF snow
was very heavy in the West. amounting TO between
ten and eleven inches at Marquette, Michigan. at 2
o'clock yesterday morning TINS, IL Is said
viii interfere seriously with the work or lum-
bcrmen IN that region The heaviest ram fall was at
Atlanta. Ga. amounting TO ipch and htty-t three
huudIeOths. storm cdutiOnary signals were Ordereu
along the Atlantic Coast at early hour yesterday
morning. AT no time WAS the wind equal To what IS
called " stOm," nut lt what Is known as "hlgh
wind among meteOr0lOgsts. The snow ia 10 tlr west
accompanied by great cold ~ Pembina, Dakota,
the Thermometer registered 12o below zero.
The Interruption TO travel IN thlsoi9 was not serious
The teams doubled up the lines running Ia
the avenues but the crOssOUn lines until late ~ me
afternoon single teams used. Up 10 =. H. the
time the tnrd used Travel on the elevated
roads not much greater than usual sleighs were
numerous IN the Park ana uptown avenues IN Tie al
ternOOn.
Tne storm ceased here az 5:f5 m, with total fall
pa inches. The temperature rose III the afternoon AT
the Nesi, which indicates tha to-day Will be warmer
here. Al 1912 D. snow was falling at Albany, Boston
Cheyenne, New-IOndon. North Pate Omaha, OswegO,
Philadelphia aud Rochester. l1e thermometer had
Detroit %, AT Chicago 60, and AT Apena, Mcb
20.
on Staten Island the wind drfted the snow in many
places and formed high banks IraVrl along some OF
the roads entirely susp andrd. The horse c0rs on
the Shore Railroad were compelled u abandon their
fps early the day. The trains the staten Island
Railway managed TO make all their trDs more or less
the trains had hard work o. make heir way through
feet of vessels Of all classes took shelter of staten
Island where they remained at anchor throughout the
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