New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-28

have fair weather There is cold wave comm
from the West, however which will probably sstrik
the lake stations had very cold weather to-day, WIT
afallng barometer: The stations along the coas
generally show slightly rising barometer or v r
below no fall Of fau aeo inc in eet hours
at Dnnth 1T was below zero; ial
Of 500; at st. Vincent. Minnesota it was $50 below
. fall OF 1872 The mercury fell 80 at Cincinnati y,
at Cleveland, 16o at Detroit. 4o at Buffalo and 30
at Milwaukee, Al Boston the mercury fell 10. al
Albany 1t fell 29, at Philadelphia there. was M ~
change, and al Baltimore there was a rise OF 90
The weather throughout the greater part OF tht
| country cloudy. There was a slight snow
! storm in Ohio. At the lake stations. the weather
was generally clear.
| The mails Yesterday owing TO the two HOLIDAYS
were unusually light. The snow-storm had very
ones came in time. l he Post Office officers say
that until New Years, when there will be rush Of
New Years cards. the business of the Office Will
undoubtedly he light.
A large showcase containing lace and millinery
| good, was blown down by the storm Sunday night
| at No. Is West Fourteenth-st.
Much delay was caused to street cars on some Of
the lines of railroads In Brooklyn yesterday morn
ing from the drifts of snow. Double teams were
attached to the cars and snow-sweepers were IN
active use. Bedford-ave, Brooklyn, Prospect Park
and the Ocean Parkway were well patronized by
seighIng parties yesterday The sleighng was ex-
cellent, and in the afternoon hundreds OF seighs
The snow drifts Sunday night blocked the Staten
Island Shore Railroad SO that yesterday morning
sleighs had to be placed on the route The trains
Oh the 81 aten Island Railway, although they had
much trouble in working through the deep snow in
the cuts arrived only q little behind time. About
six inches OF snow fell on level. making good
sleighIng on the country roads. Or this advantage
was taken by all sorts of vehicles on runners. Dur
ing the storm Sunday night the Staten Island ferry
boats were run With great difficulty. The staten
Island Railway ferrybOat, ON reaching TOmpklns-
vile from New-York on the p. m. trip, bad TO be
delayed a considerable time owing to the binding
snow; This delayed the train at Vanderbilts Lano-
ing about half an hour
AS a result of the snOw-stOrm Sunday, the Long
Island Railroad and its branches are again block
AIDED. travel yesterday was seriously obstructed,
few trains being able to reach their destination.
The Patchogue traln which left Patchogue at
O'Clock Sunday night, after having struggled four
teen hours through heavy drifts. reached Long Is
land CITY at $3.50 a. ID. yesterday. The tram had
to be dug out of several snOw-banks before It cOnd
proceed on its way. All the snowploughs were
brought INTO service. One, propelled by four
gines, attacked heavy drift between Mneola and
Garden City. The drawbar of the engine next TO
the plough broke, leaving the other engines power
less. The result WAS that the engines had TO be
backed to Hyde Park, where the disabled
one was placed on switch. Then the other three
engines returned to the snow bank, and after five
hours OF hard work the track cleared. The
GIeenport mail tram carrying few passengers
started from Hunters Point yesterday morning, J
but could proceed no further than Mineola. the
track east OF that place at different points was
biockaded by heavy drifts. The train was laid up
TO await orders. The express tram from GreenpOrt
did not start. No trains went through over the
start trans for the west the Sag Harbor branch.
The snow pOughs will not be put TO work there until
the main llno ls opened. The Hampstead line is |
closed and badly blocked. Since Sunday night |
and up TO last evening ROadmaster Moore had all |
the ploWs, dozen engines and about 800 men with |
shOyes az work. The ROCkaway branch was opened |
early IN the day and trans only little behind
the schedule time. In the afternoon snOw-plOws |
were sent to open the Port Jefferson branch. sup
ply train was sent out with provisions for the men
az work on the bl0ckades. 1t consisted of two bag
gage cars. One was fitted up with range and cook
ng utensils, aud the other contained barrels Of |
bread, sidea OF beef barrels of potatoes and many
l9ns. The blockades thus far have been the worst |
inown on Long Island IN over ten years.
INJURY TO CONEY ISLAND PROPERTY.
lAvAGEs OF THE STORM ALL ALONG THE BEACHES
THE GREATEST DAMAGE AT MANHATTAN BEACH
WHAT 1T WILL COST TO REPAIR 1T.
The storm wrought considerable damage on Coney
siand. A cutting northeast wind prevailed during
uhlay evening, ard at high tide, about a. H. yes
erday the bulkhead and platforms, against which
he fury of the waves had spent Itself, easily gave
'ay The water flowed under Feltman's Hotel at
Vest Brighton without any injury to it, but part
the old wooden pier about mile west of Cables
Iotel was carried away. Two sEanties, one of
hch was n bath-house, were carried out to sea.
he wa res carried off many wooden sples which
AL been driven in front Of the iron pier and por-
ion Of the bathing platform of the West Brighton
otel. The loss at West Brighton is estimated az
bout 1900.
1t on the eastern part of the island, however,
hat the storm caused the greatest damage, and
ong the beach toward Brighton the sand was
rewn here and there with timber washed in with
le tide. Boards logs and barrels were
altered in large quantities over the beach. Many
eces of iron curously twisted by the ac-
on of the waves as they were wrenched from the | {
Ilkheads Part Of the approach TO the bath-house !
front Of the Ocean Hotel was carried away, and Z
e building itself was pretty well shaken up. En-
mans wooden pier escaped with the loosenng of I
Veral piles. In front of the Hotel Brighton the .
mmer-hOuse surrounded by water yesterday,
ID few steps further east the storm had full scope.
le waves had ripped up the edges of the platform n
joining the hotel, that The former structure =
II have to be almost entirely rebuilt. The plat 4
rm connected with Engeman's bathing pavilion is s.
o feet long, and in front of it was a bulkhead n
lde of rows of piles with stone filing Along y
whole length the waves had torn off five or ten q
{ of il. Tho surf had forced its way over the N
ace that was occupied by bibulous persons during y
beer. drinking season, and covered the platform | d
lich formed portion of the long promenade be-
cen Brighton and Manhattan Beaches. Workmeu | 81
re busy yesterday removing the tmbeT3 on the 10
)rc, he traces of tho waves were left on the a.
ich where they had flowed very far beyond their e.
lal limit. cl
'he loss at Brighton, it stated would probably ~
covered by -, 600 The Marine Railway rum | tL
g between Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach W
$ completely submerged by the waves during the ac
rm, and It's lower portion was washed away, No | as
at injury was done to the bulkhead between | -, ~
geman's Pavilion aud point about midway ne
N the East Depot The track somewhat th
lernined. The remainder of the track and bulk
vi running toward the Manhattan Beac II Hotel
$ ruined. The waves had knocked the boards of
bu lkhead into spnters. tearing up large re-
OF the timber, had furOusly tossed II against ia
platform, shiyerlng 1t TO pieces About 200 -" n
OF bulkhead were injured, and its appearance re-,
terday showed the destructive force of the wo
Yes. Into some places, where the sea had po
out huge pieces from the bui ikhead
e quantities of floating wreck had made their aft
'. In other places the bukhead was depressed into u
immense cavity, if The weight of the surf had SO