New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-23

fIeadouorters From the other precincts messen
gers were sent with information destined LOT the
Central Office. The fire telegraph had been restored
at night in the greater portion OF the dowh-town
districts nearly two-thrds of the alarm stations
below Graud.st. were in working order at night fall
and every effort was made to extend the protection
uDtowp For safety the extraordinary precautions
adopted by she Police and Fire Departments on Fri
day were continued, however; mounted men pa.
troled the streets and the watch-towers were
CONDITION OF THE STREETS
The condition of the streets about as bad as IL
could be. Many of the principal thoronghiares
like Nassau and Broad-sts.. have not been c'caned
since the heavy storm few weeks ago. Inc sVor'n
of Friday and the slight fall yesterday morning,
combined with the accumulated SHOWS of the last
two weej;s 20 form sush that even trucks found
II difficult 20 get through Men with pickaxes were
Mt work here and there digging away the accumua-
tions of the winter and at the rate OF progress they
were making it will be spring before they get lar
along with their work.
were laid across the cutters in some places 10 enape
pedestrians TO cross with toierab bic comfort. tucks
lab0red and groaned IN deep ruts ~ snip n hehS
cross seas Broadway was very little better than
The treet-Cleauing Bureau was engaged prnc,,
pally in gathering ashes. About two BLOCKS rom
Police HEADQUARTERS in Crosby-st fifteen ash par
Iels stood in front of one house. In other
places ash heaps several feet high We're piled up on
fhs psvement. Captain Williams said that great
eftor1 woud he made to-day to clear the streets.
Similar efforts have been made however, In tue last
The eeva.ed trains were able to run regularly, the
wires and poles that INSTRUCTED tue tracks FRIDAY
having been removed. There was heavy travei ON
ali of the roads owing TO the discomfort that one
invariably encountered upon the sidewalks. nc
surface roads also enjoyed large Ga,ro1 werr
submerged in slush, no long delays resulted.
Blockades occasionally occurred IN the business s
portions of the city, among trucks anu h Rroad
wav stages made their trips with ordinary
regularity But the necessity OF wadlng anKle,ueep
Through a sea OF slush to get into them WIN the
certainty of being dropped into pond I'D getting
out did not increase the travel IL was assor't y.
yesterday that not a single OMNIBUS Was hn""n '"
stop at a crossing.
BUSINESS MUCH IMPEDED.
The INTERRUPTION of telegraphic communication
and the very bad condition of the streets served 10
deranpe business generally The stores were for the
most part deserted Wholesale houses were with
out their usual orders and retail houses withoul
their usual customers. Railroad trains were de-
laved and prices were unsettled. Merchants dis
cussod the necessity OF compelling the telegraph
companies to place their wires underground The
outlay TO the companies. it was sad would be amply
renoid bv the increased business done in times of
storms and the saving in repairs to poles anu wires
81 wonder how people conducted their business
before the I ar w is. Predne. ExcbGs ye
terday ave use It here as freely as we use IL knife
and fork aud now that the wires are down business
eeems to be in hopeless state OF uncertainty"
There was very little business done at the Exchange
all day The members divided their time between
taking about the storm aud the pIoposed aInetn
ments to the bylaws. There was only one dispatch
received from Chicago, and that was
early in the mOTnn sssv.d dhe from da Sicag re-
R Baltimore 90 'A1 Boston Milwaukee PIadep1a
or any Of the principal points in the country. The
sales at Peoria, however, were received a. usual.
Owing to the lack of communication there WAS Only
q very limited trade done. There were Ouly a few
transactions in wheat. aud those wore niany IL Hi
old orders.
ti0ns Communication was kept up VITA Philadei-
plia by train every few hours. but the market was
dull and quiet. Tine Petroleum Exchange was du !.
and the members amused themselves principally by
talking about the weather.
at the Stock Exchange, the absence for two days
of all telegraphic orders did not prevent large
business amounting to over 491 900 shares. Much
leas difficulty than on Friday was met with yester
day in transmitting quotations by the Gold and
Stock indicators especially i'll the immediate neigh
borhOod of the Exchange In the upper part or the
city quotations received If at all. with great
In nearly every instance mails were delayed. The
first Atlantic express, which due at the Grand
Central Depot at 6:45 q. M. was five hOnrs and
twenty-seven minutes late. The second Atlantic
express, due at 1880 a. b., arrived AT noon. The ST.
Louis express, due at 1890, was three bours late
The trains from Washington came in neMlv on time
The train from the West due at Jersey City at 7:49
g. IN. arrived over an hour late, aud the last mail
from the West, due at 1928 a. w.. arrived at l2:22
o. M The most difficulty encountered OIL the
Harlem Division of the New-York and Hudson RIVER
Railroad Trains coming toward this CITY on FRI
Corners. special train made up at Dover.
which brought the local mails to the city;
The Atlantic Brewery, at No: 80 West Forty;
severe damage from the storm. The rear wall OF the
building. which Is frame structure. was blown 10
and completely demolished. The east side OF the
building was forced outward, and pverhung Il small
frame house near 1t in such threatening manner
that the inmates considered it unsafe the falling
&C. hot oil hat
were obliged to find accommodations elsewhere.
Workmen were engaged yesterday in proppng up
the wall aud they succeeded in making 1T compara-
lively safe. The brewery building, which has not
been occupied recently will have to De torn down.
as it is Injured beyond repair. ~.
IL was stated by the officers OF the New-York and
Brooklyn Bridge that none OF the bridge ropes had
been damaged By the storm, and 1t was Impossible
to WEAKEN LARGE qeay pecs Of ice from one
the cables fell and broke skylght IN the once
building Friday.
sNow-sroRM MOVING EAST.
The Signal Service wires were down and reports
were delayed. A heavy snow-storm was reported in
the Southwest, which was moving eastward. 1t
vas Thought that this would reach this city early
this morning. Should it come it would greatly i'm
pede the work of repairing the telegraph poles.
HOW THE PARKS LOOKED
Persons who visited Central Park yesterday had
whatever taste they possessed for winter scenery
abundantly gratlfed. Some of the trees retained
the ncrustations of ice which they received in the
storm of Friday. The swaying of the silver-eoored
= branches in the wind produced pleas
{ ing play of light and shade. This
effect was most beautiful when in the afternoon
the sun several times broke through the clouds fol
brief interval. The branches Of pines nodded under
their burdens of ice and snow; shrubs and bushes
hung far down over the drives and paths or trailsd
upon the ground All unbroken stiffness rested upon
the long reaches VI snowclad landscape Ill the upper
mart of the Park and here and there jagged pile OF
rocks. faced with cleaning crystals, contributed to
the picturesaueness Of the scene: The effect OF the
80 r,r a. atom NJ fhs Mall was fauciful IN