New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-11

about Fulton Market indescribabe pools OF WAFER
and refuse matter confronted the walker at every
turn. The street in front OF Fulton ferry Was
vast sea Of mud. .,
On the other side of town. West-st. presented a
disgusting spectacle The lower part OF the snow
had become mingled with the black mud tor wnG T
that street is famous and, the wheels OF Slowly
passing wagons turned up the uhuer SUI
face, a filthy mass was presented to the eye. In
the neghbOrhood of the ferries the INCONVENIENCE
to travellers was particularly great Many Il'1i
who had ridden to the station at some NeW,?erScy
town arrived in this city with spOtless polish on
his boots. When he crossed West-st ne looked US
if no had been snipeshOOtng III one OF Ills n"'i'0
swamps. ;,,
Around the City Hall tho walking was SIMPLY TIl
vile. The snow lay in heaps In CITY lla! raaA'
and wherever there q hollow the wafer AZ
cumulated in deep pool. In Chathani-st IN. Nun
was worse than at any other point GOWN ,ooHh'
Large piles of snow 0bstructed the cutters n Ia,I
the adjacent streets rivers of mud anu water Ii0Weu
down. From the rising ground toward CHAMBERS
st. and toward Chatham luare. similar pOuic9 VI
fifth poured in. Early IN the morning inc W1lcl ~
the point where the street is lowest reached up 10
tine bottoms of the street vt Gear-St. Tue Gh-
tire surface was covered from curb to curD. lle
railroad tracks were invisible ana persons Oh tio
sidewalks dared not venture to attempt 10 ooHu d
cur. In the lower part OF the bow"Iy on cltHrI
side OF the car tracks, were large neapS Oh Suu9m
with an apparently solid surface. IeShlSVtIS VIM
attrmpted To drive over these frequently 1"nnu
their wagons stuck fast HE cross streets III tlI'
ncighbOrhoOd were aii01t. li0nSt0lst' was q IlvcI
The cutters weGc completely flied up ana through
the mass of Slush and water IN me mldlie ol tho
street wagons proceeded with the greatest UNI
scrptiOn. At their best they are never c'an any
yesterday they were at tteiI worst. BroadWay at
llOuSton-st was covered with heavy Slush. IN
West IlOu-tOn-st the plYeIncntS were coaltu Nlll
ice and TINS wet on tho surface, made Walking
dangerous. In Gr'ene-,t. the f9InHlr scene o.
snow bauSs and filth presented itself me SUES vi
the street wire blocked with numerous lruChS hoC
in U.s. All the WAGONS were Culnprlhn 10 iuh
upou the ear h.lciSa Ehirh were i0nr or Ye lhci%5
Library to SINth-aye.. WAS rocking mass of Slnsh.
II VAS imp, s,inlc for p'drstrlauS To avon heIhS
pasr,l Tor the passing of teams sent the wafer lS
tar the fronts OF the hou>eS. III louIlcchlu-A
tn. Milling I'D of snow the CurhsOue, caused great
Inconvenience. Il was impossible to cross the
street except at The regular crossings. anI tiry
were only pls-iby good lords. Above / gu ttehtI-
ST. the thoroHHhiar's runnng hoItn ana II onln
Wcr- III comparatively ncttcr condition. those
running ACROSS town, however, were Dur cu uhuer
a mon ltOuOls sr;t OF mud AMI olush.
AZ tine Office Of the Department OF Public Works,
up to the hour Of closing Yesterday Afternoon no re-
ports a. trouble with scWtr hal hecn IccelN'd zap
lam Williams Of the street Cleaning Bureau, had
large !orce of men OF work. Principally IN me ioW'i
part of the cty. where the streets were IN th worst
coudit ion. Matters generally improved toward
pirhfG,l. hut walking still had ab0ut IL u GcclGed
uncrrairty which may have possessed IL charm
rbr storm of sunday night caused much conru-
sion i'm thu l'ost Office CWIug to the delayed trans.
The train on the \r"-lork Central Railroad due ut
G:i1 %. M yesterday. did not arrive until lo:l" a.
m. The ore Gur ut $50 a.. H.. aui\ eel at 1880
g. m. AMI the 81 LOUIS express. due az lV:iO a. M
got I'm at i:3O o. M. On the Pennsylvania Road,
and tine one due At 1879 "a. I. roathcd jersey City
at l.:Oj p M. The NcwYork. Lake Erie and
Western train dH' ~ ::U T. NJ "d not arrN e uutil
noon. Tram, from the last aud south came III
nearly on time.
" .ea an, ngat broke yesterday the rivers ard Bay
vcr. ruyrluped ~ iOg and the frTrv boats had con-
siderable ii ulty making their TIPS Inc toy
soon if,cd, however, aad although there was ulGl
oaung Ic-u Tho rivers, II had become so thoroughly
ruttod by the Storm tAat # did not obotruct nylga-
ton materially. The Staten Island terry-boats
which were Obliged to di-contnu: their tr.ps early
Sunday evening b"caus" of tie storm and ice, began
runiIuE ~ III AT q a. u. yesterday. -
The arrivals from sea, by way of Sandy Hook, !
we're few, owing probably 10 the fact tnat vessels |
near tI. coast sunday hauled of to again. and
went 50 far that they could not get back yesterday.
The brig shannon, from Savllc, reports having |
had 4 very heavy gale OF Hatcras Wednesday ana |
thursday ia't. y" N3ulday Inc schooner 'rorEe |
". Whrtm're was spoken and. benz ShorL al pro, |
visions. was supplied with "A quantity OF uouf and |
beet. On sunday the Shdunon was Forced To |
anchor Outslpc OF Sandy Hook IN thlcA snow |
Al tie ~.sual Service station on the Equitable |
l,,, dug tu,' ato,i reports last ni1nt showed a |
nstg temperature IN thc extreme West ana lower
temperature IN The ncghbofhOod OF Pitt>burg and |
EtIc. lie cold wave !, slowly ad' ancIng and the |
weather to-day Will probably be clear ana cold.
Muca discomfort was caused Ol me ram ai!d con- |
s,Qu.ut slU+u IN the streets Of BFooklyn. Many |
piac'~ were n1d'sho'e without "adlhS ankle uttP |
water aud a.. ting snow. IN Inc carry morning |
loi..5 street ran IIscgul.rly and slowly. |
the weight OF the su-charged snow caused about |
nifty t'Ct of StplehOuSe u, ~ Ani!ty ana COlnmba-
sts. BroUk yu 80 fail IA Yesterday morning. here
Ni,, up 4uic properly ia TIE bGliuing. lie loss
wa, 0OO y the iail of TIE roof 81 a coai-shcd |
al NJ. 81 tu'ou-,;., Two ncG empo' ed rs drivers Of
coal cArt- Mere uJdG"L Nnuam AlcC or'nack. of !
No.GI nuu-st Lad lis risht les broken, and |
Tlo.a, MrDonough. Of No. . iilcks-st Received |
a slight cunciir,iun ot the BRAN ana severe brGisc~
iu,S WeIr bUtu taken To - Pctcr5S Hospital. The
loss nu the building was 500
iuc ram. falling on the SNOW on hat-rooIed houses
Oh staten Island. did mUch damage By Overlooking |
throu. the sky 'gnts INTO thr hou>rS In thIS way !
me wallis IN tuc hOusr ot Jar"b Van Duorr, AT |
IA llctlu were considerably damaged. lac Inferior
of r luu,c Ol Edward k"il, also al StapletUI, WAS
h ,dly dainagcd from the rooI 10 the cellar. Nearly
a thousand uallars worth of furniture WAS also |