New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-10
WINTERS STORMS.
SNOW AFTER TIE THAW.


GOERs MOST UNFORrUNATE-H,RD woEK on
THE sTEKxT-CAR LINES-MOEr SNOW FOHFToLD.
Another binding snowstOrm broke over the city
yesterday the first alkos falling shortly before
The cold northeast wind and threatening clouds of
early morning not the most agreeable features
OF Sunday to church-2olng people; ont when thesun
came out for about ten INMATES. just before tho
~eaurch bells rang those who arc not wcathcr-wiSe
felt safe to 70 ont without umbrella. Whcn
the services congregations found walk
ing most disaTecable in the face of the
driving storm. Where the ice hal not been cleared
from the pavements and crossings the light cover
ing of snow made the walking trcachcr0us. Sinners
and saints stood in slippery places. and many one
had fall.
The STRENGTHENING Barean had its force dis
trbutod III the lower precincts 0f the city. armed
with picks shoyels and carts, to clear the most OH
structcd streets of The hard frozen of snow
aud dirt, but their work was slow and incomplete.
The men seemed to have general distasto for labor
IN such a storm. lii Wali-st.. near Front-st about
O'clock there were five carts and sixteen labOrers.
and only three of tho mon were shoyelliug; the
others were standing the pavement discussing
the weather. and their tools rested aEains; the tee
graph poles. The worlmen in Beckman-st. were
accomplishing about the same amount of labor. and
in other streets there of three and Tour
men leaning on their picks and shOges with tier
backs to the storm.
The snow fell fast and before the middle Of the
af eynoOn the street were seriously lmpeded III
their progress. The siX-tcam suOw-piOughs we're
employed on all of the lines TO clear the tracks and
still tho double teams struggled hard with Tie
oyeyloated cars The drivers suffer the most during
such storm and yesterday their temper was
not improved. although It was SUNDAY lhey
drove at faster speed than usual ana man. a
al arSa rar NY.
least attention, and then vas Obliged 10 stand hVe
or ten minutes in the storm for tie ncAi raF Inc
drivers decided for themselves as 70 Wh:rn one my.
the right OF way. aud when Cr0SunG each othe!
tracks it often question "a to ho% narrow tue
escape from cci'si9a shonlG tie. Aoont
Of the CroSs.town Lane was roihg down
Seventeenth toward SccoEj-ayr. at rapid
pace and at the same time car No. 95 Of tine Second
Avenue Line WAS going down town toward
Seventeenth 81. with number OF passengers ABOARD
Both arrived at tho CROSSING 1T an" n ,mo sam
Instant. and the forward emit ut NO. ~ strnrH tue
rear of No o. throwing Il completely IRON thb
track and deiuOiishng It III places. C2r No. =" was
also thrown off the track and Lad ITS forward
axle broken in two. The Passengers were much
frightened After blockade Of a quarter OF an
hour y policeman appeared, and, upon making IN
quiries as TO the cause OF the accdc"i. n"ed III ms
book. Brakes out Ot order, aid diver" uiiahic 10
stop the car Iii time" e
incheg when at ESQ pm. Il turned 10 hard driv-
ing slcot. which made an icy crust. Nharr tie
snow had been cleared away IN front OF honscS. the
pavements became glazed with slippery coa'Ihg oil
ice making it dangerous Cor pr'!es TRANS.
AT the Signal Service Bureau, Oh the root 81 tho
Equitable Building lt was stalled that the 'ncica
tons were not favorable Tor good weather TO-DAY,
but that the chances were tha: there una ne i"i
SNOW. The barometer was falling rap'dlv an! there
had been Il considerable r.Se ~ the tcnferdi nre
along the coast, which was cnacc0U.t".le. as ie
m, rcury had fallen in the Northwest ana Ii tie lake
rog1ons. The temperature in th:~ city at =. N.
YESTERDAY was ~; at L 4. M - at ?. n. -
and az 8 D. ILL.,. 3O3. LuIing tie tWemt. tour hoato
the mercury had fallen - III Philadelphia tie hyr-
lroniettr at p. M Al A'I'"y i"Lr
in iwenty-four hours Of ~. f. generally coniY
i'm the N1ieasi and Nurthwc'', ~'ith high lnrth-
east to east winds al"Hg tie N'|-: hS!hhI ;'4''
There had been Iall 90 GncN and N.'rt IN hia -
phia and Bal re. and ng"t ?NcWr were reported
ut Nashville Atpcna and F"Tt liLI"'" .irh' an
dusky Chicago aud Shreveport. lHe +i"i:1 w1s
northeast with brisk and high n"Ttiirai "lh47.
Storm Signals were ordered up - Now OR, |."lr,
Pensacola. Port Eais, OIL Tie Middle Atlantic and
Nov England 60 tSt'.
much INSTRUCTED bY ice v,.,'cr,1y - IN 'HiIrdrA.
f ere was considerable f,at'ng Ter ia ttc ,at below
G0YcrnIr- land, and al 'g i-c east shor" 81 staten
Island IRON Rrbbin, Reel Z" thr :4.1-'", was Il
solid field of zee Ihc staten sa.G Eal.NHr t"nN-
boats Nrre not abb. . make all 81 ih"Ir !I!S-tr 10
u. ~ trID from tiGS CHS ANA tie T. ni. tam from
Staten island hcing OH : cd. HE N"ttL loo
frIrt boats made trls at 'i' lTaS iHi' ma tea
schooner and the pi!nf-toa l. 'h.rnh j.. ""YSs were
canGnt III tie zee oil Clifton md HE t'ti"- "a'
hauled Gut bv 4 try.
CAPTAINS Of boats running OF the Sound r'i"rt
that the ice has nos beet serious go n1VlEatrh
Yeats ami yesterday tHr >ni"f 81 anne r;
slnw speed SAILING vessels have act 3 nm 90 al
dinicuItlcs GUInp ,lc ,%si Wt'k, hhC ~ 9 ma any
have employed ing, DCinC each way. Ih"'r " 'i'h
have not employed tu- ale reported i1S ~ 90 l'o
~ different points The zee has ais" lnirrrlCd WIZ
Tie excavations at ll"l Cue owing to lie Imi"--l-
biity OF bringing tie oc""SIrat TIC ""ihIn 9ul'S'