New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-02
THE COLD PASSING AWAY.
MILDER TEMPERATURE IN THIS CITY.

MlLDER TEMPERATURE IN THIS CITY.
RECORD OF THE THERMOMETER YEsrERDAY-ICE IN
THE RIVERS AND BAY-COLLISION OF STEAMER
WITH A SCHOONER.
The cold which has prevailed throughout the
country for the past three days has diminished con-
sderably in intensity during the last twenty-four
hours. The thermometer on the watch-tower of
the Equitable Building indicated 40 above zero
at z o'clock yesterday morning; the mercury
rose to 100 at IL a. m. and to 18o at 2 D. m
At 6 o'clock in the evening it was 40 at
Hudnut's. Light westerly winds prevailed all day.
The trains on the elevated roads were run with
greater regularity yesterday than they had been
during the extreme cold weather. The attempts at
heating the interior of the successful
The drivers on the surface roads were muffed up
less than on tue previous days. The ferryboats on
the East River had considerable difficulty IN trav-
ersing the large ice fields, which, having hoated
down the North River, were carried back by the
incoming tides. In the North River the boats
encountered less ice. although hour occupied
in making some of the trips.
The barometer Is falling slowly, indicating warmer
weather. AT Cheyenne light snow storm pre-
vailed yesterday Light rain falls were reported at
Shreveport. La, and at North Platte. Neb. The
mercury fell 10 at Albany and 50 at Cheyenne, WV:
T.; it rose 80 at Baltimore. 10 at Boston, 90 at
Buffalo, TO- at Cairo. ILL.,. 100 at Chicago, 13o at
Cincinnau, 12o at Cleveland, 130. at Milwaukee,
800 ut North Platte, $50 at Plttsburg, 120 San
dusky, and 100 at st. Louis
The Upper Bay was filled yesterday with heavy
floating ice, which greatly interfered with nayig9-
ton. All sailing vessels arriving at Sandy Hook
had to be towed up, as thOy could make no head
way under sail. Inc Staten Is and ferry-boats
made their trips with great difficulty. Several
tugs with bar0es were held fast in the ice. The
ocean steamships also had trouble in getting
through the large fields of ice. The Staten Island
Sound being completely frozen over, people crossed
at d fferent points from Staten Island to New-Jer-
sew Mrs. Ann Hennessy, seventy-seven years old,
was found Friday night frozen to death In her
home at Richmond, where she lived alone.
kilograms from different points on the Sag Har-
Dor branch of the Long Island Railroad state that
the snOw-banks the line of the road are III many
places ten feet high. The main line of tho Long
Island Road was opened to GreenpOrt yesterday,
and an effort will be made to-day to open this Sag
Harbor branch and the Stewart Central Road from
Garden City TO Babylon.
The steamship Niagara. of tho Ward Line which
sailed from this port Thursday for Havana, into
the three masted schooner $. N. Crawford, of Cam
den, n. j., from James River with cargo of wood,
at 3 a. IN. yesterday. There n thick mist at
the time, and the schooner is said by officers
of the steamship, who was on watch to have no
staTboard bow just abait Of the anchor. and was cut
down to the main deck Her bOwsprt was lo0sened
and her head-gear carried away. The steamship
LAID by her until daylight as the
officers of the vessel reported that assistance was
likely to be required. At 8 o'clock the Niagara
Both vessels lay yesterday ut the cotton docks at
Staten Island. The steamship intended to resume
her voyage last night early this morning. The
only damage suffered by the schooner.
The tugboat General ROsencrnns. which was
mOOred at Pier No D. East River, was caught In
field OF floating ice yesterday morning. The ice cut
a hole in its bottom and the boat sank No person
injuIed