New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-14
STREETSFILLED WITH SLOSH,

dry and comparatively clean. Two hours later how
ever. it began 10 snow, and continued 20 do SD for
/ about seven hours At first, the snow fell in small
/ flakes, which were very moist and ready 10 pack
/ About o'clock large 1akes began to come down
rapidly, and this continued with occasional inter.
missions for two or three hours. The Hundreds Of
vehicles passing through the busiest Streets soon
| reuuced the snow to mud and made the streets
area OF slosh of an aesthetic dark gray II
! not deep thick enough to interfere seriously
with rayel but il made the pavement very slippery
/ for the horses and the crosswalks almost impass.
| able for pedestrians. The street cars and stages
were, of course, largely patTOnized, but it al.
| most impossible to reach them without getting into
! the slosh ankle deep
1t began 20 rain heavily before noon, and this
phase Of unpleasantness lasted until O'clock al.
though it KEPT drilling for three four hour,
more. The drops fell heavily for a time and added
! to the discomforts of pedestrians The water coll
lected in every hollow in the pavements and the
sidewalks. making in some places large pools in
which the unsuspecting wayfarer often stepped un-
less he kept e sharp watch. Much of the snow
and sOsh turned into the when the street
| cleaning force was fully aroused.s Some of the
snow, however packed so closely TO the pave
men. that the rain had little effect It. Many of
! the sewer cnlyerts were stopped up by the snow
| and refuse, and the water was damned back in the
street, forming great ponds This notceably
| the case in West and SOuth-sts. Near the jersey
City ferries and in the vicinity Of the markets in
the former STREE, the water formed IN small lakes.
and horses, drivers and wagons bespattered
! with mud. The high tide together with tine Hood
in the streets. backed water into many OF the
cellars in the blocks facing the river Chambers,
Greenwich and Westinghouse, which prac-
tically impossible great part of the time last
atfxral ffpn
yesterday The snow there which was not washed
into the sewers did not interfere with tracks
seriously.
The street cars were delayed somewhat in the
morning but in tho afternoon they all run.
ming on time. The elevated trains
crowded al day than is usual, and were nearly
disagrceable the street below. The yentIla-
tion was bad the conductors and brakemen, VINO
had fresh air than they wanted the plat
forms, tried to average the matter by keeping all
the windows shut tightly in the coaches. The air
in the Metropolitan trains about p. III. was almost
vitiaed rs it ever becomes in cars in Third-aye
| The odor arising from steamng workmen, return
ing home after working all day in the storm. was
honest, but none the less dislgroeable. Sensitive
noses suffered acutely, and occasionally n belatel
woman who had been forced to go shopping, or
delicate shop girl was seen gasp. But the brake
men saw none Of these things they seemed so ap-
prchpnsvo lest little fresh air should come in
that theV always closed the door before slam
ming the platform gate unless they observer that
some anxious traveller, few seconds behind time
w0ud get on the train unless they quickly pre-
vented him.
Notwithstanding the rain, there considerable
snow left III the uptown streets ana IA central
Park. This became packed tightly to the pave
mrmts aud roadDeds III the course OF the day, and Il
there should be a cold snap" followed by snow TO-
day. there would be excellent foundation for
demand
more fashionable parts OF the city was greater than
the supply. Late IN the afternoon the doors cps of
many handsome houses in FIith-aye and III tho
side streets on Murray Hill were unswept, and
househOlders were Offering handsome premium
for small boys to undertake the work. which the
arsto cratic butler did not consider himself hired
10 do.
DELAY on THE RIVERS.
The storm had no great effect on navigation until
after the rain ceased. when dense fog settled over
the rivers and the bay. BY he time the working
people had finished their labors and started for
homo, the fog was SO thick that it was impossible
TO zee anything hundred feet away on the rivers,
and ferry travel was attended with much difficulty
and annoyance. The ringing Of bells the slrehlug
of steam whistles and blowing OF fog-horns were
heard IN every direction on the water front some
of the long route ferries were discontinued and
the boats of Others made their trips at Irregular
intervals Long limos OF walllng vehicles extended
for several blocks in the streets leading To the
ferries, and the cabins and guards oil boats were
| lack with masses of men and women. Many OF the
tIInld travellers declined 10 attempt llt
passage until later hour, when the crowds were
not so great. The Sound boats were delayed u
starting.
STATISTICS OF TIE DAY.
At the Signal Service Station the Equitable
Building, 1t was stated last night that there
falling barometer yesterday at most of the stations
in the United States. At Albany fall of o53 was
reported at 3 D. H. for the eight hour, proceeding, at
Atlanta .13 ut Baltimore %, at Boston 81, NJ
Buffalo 49, at Burlington o. at Detroit -, at
Cleveland D. at NcW-ShOr cham, X. L., 90, nc
Philadelphia .1S, at Portland, Me-. 81, and at
Rochester .;}S. The temperature was grneHiiy
! higher than the day before. The mercury rose -
at Atlanta in twenty-toIr hours, 4" az Buffalo and
| Boston. - at Chicago, l4o at DeadWOod, ~ az
! Fort Buford, Ma. IA at ElStport, Me-. l30 at
Nashville. Tenn, - at Plttsburg To- at SdVanln,
! Ga. and lO2 AT ST. Louis. There was fall OF TO-
| at IravenwOrth, 800 a. Huron, Da. and u NJ
| Baltimore. - .
The highest temperatures reported were ~ al
| Savannah, 10 at Montgomery, Ala, and Il ~
| Port Eads La; the lowest reported were; = 40
Fort Garry, b. A., and II at Huron, Ia Inc Ialh-
tall for the eight hours preceding o. N. Yesterday
was 20 of an inch at Albany, 10 at Alpena, Mlc"r
33 at Barnegat, y. j. OF at Buffalo, Is at Boston,
IL ut Cincinnati, .03 at Cleveland. .O3 at Detroit,
IL Mt Duluth, 80 at Escauaba Mich. % al 6lahu
| Haven Mich, is at Hattcras, \. 9, 30 al h.OA-
VILE, 3S at Philadelphia. II at P,it,DuTB ~ az
! Rochester. .06 at Sandu~ky aud l54 ar NicksDuIs
In this city, according 10 the observations on mo
! Equitable Building, the barometer al 81 ?. n'
was 20 -. fall OF 81 In eight hours; iho tlei-
mOmeter registered 4O' fall OF - IN t"e }-9H
hours The dew point was 40, and the ram IAN II
the preceding eight hours had boen .63. lhe pfo"
poets Tor to-day are for slightly cooler weather.
| The thermometer at ltuinutS yesterdaI I'sls'
Tered 30 al 9 a. M. 33' at g a IN, 81 AZ A. ni5
80 az II m, 800 az p m, 80 at p m. ana 80,
| at o p. IN. The average temperature year ago was
| 3l'50.