New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-05
SNOW AND A FIERCE WIND.

| ter Snow began falling shortly after 10 a. m and
with the accompaniment of a wind blowing from
twenty to twenty-four miles an hour
soon rendered pedestriansm not only
unpleasant but difficult. All day the
storm ragged without cessation and when night
came there was every indication that it would last
until morning The course of the storm was from
| the southwest and moving toward the
northeast. At the Signal Service Station
the Equitable Building the man in charge said
that there was likelihood of the snow changing
to rain the storm coming from warm region, and
bringing with il a higher temperature. There was
not much appearance of Che warmer temperature
yesterday however. At 7 a. III. the Thermometer
Indicated 1872, and ut noon it was only one degree
higher
The surface railroads and stages were
among the first TO feel the effect
of the storm. Broadway, which had
been pretty thoroughly cleared Of the snow which
fell during the last storm, soon covered with
layer several inches deep through which the stage
and truck horses slowly made their way. The
stages were crammed with passengers by the time
they reached the City Hall Park. and the street
cars were in much the same condition when
they LETT the downtown starting points. by noon
the STAGE and surface ear lines found U necessary 10
donble the usual number of horses, and blockades
were frequent. This was more especially the case
at ChambcrsSt and West Broadway and the streets
between Chambers and Yesey-sts. A long line OF
ears at one time extended along West Broadway
to Cana-st.. and the efforts OF half dozen police
men were hardly sufficient to bring order out of the
confusion. The oaths of the drivers of horse-cars
were fairly matched by the expletves Of truckmen
and Jelms in charge of lighter vehicles. Bockades
were also frequent in Fulton-st. truck became
stalled Ihere 10 O'Clock and caused blockade
fran the East River 10 I5TOadWaV.
The snow poughs OF the Third, Sixth and Eighth
Avenue surface railroads were brought into requisi-
ton carly. and aide somewhat in keeping the tracks
clear, but the high wind and the heavy fall Of snow
soon covered the tracks again. Two Third Avenue
ears were Mt time Oft the tracli apple OF snOwin
Park-row, andTDn. of them was finally hauled to one
side and abandoned. The croSs-town lines suffered
the most severely. The Twenty -third-st line ran
at irregular intervals during the day and evening.
Snow ploughs kept constantly at work and RS
the s. rect is wide the tracks kept comparative
" clear But on the other lines there little eff
fort made TO run the usual number Of cars. and
rs nightfall came and the snow grew deeper the
intervals between the ears grew longer The Beeck
er-St. line used four horses for It's small cars, but
hardly averaged one each half hour, and alter dark
practically gave up the contest.
The storm ettectuaily put an end, for the time
being to the work of removing snow ana Ice Dy the
Street Cleaning Department. broadway had DecI
pretty thoroughly cleaned from the Battery 10
Thirty -turi-st., and the work was advancing well
on the streets leading to the various ferries Com
mi slOner Coleman sad late yesterday afternoon
thai he had all his force in readiness and would put II
to work removing soon as the storm ceased. 1t
was of no to do anything until then. lie had
instructed Contractors MARS and Walton 70 en-
ploy ali the extra horses carts ana men they could
engage md get them at work rs soon aS the storm
was over. If the snow ceased falling by midnight
the force would be at OnCcset to work III Broadway
| He opposed to working ms men on
Sunday His experience as a railroad con,
| fra.
convinced him that men worked better for resting
on sunday But TINS vas an exceptional case ana
lac purpOsed putting on large force OF men and
carts as he could employ ana by WORKING sunday
and sunday night he would be able 10 put Broad
way in possible condition by Monday morning
The same general plan would De pursued as before
As soon as Broadway was cleared the
streets leading to the ferries would be taken III hand
1t was only question OF the number OF men ana
carts that could be employed on the work. The con-
tractors had promised to do their best.
The Fire Commissioners and insurance men were
apprrhenSve of large fires the result of the heavy
Owiah and fierce gale Five minutes often makes
the difference between a small lire and Q very
by the iremen in reaching ire through so heavy
snowfall unless OK Ia efforts wero made. Extra
Go@Ue Of teams he en me a DIG" truck companes
general order was Issued yesterday
by the Fire Commissioners to all company com
mandcrs, reminding them that extra vigilance
in watching for fires and speed in getting TO them
after the alarm had sounded were required OF all
No leaves OF absence To be granted. The teie
graph lines leading to and from the various engine
houses aud the Fire Department Headquarters were
tested at short intervals throughout the day.
The various insurance patrols were alto
provided with extra horses IN order that
they might reach a ire without delay. Inc streets
III the vicinity OF the patrol houses were carefully
patTOllcd also.
The storm began 80 late in the day that it did not
affect the mails to very serious extent Thore
were of course delays but these occur With marked
regularity in the finest weather. The mail from
Boston by the Shore Line, which covers the prlnc-
,i,, in, Ia ate
at $40 p. m, was twenty minutes late. Inc SD
y. m. mail however, was one hour and twenty-i
inmates behind time. The mail from the South, due
at D. No. did not reach the General Post Office until
G:25 D.. IN. The Northwestern mail by the Hudson
River Road which brings the mail from st. Paul,
Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Buffalo, due at
$50 y. M. was Just two hours late. The later mails
coming from the North by way of the New-fOrk
Central and Hudson River Railroad were reported at
10 o'clock to be about two hours late. The late
mails from the West and Southwest by The Ptnnsyl-
yana Railroad were reported several hours behind
At the Grand Central Depot there were short de-
laws to local trains, while the through express |
trains were about two hours behind time me
serious results of the storm, It was sald
would not be felt until to-day. The continued |
falling of the snow and the drifting OF 1t INTO the
cuts by the same wind, would, 1t was thOuit cause
tbe trains which are not due until this afternoon
and tonight to be delayed several hours.
The telegraph wires leading out OF the CITY were
NOT damaged TO any appreciate extent by the Storm
The lines were III excellent working order, and |
it was said at the office of the Western |
Union Telegraph COMPANY ldtc tndO |
any amount of Geographic matter could be handled
There were indications last night that the storm
had spe its violence and was passing away TO the
northeast The reports from various points c9rro6- |
Grated this. The Chief Signal Officer. in his buIe-
I'm stated early i'll the day that the storm was cen
trail in Georgia and travelling north with great |
energy Later in the day 1t was showing as far |
north as Marquette. Mich. Rain reported from |
nearly all points south. 1t was showing at |
Richmond and Washington, however The |
Thermometer showed very little change yesterday: |
On the Equitable Building at a. N. it marked |
19o, at noon 20' at p. III. 10, and at p. m. 2lo
The wind, during the entire day, was from the |
northeast At a. III. it blew ut the rate of - |
miles an hour at / a. m. 20 miles, at p. IN. 20 |
IL ~ 4 n m miles. and at u. il had |