New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-13
COLD AND FIERCE WINDS.
A GALE AT TwENTY-EIGHT MILES AN HOUR.
SUDDEN DROP IN THE TEMPERATURE-DAMAGE IN
AND AROUND THE CITY,

! SUDDEN DROP IN THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN
AND AROUND THE CITY.
People would talk about the weather yester-
day in their offices and cOuntingroOms in shops in the
streetcarseverywhere The sudden fallin the temporal
| ture, the high wind and the light snow that
! filed the air with whrlng flakes q short
| time in the morning and IN the afternoon
suggested winter and topics wintry. Everybody was
conscious that he had ears for the air keen and nip
ping About p. m. the windward side or lamp-pOsts'
barberpoes and swinging signs touched with white
from the snow At that hour the Thermometer OF the
Signal Service office at the top Of the Equitable Building
recorded 80, decline from 400 at m and from DO
few hours later. At p it was $50. wave OF cold
weather. moving from the northwest will probably be
singing about the city when these words are read A
temperature below the freezing point the Signal Service
officers said will probably rule to-day but mder weather
| will soon follow.
The wind blew gale yesterday from the west at the
rate OF about % miles an hour. The maximum velocity
was % miles and la9 in the evening It had fallen to ~
miles Cautionary "Off-shore" signals were displayed
from the Signal Service office. The observations taken
elsewhere showed wind velocity of % miles at Mount
Washington, where the mercury 90 below zero 40
miles at Block Island r. l., with temperature of $780,
"a miles at Ere Penn 80 miles at Mnnedosa north OF
Fort Gerry, and A miles at Rochester n Y There was
fall In the mercury IN the twenyfOr hours over all the
Lake region OF from Is to 30 degrees.
may gained from the fact that last month the average
velocity at morning. and night was respectively
) $40 g, and 01O miles an hour, and in November,
1882, no 410 and 40 miles In February, 1887,
the maximum velocity was As miles an hour; for each
month this year IL has been as follows January SO;
February, 80; March, 80; April, &c. May 81 June, q;
July. 81; August, As September 30; and October 26
/ miles an hour
The gale caused considerable delay IN elegraphlc
vice. and al late hour in the evening II SAID at the
Western Union Office that business was behindhand The
storm began the West Sunday and there great
delay yesterday on the lines west OF Plttsburg During
part Of the dag the company bad only two wires working
10 Chicago but night several others had been repaired
The opinion was expressed by one Of the company's
officers that II further damage was done by the wind
the lines would all be rccsahshed early this morning
II blew a gale I'm the Lower Bay I'm the afternoon and
half gale in the Upper Bay All outgoing sailing YES
riding anchor got out both bower anchors and sheet
nav ana the staten Island ferry boat had hard time OF
H. ~ night drew end the wind and sea increased The
Wc,cd which let the Island ut o'clock, did not reach
her lin in ths city until 80 She was almost half an
hour Ia making landing here, being blown nearly up
almost abcam and caused her to heel TO arboard
while the heavy sea made her ptch ana roll so that
board became restless and time it seemed II they
would be .tampcdod. The passengers were anxious all
make landing had failed and the Wcstneld having
driitcd into the Buttcmik Channel began signalling Tor
wind wh,tlcd and hbwcd the horsrson inc deck below
sumrcd and snOrcd with fear, the deck hands fuSncd
about the captain shouted his orders, and everybody
/ wished they had stayed at home. Finally the boat
reached her slip without assistance and all was well.
Al l.30 H. IL the wind blew strongly against an I'M
supported wall ~ foundry building IN NnetyhIS
ST. between Frstayc and AycnucA. that portion oil u
f Tho ram on Sunday had sOftcned the green NOR
TAR and sufficient care had been taken To brace the
ryun-l portion Of the wall Beams which had been set
i'm place to carry tho floors broken ny tho mass or
bricks which fell upon them. Cornelius Scalnincl Ia
bprrr of Ftth-ayr nnl Onchundr' dthlrttcntl-st
MIS- struck los some the bricks and injured seriously
The police took him h. the Presbyterian Hospital II was
/ estimated that the repairs would cost SOD 49,
While CrO-s.tOwD ear was passing lWtuthSt ana
EcyouthaNc. at p. NJ, u large maple tree Oh me side
walk yo. blown down II fell upon the car smashing the
gls. and breaking through the roof In its descent ~
rlr the left shoulder OF the driver OF the car, slightly
, iutrug him a.. s, .
rhc guaranteed iron roof Of the yascline factory at
/ Richard and Commerce st-., Brooklyn. was
/ hluwn oil yesterday ut y. IN. II fell upon
. the roof 81 adjoining factory where mum
her of ,0ung girls were at work. They were greatly
/ alarmed. but was hurt. pane OF glass worth
500 was blown II iu butcher shop nj No 0sl Atlantic
/ ave, brooklyn.
The high wind destructive Ia many trees along the
Hudson River largo willow standing near The station
! at DDtha Ferry was blown down The waves from tho
ty,r c! over the protccng wall of the railroad track
with such force that II feared they would cause
! lrrtoh 10 l,o made and washout "a result
The lr caused An unusual low tide about the shores OF
st7fcn Island. In Princes Bay, Great Kills aud New
Cr,k thc shoals entirely dry for moro than mile
/ nom shore This afforded opportunity tn gather a
t,r. quality Of hpul shell clans. some OF the bay
tnnk way WAGON loads. Robbins Reef, Oyster Island
aud Ola fom Reef Ia thu Upper Bay were out OF water
The d.hius steamers wero compelled to make harbor
. & ghpuf staten Island.