New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02
WINDS ALL OYER THE COUNTRY.

Yesterday was not cold it was simply exasperat-
ingly windy The wind was not at all like
zephyr. it resembled more a blizzard it whisked
up ones clothing and clung to the skirts OF us'ers
II shrieked with fendlsh glee as it caught in Its
grasp decrepid females or forced the smoke down
the house chimneys. In the upper portion of the
city tine wind had n sweep miles Of icccovered
pavements and caused annoyance to no one save the
peripatetic pOstman the sad-eyed messenger boy.
Downtown, however there was that hacbingcr OF
spring, dust.
The rivers and the harbOr. Notwithstanding
the comparatively warm weather on Tues lay and
Wednesday, were cboked with hummock Ice.
The foes IN the upper Hudson had been loosened
and they came down the river, gradually breaking
into pieces as they approached this city. The
North River was white with the icy cakes and the
surface OF the stream was hidden, except the mar
row space which followed the channel. The bay
glstened with an unaccustOmed splendor as the
sun glanced on the myriads of floating cakes,
and about tho shores OF Bedl0es ana blIls
Islands ramparts OF ice had formed seveai
feet in height. The Harlem River was lce-nound
and tie bIidgrs spanned Its currents wltho9' Deng
summoned 10 swing aside for the passage or ooats.
About Randals Island walls OF Ice formed barriers
to The tides and the little feTy-b0at al some ui-
Guilty in making her landings at the Isl md.
Al the Sigual Service Bureau, IN the Equitable
Binding, there were winds aud rumoTs OF wlhds.
morning and the unde Ided movements OF the
barometer were suggestive of change. The SKIES
were clear over the larger portion OF the country
" yesterday, There was snow reported IN Mlchigan;;
Northern New-York, Delaware and Nebraska' ana
the rainfall was follows: Burlington, VIZ ~
of an inch Cheyenne. Wy. 90. and Omaha, Neo.
.0D The barometer WAS the highest IN
the Missouri Valley ana lowest in tine St. Lawrence
Valley, while there was an Increase III the
humidity of he atmosphere i'll the lake region and
the New-England t ties The force of the wind was
very great in all par. of the country. AT Aipena
Mich, II blew ii niles an hour at BOs on, Mass
II miles: az Buffalo. n. Y. - miles; DOdg, City,
Kau. Is mil, S Erie, Penn., 20 nllrs; BLOCK Isl
and, 81 mics; Oswego, \. y, 20 miles; ana AT
Rochester. \. L., 81 miles, The change IN the ther-
momcler was strongly IN rket. Inc eTeatest iall III
temperature rock place at Fort Blu. ord, NJ l.,
where the mercury showed "a change OF III IN SIX
hours. Al 81. Vincent, Mimi, the Thermometer IN
dlcacd 260 OclON zero ami II was tho c"ldesJ Guy
IN the country The following temperatures below
a. Cnt: Fort Garry, NanltODl, 2O0; 81 Paui, MIMI
269 fail OF ITO: Duluth. Men, 1852 fall of w.
Bismarck, Oak, 20. lall 81 II; milwaukee. W ls'
~. Lacrosse WIS, 1872 Chicago ILL.,, -, tall OF
1Do. The thermometer at Alpena, Mich. lntcatcd
thui the temperature was 10 above zero; M BuialO
y. Y, 100, "a fan OF 10 Cheyenne, WIS, % Mar
queue Mich, 3; indianapolis, Ind, o. "A fall OF
i4o cincinnati ONO 1Gc "A fail Of II aud at
lao hester. y. u, II, "A iali or -
Tho thermomctrical averages of the month OF De-
cemOer Tor the past our years were " follows :
1873 80: 1879. IL; 1850, II, ana 1881, 5oS'
Fac average temperature of last December was 81
1 he average IOr January in ISIS, 1879, 1850 and
1881 were 70. $50 ~ "A Il - rcspectiy ". Last
month tIe average temperature was ~. ne
thermometer a. q. m. y. rr1ay Indicated ~ at
u a. IN. 81 at - IN. 20 noon 3O0; $3.50 p IN.
80 u p. ~ 80, p. IN. - ,, aud midnight ~.
The AVERAGE WA II. The average 'emprra ures on
FEBRUARY IA the last five year, were 1873, -"
1879, zola'; lcoO, 27l2; 1851, lll20, and loo-'
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