New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
THROUGH NEW-YORK STATE
ARARE ICE-sToRM UP THE HUDSON.
WIRES DowN-TREEs wRECKED-FRUIT CROPS
RUINED-NoVEL SIGHTS.
TFTpGR To THE TRIDUNEl

tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRInUSr.l
| PoUGHKEEPsIE, March S.-Great damage In
| this city and all along the Hudson valley has been
wrought by the which formed trees wires houses
and pavements last night The telegraph and telephone
only coated half an inch Thick but pore
great burdens Of cicles. Heavy limbs as thick as man
leg fell from the trees injung pedestrians Judge Dan
lei W. Guerney struck the head while on Market
st. this morning and rendered unconscious; he was badly
cut John Keech OF CannOnst and others are reported
Injured. The Western Union refused TO take messages
OF the day, communication both north and souh
having ceased. With great industry the wires were
repaired however. Street travel TO Vassar Col
lege stopped most OF the forenoon py
the mass Of limbs on the street.
The railroad tracks were patrolled, and watcbmen
doubled and trebed TO detect fallen poles trees and
other distractions The fast mail which lee here at half
past six In the morning struck telegraph wire which
dropped the track Rhinebeck and as the
wire hit the smoke stack It slid up the stack Ike light
ming the top of IT, and grated along the roofs of
the mail cars while the train shot away from H. Con
ductOrs and engineer instructed To exercise great
vigilance. Freight trains woro much behind time.
Tho appearance OF vegetation, especially arbor y@
trees wearing the robes of ice was wonderfully beautiful
At Eastman Park the large willow trees that had with
stood the tempests for years were nearly destroyed
Every one of split asunder as though torn by
| lightning stroke.
Elm TREES LOSE ALL THEIR BRANCHES,
A man named Wicklow who mas q nursery pear Milton
reports great destruction In the fruit districts OF
Marlborough Milton, Clintondale. New Patz and other
places In Ulster County man living near Poughkcepse
had one hundred Ieach trees, and he says eighty OF
them are completely ruined II this Is the percentage Of
destruction IN all the fruit districts on the west shore
the loss will amount to many thousands OF dollars,
Cherry aud apple trees are also damaged IN large
numbers Western Union Hnemen, Who have been out
all day repairing say that IN passing through he Forests
the swapping Of the bOug- aud the cfashlns OI ice vas
inccssant aud sounded ike yoheys OF musketry Els
suffer most In nstanres, turnpke- Tie b0ughs
and limbs ttrppcd entirely from them. from the
base, the itself standing aOne Ike
ships on the Hyde Park road, Tor three OF iour
miles there is regular arclWay Of Ice formed by over
weighted houghs The lee storm seemed to have been
place north to Albany the leo covering full heavy
II Is here; and there ruin and destruction among the
trees every county on both sides Of tho river
MUCH MORE ICE THAN TREE.
The condition Of affairs does not 10 Doe improved
any tonight, ard fears entertained lest the wind
should change suddenly the northwest and blow hard
in which case the damage would be increased The
mercury Is falling and additional weigh Is being added
to telegraph and telephone wires, and to trees not yet
seriO- nteruPted and the Western Union company
has Compelled to refuse messages nearly a' day
In addition 10 judge Guernsey being hut several otLcr
persons reported injured by falling limbs. Upon a
piece OF bOugh weighing pound there were nineteen
pounds Of Ice.
LEAKY ROOFs-INPA AssABLE STREETS.
KINGSTON. March 5.-IAe tee which formed last night
on trees and wrought great havoc. The latter
were down ID all directions to-day; and fallen limbs
made the streets mpassable Stores and dwellings were
SO coated that when the Ice began 10 melt tho water
forced its way IN upon ceilings, furniture and goods
Cutters we're flooded walking was peillous II not
impossible. The spectacle however, was ln many
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