New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
rUE FROST KING ABROAD.
r,,r cry INUNDATED BY TIE COLD WAVE.

THE CITY INUNDATED Di LIZ 49,. oon
sx.ryRs AND ovERCoAr SELLERS hArr
propIE MIsERABLE-wiNTRf SCENES
La woxe which was expected here by the
-, service arrived yesterday and inundated tue
eis nnalers IN coal and those who sold ovefcoa's
o"s nanny. Tho lovers Of skating IN the coh'i,u'
lied " a smile serene and high" But iorthe
n.'.sands Nv. to whom oyercoats and coal are "na'-
,,,e Iuxuries and skates an unknown q"an.'V
~ roa,her was no Joke. To them 1t meant su'ior
;no and possible death. The snow that hao i'"o''
an d,v before lay crisp on the ground ane' "' ~
,oa,ne ,rodden into compact masses maao '.">''
Gnc ON foot q varied amusement nom "h''m v"'
,ros fortunate TO escape with unprokeh ii.'''
No one seemed inclined to think Oh p"'''"s
cow dust or ashes on the sidewalks on' ioi' '"o"
ali aver the city in glazed condition. dangerous
a. bfc and limb. The streets were as s'ippo,s 40
tbe sidewalks and horses were contihuaiiy iA',"s
a. .he moro travelled streets. 1t was day WIG"
nodos,rions hurried to shelter and warmth wn,"
sros were comfortable things to sit n.y. anu '"o
,no, wos happiest who had the biggest ulster
TroveI ON the street cars and elevated roads Mas Mas
heavy all day TO travel in an eicTa'cu, a"r. ,ntrv
heated aud looS roos o%t a apI the people hurry
;ngaionr in the streets below, was extremely a Son
Portable But some of the trans on .no .ou mes
ave. we're not heated, ana rioihs 4" '"
misery. -, d hrocino The
sky was a clear cold buoCa SKY wnl'n nn similar
oonarea 70 The great orb of lapis lazui IN
the Gesu Church ut Rome. AS night cam hrl.
grew colder The stars shone wn tho riycrfronts
sparkled like diamonds by the aaik "a NJ who
was then tha, the homeless poor OF tne d o,,H Snr
had kent themselves warm us best thcy cou!u "i s.
;m@ the dav bcgan TO seek place of shelter % 1or
the night AT O'Clock they began TO noIa ~ uore ar.
poice stations all of which before lo % NV
crowded TO their utmost capacity Az a, ,ne Nov vo.
Cbnrob Street Station thirty men and hfteeh W. w.
men were lodged aud numbers were @ tuineu aTb Nc
because there was no room rao nor for dodgers was
crowded with misery and poverty. Az the oak o",
Street Station no was turned away way tine sen n
reapt in charge prefcrring 20 crowd the Psopl9 hm
ike sardncs rather than turn them ou, ,n," stv
bitter night There were thirty women anu n,te,h e nh
men sleeping there at 10 O'clock hney Ne1 epd 90 some
On ali the faces was that hunted look which toiid
that sf grim ToIss S 6sr q footsteps night aud a
There was AT unusual number OF drunken peOpiSS
n the sisss striving thfI5 n,s Osss was a ne unaSnbc
~ No oenr,1il induluence III hot df'nks,
Inc advertisements ot which Hare beiOfeeNetN pnii pnii
tesn AZ, thngh the essnns @ gsSups pSsI SgIP'Se Is ssa
fSw esia NAV feaIls wess People ,Vhc had "A
veafea e6Sftsble befo,e, wl@p thsS saw sss tns
gssss gssss + ~ SeSs V sss sss lyG IKE PS PsSSaa lssa
iYs haq JAM sS'ss nv w. 'W'MstW n
NV " sesS, 3 a t88e i &S q % sSas%' @
Tpip Ihp wpstefn tewp{ st the tayliaAe hNRo
luz iiorid young MAN sst snd loekea sad A. u he
,heNghl that tho peepe hold him FesPehs'se 'N
such cold weather, go u,
due On the 10Th. pon't know why II dhn gnhle
II eamo from the Northwest, IL is iold gn 3Nel |
The country almost. Up al OsWego II ~ IL poloW
zero, aud all tho salt Is ireezin9 uh
guess IL Is about as warm al theyohhe' |
Wyoming, as anywhere, and 1t is only oV1 above
zero there, The wind blow here 23 miles an
hour at o'clock aud the thermometer registered
40 above zero. The wind, as you may nave no
ticed, is cold wind In fact, without wishing to
lie profanc may say il is a rc'y cold Wind, II is |
going TO be warmer tomorrow and tho weather
will continue clear , a., A.. |
Al the East River Bridge 1t was said that thc |
travel had fallen OFT oue-half on the tootway, Dut
that the cars had becn crowded all day. 10
The thermometer at o'clock last nitht was
below zero at Pecksill OWING 10 the extreme
cold driving rod on II New-Iork Central loc'ho-
tive snapped below Hastings, and tho tram was uo-
layed for an hour . , l., -. 1.,
IL was colder on staten Island than IN Now-l
The mercury went down 10 Zero ana outdoor Noih
in the villages was suspended, Inc pondS ono
streams were frozen over and boys enjoyed tnc
first skating of the season. Tho water alonH inc
shores of The Staten Island Sound was also frozen.
During the day thick vapor hung over me Lower
BAY. owing TO the atmospheIc's beins oolder ihah
the water.