New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
The SECOND DAY OF 1854.

BEGINNING IN FOG AND WET AND ENDING CLEAR
AND COOL.
The first day of the New Year closed dark
and lowering aud the last late caller and the bOmeWard
boud pedestrian who had been celebrating the day in
other ways caught in a shower of rain that was
wlired around corners by angry gusts Of cold wind.
The cbocOate-colored ia the streets dissolved be
meath the rain and ran IN rivers down the cutters.
Every depression in the sidewalk became pool OF black
water and If it had been cold bathing suits would
have been the most appropriate walking costume When
the gray dawn yesterday struggled family the
city. the rain still falling, aud there was water,
water everywhere" over the rivers and the harbor
there was q heavy fog and the plumes OF steam that
waved over manufactures when the business of life
lust beginning were scarcely able the roofs
into the heavy mst-laden air People who mp early
their breakfasts by gasgh and those who late
consumed the morning meal IN gloomy dining
dismal breakfast parlors.
Rather an ominous beginning for the New Year" said
the superstuOus.
Oh, the New Yearis having house-ceaning that IS
all said the hopeful ones He is washing away all the
sorrow and c that the Old Year LEFT behind him. and is
going 10 being with clean record"
All day in downtown places Of business the gas
burning and moist and gloomy depression perya ded
every one People who had be- in the
cross about IT, and o,ed their feowsucrers and poked
umbrellas IN their eyes with than their usual rude
ness Drivers OF teams wrapped In old army Oyercoat-
or diapidated COVERINGS OF glazed cloth, got into
blocks and passed the compliments OF the season with
each other III language more profanc than usual, re-
Ncyiug their feelings Oy occasional attempts 10
uuwary pedestrians. Broadway and the streets leading
10 the ferries and most Of the principal business thor
oughfarcs OF and ice to the pavemcnts
Gangs Of Italians hard work all day In the up
town streets, clearing up the ana Ice and Carng
i away. They too. were dissu,ted aud swoIe By
ayvtu7 ana Hercules that 1t was not III DAY for
The Augomsniac who said that it was real London
weather YOU Know was the only person seemed
extract any enjoyment out OF the duy Al tlc signal
Office the report, from tbe ,tfor soctI, ~ az
country showed that n raining In Bn-tnu Neyr-
Haven, Baltimore, Phladc phia and Wa.hinpton Ta-,
Huron was the centre OF heavy snOW-stoTlu that was
moving rapidly nOrthWard. snow was falling Inn Cb.
cago, Grand Haven, Port H1rOn, Buffalo Rochester
Albany, Toronto Portland and EastpOrt. Down an the
Gulf OF Mexico the Thermometer istered low trrer
aturo and al Galveston, Texas, killing frost was r
ported.
We were hard at work all day yesterday and most OF
last night said Colonel Rogers, the Deputy Com
missioner OF street Cleaning, % a TRIBUNE reporter
We have got the business streets IN such condition
that there j. little or no mpedimeut TO traffic A. rule
the cuyerts have been kept open and the sewers are
carrying of the water all right In spite Of al efforts
few OF the culyers have become chOked but there Is
little trouble IN that direction"
Things continued gloomy and wet until about 4 D. m
when the rain ceased and the mist lifted. Then the
clouds began 10 break and things looked more hopcul
Later III the day broad streak Of appeared In the
sky over the Jersey Heights. and IL changed To red
rosy light flushed over the city aud reflected from
the sails OF the vessels IN the and from houses
on the Brooklyn Heights. who's the sunset gun boOmcd
from C<stle William and the set ia sky sireaked
WIZ req and sOd there vas every prospect that the