New-York tribune., 1884-01-10
AFTER THE STORM IN THE CITY.
SKATING AND sLEIGHING sPOILED-A BEAUTIFUL


SKATING AND sLEIGHING sPoILED-A BEAUTIFUL
SUNSET.
Yesterday opened mild but moist and continued
SO till nightfa. In the forenoon the sun made one
or two feeble efforts TO struggle through the thick
clouds that hung over the city, but had TO give it
ND. and it was not until sunset that THE clouds
rolled by" The ice in Central Park was spoiled for
skating purposes, being frozen IN ridges inter
spersed with puddles of water A
few skaters tried it, but soon went home
after performing some of the most surprising evou-
tions The curling match which was to be played on
Conservatory Lake was postponed until to-day. The
sleghing was about as poor ii well could be, and
few sleiehs were out. Walking was not popular
form of amusement, as the pedestrian who did not
sip up on some stray piece of Ice was to step
ankle deep mud-puddle In the streets the
piles of dirty snow left by the street-car COM
panies become the source of numerous small and
muddy streams which took their way to mingle
with the stagnant pools that collected wherever
thesurface of the pavement made il possible These
little pools and streamets were undecided all day
as to whether it the proper hing to freeze OF
not. and finally, late in the afternoon, decided TO
freeze.
About 230 a snow-squall passed over the city 1t
was of short duration, and the snow, melting
as soon as 1t touched the earth, only succeeded in
making things more wet and sloppy. AS night
came on it grew colder and the wind became sharp
and icy. When the sun set the clouds still lay in
great dark masses along the horizon, but up toward
the zenith they had broken away, The clear sky soon
became flushed with pale pink light and INST above
the dark clouds spaTkled and Scinilated eeVening
star. Midway between the rosy sky and the hori-
Eon the clouds were streaked with belt of lurid
crimson. The dark clouds rolled in great billowy
masses. the bands of deep crimson shot through
them; the clear space of rose-tnted sky and the
bright evening star all formed q beautiful sunset
lights western
faded away and thin clouds spread like a silver
veil over all tho sky. The moon shOne diyinely
through them as they moved slowly toward the
eastward.
There is every prospect of cold and clear day
to-day aud plenty of good skating. The dispatches
received at the Signal Service Office showed that
warmer weather prevailed all the United
States Up in Manitoba the thermometer still
registered temperature below zero. Hudnuts
thermometer started out yesterday by registering
40 at 3 o'clock IN the morning. At 6 and at
o'clock it still registered 49, At noon the mercury
had fallen to $50 and at $3.50 ii stood at 3io At 4
O'Clock it stood at the same point.
THE WRECKAGE AT ROCKAWAY BEACH.
The storm was most destructive at Rockaway
Beach and the tide was the highest ever witnessed
Inc Iron Pier and the big hotel sustained little
damage but the smaller hotels and bathing houses
suffered greatly. The bathing houses of Remsen e.
Wainwright, Murray & Valeu ines naviI;on
Asten's museum and nearly all the smaller build
ings were flooded and many of them wrecked
HOllins's pier. the bay side, was carried away bv
the outgoing tide and there is nothing left to indi
cate where II stood The roof of Days pavilion at
the Long Island Railroad station was carried away
by the wind. The dancing platform and piazzaS of
the Grand Union Hotel were carried out TO sea.
There is nothing left of Christie's pavilion. The
hte-saylng crew were out all night. and with diff
Guilty patrOlled the beach. There lives lost
rom Rockaway Inlet TO Long Beach is covered with
Sreekage.