The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-09
NATURE SILVER PLATED.


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HARTFORD. March S-The people Of this
town woke up to nnd II silver plated this morn.
ing. Every limb and twig of every tree bore
elistenin9 burden OF Ice. and every projection
was fringed with icicles. Tho overweight
ed telegraph and telephone wires hung
In loops across the streets. and Hart
ford for twelve hours was shut out from
all the world. When any news did como 1t was
from Boston by way Of Springfield and Albany.
All told only hundred words Of news came.
Tho sidewalks were so many sheets Of ice and
pedestrians walked In the roadway. Friday
night had brought tho worst sleet storm in tho
history Of tho city. Its beautiful ef-
fects were especially noticeable in Bush
nell Park. the trees and shrubbery being
completely hidden by the thick incrustation Of
Ice. But the damage done 10 equally extraor-
binary. The Park Commissioners. ct large
outlay some years ago. imported many for
eign trees and replanted them in the park.
The Japanese Ginco. one Of tho most interest
ing and curious OF the importations. was shat
tered by its sudden burden. The little Charter
Oak. saplluR. the outgrowth Of seeds planted
. few years ago By the Governors Foot Guard.
withstood the storm.
Prof. 8. Hart Of Trinity College realized the
value Of noting the extraordinary effects
Of the storm. and made some careful
and interesting Investigations. The sap
trated. and strong limbs Of great trees it,
tered the snow. He selected lew twigs tina.
Sos Ss sos snd
remarkable OF his findings was that twig
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weight Of the Ice. which upon the, twie above
mentioned snb SfOTt inShss In length seemed to
PoUGHKEErsIE, March San ice storm
S End the
out Of doors was heavily coated With Ice. Trees
snd Eh re
VIE iss The isisiss SsnSps from iSs% ioS: :.
city. and the streets and road ways were strewn
inc fs sn srss os and b1of e
down eight telegraph wires. -..,.
s hs TOP PC rss ss hssd H.
bad cut and bruise on bis head. He was soon
non street was also KNOCKED down BY failing
nas sak &. DSS large Willow trees tina.
years S we're Hsasiy Destroyed: Eys.s one q
asunder or stripped almost entirely OF their
road ws oar
S us ss::S
Telegraph and telephone wires. were torn down
q the e ssrses they
the ground were made. impassaRle: lAnsmen
ss s 9S Ss e % e Sd
Along the Hudson Rive! Railroad the trees
sSbor vit@ near BarneSat t. Tie largest and hand:
somest on TIE Hudson. was not only crowned
the sSrubSsry vas visible. TIe GREATEST pro.
&c The gangs "
ssssS Sos AZ asi Is With Il. .i sss
dI,ooped asrcss The track nea. Rhins6ssk: ~, 4
and grated along the roofs OF the mail cars. but
did NO damage; In the morning an an iee;;laden
6oSnd south was stc ped until tho obs.rac.ion
S %ss down nop,s and SOUTH but al Esns ram
regularly except freight trains.
s 70 @s1y 81
ported sEsss dsstrSstSn q fSIs srees tho
county. A man living near Poughkeepsie had
100 peach trees. and he says that eighty OF them
are ruined. Large number Of cherry and ap-
hS ss; S sss S q g. s
q o 81
Soash. and 'Hm %sss .sappe shs see
from the top TO the base On the Hyde Park
road the. ,ice-laden trees form an archTay OF
10y over tho roadway for three or four miies
West Point but from that place north 20 Alba
ny Il was fully a. heavy - here. and the trees
suffer n eyery county on both sideS Of the river;
Tonight fsers arc entertained that the wind
may change to the northwest and blow heavily,
q xhiSh sSssss the damsfs NSgId % Frss1tIIH Il.
d weight is being added TO the telegraph and
Telephone wires and to trees yet NOT stripped Of
their boughs. Teleerephio communication
north ana south g ssIiOGsly iptsrrSpted: and
PEELED 70 refuse messages nearly oil day. Sew
eral persons are reported injured BY falling
limbs. A bough from tree which weighed ono
pound had nineteen pounds Of Ice upon 1t. The
weight OF Ice upon the whole must. therefore.
have boon immense.