New-York tribune., 1884-03-01

, IN their utmost capacity. There were
many peopls, too who braved the cutting wihd ana
There was no trouble with the North River
ferries as most Of tbem have two eet or wSIt %
even when the tide Is as low as IL was yeseruay inc
boats OF the Union Ferry COMPANY DRAW an41o ~ st & or
varies from nearly fifteen feet at the van rtee cry 10
something less than ten IN the others catherine ety
has deeper water than Fulton, Hamilton and south ter
ries and little trouble ekperenc al YESTERDAY Deyolu
,he sharp incline of the bridge All along the rver on the
East River front the vessels lying in the AFTERNOON
with their hO wsprits cyel with the dtfeet an many
IarSer mes were resting on The bottom AL down the Bay
the water was markaby low split Rock OIL TOhpAn
ye two feet At OF water rms rock Il -Sn Urue
!. I aHut seven ySH srv and mis Of beach along the
south shore aud Great Kills entirely dry essss
grounded on the middle grounds OF Red Bank light
oyster beds near Wards Point and III the Rarsn RIVER
were entirely dry Navigation arounl tne coio 5 "a old
was Suspended Robbins Reel we're ,srH' a dry
The lowest tide known for years was rep9rleq ~ &
Gssgnw two days overdue On account Of bad weather.
we.i ashore in Gedneys Channel outside of the HOOK AZ
b. no dan as the wind was of shore and there
consequently not heavy sea 3edney ch oslps an
leads ir from the haT II tue nook ana Hom II oi'H ~
The steamer Edith Golden from ST. Annes bay, was was
Of the few vessels that came mo f9r su hT & Pce
sented unusual sight as she came up tue o4Y noA LIT
coat glistenng in tue sunlight; Hsr M P'1d5 P'd
caused the vessel to heel over from the
sarboard It estimated thai at least nIy tons OF ce
cng 10 the mort side of the vessel from forward 70 art
peculiar feature the heavy iciees cngng TO me IRON
railing They loot 10 TWO anu SuieC
length standing at right angles with the peTpehucnI
of the hull tue wind causing them 10 lree ns'
gav as drop drop OF blown out 10 tue e
ward Captain Bennet said that the pigEt was ieAIuv
cold and that the sailors suffered greatly.
yFFECr ON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WIRES.
sIeet snow and high winds IN rapid succession nave
subjected the telephone and telegraph wires 70 severe
strain Said the chief operator Of the Western Union
oeice Such high winds prevail now cause the wires
10 swing together here and there and Temporarily IN
terrupt business Their effect il increased Just now
because of peculiar weather which pfecelcu hein'
The rain seat and broke down some OF our wires
and great many telephone wires which are OF Hghlef
uuafy and the wind storm causes tbeln 10 crorr anu
become enanged with wires that are IN good eohutlo
Rut tho trouble serious and thus lar We nave At
business clear We have 80 many routes ny Wllch We
can reach that when one Is DiOckeu OF ihlpeueu
we can use another day bothers rs more pecSe
the water furnishes conductor for the escape OI ne
current" --.-...,.. ,,-.o.
The telephone business is much more seriously upset
w IL Eckort General Superintendent or tue MetfOlo-
tan Telephone and Telegraph COMPANY, sad bet|eth
500 and 700 lines out OF order Many OF tneu
arc broken down Others badly crossed the weather
has combined against various forms Larry lh'ua
dov morning there seet and rain THIS caused lho
snow which followed TO adhere To the wires ana OlOhe
many OF them down. Now comes the siofn Whlch
increases the trouble by causing the loose wires III many
nsapcea to those that are nbrOken ana so III
uedes the progress OF wOrl1nen Bet We nav an
extra force Of work and hope To be ali clear 10