New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
ONE SNOW AFTER ANOTHER
BAD WEATHER PREDICTED FOR TO-DAY,
A WIDESPREAD sTORM-GooD SKATING, BUT no
GOOD sLEIGHING.

n WADEoPhEAO STORM-GOOD SKATING, NO
GOOD sLEIGHING.
The snowstorm that ended on Friday.pight Wa
succeeded by another Of greater extent and severity
1t developed of the Georgia coast yesterday morn
ing, and swept up the AtlLntic borne by ierca
winds. Its central point at o'clock, when it wa
heaviest in force. was of Cape Hatteras Storm
signals were ordered up at all the coast stationa
South Of Virginia heavy rains fell all day aud into
the night. and along the North Atlantic coast tue
snow fell In binding density. OF the coast heavy
gaes of wind blew to the imminent danger of coast
line vessels
The storm broke upon this city at ten minutes to
o'clock. and continued during the night, and
Assistant Observer Hnman, of the Signal Service.
predicts that the bad weather Will continue fog
another day. Northeast winds prevailed, keeping
the temperature lOw 1t reached its maximum at
2 o'clock. when the thermometer registered $50.
At o'clock it had fallen go .rhe temperature was
not below zero yesterday at any point in the United
States reported to the Signal Service In the West
light SHOWS fell, though the temperature West and
South rose sensibly.
The delay with Western mails continues
Through trains have been held back by the severe
weather. AS as the mails arrived IN this 0bce,
however extra forces of clerks were put to work
upon their distribution, and time was made up as
fifteen minutes earlier than the regular hour OF
closing in order to make sure connections with the
The many skaters who went to the Central Park
lakes yesterday found the ice not only slippery but
sloppy. At an early hour all the available scraPsrs
snow Me,S S'Ib Was begun. @ The sun n"'hd had been at
work earlier, however, and the snow was mostly
slush No bad condition of the iee II the bsii i is
pastime from lndulglng In it. and the lakes were
consequently thronged with as merry crowd OF
ferS Ss sopev e0sa sate shs cs mass
no difference except to the. new beginners.
1t was the usual holiday throng The scnoolboy
aud schoolgirl, the clerk and the shopgirl were
there. There Is no amusement so democratic az
skating.
Horsemen were in high glee on Friday at the
storm continued well into the night, many OF them
went TO bed dreaming of how they would astonish
"the boysD by the speed which they would show
with their horses In the snow path. "Gabe" Case,
in anticipation of the big profits that he would
reap, extravagautly put All extra lump OF sugar
in his hot toddv. but to Offset the oxtrayaganee.
forgot to have joe" the fat boy,awakencd for bis
supper. The roads were rough and the snow too
light and there was not enough OF Ii TO bring re'
alizatlOn of the dreams
Yesterday was school chidren's day at Prospect
Park, Brooklyn. and the lakes were crowded with
merry youngsters, whose loud shouts kept ttno
with the click of their skates Toward eyeningthe
Youngsters gave way TO the older skaters. The ice
is in good condition. and appears TO be thiek
enough to last until summer. The lakes VIII DO
open for skaters until sundown to-day. Large
crowds visited the Williamsburg Athletic Club
Rink The reduction III the price of admission has
greatly increased the attendance.
Many "a rusty-runnered sleigh was brought ouo
eff it's corner in Brooklyn stables in the
hspe that the snowfall was. deep enough to thor:
oughly enjoy drive behind roadster. The fa!
of snow was, however, too light to make good
sieighing and the sleighs were ordered back in dis
gust. Some enthusiasts attempted the journey
down Ocean Park way: but few made tine trlp 10
the Island. Keepers of road houses between Pros
pect Park and C9ney Island were diseonsolate. as
they reap rich harvest during good sleighing.
Many persons received injuries by falling on the
slippery sidewalks last night The police reported
the following: Patrick Gordon, No. 305 East Sew
enty-fourth-st., leg broken Charles Newton, Ne.
80 Carmine-st leg broken; James Warde, No. 422
West Thirty-sixth-st, FRACTURE Of the thish1.
fifty -ninth-st, head cut seriously; George VGor-
man, q homeless man, spine injured; Emma Camp
bell, No. 1875 West Twenticth-st, sprained ankle;
Christopher Reilly, No. 207 East Onc-hundred.and-
lifteenth-st, dslocated an kle and Charles Reed,
of iiunters Point, cut on head and conclusion Of
brain by falling down the steps of tine elevated
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