New-York tribune., 1886-02-28
PRICE THREE CENTS
STILL BLOWING GREAT GUNS
THE STORM RAGING THIRTY. SIX HOURS
PROSPECTS OF A LULL To-DAY-HAvoc WROUGHT
BY THE GALE.

morning ought 10 nave gone away early III
had been In strict harmony with the Signal Service But
it was having so good time in the metropolis that it
seemed 10th to leave it, and fingered all day. keeping up
one continued round Of festivities tuggng at the signs
which had left tho night before and dashng and
things about in its old familiar The wind from
the West and It consequently packed TIE floating ice
III the East and North Rivers closely In toward the
Brooklyn shore river and toward the New-York
shore on the other 1t therefore, bad day for
| ferryboats They came gayy the rivers until
they reached the pack ice and then the Arctic navga
tion began Some Of the ferryboats from Hoboken 10
Barclayst were unable to force their way into their
slip on the NewYOrk side. and the daring OF tho
passengers walked ashore the ice One OF the early
| morning ferrybosts from Hoboken three
quarters OF an hour in making the trip to tho city
and when she arrived at the entrance of the slip
solid OF ice prevented further progress. Then
the ferryboat, enraged at the obstruction drew of
little way and came full tilt at the Ice IL OF no
use, and finally ladder put down from the bows
and the board climbing down to the ice walked
in safety to the shore. Tho Brooklyn ferry boats by
repetition of the ramUng process managed to force an
entrance into their slips Still. travelling on ferry
boat yesterday fruitful experience and made pas
sengers appreciate stories OF Arctic exploration
Before daylight the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany had linemen repairing the damage caused by
the gale. Every lineman that could be mustered was
duty. But for all that teegraphic communities
on only partially restored. Mr. Humstone, Of the
Western Union Comvany, said " do not remember
which has played such havoc with our wires. It
| is not alone the blowing down OF telegraph poles
but the manner in which trees. tin roofs and
whole houses taken up by the wind and hurled
the wires 1t naturally interrupts communication when
house tin roof sits down telegraph wire. The
way wires generally interrupted but we have
municatiOn with Boston. Philadelphia, Baltimore, wash
ingOn, Savannah, New Orleans, Buffalo, Plttsburg Gin
cnnati Chicago, Indianapolis, st. Louis and Montreal
West of Chicago have about half facilities But
half and
sometimes We doing best, but have
been Obliged hold all the leased wires for general
business"
Signal Service Sergeant Elckleberger in charge OF the
Signal Service office in the Equitable Building said lido
not remember in my experience such prolonged gale
this. 1t has been blowing now for thrtysiX hours.
1t 10 moderatng, but Is still strong gale. IL began on
Friday morning at 2l5 o'clock and at 1910 this after
1t blew sixty miles an hour. The wind and weather
will moderate to-day and to morrow we may expect an
easterly wind with Two storms gathering
their forces in Texas and one in Kansas Both arc
bound for this city. They will be storms Of snow or
rain"
The mercury in Hudnuts thermometer stood
at llo above zero at o'clock yester-
day morning. At o'clock 1t had sunk to 80 Al noon
the thermometer indicated l5o and had an upward
tendency until $780, when it indicated lower tempera-
ture The decrease was not great, however,
and there every indication OF warm
day to-day. The first Sound boat TO arrive was
the Massachusetts, She reached the city at y. IN.
after hard struggle with and wind. The others had
probably anchored in safe harbors to wait for more
favorable time to go ON their way. Tho
ships which were bound for this port were
blown off shore by the fierce gale, and
the Associated Press lookout in his lonely tower
at Sandy swept with his glass barren ocean, Not
a ship came in by the Hook Even the telephone wires,
hardened a they by profanity and prevari
cation could not strain of yesterdays gale and
communication by them was eyanescent and spasmodic
the lowest tide known for years was experienced AZ
higntde the water was eighteen inches lower than it
generally at low water The South Ferry boats were
obliged to stop running in the afternoon ON account OF
ice IN the slips the Brooklyn shore. Toward
evening South Ferry boats began running again but
gular Intervals The boats on all the ferries
did not run on their regular trips during the day but
struggled as bsst they with the aud wind Tho
ships lying anchor in the bay or along the piers all
TO the wind all day The storm signals along the coast
changed for ohshOre signals In the afternoon In
| thing Inc Western Union Company able 10 pick
up many OF its disabled wires aud the wind and cold
According to Professor Drapers observations in Gem
ra Park the wind last week travelled 2,l32 miles The
OF the greatest gust OF wind on Friday was as fol-
lows; l:l5 y m, 80 pounds per square loot p ~,
maximum for the day and equivalent 10 SO 6l0 miies
per hour. The greatest true horizontal movement per
total horizontal movement OF wind for "a hours was
The roof Of the storage building, No 293 southst
blown of soon after a MI Gn @ CrGHa SeH no per
1t a. M John sullivan, or No. 533 East Seventeenth
at was working the elevated railroad az slXth-aye
ana FIFTY ghthst and the wind blew him off, He fell
into the street & aud ecesG cSae anSs OF No 125
Christophor-st., who was at work on tne Steamship
Mure at Pier 40 II North Ryerwas upset BY gust OF
wind aud fell overheard. He was rescued by Thomas
Wills OF No LA Christopher-st, aud taken home haf
.cuttle was blown from the roof OF No 3692 PEARL
st. at ii a. III. and fell upon the head OF Giuseppe Ara
was taken 20 the Chambers Street Hospital.
I'M la he adj ".
Sonm o SeIp the driver deliver parcels was swept OF
at Fifth and Eory-hfthst ana received severe III
Ar Eighty thirl.st and Nnth-avc., where several new
6nldnss are being erected heavy platform was picked
up Oy the wind about noon and carried nearly thIty
warn several knen Of their danger. when another
current of iud seized 1t ana started II IN MS os
started to il a Senate Investlgatlne Csmmittee
nI henre he could reach the sidewalk 1t landed the
platform Oh the solid pavement WIN nanl ana str9cH
Inc fleeing officer the back Fortunately the nat side
struck him. and with the exception OF sudden shock
aud a smart blow. he escaped injury -, -,
carried from the sidewalk in front OF rhE TRIBusb
building into the middle OF sprueest ianapg asnn,s
the side OF "A horse which was being driven ny Ihey
snDernte Brown construction department
Of tke Metropolitan Telephone Company, said 70 q
TRIstsE reporter: We have fortunately had little
trouble with our wires during the high wind TAe most
n, them i'm the down district are strung on house,
ions and the wind does not get such strong sweep az
s,dcuy ia that they blow against each other and make
a confusion OF sounds. only one pole was Injured ana
that hro OF close the ground, but the wires helu
mn mn until our men got props and made II secure. ,
No ser ios damage was caused to the trees IN ,ena
psrk only one the reservoir was olown
oyor A heavy OF wind hurst open the doorway Oh
the Park keepers sCson at the seIentDaVe ehtranco
to the Park in Fifty nnth-st and shattered all the
windows in II. NJ, A.. ,o..,o,,. -, ,,.
ia cswht the fu force of the gele. The soldiers OF
the ptesent guard who have only been on duty there
zoo week. ay awake during the night expecting every
omaot that their frame buildings would je swept over
hr the wind The structures have been firmly anchored
faH IN fhnn
"H rha p.rk Avenue school and several houses In
oranse n L. were unroofed and trees were blown
dnwn but no one injured.
endent Martin, OF the Bridge sald that the
wind hew harder the Bridge than ever before YET
tha ereat structure was scarcely affected by II. The
cable worked all right aud there was no delay Ia run
ming ths cara which were kept comfortably warm.