New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-26
THE STORM KING ARRIVES.
AS ROUGH AND BoISTEROUS rs OF OLD, HE
GREETS HIS SUBJECTS RUDELY.


BROKEN UP BY THE LAsHING SEA AND
FIERCE GALE-SLEIGHs COME FORTH
AND THEIR BELLS ARE SET JINGL
ING-s0ME OF THE PRANKs
OF THE STORM.
The great storm, which originated far down
South and hovered around the coast of Florida
Friday and Saturday took northcasteriy sweep
along the coast yesterday. 1t was accompanied
by a binding snow, which whirled and eddicd in
every direction. The full force of the storm,
however, was felt at sea, and New-Yorllers who
arose at q respectable hour yesterday morning and
thought that the sight presented to their view
was direct evidence of the arrival of another biz
zard were possibly surprised TO learn that those
who arrange the programme for atmospheric dlS-
turbances announced later that the storm dld
NOT touch this coast. although some OF the most
disagreeable features Of its centre were transmit
ted TO the outer circles, which tried TO play havoc
with anything exposed on the housetops or In the
strcetA During Saturday night the wand rose
higher and higher, and at 81 8 yesterday morning
few bits of white, the advance notices OF WIN
ter, came dancing down, sporting in the WIND ana
making merry, if overjoyed to greet New-i orR
arain. By the time that churchgoers were ready
"a venture out the clements seemed to be THOR
oughly aroused. Umbrellas were almost useless
from so many different directions did the driving
snow come while the wind sweeping in under the
umbrella. would reentlessly drag the holder OUT
of his course or make a total wreck OF his slght
nrotection During the morning few pedestrians
dared to brave the winds and pclting snow sweep
ing across the Brooklyn Bridge, but in the after
noon struggling wayfarer could be seen here ana
there vending his lonely course.
THE WIND WAS IN A TESTING MOOD.
There were some amusing scenes in the streets
and especially at exposed corners. tall dlgnined-
looking man carrying large" family I'm rel was
slowly beating before the wind down Park Row.
near Beelman-st.. about noon, when poweriui
gust of wind rushed up behind him to help nm
along Taking hold of his parachute with
sportive air it dragged him, although still MAIN
tanning partial equilibrium, rapidly down the
street His first thought was about lowering the
SAIL but in his mad attempts 10 do that he oe-
came unmindful of his feet which shot from uhuer
him and landed the bewildered man upon the sup
perv sidewalk Picking himself up gradually IN
q dazed condition he glanced around with h'e III
his eyes, conscious of the fact that in an accident
of that nature there was no other vent Tor over
charged feelings and aching backbone than forcl-
BILE expletives In some of the uptown streets
the Youngsters were sliding" and ndulglng in the
various delights made possible by the sudden
nresenoe of winter At half-past the wind had
attained its maximum velocity of thirty miles an
hour but as it rushing in from the northwest
at this time toward the depression caused Dy the
storm which had moved up 10 the New-Englana
coast il was not so dangerous it otherwise would
have been.
Bv 3 o'clock the snow was falling less abun-
dainty, but the wind rushed along as hercely as
ever keen and cutting in its sharpness strong anu
abusive loud-whistng and screaming FROM
Boston, where the storm centre arrived at a. m''
up along the coast the winds were higher than IN
this neighborhood and there were dangerous gales
all along the coast rendering navigation perllous
IT was said at the Office Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company that comparatively little dam
age to the wires had been caused by the storm. In
the early part of the day the snow was rather wet
clinging TO the wires and pulling them down IN a
few places, but they were soon set IN order.
Shutters were blown down and dag-stafs shattered
in some parts of New-York.
JINGLING sLEIGH-BELLs COME FORTH.
With the coming of the first few flakes OF
snow the owners of cutters began Dusty 10 make
nrenarations for the annual race 20 Judge Smiths
seventh st. and Jerome-ave.
Runners were polished and lngllng strings OF
slegh-bells were got out AT ~ O'CLOCK James
NJ O'Den stepped into his cutter, dragged Ms
brotber in after him and dashed out upon the
same time 1t was not good sleighing but MI
O,DeIrs spirited horse pulled his load up to Judge
Smiths first at 80 p. m. end thereby won the
hottie of wine which awaited the first arrival
Ipnumerable sleighs and cutters arrived shortly
after but too hate to win the proud dlsUhctioh
of being the first Of the season.
The first snow-storm of the season has occurred
at about this time in previous years Lasu year,
however. was exception, as 1t was not ului
December that even slight snow 1el; ana
the first real snow-storm occurred on the lHn
and sth of that month. About three mches ol
snow covered the ground at that time, but 1t did
not remain any length Of time. On December
20. however, lasting snow came. and also on
New-Year's Eve.
The average temperature Of yesterday was
a. f8 degrees and the mercury fell continuously
all day turning the moisture IN the air lhUo nan
before G o'clock Later in the evening the wlno
became still more boistcrous and Diew Nloieh'y
IN all directi, ns The drifting snow and the han
kept men from the streets who were not driven
bv necessity to force their way along
A large tree was blown down at No "a Lafayette
Place by the wind anu obstructed the street TEN
porarily Archie Smith, of No. III East SlNty-
third-st. slpoed on the snow in East SlXty-tLlrd-
81. and broke his leg. lie was taken 70 the
Presbyterian Hospital - ,o
The threestory frame building IN course OF ayS ersc
tion at No. l,lo0 ThiTd-aVe., Brooklyn, was pIoMi
down by the wind during the storm last evening.
No one was injured. " c., c.o
Trains running into the New-York Central Sla,
ZION were nearly all late during the afternoon anu
evening All along the lower Hudson there . "src
nedSng travel seriously The trains which left
Poughkeepse coming toward New-York were De,
hind time owifg 90 the storm in that neighoorhood
and further up the river
The receipts at the One-hundred- -and-twenty;;
ffthst station on the Thirdave elevated road fell
of 81 90 on account Of the storm
The Signal Service observer said at late hour
last night that people need not fear the pos
sibjlity of another great blizzard coming down
upon them, as the indications were that there
would not be a further fall Of snow to-day, al
though the wind wonld be fresh 20 strong