New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-04
TREACHEROUS WEATHER.
A LITTLE OF EvERYTHING-ALL BAD.
WINTER TRIES SNOW, SLEET AND RAIN, AMI
THEN GOES BACK TO ITS OLD FRIEND.

Tho n.orIo who live in New-Yorl and its vicinity
saw Yesterday within twenty fonr hours no less than
five different samples of weather all equally di,a-
grecabc Early on Tuesday evening thcrc "r'c
clear. dark blue skies. aud Keen bitlhg a'mo>P"ei0
several degrees below freezing point late on lue'oaN
night and IN the forenoon Of Yesterday tncfe was
,uowsorm combined with frost: IN the early aIer
noon there slect with an east "lnd: III the i"'c
afternoon rain with a northeast wind and finally, a'
darkness came in. heavy fog settled down Oh II"
bay and river, and cnvclopcd all things In ob'cn!lN'
rhc ,nowsorri came from the indian Territory, and
cverybo Yesterday dcvoutly wished that II hao
STAYED there where real field OF usefulness lay op"
To il.
In some respects his is one Of the most renarkablr
storms within my experience said sergeant Jes"W
opky. acting chief of the Ncw-Yorl Signal service
Pu-eau Yesterday. At O'Clock yesterday morning
it was in the Indian Territory, and we had no reason
10 expect it in this city before tomorrow morn
irg But AT o'clock last night 1t had
Heached Erie Penn. having run more IMAM
900 miles in twelve hours. Every state above Tn"
3jth parallel has subject either 70 rain or snow
Where the temperature has risen one or two degree
above the freezing point there has been ram wheFe
il has remained below - there has been snowfall.
In New-York there were four inches Of snowfall be
tween 2 p m. on Tuesday and the time yesterday
when the white flakes changed to sleet, which fsen
only for ten minutes and then gave way TO ra n
The rise in temperature during the afternoon ana
evening was due to the rush Of warmer air from the
south following on the movement Of the storm toward
the St Lawrence Valley. Perhaps the fall was at
its heaviest between 80 and II Il. III.
New Workers yesterday were able to realize one
Of the beauties of Tammany government
as shown in The condition Of tie streets
Esriy in the morning the men in Mr. BeattleS EN-
plovnent had made feeble efforts 10 scrape inc
snow from the sidewalks, and even in tEls dcpsruo"
of their work they put 10 rout by the servant
clr. When the rain came down. however, thcS ap
parentv gave up the hopeless fight and for tile ho'
part left the streets 20 their fate. For the resi- o
the afternoon ard evening any who tried to cross
roadway waded. a, usual. in four inches or - OF
sIu.h and mud. We,t,t. fully maintained is ancient
rcputaon A, the standing scandal and disgrace Of
clviHHd community.
The street Cleaning Department has issued Orders
for putting on force of men 10 remove the Nho" NJ
once Commissioner Beattic said Yesterday that he
wa, glad have the assistance which the ram va,
giving Yesterday IN getting rid Of the snow.
In addition 10 1t, other varying features Yesterday
wa the coolest day Of the season. the record AZ :
A. m heing l. degrees. the lowest point yet reached
The storm was NOT sufficiently Neverr to 'ui-" 'sN
.criou, delay the service of tn great railroads
although some ~ the Pcnusy ylvaua trains f0m the
West arrived hlte Gcnd tine IN ,or,,a tlr m2gHHS ga l..
night and in many part, % The country wires were
reported down. Although communication was mol
entirely destroyed with any poni, the reduced NUMBER
81 vir,>. ,an~ed great delay in the Transmission oi
messages. The block was especially severe m ne
south and southwest and more particularly WIN
respect ,h" through connection with NeW orleans
and Jacksonville.
Most Of the horses which had 10 travel on the
asphalt pavement II Madison ave. YESTERDAY hd1 a
Elic time ~ II. The snow that fell IN thc carry
plu of me day >of' and adhesive. and nalirc
rldly lu The iron shod hoof> Of the patient h"a>t>
When the th> adhered To- their hoof> the horses
noundcr~d about. unable Ia keep solid footing On
the smooth surface. made douhlv trcachcrnus ny mo
slippery slush score, of them fell heavily. ard
pedestrians The avenue were kept sympithzing WIN
I he I'm nforfu
wealthy residents In the avenue were heard 10
,ay that tho asphalt as winter pavement was dc
idpdy hard for horses to travel over, however.
pleasant II might be for man and beast IN summer
10 one however heard 10 suggest remedy