New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-15
MIR. DUNN CAPTURES A COLD WAVE.
HE SAYS IT WILL BE HERE To-DAY-vEssEIS
DELAYED BY THH FOG.

HE SAYS IT WILL BE HERE To-DAY-VEsSEIS
DELAYED By THE FOG.
The nondescript which bore on its crest the fog
and rain and muggness which made New-fork
place of dread throughout the week passed of 10 the
northeast yesterday At least so the weather Bureau
reported In the happiness which this thing created
I'm the Signal Service Office on top OF the Equitable
Building the officials explained that the reason there
had been 80 much fog and rain was that Mr. Bauer.
who has charge Of the fog waves had been transferred
rom night duty TO day duty suddenly without notify
ing the storm centres. Now that things are running
well again, they said, the weather will be decent ana
bearable cold wave found and capt
ured last night, and this time f. b. Dunn
asserts he has such n grip on 1t that IL
cannot escape lie said last night that Ii was due
this morning and would bring clear weather. with
perhaps a little snow or rain before daylight. The
temperatue he said, would be I'm the netghborhood
Of freezing but though the weather would be COOL
1t would not te anything Nike 40 degrees below zero
which IS what some places in the Northwest arc
enjoying"
The weather yesterday was as unpleasant as that
which marked all other days this week. At one time
the thermometer registered 81 degrees. which was inc
nights for that day in many years The fig hung arouna
the town all day, sad and melancholy, rs usuh "'0
fos horns and bells sounded from the piers anu shp'
the streets were reeking denominations ana INC az,
was damp and sticky. several tmes the sun seen,a
to get ahead OF the ZOE, anu ao " """' rN
lit up the bedraggled streets people woud orea,hs
a sigh of relief. But they were only moAeries' io'
not til night did the mts begin to really clear away
The shin St. Francis arrived here yesterday sAS
DAYS fym Liverpool. Since January q she mas oecn
200 miles off Sandy Hook, unable TO make por'
on account of head winds and a dense fog
The steamship Rydalholme, from F1lley's isiano,
V F. arrived at the bar at s p m. on luesuay
last but WAS unable to get int the harbor untI
yesterday owing to the dense fog. She came III
yesterday with a strong list To starboard her cargo
having shifted in gale off Cape Race on January T.
Her rails were smashed, and she had received DINER
damage about the deck
The steamship Critic from Middleboro, Eng, came
nm 10 tho city Yesterday having been anchored on the
~ Iip,r since daylight OF Wednesday morning. she
a"chored on account OF the fog. Numerous othei
rnssels NJ sail and steam are supposed 10 De sun
anchored outside waiting for the fog TO MT Az ate
bonr last night IL comparatively clear as lar a
sandy Hook but outside the Bar there was dense
fog. ,. ,,,h,,ohou loft bor slim M the
south Ferry at 80 yesterday morning the steamer
Frstu, Coming passing down the stream; Inc
f., ~ hoat stopped soon as she was wei ciehr Oh
The Sin to allow the Corning TO pass. Just then the
Ward line steamship Niagara came up OIL h"r way
In her nier mt Wall-st The steamer was unable 10
check her he adWaY enough and ran INTO the Terry
boaf several Of the ferryboa;s guard braces were
,orn aJeay but size not seriously Injured. ins
Niararl's bows were damaged by the collision, bus
can be easily repaired.