New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-30
WRAPPED IN 4 CLOUD.
\ DENSE Fog SETTLES OVER TIE CITY AND
IIARBOR.
RAIN HELPS THE MIST MAKE THE STREETS
FULL OF MUD AND SLUSH-NAVIGATION
GREATLY DELAYED-CLEAR WEATHER
FOR TODAY.

Moist. muddy. nurhy and miserable. These four
words exactly describe Yesterdays weather In New
York. 1t was positively the worst day ,hat the
weather bureau sIas given To this city tbs winter. and
nothing but succession Of bright, clear cold days will
eface from the memories Of New Workers Yesterday >
mud and gloom. The rain poured heavily, turning gut
ters into raging torrents when the sewers became
blocked with tie OF rubbish which have adorned
the streets for week. miniature were formed.
and pedestrian, struggling against the wind with their
umbrellas hiding their view walked into them and then
made remarks which would have made canal boat
captain turn green with envy.
The wind. which came in gusts from all quarters,
went down about O'Clock, and then the fog. already
heavy settled down to business. From the rivers
the inccSsant scrcechcs OF steam whistles. The
erryboats simply crawlcd along, the passenT'rs FUN
Ing and rctng, and the pilots straning their eyes TO
see some land mark which would show them that they
were somewhere near their slips The staten Island
boats werc run under forty minutes headway, and no
delays OF any importance were reported standing OH
the wall at the Battery twenty feet was the lmt
OF vision, and the "L7 road structure was completely
hidden. \, early 3 O'Clock In the afternoon the
lamps I'm the street cars were lighted The damp pene
Gacd everywhere and mu.sine>,' rHgned
West ST. ocean OF mud ana SOu'hst' a
vciitablc slough Of dcSpOnd."
Uptown things were no better, In fact they were
rather worse Nnc roads In Central Park were Ike
country lanes after heavy thunder shower In sum
mer and the streets Ia the Annexed District We're
turned into bOgs.
Rain cca,cd TO fall at o'clock p. m. but Inc
skv was eth dark and cloudy The rays OF Hsn'
from the street lamps glstcncd on great pools ol
water at the entrances OF the chockedup sewers anu
all outdoors was dismal and melancholy Iht 1t
was not for long. Shortly after o'clock httle
rift appeared in the lowering cloud. the log slowly
dissolved before th. gentle impulse 81 a West Nin
and the stars began to twinkle after IN" manner "i
stars Then the moon cam" ont IN hrr slViN' an, an,,
cast her cold white light over New orh : mnu anu
revealed Il I'm all H. hideousn'>N: ~
Iut mud ard rain alik" forgotten by the ever, &
patIcnt citizen. With clear Sky overhead ana ,no
promise Of bright Monday, the street. F''nliiS n
iurmcnt was dismissed from the nina. ana al ''",
York went to bed with ruined clothing ana Wrc'h'l
umbrellas and the mud but memory. Inc hlEl,,'
nojnt reached lv the thermometer was 40 ucelecS'
This was at 80 O'Clock =. m. Il rise OF d'Sr'''
since the anne hour in the morning.
For 70 dav We promised clear ana SlehlN 'plu'r
weather. II ANYTHING should descend from inc
heavens n will be s.9w. nud then real c"h wiV"
which f. getting ready for business ont West, VIII
arrive and make the seats next 10 the stove III street
cars to BE- coveted.