New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-31
THE WORST OF THE SEASON.
ONE DEATH AND MANY CASUALTIES
CAUSED BY YESTERDAYS STORM.

| n,v,crn BY WIND AND EAIN-TELEGRAPII
! WIRES DIsAEI.ED-sIGNs AND POLES BLOWN
| DOWN - FAIR WEATHER PROMISED
| 4 windstorm from the west swept ferceiy through
the streets OF the city yesterday and blew pc
| destrlans about whipped umbrellas into ribbons
| and uncovered the head OF many dignihed trav-
eller. Those who compelled to busy
thorouehfares took their lives in their hands and
early in the morning number OF persons were
hurt by falling the Icy coating on the pavement.
At Sandy Hook the wind at times ragged with a
fury that has seldom been surpassed there At
times the gale ran high as sixty miles an hour
| off tho Ratterv the wind blew with great fierce
ness but the sheltered bay Gained the wind down
to about forty miles an hour. Even then the
strength of the blow was severe
The shipping in the haroor was greatly incon-
v,nienced and it WIS only by putting on heavy
head of steam that tugs wer- able even to Keep
on n low rate Of speed All of the ferryboats were
driven out OF their usual tracks by the wind ana 1t
took a long time to cross either river
SUPERINTENDENT IIavcns OF the Ife-Saving Service.
te.egraphcd that although IN. storm was exceed
lnely severe the coast was cl,.r from Sandy Hook
TO Cape May. The three-masted schooner which
was reported dragging at anchor or the Shark
River Inlet is said TO BE- H. no danger. II was
! feared at first that she would go ashore.
Two city garbage scows. Nos. and 10. In charge
Of the tug Tacoma. started for sea on MONDAY AFTER
noon They got as far Rockaway Beach and
scows dangerous company and they were cut loose
Two mon were previously taken of the scows by the
tug and they were brought I. the city yesterday
Upon their arrival here one Of the I.uckenpach
ocean-going tugs was sen, sea TO recover the
and bring them to port
4 WOMAN KILLED BY FALLING POLE
Many accidents were reported as due to the Storm
The following list Is from the police reports:
Dorothea Strlck hfty-eigh; years old. was In
s,an;ly killed by pole falling on her The poe
at no iOs Thlr,l-ave.. had become weakened by the
SNOW
Isabella Anderson. elghty-three years old. died
suddenly at NO 376 West Thirty second-st. prob
ably from exposure.
Maggie Dcvlln. thlry-eight years old. OF No. 1903
East Ninety ninth-s broke her right leg by falling
on the walk In front OF No. 1901 Second-ave
Mary Miller nifty years Old. Of No. 35 East
Twenty-nlnth-st fell in front OF No. $50 Broad
way and dislocated her left shoulder: she was
taken 70 Bellevue Hospital
Alexander Suskinl. thirty eight years old, or NO
40 West Thirty seven th-st. slipped the ice IN
from, OF NO 10 East Iouston-s. and broke his
right ankle: he was taken to Gouverneur Hospital
William f. Carey. forty-three years 9id 1an,tIr
Of No 257 West Twelfth-st., while repairing tank
on the roof OF that building fel and fractured
two ribs lie taken to 81. VlnGents Hospital a.,
John I.iddy. twenty-six years old OF NO: az.
Eishth-avc. in getting OF an Eishth,avs car at
Fortyeighhst. te and broke his aiSh' kn S p
Flrst-ave broke her arm by falling In front OF NO
John Rrady. ,hlrty-eisht years old. a driver for
the Street-Cleanng Department ,wh'ie waking ing
through fIulson-st. near Prince ie" o" 'he "'
AK large signhoard was blown down from It's place
ON the roo. Of the two-siOry building AZ Forty
sccond-si and broadway. Linemen were at work
repairng broken wres and narrowly escaped Deihe
hurt. The sidewalk was closed 10y or"e' VI '"'
The large iron observatory the roof II the consol-
ldoted stock and Petroleum Exchange. at broadway
and Exchange Place WAS considerably weakened by
the wind and its dangerous appearance caused q
II.
seeing II faIi IN t. midnight. however 1t was
sin on the roof, although but slightly supported.
The wind blew down swinging sign over the
front Of The store 80 g.e2j Third-ave YESTERDAY
srnoGn ana IT rs en iii ygTsl dsoen,
iny his shoulder and wOundng his head; he was
removed to thc Ierl M iio.pl.@L o., vm,.r,
Fitzpairlck ~ r-hundrei-and- thlrtieth-st and
Ten,have 9nd -im r,nnr ,ai" %
fcrtie'h-st
WIRES DAMAGED ny FAILING TREES
The wires - The Western Union Telegraph COM
pnry between this city and Boston. were consiI-
~rahlv damaged by tn" storm. and only few OF the
special wires between N"w-York and New-liavcn
and Ioston w.r. I'm use. mu,h damage was caused
by falling ir"cs Tc other points In New England
the same diiiculiv experienced.
The lorg-iistance telephone i'nes Suiete' con con
slIsiab.y AMI the Baltimore and ohio wires 10 the
Eas, were worklns badly or not az all. ..,.,.s
The Weather Bureau says regarding yesterday
storm This IA IN. most severe storm OF the win,
ter \, Moniav night S't w,tn SIsa, ,ury y ana
YESTERDAY The n"rcenes- of the storm is caused
by the rolling into on" 81 two storms. one rom
N. South Atlantic coast and another from the
Lake region. Tn" storm centre Il near Boston.
The snow AMI rain c"asrd fains 81 ~ o'clock yes.
ali day Between 10 o'clock and noon iis sped was
rom ihirty-nve to forty miles On hour; IT reached
away. AT midnight II WIS fifteen miles hour.
The temperature was almost stationary, ranging
between % and y degree
For today fair wrathcr with stationary temporal
ture and Hight winds. Is expected