The evening world., 1894-02-27
Observation-Disclosures
Rapidly Rising Temperature Is
Melting Is Inches of Snow.
Forecaster Dunn Predicts Generally
Fair Weather and Warmer.

AS n result OF yesterdays storm, the
streets are looded with slush to-day and
only the fortunate owners of gum boots
can go out with any degree of assurance
of being able to obey all the hygienic
rules laid down for the guidance of man
kind.
There are fifteen inches of snow, melted
or melting. this afternoon, and, will the
sun shining as brightly az on a Summer
day, the wind as lazy as in August. and
the mercury climbing up above the freea-
ing point, the snow has become a mushy
substance that retains the water as II
melts and finds It's way through the best
OF alleged waterproof shoes. Many be-
lieve this Is the most disa groeable fea-
ture OF yesterdays storm, and probabl,
the only really happy man in the city is
STRENGTHENING Commissioner Andrews,
who is having the work lone by nature
that overwhelmed STRENGTHENING Com
missioner Brennan A year ago.
F0recaster Dunn said this morning that
the fall Of fifteen inches Is the greatest
of the Winter During the storm of
Feb. IL and 10. fourteen inches of snow
fell In about thirty-six hours, and yes
terday fifteen inches fell In about TWEEN.
ty-tour hours. 1t ceased showing at s.45
last night.
This morning. Mr.. Dunn said, the
storm had entirely disappeared, and
there was fair weather over the country.
lhcre was Il great deal of Ice running
IN the river this morning, and ferry.
boats We're delayed during the rush
hours. The big chunks would nood into
SIPS and keep the boats from reaching
their piers. but towards afternoon the
boats were able to run nearly on time.
Tho telegraph and telephone companies
we've great sufferers from yesterdays
storm; some Of them being handicapped
repairs.
Every man available. who understood
ne work. was sent out, and still the
Tbn mss ssn not hslf enough help. -,
Western Union AMI Postal companies
we're practically useless, although the
service has been promptly resumed this
lines are in good condition now and are
accepting business for all points.
Twelve telegraph poles. supporting nu
with ice. fell together on the south side
Of Bergen street. between Fourth and
van terbilt avenues, Brooklyn, and a row
of poles on Bush street. between Dwight
ana court street. was destroyed in like
manner. Several shanties We're slightly
damaged.
An electric light In front of Charots &
Henry's saloon, IS Flatbush avenue, was
blown, through a plate glass window,
valued at 800.
Profting by the lesson impressed or
them by Mayor Gilroy during the last
storm. the executive officers of the Park
Department were prepared to clean the
walks in city Hall Park this morning.
Before 4? o'clock sixty men We're at work
shovelling snow. They were not all the
men who could he had either, as scores
Of %laborers went to the Park Depart
ment during the morning expecting to
have a shovel put in their hands, but
they were disappointed.
Officer l.. p. Evans. of the Bergh So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. arrested Michael Ryan. OF 52l
West Twenty-seventh street. n driver on
the Twenty-third street crosstown car
line. this morning. Ryan was putting
salt on a straight stretch of track be.
tween Ninth and Tenth avenues. which
Is forbidden by law. The law allows
salt to be used only on switches and
curves.
Ryan was arraigned In the Jefferson
Market Police Court this morning, and
held in 5000 for trial in Special Sessions.