New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-13
A COLD WAVE CAME TO TOWN
HOWLING WINDS MADE THE GOODNESS
UNCOMFORTABLE.
VESSELS WERE DRIVEN FROM THEIR ANCHOR
AGTs-sKATING AT VAN CORTLAND PARK
WARNER WEATHER EXPECTED.


WARMER WEATHER EXPECTED.
The penetrating northwester which arrived in
town yesterday ICY II charged with
Arctic clces and left marks the faces of pc
dcstrians. where it had whipped the blood to the
cheek.
A. a. yesterday morning the wind blew
at the rate of eighteen miles hour, but by noon
the rate had increased to about forty niles an
hour II blew at about this rate until p. m.
when 1t fell off about seven miles. and at midnight
It was growing along at about twenty-five miles.
At Sandy Hook it blew fifty miles an hour.
The minimum temperature of the day was p de-
grees at 5 a. M. and the maximum was % at noon.
To-day will probably be fair. and the temperature
will rise somewhat. and warmer weather Is expected
for tomorrow.
The strong wind sweeping across the Bay all the
morning bothered the shipping considerably. Nearly
all of the vessels in the anchorage off Liberty
Island dragged their anchors. among them being
the British steamer Loeb Maree. the British bark
Enc. the American ship NJ. p. Grace. and the Ger
man steamers Martha and Catania. Tugs assisted
them back within The anchorage ground
The tug Willis with two schooners in tow. was
unable to round the Battery from the East River
and allowed herself drift back till she could Sc
cure assistance. The towboat H. s Nichols was
stuck for time off the Battery with French
bark. unable to make Roadway against the WIND
and tide
terday morning for Dover went aground on me
outer buoy at Gedney's Channel as she was pro,
the same line bound in, and tug, went 10 me
assistance of the stranded vessel. Later in the
evening she got off under her own steam ana
The schooner W. A. Marsel. from Nantucket for
New-York went ashore yesterday morning on Nlui,
lgans Point Huntington Bay, l.. J. she c3uu
not be reached from shore account OF the high
running. but she siEnalle1 that she was not
badly damaged and all aboard were safe. ...
The steamer Feiiciana. which arrived mere !eslGI-
day from Hamburg, reported heavy westerly gales
the Banks. and thence strong northwest ani
westerly winds to Sandy Hook She lost several kern,
sails. which had been to steady her. and the high
seas which broke over her did some sight damage
about the decks
skating their chief winter outdoor sport The lakes
in Van COrtlandt Park were frozen good ana soma
Yesterday and the red ball announcing skating was
displayed in nsIcuouS places over the CITY ABOUT
noon large crowd visited the lakes in me aiIcr-
In spite of the cold winds; Mess tne Wea iI
modcrates there will be good skating on the lakes
in Central and Prospect parks about Tuesday.
The new rink at Manhattan Field will he thrown
open to the public tonight. The electric light
system to be used will make the rink as bright, as
day. There will also be band of music and a
convenience of the skaters The championship
races between Donoghue and NorsenE pay ,, De
al night and consist of one. three ana I'VE mfrs.
Johnson. the Western skater. Is expected IN the
series Of races for leo side or for cup oi tna,
value Donoghue will arrange 10 skate Frankl!h
as soon as the latter will post forfeit -,,.,
During the gale last night large piate-sIass
window valued at $50 at the store Of j. Bauman
G. SON No 1873 Third-ave.. was sma shed 70 pieces
The wind blew down an awning "hich IN turn
TN high wind made the Battery near Pier A
a dangerous place for pedestrians last eV"h'hS,
hooded the plaza and many people stood In safe
places watching the scene