New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-08
1T CAME ON TIME.
HOWLING WINDS AND A BLINDING SNOW
STORM ARRIVE IN TOWN

lhb RIVERS AND HARBOR FILLED Win iOE
AND THE STREETS OF THE CITY PACKED
WITH sNOw-EFFECTs OF THE STORM
HERE AND IN THE SUBURBS.
The predicted storm swept down upon the city
yesterday. Such a storm has not been seen in
New-York for a long time. In the morning there
were snow nurries. but the weather was COM
paratively mild. In tht afternoon, however, the
great storm forces Of the Northwest gathered
their cohorts together and, charging down toward
the ocean brought wind and snow and bitter
cold When the sun set the wind increased In
force and fine icy now was blown through
the city streets The wind fairly howled down
the narrow canyons where the great buildings
reared themselves on either side Of the narrow
streets. and the snow glittering in the light OF
the electric lamps was piled here and there in
great drifts
All day long the ice had been pouring down
from the Hudson and East rivers. and naviga-
tion I'm the rivers and the Bay difficult.
Buoys were swept away IN the harbor and at
sunset all the electric light buoys In Gedney's
Channel had been eXtinguished by the heavy ice
Hoes which had swept down upon them. The
bell buoy If Robbiua Reef was turned upside
down 10y the ice. was the bell buoy to the
southwark Of Governors Island. Staten Island
fcrryboats ran with difficulty. and were some
times Obliged to Almost touch the Long Island
shore before they could get lead Of clear water
through which they could come up to the Bat
terry. II was a dey and night Of bowling storm
on land and After dark the ferrys ran at
irregular intervals and 10 o'clock 1t took
about an hour t, go from st. George, Staten
Island, to the Battery
STATEN ISLAND ICEBOUND.
The harbor was filled with ice foes. From
Quarantine toward the city unbroken field Of
white made navigation difficult II not dangerous
Toward the sea the ice extended in all drec-
tons jamming into coves and bays. grinding
against the pi'r piles. which strained and
snapped with the tremendous pressure Of the
foes which were swiftly carried along by the
strong tides in the Narrows. The Lower Bay
WAS also hl'ed the pack being 80 dense in Rari-
tan Bay that the British steamer Salamanca.
bound from Venezuela with a cargo Of asphalt
FOR the Ncw-York and Bermudez Company at
South Amhoy WAS compelled TO seek harbor
in the Upper Bay.
The Salamanca anchored a short distance
north Of the boarding station. and under steam
was compelled 10 forge ahead almost constantly
10 stern the force of the current and the immense
weight II Ice rushing down the bay which
threatened t. sweep the vessel from her anchor
axe Two barges. the Franklin and Eureka
So l. with coal for the United states steamship
Minneapolis which is anchored off Tompkins-
VILE were Wing alongside the vessel. The heavy
!cc forced them under the water. So that they
were obliged 80 ga. adr.ft. Tn" harbor in
spcrtor's boat. the Nimrod. FASTENED to their as
ssfancc. and after much difficulty suco coded In
bringing . IN % the American Docks at Tomp-
kinsyiIe The Health Officers boat. the Charles
r Allen moved about win great difficulty
\ bag n,ct 81 barRes came irto port yesterday
afternoon. There were nine barges In the l"et,
and they were IN tow of five tugs. The tugs
were IN, Mars. ocean King. Taurus. Edgar J..
LuohenbacK and Walter Luckenback. The fleet
anne up from Norfolk and had been racing -
this port agains, time and weather. They were
covered with irc. and IN" tugs hai nara WORK IN
getting them in;o port
ROUGH WEATHER At SEA
All incoming steamers reported rough weather
and intense cold on the North Atlantic. The
National Line steamship England which ar
rived here yes,cr lay from London. reported an
- oNcccdlngly rough trip The England left Lon
don on Januars 20 ans encountered easteriy
winds and moderate weather untl January ~
when sne ran Into heavy southwest : il". WIN
frequent squalls u hail and rain. ON February
g she encountered another gale from the north
wes;. accompanied by heavy seas. The next day
me NlNl bl"W Win lNllliil' i'i''' "'iN ~
storm was accompanied by thunder and light
ming ON February gal" h"w itom the
northwest. with high seas and frequent snow
storms. The following day the wlnd smited 30
The westward. and IN" steamer encountered hlgh
seas and heavy snowstorms until she sighted
sandy Hook.
President wilson. of the Board OF Health. has
advised Colonel Waring to continue removing the
garbage from the houses. even though all IN"
srows In the service freeze ~. The storm ma =
cast feeling OF uneasiness over thr Wh"l"
T....o .,tf t.s,t
j. a great menace TO the c.iN s.o"s. SIX 81
them are At the present time frozen up In
GraNescnd Bay.
Long ISLAND FROZEN UP
Hampstead Harbor from Roslyn to Long
Island Sound was a sheet Of solid ice yesterday.
Inside the harbot the zee was thick enough TO
bear A horse and sleigh Access to Fire Island
Beach could be- had only by walking "''oS' Wv
Zee Much inconvenience was caused III '' ,"o
ogue by the freezing OF water pP,S ~ "'' AMI
sewers. \ number OF wells were l'",u ,,a,,'
there was scarcity II water III ip' N""h
The ice on the Great South i'ay IN piDrS ,I
cccdcd twelve inches IN thickness. htsrh nv,
slclghs heavily loaded crossed I" IN" p,S'" .r
miles opposite Patchogue. Fishermen VINO ma =
tried 10 catch fish report that they arc r(
tn get "A bite Shelter Island ana "r''hpV.' "''
connected by ice sufficiently thick 10 Pcinnnr P
,,lo =, bri,. across II i'm ca rriages The nal was
carried across on sled to shelter isliIu |
day morning. Several Of the s'"lioP ,,1.,Ia
stuck down the bay, ONihE W Wv ..'.,. s,ffsr
and II Is feared that some of them HAY S""''
from exposure. , ,,,ter
Flushing Ray is a soud cake Of Ice, ana water
rinos ali ovar the village have been frozen.
The telegraph lines to Fire Island went VI uow WI II
h.cnre the storm early in the afternoon. Dut up
" ~ ,.,. bour tbe wires 10 Sandy Hook We're
sill working In Newark all travel was piockco
and not n trolley car was moving, win 'he "a
cepton OF "a few on the South orahse n,e'
which has maintained an Intermittent ssrV'..; =;
All local traffic lin Elizabeth was stoppen. Al
trains on the Central Railroad OF New Jersey
and on the Pennsylvania were from nan ""
hour TO four hours late.
The Weather Bureau last night predicted ina,
the weather would clear by this afternoon. ana
that tho temperature would be lower. The storm
% nar.i all along the coast. At noon the
storm was central of the coast OF North Sar0
lima and moving rapidly in northeasterly ui-
rection At midnight the storm centre WAS III
Printing House Square. ., -.
It was said at the Grand Centrai Statlon Ias.
,irht thai all tho trains We're running on Pretty