New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-03
NO SNOW COMING YET.
A PREDICTION BY THE WEATHER b.
REAU REVERSED.
THE TEMPERATURE AWAY down. HOWEVER
AND LIKELY TO STAY go To-DAY-TRANslr
D,FFrcr,LriEs TARDILY OVERCOME
Avn ppoccf,se ~ CLEARING


Last night the Bureau reversed It's opinion
,vbue every indication from the lake regions
early in the day pointed to the fact that sno"
in largo ouantities was coming this way the later
Indications were that the weather to-day Wouid
10 fair with stationary temperature. the heavy
fall OF snow II was said AT the Weather bureau
last night. had been sldetracked and wou!a ho'
add to the burdens Of the Street Cleaning De-
partment.
All the same the wise men who base their
predictions on the actions of the Sroundhos OH
February ore positive that we have not Seen
the worst Of the winter. Even il the storm
now prevailing in the lake regions does "o'
roach us we shall at least have all the ui'-
pIeasant weather than can possibly be crowded.
into the next forty days, they say. FOR '"a'
period the animal will retire to MS retreat III
the ground having his shadow wheh ne
came forth yesterday more plainly pe'""'''
than lee has seen it for years.
SUNSHINE KEENLY APPRECIATED
Although the average temperature YESTERDAY
was the lowest that has so far been experience
this winter the day was bright ana clear, anu
free from the conditions which made New o'N
miserable on the preceding day. IN the re'iei
,h,v felt for n respite from the driving SNOW
New Workers were not prone 10 gralnpIe Al NV
extreme cold. even though it was accoHpa'i'1u
by a cutting wind that tinSled the ears Oh
pedestrians.
According 10 Mr. Dunn. people In 'hls Guy
have much 10 be thankful for. even IL another
snowstornl should come inesmuch as Ne"-i 10TH
only narrowly escaped a repetition Oh the pi'@-
gard OF ten years ago. The storm centre ne
slii yesterday shifted little. ana gave "
Boston what otherwise was Intended 1or US
New-York, however Is not yet out Of Tue
woods"
The official records Of the Weather bureau
chow that the temperature a; o'clock yesier-
day morning stood at T. degrees and thereafter
gradually dropped until at o'clock the mer-
curry touched degrees. In the course or the
day it ascended again and bordered through
out the afternoon around the 12-degree mark
DIsCOURAGING FOR MCCARTNEY.
Mr.. Dunn's prediction Of more snow yesterday
filed Commissioner Mccartney with woe ana dis-
may Already he has been forced 10 spend about
10000 and still most OF the streets, with 'he
exception Of the main thorouGhfares, are oiocKeo
with snow While thousands Of men and carts
have been almost constantly at WORK during
the last twenty-four hours clearing away the
snow not a very great impression seems 10
have been made on the city streets IA whole
q
considerably harder by the cold weather freez-
ing the snow This was particularly true OF
the sidewalks. to which the snow chung so
tlghtly that It could be removed only with a
pickaxe Walking In consequence, was diff
cul, and dangerous.
Local traffic was delayed yesterday but not
TO any serious extent Suburbantes were the
greatest sufferers in this respect. and were late
in reaching the city In he morning. Upon lhe
aaln al
than usual because of the congestion. but were
not much behind time. Ferry boats crossing the
river were retarded because Of the accumulation
Of ice IN the slips, but The thickness was not
sufficient 10 offer serious inpediment.
BOSTON REACHED by WIRE.
Telegraphc communication was not restored
with Boston and other New-England towns
unit; after o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
Postal Telegraph Company the first to
make the connection with Boston. At o'clock
the company had succeeded in replacing several
wires T.. j. Griffith, Of the Western Union
Company. said yesterday afternoon that large
stafr Of workmen had been sent out 70 repair
the damage to that companys wires and he eN-
pected that some OF the broken wires would be
mended and in operation. before rightfalL IL
will take fully a week. however TO restore the
full service OF the two companies
Charles Shirley. the manager OF the operating
departTdeut of the Postal Telegraph Company
pcseible to communicate with Boston by long
distance telephone. when the telegraph system
had been cut of was because Ii was often pos
,ible To convey messages over a telephone wire
even if il had been blown down. ana was i'm
bcdded In the snow. Under similar conditions
telegraph!c service was interrupted.
LATE TRAINS CRAWL IN.
Related trains were reported by all the rail
roads running into New-York yesterday The
trains when they did lumber in. came coated
with ice and snow. and away of the time sched-
ue. All trains into NeWYoIk over lines run
ming into the Grand Central station were run
ming yesterday. but in no instance on time The
Boston and Albany road. which cut Off
TUESDAY sent its trains through all right yes
terday. but at uniform rate OF two hours late.
The train which left Boston at II o'clock on
day morning The New-YOrk, New-IIaven and
late on the New-York Central trains
from half an hour to two hours late. Part %
the delay WIS occasoned by the fact that some
OF the trains from the West We're given - the
Central late. but there were great delays on the
Central also Tho suburban trains ran fairly
on time but agents along the line reported
freezing wcathe" and great snOwdrifts.
on the bllb0ards At nearly oil Il the stations
the sign "inlellnitely overdue told the atOry of
the way the storm Was impeding traffic AL
though the ferryboats Well yesterday
there was every prospect that IL the freez-
ing snap continued enough ice would be- formed
TO hamper all water transportation seriously.