New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-27
TEN INCHES OF SNOW.
A MIDw1NTER GALE RACES ALL DAY
AND NIGHT.
srRrrrcap TRAFFIC pELAYED-soLDIERs FROM
PORTO RICO SUFFER sEVERELf-CLEAH
AND COLDER WEATHER PROMISED.

S1REEICAR
PORTO RICO SUFFER sEvERELY-cLEAR
AND COLDER WEATHER PROMISED.
"Midwintor following the first snow OF tne
season" VAS the general verdict yesterday
when tho snow once more began to fall IN
stead Of tho large flakes which came down on
THANKSGIVING Dav tho snow or yesterday ""'
Of that fine variety which Is generally thous"'
TO be OF the quality which remains on 'he
ground for long period.
Tho snow began to fall before noon ana "''
AT first composed Of those thin fakes "h'c" a'e
usually the forerurrers Of a STEADY "'a''
storm. Later IN TIE afternoon the s'o'" III
creased in density. and then every one oes''
to realize that winter had come AZ last
night approached the storm seem'h 10 e"''
now vicor. and when it was time ror p''P'
return to their homes at the close OF the DAY
tho snow vas coming down in way that "d'
almost blzza ard-ule.
There was one peculiar feature noticed a"ou'
the storm Of yesterday. and that was its eie'.
on human nature. 4 rainstorm win an VPu"'
amount OF water falling would nave ho' o''
caused discomfort 10 the people GeneranS' ""'
would have also made them lll-natu''u'
effect of the storm Of yesterday was JUST ''e
contrary and every person seemed to show the
greatest or good nature. y SUN
mans tomncr T. when hc has TO stand on tho
roar platform Of a cable or trolley car ana la'e
either A. storm or intensely warm weather. WIN
reu- oxcantions oyery man who started for his
home last night vas in a most agreeable mooh'
If the car stoppod for ar indefinite period the
average passenger took it AZ matter OF course
and smiled as he looked UP and the air
filed with snow.
The moor Of 4 great city are supposed TO feel
the effects Of such weather as that Of yesterday
and suffer from it more than any one else. out
It is proba BILE that no ono felt the storm as nuch
"a the members Of tho 1st Regiment or VOL
unteer Engineers who are now In the city
It was little more than week ago that THESE
men were in bathing in the ocean OF tne lslano
~ Porto Rico. There the weather was deoiheoy
warm. The men came North on the transport
Minnswaska IN find themselves almost IN tne
midst of winter. The men have received the
regulation overcoat and other winter clothns
which Is given out by tho Government. yet they
were not warm and felt "a if they were at the
North Pole rather than in New-York.
Accompanying the snow strong north
east gale which caused no little discomfort 10
the landsman and no little worry to the seaman
who had 10 be o IT I'm II. This gale drifted the
snow 50 that few realized how much had actual
" fallen. and it is probable that few of the peo-
pie who have estimated the snow fall would no
lieve that eight inches had fallen before o'clock
last night. but according 10 the snow gauge at
the local weather station eight inches OF snow
were registered AT . =. m. At midnight the
gauge showed ton inches. and II was still falling
with slight Indications Of stopping before late
today.
At III, time Of the first slight snowfall Com
oF ti,a Strec
partflent announced that no contracts wou'd
he let for removal Of the SLOW until two inches
bad fallen Late yesterday afternoon he said a
c,nfrart would be let last night at the Office IN
tb" Te,v-York life Building. The Office there,
however was closed last evening. mad only a
vatchman remained on guard. and he knew
nothing about. the question OF removing tne
snow No attempt was made up to a late hour
to remove any Of II from the main streets ana
as A result the various transportation lines were
greatly delayed
for as IL extended from Washington 10 Boston
with its centre on the New-Jersey coast; AT Az
lantic CITY IT had moved east from the lake
regions early in the day. and all railroad as Wen
as shipping interests were warned OF its IN
tensity. Delay on all the railroads entering the
CITY was noticeable last night and as far as
shinping WAS concerned there was little II any
thing doing after the regular transatanuc
steamers left their piers. The local street
car lines practically abandoned their regular
time schedule at noon. and allowed the cars 70
r1n on tho best time possible under the circum-
stances They put on their regular snow
ploughs early in the evening. and while these
cleared a passage for the cars, they made IT de-
cidedlv uncon1 Portable for the cab-drvers. who
had to cross the ridges OF snow left by the side
Of the tracks.
According to the forecast last night. the storm
will continue through part OF to-day. when II
will he followed by clear and colder weather.
Northeast shifting to northwest gales VIII also
prevail. which will cause drifting ot the snow
and thus delay traffic on the railroads.
The telegraph companies experienced the usual
difficulties with their wires incident 10 heavy
snOwstorms and business in the early part or
10 nN.n a s ulllch delay cd.