New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-06
LITTLE APRIL BLIZZARD.
r~rpA1, DISCOMFORT CAUSED BY THE
STORM.
,o,.p INCHES OF sI.EETY SNOW. ACCOMPANIED
RYA PIERCING WIND. MAKES LIFE OUT
OF DOORS BURDEN-THE


~. s,ov-covered streets which greeted the pco-
~. Yesterday morning Were the introduction TO one
=, the most dsagreeabe days that have been ex-
a-,erced IN this city Cor some time y sHowsiorrn
.. time when bright spring weather might prop
s,,v be expected Is bad enough. but yesterdays
,rea,he- comprised samples of everything that is
calculated 10 make lfe out OF doors burden. The
.,-ro WAS not unexpected by the officers OF the
weather Bureau. and was heralded on Monday
night BY the flying OF signals. The snow began
"a fail about a. m. and the miserable conditions
:, brought with II were made worse stu by
occornnanvine high wind that blew the fine pecles
O, snow with binding effect into the faces Of
no1estrians BY o'clock IN the morning nearly
two inches OF snow had fallen. and as il CON
.,nued without abatement. traffic the local rail-
roads was considerably inpeded. Tho conditions
which prevailed during the morning. with the swift
nor,herly winds and low temperature. pointed to
the imminence OF blizzard. But shortly before
D. m the snowfall ceased. and although the SKY
remained heavily overcast for the OF the day.
there further visitation OF the seetlike
downpour Altogether about four inches OF
fell ard the slush into which II quickly CON
verted IN the more frequented streets made walk
ing difficult and unpleasant. No matter how bad
the weather may be- Sergeant Dunn. the head Of
tire local Weather Bureau. will view 1t through
optimistic spectaclcs. Late Is the season. no
refused 10 anything out Of the ordinary ir yes
terdays storm.
There is nothing unusual abou. g." ne said. we
have had snow late May, and there is moth
ms unprecedented in the low temperature. For in
stance. on April g. 1874. the mercury fell TO 70 de-
ereeS and for snow. Il fell heavily on April ;.
1895 and again on April and 1896. while on April
and u last year there was several inches o:
snow. This storm developed on Monday morning
in the Arkansas Valley. and. moving eastward. was
central tas morning the coast Of tho Caro.inas.
u IS attended by dangerously high winds all along
the middle and soUt2orn Atlantic Coast. IL tho
Southern States the storm j. accompanied by
heavy rainfall" Nj. Dunn died talt the storm
would pass away from ths reson by today. and
that more nearly normal weatAe would prevail
Commissioner Mccartney, OF the Street Cleaning
Department decided toa- The depth OF snow which
hal fallen did not justify putting any O.h"r Men
10 Worn in removing IL than were regularly en-
poy a by the Department. he informed Tribune
reporter yesterday afternoon that he had been
Informed by The Weather Bureau that rain would
probably follow the snow. and Tor that reason ne
gnt tAat the regular force - mon could AXE
OF g.. TIE district supe.iniendents were or
dered early IN the morning y neGin sweeping away
the snow on the most pOpllOus thorough ftrrs ana
by last night Broadway and many Of the pr.n ri2al
streets in the lower part Of the city had ne'n
cleared o: snow 20 a great extent. Commiss! oner
Mccartney stated further that II by clance there
should he another fall OF SNOW OF any proportion
he would cal upon the snow contractor. hut ne
intended II possible. 10 save the city from any ex-
ira expense