New-York tribune., 1899-02-13
CONTINUED COLD AND SNOW.
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from New England. due here al 30. u ana
$50 a. m. were not delayed more than half an
hour. ,
There was great delay in all the mails The
incoming mails due at the Postofiice in the
morning We're from three 90 fiVe hours late. ana
most of tn I'm were incomplete. due To he fallure
of the through trains TO make connections WIN
the branch roads. The mails from the Norm
and West over the New-York Central due at 70
a m arrived at 9.lO a. m; the Boston ana
Springfield mails due at 6lI a. m arrived al y
O'clock. the mail from The South due at ! a. m.
arrived at o'clock. and the one due at O.5O a.
m was received al SO o'clock. and the : o'clock
mail arrived al II o'clock noon four hours be
The mail from the West and Southwest due at
Ga = m arrived at o'clock. The mail from
the North and West due al II - a. m. was not
received until late in the afternoon The block
AIDED condition OF the streets also interfered with
the handling OF local mails. The volume OF
business H. light on sunday and the wagons
make only few trips. but in making these an
eXtra allowance of from half an hour 10 an hour
made.
and Thirty -ninth-st ferries at South Ferry. but
those who did brave the weather found the Bat
terry one OF the most uncomfortable points in
the city. The snow blew across Battery Park
with immense force. and cirCled about the build
ings in Il picturesque but unpleasantly sug-
gestive way. In spite Of this the votaries Of
amateur photography could not be dissuaded
from their usual Sundays indulgence, ana
scores of them chose the icice-festooned ruins
Of the buildings which were burnt on Thursday
as the best subjects obtainable
SKATING AND sLEIGHING.
The storm did not keep lovers Of sport away
from Central Park. Men were put at work
early in the day clearing tho lakes Of snow. and
by noon the ice on Harlem Mere. a large portion
of the main lake and the pond al Fifty-ninth-
ST. were in condition for skaters. All the af-
ternoon there were crowds enjoying the sport
but at e o'clock IN accordance with the rule OF
the Park Department. the lakes were cleared
Of skaters The ice is in excellent condition. and
is fully ten inches thick. Not since the winter
Of 1S.I5-M has there been such a long-con-
tinued period OF skating on the PARK lakes.
The drives in the Park were also gay win
sieighs of all kinds The snow which fell in the
previous storms was well packed. ana thaI
which fell Saturday night and yesterday dld
not drift TO any great extent. thus making me
driving. All day long the AR resouhdea WIN
the Jingle OF bells and the shouts Of parties en-
loving the sleighing. Up TO nightfal no accl-
dents had been reported at the police station IN
There was good deal of sleighine on the
Harlem driveways and a few drivers were VS.
ible on the Speedway. in spite Of the blindlhg
snow and wind
FEW STEAMERS COME INTO PORT
Tho few vessels that did creep gratefully
into port yesterday struggled through the ice
foes in the lower Bay. The first one TO leave
Quarantine was the Miramar which left at
5:43 The Ward Liner Santiago followed al
S:l4 a. m After her there came the Adria'
AHanca Scottish Prince and the Goldshoro
The Etruria. La Bretasnc, the Spaarndam ana
the Anchoria are among the delayed steamers.
The few Sound steamers scheduled To reach
her- Yesterday morning We're about four hours
late The Brockton. Of the Fall River Line
passed the Battery on her way 70 her per on
The North River shortly after II o'clock. The
Stonington Line steamer Maine reached her
pier about the same time.
VESSELS OFF STATEN ISLAND
During SATURDAY night and early yesterday
morning the ice gave he vessels Of Staten
Island considerable trouble. The cruiser New
York which is lying at the Tomrkinsville
anchorage. shifted a little under the influence Of
the wind ard ice but at no time in any
danger She had two heavy anchors cut, and
constant watch is kept on them. The launch
which plies between the ship and the landins
Yesterday made trips only when the ice lndl-
Gated that trip might be made. Some hard
work was necessary 10 keep her out OF be zee
hces.
The English ship Muskoka laden with case
oil and bound for Hong Kong. has been lying of
StapletCn for a week. She loaded at Hunter 5
Point and 20 pass under the Bridge had 10 haN
her topmasts lowered. This work Is don" hy
rggers. and can he found who VIII ascend
the masts i'm the prevailing weather. ON Satur-
day an attempt was made by the crew 20 hoist
the topmasts but after couple Of hours work.
abandoned
The schooner Independent from New 2Oreans
laden with sugar. which was at anchor of Iomp-
knsyiie dragged her anchors yesterday morn
ing while caught in an ice foe and did not find
holding ground until she off Clifton. There
she brought up and last night riding safely.
The Staten Island ferryboats have consider
able trouble i'm making their trips owing 10 the
foe ice in the Bay. and on many trips had 70
use the ButteImilk Channel 10 reach the slips
al the Battery. There were few passengers.
~. DI hD Tar & p0
difficulty in entering the slips ri Whtchall-sL,
and on the ehb tides they had trouble at 81
George. At times it was necessary 10 unhitch
the horses from wagons and. after leading the
horses on TO the boats. TO work the wagons on
board 10y hand. This was owing 10 the iact
that the boats could not run close up 10 the
Slips and had To get in Sideways leaving only
a narrow space for the wagons.
The barge General Mcclellan from Newport
News for New-Yoik with coal went ashore
alongside the red buoy on the Upper Middle.
She was subsequently lOa.cd and passed in
Quarantine at J:l5 p m. in tow Of a tu"
The tug D. :. Arnott. Captain McEl~ec. while
enrOute to sea yesterday morning. picked W. The
scou George A. Wood below the West Bank
adrft IN the ice and with only one man OF
board. who nearly famshed and suffering
from cold and exposure. The Arnot took the
scow in tow to Cranes Drydock, in Erie Basin
The tus Annie EmmeEs. of Perth Amboy
So hich had teen ursucc sfullv cnteavorinG for
III, last two DAYS to cut her Wy out Of the ice
ID. Gravesond Bav. was released from hei peri
ious position hy the Arnott and towed to
GowanHs The Emme9s is leaking Her captain
.ayo that ne sgnaled 20 several RAISING tugs
Yesterday no paid no heed To his signals.
SOLDIERS BREAK THROUGH THE ICE.
MARROW ESCAPE or FORT sIocrM SQUAD
MAII-cAEEIERs CAUGHT Is TIE ICE
AID BADLY FROZEN.
Noi iu many years has Long Island Sound pre-
scented the bleak and wntry appearance 80 did yes
/ teriav A. far out a. the steamboat line the ioe
was nrm and sound and ncd win yeuturcsome