New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28
STREETS FULL OF SLUSH.
Rain and Rise of Temperature Cause
Much Discomfort.

The city streets were In remarkably bad condition
yesterday. owing the rise of temperature and the
rain which accompanied it. The streets were
rivers OF slush and filth Traffic was tied up Walk
ing was made unusually uncomfortable.
With this impeachment under foot heavy fog
settled over the city and harbor and made navi-
eating extremely difficult All day long could be
the hoarse blasts Of foghorns and the whistles
OF the harbor craft.
Many steamers which were due to-day we're not
reported and comparatively few coastwise boats
rsked the danger OF leaving port in the dense fog
that hung around the harbor. The work Of snow
re novaI stopped yesterday the high tenn
persture and rain did much to melt the many snow
hummocks
At a m yesterday the Thermometer recorded a
temperature OF 81 degrees above zero. and at p.
the mercury moved up to a degrees, which is the
average temperature OF San Francisco and Los
Angeles for this time of year. The forecast for
to-day indicates that there will be a considerable
drop In temperature, accompanied by brisk easterly
winds
The entire rainfall yesterday nine one-hun-
dreths of an inch.
Commuters were much delayed in getting to their
homes last night. The ferries were running a
fog schedule, which means feeling their way across
the rivers. There long lines of trucks in
West and South SITS. AT the South Ferry the line
long that by o'clock it extended TO Bowl
ing Green
The Ellis Island ferryboat was forced to remain
was not until about $50 o'clock that her captain
ventured to make the trip TO the island. There
at that time about four hundred friends of
immigrants who had gone to the island, and these
were forced TO remain there until the boat went
back at night. When the boat finally started she
carried five policemen and on her arrival they had
their hands full compelling order. hen the Ellis
Island started return to the Battery she had not
only the immigrants and their friends. but the en-
tire day force the island. There were about
Aoar he Ia rO,v1S he
has yet carried
The fog tied up the Sound steamers. The Pu-
ritan the North Star. the New-London Liner Ches-
ter w. Chaplin and the freight boat City of
Brockton. among the largest of the Sound
craft tied up.
peded traffic. In the early morning the feed wires
of the trolley lines coated with sleet. and
the cars moved slowly ana stopped frequently
packed with passengers The trains were behind
hour to two hours late, and the local trains were
all late as the engineers had 10 proceed cautiously
Wall Street suffered from a crippled telegraph
service, due also TO the heavy fog
companies. and the currents OF electricity passing
over the wires escaped in large quantities. At the
Western Union II was said that the company was
In touch with all points by wire but that the fog
an hour At the Office Of the Postal TeiegrspR it
was stated that west Of chicago the company had
The company was in touch with Boston Balt.mo. e
Washington. Philadelphia and chicago Complete
and restored service. il was said could not be ex-
pected until the fog lifted.
On account Of the storm up the State through
trains on tho New-York Central were from two
from thirty-ive 10 forty minutes late. There
was considerable delay on all trains on the Harlem
division.
Shortly after noon yesterday Commissioner Wood
bury set his men at work scattering snow that
had been piled up by the special force of men i'm
the last two DAYS. The elements to remove the
The following table shows comparison of tenn
peratures recorded yesterday:
Degrees Degrees