New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-10
ROBINS SHOWED UNDER.
DISCORD IN SPRING SONG.
Forecaster Doomed by Waterfront
Prophets-.Apr Records Go.

TON" Norris and Joe" Swan, the water
front weather forecasters. wore satisfied smile
all day yesterday, and bore themselves with an
air that seemed 10 say. Il told you So For
had not both Of them remarked on March ~
when il was announced that the first Of spring
was al hand. that there was more snow to come
and that spring that is the real article was
still a month away?
Joe" swan said at the time that he felt IL IN
his bones that there was more snow TO come
When he woke up yesterday morning and found
the ground covered with a white mantle ana
the air filed with fast flying fakes he could
afford to wear that satisfied smile. hls ooheS
were still in old time form
All records went 20 smash yesterday for April
eDowstorms. and with the snow still falling
last night it was expected that record almost
double that Of former years would be estab-
lished BY 10 o'clock last night 30 inches had
fallen. Not since the estab lishment of the
Weather Bureau has there been snowfall in
April which has been anything like that made
yesterday only three times has there been
snow after April 6 on April H. 1902 there
was fall of three inches, and on April 23 Of
last year there was trace of snow. on May g
1891 snow 10 the depth of one-tenth of an inch
fell
Yesterdays storm came from the eastward
and gave no warning TO the weather observers,
who had predicted a fair day. IT blew in from
the sea. and struck New York about o'clock
in the morning, and by the time the majority
OF the people were awake had covered the
ground During the forenoon the thermometer
began to rise slowly. and the fakes melted al
most as soon as they touched the ground cover
ing everything with a sea Of slush and water
A twenty-five mile wind. which accompanied
the snow. made things more disagreeable
Navigation of all kinds WAS hindered by the
storm, but no accidents were reported on ac-
count Of it, The ferryboat pilots had troubles
Of their own and could hardly see a boat
length ahead. The streetcars We're affected most
10y the storm, especially by the water blowing
out the fuses, and il was nothing strange to see
one surface car struggling braYely along tow
ing two or three dead" cars. The snow was
not heavy enough TO affect the traffic on the
railroads to any extent, but just enough TO
make II disagreeable
The Street Cleaning Department was lucky,
inasmuch the snow melted as soon as II
struck the ground, and the only thing that the
department had TO do was to try TO keep the
crosswalks clean, which was hard PROPOSE
ton at the best
There seems TO be no immediate relief in sight
from the present storm. The fOrecaster prom
ises nothing but continued cold weather.
Northwest storm signals We're displayed from
the Delaware Breakwater all day yesterday, as
81 was promised that the wind would blow
strongly all Of last night
The local weather Bureau received the fol-
lowing special from Washington last night:
Northwest storm warnings are ordered dis
TlIayed from the Delaware Breakwater to New
York Storm centred of New Jersey coast
High northeast winds and snow. The wind Will
probably shift 10 northwest and continued storm
tonight For New York and vicinity, con-
tinued cold weather, with snow. tonight, and
partly cloudy on Wednesday. with brisk 10 high
westerly Winds
Early last evening the snow turned to a pelt-
ing rain that promised 10 remove all traces Of
winter by morning.