Year: 1868

business called them down town early or those
breakfast or for yest. The snow was the heaviest
that has fallen ais season. ana CHING WIN desperate
OF snow yloughs TO remove il. Most Of the
lines RETAINED choked thus all day; but on
was made, and cars well supplied with
tract on power six horses to rwere got through
i'm was cot through to Harlem; but after that one
hS accomplished the difficult feat no other either
Srriyed left the Harlem station during the day.
large gang OF men were at work during last night
cleaning the track, and the company expect TO be
able TO resume their regular trips to Harlem this
morning. livery stable keeper at Harlem, taking
advantage OF the necessities of those who were COM
PEELED to come down town, put on a four horse
sleigh and charged 81 to ride to the depot at Sixty
fifth street.


man named John Reedy was dangerously in
jured by very high fence being blown down upon
him. at the corner of Fftyeighth street and Sixth
avenue The rear wall OF the two story house No Ss3
East Twenty fifth street. was blown down yesterday
afternoon. 1t is owned by Aaron Rutherford.
suffered considerable inconvenience owing to the
strong wind prevailing and the rapid current IN the
rivers thus induced The Williamsburg boats were,
however, the only ones that were noticeably de-
layed, the others mostly making their trips on time
were most OF them delayed beyond their regular
time, those the Hudson River not arriving before
O'Clock, although after that they ran pretty well
Oh time. The storm on the Hudson River was Nery
severe, and early yesterday the heavy waves had





Railroad in several places between Tarryt0wn and
this city, delaying down trains from four TO six hours
The greatest damage was near irvington and Spuy-
ten Duyvil, where the heavy sea wall was carried
away by the waves and tide. The schooner Glide
OF Jersey City, and large soop were driven ashore
near lrvjngton and were pounding heavily against
the railroad embankment. Al about eight O'Clock in
the morning two persons, man and Il woman, were
discovered at Spuytcn Duyyil bridge. cinging 10
portions of a wrecked canal boat, wnere they had
remained several hours without any assistance being
rendered TO them, when young man named
Blanchard swan to them with a line and brought
them safely to shore in a persiling condition. Mr..
Blanchard's conduct was extremely heroic, as the
cold was excessive and the waves running danger
ousy high. Tne railroad track Will probably be
paired to-day, and no further interruption Of travel
need he expected.


ON the Harlem and New Haven roads less delay
was experienced, the trains from New HAY getting
through in season, although detentions occurred.


On the Harlem and Albany road about SIX O'Clock
yesterday morning tram was got through at Har-
lem. From that time until about half-past nine no
train passed either way The cut from lsist to i2ith
street was drifted by snow that 1t was impossible
to move car through it. A large body Of men
were set ut work to clear a way. About half-past
nine two powerful locomotives Of the New Haven
line, attached to one passenger car forced their way
through. large number OF passengers were wait
ing at the depot on Fourth avenue, VINO hailed its
approach with JOY. About hair an hour later the
eight O'Clock Harlem train from White Plains came
down, and the waiting crowd were not long in get
ting III. From that time most OF the up trans
went on their way, but greatly behind time. The
mail train was over an hour behind Tune at Morri-
sania. None Of the cars going down got below the
tunnel. The Erie trains maze their connections
with difficulty, and in consequence OF the storm
$3.50 train was despatched.


THE SOUND BOATS,


with the exception of the Narragansett, OF the
Stonngton line, which reached her dock at about
noon, did not arrive, and III consequence travel To
Boston via boat was interrupted.


THE MAILS,


as q consequence of the disturbance in the time of
car and boat, were delayed Those on the Erie road
were an hour and half late, the Hudson
River about two hours late, on the Harlem
fifty minutes Philadelphia over six hours AT eight
O'Clock the following mails had not arrived, VIZ
Over the New Haven, due 5:45; the Hudson River,
due 4:30 and $685. the Long Island, the New Jersey
Central, due $780, and the Southern mail, due 545.


ACCIDENTS AND DISASTERS.


About six O'Clock yesterday morning the large
windows OF furnishing store at the southeast
ner Of Fourteenth street and Broadway, were blown
IN by the gale, and the goods IN the store injured TO
the extent OF nearly 5 900. The police OF the Fif
teenth precinct guarded the place until the ARRIVAL Of
the clerks.


About four O'Clock yesterday morning schooner
name unknown, which was lying in the East river,
near the foot of North Third sleet, Williamsburg,
suddenly toppled over and Immediately sunk. The
accident was seen by private watohiilan on a dock
near by, who gave the ALARM which brought some
persons to the spot, but before tAey arrived the
or any Of them, were on board at the time is not
known, nor even the name OF the vessel.


Joseph Harden, Of No. q Vesey street at the corner
of broadway and warren street. was overcome by
the Storm and III fainting condition was taken to
The Jersey City ferry boats New Brunswick and
New York collided during the morning. owing to the





pilots could not portion of the cabin Of the
New York was torn away, but no material damage
was done, nor were any OF the passengers injured


The large rafters which were raised ior the roof OF
the new market building loot Of sixteenth street,
were blown down and broken to pieces by the force
OF the wind storm. Fortunately for them the work.
men were absent at their dinner ut the time OF the
accident otherwise there might have been number
The schooner $. J. Warfng, Of Brook Haven,
dragged her anchor and went ashore at the south
END Of Vanderbilt landing, staten Island at tve
n1c a.
mund Blunt, No. z, dragged her anchors and went
ashore at Clifton staten island, at fouroCiock. Tne
water. She lies high and dry at low wafer. The
barge Ocean queen, with a cargo OF stone while
lying at the government dock at Quarantine, illed
the matches and sunk.


The vessels at anchor at the Southwest Spit
dragged their anchors during the night but received


Tie steamer Creole on squan beach has probably
gone to pieces.


Besides the above, numerous minor accidents oc-
Cured, shutters and signDoards being blown down
and several large plate glass windows broken on


The California steamship Ocean Queer and most OF
the outward bound steamers were detained because
OF the storm.


vessels on the coast to the southwark, wlo doubt,
were prepared for the coming gale, as The indications
were very plain. Yet 1t may be we snail hear of
some disasters from the beach.


There were no arrivals yesterday forenoon by way
OF sandy Hook.


Most Of the vessels at anchor in the North river
dragged their anchors but we have not leard Of any
damage by collision. One ship has dragged down on
the mud NAT OF Gowanus, and has a listto port.


The Storm i'm Brooklyn.


Brooklyn, like many other places, visited with
a snow storm yesterday morning OF noinsignidcant
extent yet the majority OF citizens erdeavored to
face 1t good naturedy, In the hope no tbub that its
like would not be seen again In some months at
least. The high winds blew the snow il every drec-
ton, and 1t Is almost impossible to tell
what its depth would have been had it
fallen evenly upon the ground. 1t ocasioned the
railroad companies considerable annoyance from the
fact that the large drifts upon the track rendered IL
impossible to get the cars through On time The
old snow ploughs which had been stoyed away for
the year. again brought forth and st in notion
but they seemed to be Of little use. tn teams upon
the cars were doubled and the whipi we're freely
used upon the poor horses but the travel vas slow and
difficult. People who lived In the outsirss OF the
city and were anxious TO reach their vaces of buai