The New York Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1879, Page 6

6 Effects of the Cold Wave in and Around New York. TRAVELLING UNDER DIFFICULTIES. A Fleet of Ocean Steamships Frozen In to Their Docks, UP THE STATE. Railroad Traffic with the West Suspended. —_—--— -—— THOUSANDS OF CARS —— “STALLED.” During Friday night and the early morning yester- day the weather grew more and more, nearly unen- durable. ‘The kecn blasts that whistled across the open lots and down the avenues, around the corners and through the by-streets of the city grew colder and colder. ‘The unfortnnates whose business calls them out of Goors in the night hours were almost in despair. Wraps of the thickest and most voluminous kind scemed of Little service, tor the keen wind not only blew throngh the heaviest clothing, lt seemed to pierce to the dividing usundér of bone and mar- row, sonl and spirit. ‘The poor—cod help them, their sufferings can never be written. In their nar- row homes, where the fires are scant and the wrap- pings few—where the ventilation fs all too thorongh and the joiner work decayed—they sat and shivered in dumb agony. man ewn buy at once, was soon spent, and human endurance was taxed to its limit. ‘fo them the night was torture-—to the poorest, the homeless wanderers, it was death. morning dawned as cold as an Esquimau could desire, if he were a reasonable Esqtimau, and in the early morning the cold seemed almost harder to bear than in the night, for the sunlight brought none of the relief it usually does bring; but as the day grow older the wind, as it tired with its long blustering, died away to a tolerable breeze, and a bright winter sun brought cheer to the city. ‘The cold wave seemed to have passed and once more life resumed its normal phases. Pedestrianism again bo- came possible and even the ladies, who, the most of them, had sensibly hugged their happy hearthstones the day before, ventured out on the myriad of curious errands which ladies find todo, Broadway and the avenues grew gay agein with bright colors and glow- ing faces aud the shops were again filled with shop- pers, Men even turned their coat collars down, somo of them, and the more venturesome among them would walk several blocks without stopping for something hot. THE EFFECTS OF THE COLD WAVE. All through the city were the effects of the cold to be noted, ‘The harvest ber had come, and, heedless of mankind, he was preparing to reap his gains, Through the New Year's storm and the terrible day that followed, when the poor were crying to Heaven for pity, when the half-frozen people of the city weeping or praying or scolding or cursing, according to their several fan- cies, he (the plumber) had sat in his well warmed office exultantly watching the thermometer outside his window and carefully looking over his soldering irons and files and little charcoal furnaces, and mallets and wrenches and tongs and other little tools, precious to him and costly to householders, Tho more he looked the better he was satisfled. Rubbing his hands, not for warmth, but for glee, he noted each degree the mercury fell, and longed for its greater fall. “Down to zero” was “np to par” with him, und below zero was a premium, And _yester- day, all over the city, his men were busy, at about $17 an hour, examining pipes and tearing ‘up floors and sidewalks, working infinite damage and some benetit at enorm ° s OUT THE HYDRANTS, plumb work there was an interesting work going on. The hydrants from which the out door supply of water is drawn conceal within an innocent looking outside a considerable amount of mechanism, ana a sad experience has taught the Fire Department that the frost is likely to interfere with this mec There » been occasions when this inter as cost a considerable delay in putting out a fire, and the departinent has accord- ingly issued ord that the hydrants be watched and when any are out of repair they shall be reported to the Department of Public Works. This mspection hax been in progress for some two weeks, aud with one or two ex 3s the hydrants are in proper condition. The writer watched the opera- tion of thawing a hydrant that was slightly frozen, and he was much edified. A small piece of rubber hose was first introduced through the main cock, the water being shut off at the valve below, and an at- twas made to pump out the water above the ha which should flowed off through the ‘to do so. with a small hand- pump, and, as it would not work, it was known that the water had froz Acurrent of steam was then thrown in, and, the ice being thereby melted, the water was casily pumped off and a quantity of salt was thrown in, “That generally keeps the water from freezing,’ said the Cnief, who explained the operation, “but it is bad for the hydrant, as it cor- odes the valye-rod.” No great difficulty has been found thus far this winter with the bh drants, as the TRAVEL IN THE CIty. As was said above, pedestrianism was possible yes- terday, aud active people who scorn the horse and Hout the elevated roads were in their glory. Bneering at the la ffeminacy of the majority of munkind they strode mantully along the pavements, bright es #, puffed up with their n vanity. poople preferred riding, and preferred the Sixth ave ronte to all others in the city, as the ears are warmed on that route alone. ‘The street cars, however, did a large business, their as usual, at the parsimony of ‘are for the fares more than for the weifare of their customers. The drivers and con- ductors of course suffered as usual in x weather, aud the horses seemed luckier than the human at- tendants of the car, as they had work to do that kept them warm. TH 1.” RAILROADS. On both of the “1” roads the trains ran with great regularity, none of those on the east side being more minute behind # it the Har! e iy no do that arrang ld be made which woult be unducive tr the nce, the f ney with which itis necessary to replenish engines with water would bo mucli less if they wore con- ktrncted so as to suit the existing and proxpective The change of engines at Sixty-seventh street a waste of many minutes, which, in the ag- greyate, are of much value to the public, If the enange were made at the deapatching pomts only » would be required between the Battery and Many complaints were heard yesterday on as Well ax with regard to the’ slowness of shed! it is wnidl by @ large num- it ney. joie than on the Sixth avenne rowed and there are, be- sides, more frequent stoppmg places. LACK OF HEAT. The absence of any artificial heat in the cars was justly denonneed yesterday by passengers as mich ax upou every vis day since the beginning of the. prese nap,” Every who rode ‘ow blocks becaine coinplet the seeds of fatal diseases ha many eases, f any acKno wled Apparatis in their cars will Heat two ears at a tine, Dut it will not heat a third, Yet the fact is patent that they do not » it to be operated even wo far as to heat those two, which be a great boon to, their patrons, would ‘The comme ky we te det evening between five and seven woly crowded, were char- aud perspicuity. ved appellation , 4 fot the parposes ot the pttuster were “This can't be the +L’,’* said “HW be ‘ell for the directors when they die,” sald another, “I guess their facos Will be elongated when the slide down the broad and ““}apid transit then, you but!” “No cold there, bay be NKCKASITY OF DISCIPLINE. When the Third avenne “1” road was first opened to the Harlem River trains were rut to Lzvth street. however, they huye ali stopped at 125th vee a pl mM haw be sted, = ‘This arranyeient is nut #0 convenient for at Morrisenia and Mott Haven. One ‘ked Linprove- ment it the management of the read te civility of the ciuployes. Ou the Sixth avenue ‘The pail of coal, that is all the poor | POLAR STORIL | NEW YORK HERALD, road the discipline exforced upon them is very strict, and if the same policy be adopted by tho east side road there is not likely to be any further cause for | complaint in that respect. it is incumbeut upon the companies, for their own interest as well as for that of the public, not to permit the faith of the people in the safety of their structures to be shaken, ‘The remark was wade by Mr. Belmont the other day that any accident on the “I,” roads would be a great calamity in its moral effect as well as in the physical casualties, as it would deter people from making use of these blessings of modern improvement. Ou the Sixth avenue line, Friday night, the trains were kept slowly moving without any intermission until morning in order to keep the cars warm and to prevent the water in the boilers and in the steam pipes from freezing, ‘The night trains on the east side line will continue regularly henceforth. Tho following table represents the wimber of trains de- spatched on the Metropolitan road, aud the hours during which the trips were made, during Friday, showing a grand total of 320 trains Hours. — No.of Trains. Hours, No. of Trai GA. M. to7 A. M.. 1} 3PM. to4P, M. TA. M. to8 A.M. 16 4PM. to5P. M 8A, M. to9 A. M... 9A. M.to 10 A, M. 10 A, M, to ll A, M. 11 A. M, to 12 M, 12M, tol P.M 1P. M. to 2P. M.... 2PM. to3P, M SP. M. to6P. M 6 P.M. to7 BP. 7P.M.to8P, M 8 P.M. too P. M 9 P.M. to 10P, M. 10 PB, M. toll PB. M, . to 12 P. M... SLIPPERY A great many mishaps going up to and coming down trom the stations of the Third avenue “L” road since the recent storm. | ‘The stairs at all of them are more or less inernsted with ice and trozen snow, and even with the greatest caution one is apt toslip and, losing one’s balance, tumble to the hard flagstones below. A gentieman thus fell on Friday, and was informed by the person who assisted him to his feet that he had rendered the same service, at the same place, to five or six others during the same afternoon, At Forty-second street the stairs are steep aud lofty, and 4 misstep when near their top would be Very likely to prove fata,, They are in a very dangerous condition, ‘The same ix true of those at the Battery, which ure winding, and thus are doubly perilous. By law the company is bound to cover the platforms dt its sta- tions with suitable roots, This provision has not yet been tully complied with if constraed in the most liberal sense, and the question might be raised whether the ‘stairs are not properly a part of the platiorms. At all events, it is necessary that they should he sheltered from the freezing rain and snow. At present it is a great risk for any lady to trust her- self, with her feet clad in narrow-soled and high- heeled shoes, to such treacherous ascents as these are sure to be in wintry weather, ON THE RIVERS. On the rivers there wis considerable ice, but mostly in places that interfered little with travel. Harlem River was almost free from ice and trom water as well, for the long, strong west wind had Liown ont so much of the latter that the steamboats were obliged to land their passengers trom their upper decks-—a thing which rarely occurs. ‘The Kills were jammed with ice, and the dock of the huge steamoy Maryland, at Port Morris, was so full that sh lay at noon on the opposite shore loaded with freight that should have been discharged in the morning, unable to make her landing. Hell Gate was clear, and the channel to the Sound as far as the eye could reach was unobstructed. The cove in As- toria, aud generally all the little bays and coves in the East River were filled with cakes of ice that the ebb and tlow of the tide had both left. The river from the Bat- tery to Hunter's Point was almost free from ice, and the boats ran with few interruptions on all the ter- ries on that side of Gotham. ‘Ihe water, however, was unusually low, and at some of the ferries loaded teams were not allowed to cross for seyeral hours lest it should prove impossible to land them. ‘The wind and tide had carried the ice away from that channel, and the troubles of the Long Islanders were over at least for the time, Off tie Battery there was a very considerable tield of floating ice, which lay for some hours swaying to and fro, and interfering some- what with the traflic on the Staten Isiand ferries. On Staten Island there Was some trouble, but mostly on account of low water. ‘The ice field’ at the Buttery was in the afternoon carricd down the bay. ‘The western side of the city was not as fortunate. On the ferries to New Jersey there was some littio delay, though at the Liberty and Cortlandt street fer- ries the boats ran almost regularly. In two or three instances it was said thut an hour was con- sumed in a trip ordinarily made in_ fifteen minutes, but this was not the rule. ‘The effects of running through the ice on the previous day were plainly visible on the most of the terryboats, which had the copper on their hulls damaged more or less and their wheel buckets broken, some of them badly, At the | Chambers street ferry boats were kept running all through Friday night, though some ot the trips were very long. Off Fifty-ninth street a sheet of ice extend- ing almost accross the river lay for several hours, but was at length broken by the wind and tide, INCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES, Besides the two deaths reported in the morning at the Coroners’ office a great number of frozen fingers, ears and noses were reported, though not entered ex- cepting in some of the hospital recordé. A few falls on the slippery pavements were happily unattended with serious results, and the damage to life and limb ‘was on the whole less than New York might reasona- bly have expected. The accidents to the shipping, while not as serious as they might have been, were very numerous. | As the Wall street ferryboat Clinton left Brooklyn at eight A. M. she was forced by the ice against a schooner anchored near the slip. The schooner’s prow broke the shed covering the gentle- men’s cabin on the Clinton, making a hole about four feet square. No one on board was hurt, and the Clinton made the trip without further accident. WALKING ON THE ICE. A number of foolhardy persons, among them a policeman in unitorm, ventured some distance from shore on the treacnerous surface presented by the jammed up blocks of ice, but so far as known none met with the fate they might have expected. The policeman was seen tuily a furlong from the foot of Barclay street, but the officers on sore did not know why he had gone out. A man, prudently carrying a long balance pole, was seen to go out from Cortlandt street in the morning and walk to a lighter near the Jersey shore. Two men walked ont, apparently for amusement, from Chambers etreet nearly to the open water in the middle of the river, but returned saely. Three boys, who attempted a similar feut near by, were carried down the river a considerable distance on a large cake of ice and were picked up by a tug. ‘The rise in temperature, Which was hailed with so great delight and which will probably end the cold snap, was steady during the day, the rise being from # degrees above zero at three A. M. to 28 degrees above at three P.M. Later in the afternoon it grew colder again, but no such severity of cold tollowed as on the previous night. FROZEN TO DEATH. ‘There is. a vacant and exposed lotof ground on First avenue between ty-eighth and Fighty-ninth streets which was covered in by a high bank of snow during the recent storm. Yesterday Ofticer Hughes, of the Twenty-third precinct, while patroling his post had his curiosity aroused by expying what ap- peared to be the sleeve of a man’s coat stretched above the snow il the centre of the plot of ground reterred to, Upon investigating it was discovered that a man had been caught in the storm and rrozen to death, ‘The body was removed to the station house and subsequently identified as that of Thomas McCormack, a recent inmate of the Poorhouse on Blackwell's Island. Margaret Cauglilin was found dead in a shanty yes- terday ut No. 312 East Forty-seveuth street, from’ ex- postre a 1d. * Mrs. Kenny, residing at No. 380 Hicks street, Brooklyn, found her four months’ old baby dead by her side at four o'clock yesterday morning. It had kicked its covering off und frozen to death, TROUBLE AMONG THE SHIPPING—-A STRANGE SIGHT ON THE NORTH RIVER—OCEAN STEAM- SHIPS FROZEN IN THEIR DOCKS —TUGBOATS MAKING FORTUNES. A large number of ocean steamships were delayed by the ice, which so choked tp the basins and docks that many Were unable to get their cargo on board, the ice preventing the lighters from approaching the ships’ sides. Many of the steamers on the North River were actually frozen in, which is a thing that rarely occurs to ocean steamships, lows in a ship's delay is enortnous, that of a Buro- pean vessel being about $1,000 day and of a coast- wise steamer about $500, Added to this is the incon- venience to passengers and the public in general. ‘The following is an account of the steamers pre- vented from sailing yesterday by the lee: ‘The steamer Anchoria, of the Anchor line, for Glasgow, Was provented from sailing by the delay in her cargo. ‘The lighters loaded with grain could not roach her, and the vessel herself was firmly frozen in the dock at pier 46, A nnmber of tuys tried to free het ttom the fee, but it is so detise at this point of the river that sho is not likely to sail betore Mon ‘The Alsatia, of the same line, is frozen fast at her dock, and it was ianpossible for the freight barges to get’ near enough to unload, She has been Jad over until Mond ‘The steamer Ashland, which was to have sailed yes- terday for Florida, has not arrived from Philadelph and it i« supposed that «he has been frozen in on the trip, Her cargo ix on the dock ready for shipment. ‘Lhe steamer Greece, of the National line, is Lying North Niver, unable either to wot ‘om the dock, Atl avor to browk plong! r the ice, but little was at confident of suing to- r of the same line, i also fro: ‘Tho. inconvenience aud expense of the del ny at, and the Spain will make an effort to break the ye" this morning. wo of Mallory’s comstwise steamers Were delayed by the fee, ‘The City of Rio Jancito, for South Anier- vas wedyed in by the large eakes of tee which nt ine nel von ‘wester had driven to the east side the fiver, Her cargo ia a on — board. Caron was iso delayed becanse her eargo did not arrive on account of the i City of Peking the Pacifte Mail oy wi layed, and did not sail by joo in the ri The Devon, of the Great Western line, could not sail, as the freight barges were frozen in and could not be moved, A few ot the steamers were te enough to break the Jock and gain free water. he North Ger- gnan Lioyd steamer Oder passed out sately and the City of Merlin, ot the Inman line. ‘The General fortuna’ r 4 Whitney, of Morgan's 5 a und ‘Texas Stoam- hip Company, had « ity in cttting through the ico, but, with the assistance of rigs, cleared herself. The Savauual, of the Sayenueh and The | } Florida Ine, also cut through the feo to maritime liberty. At almost every pier a tug or other vessel was | frozen, and the Boston boat at pier 11 was i¢ebound on Friday and cannot yet got oul. ‘The steamer New Orleans, of the Cromwell line, arrived at pier 9 on ‘Thursday night at eight o'clock and ran aground at the low tide, The vessel was cat-a-cornered on pier 11 and re- mained in that position all day Friday and yesterday, with the wind and cold weather freez- ing. her in firmly. By the aid of tugs she left her dock yesterday at noon and crossed over to Jersey City.” Here a full head of steam was gotten up anil the vessel started for her dock. The swift velocity of the steamer broke the ice, but the vessel had to yo into dock at six o'clock last evening bow first. In making her dock she ky sg ‘On some of the steamers the passengers were taken on board and will be kept until they start. A great many, however, refuse to accept this privilege, and are stopping in ‘hotels in preference. Each line bears the expense orcasioned by the delay both as to freight and passengers. It was on this con- sideration that several of the steamers made strenuous efforts to leave their docks, ‘Those on the | Jersey side have no dificulty and clear readily, but | those on the east side are helplessly fast, Another great obstacle to the sailing of the steamers is the searcity of tugs, which all seemed to be emplo: the owners of the ituemployed ones demanding orbitant prices for their service, It is likely that the lock will be partially broken to-morrow. SOUND STEAMERS IN A FLIGHT. | ‘The gale on Long Island Sound is reported by piloty to have been the worst experienced in many | years, The fievco and treeaing wind which swept trom the west and north piled up the sea terribl, and for twenty-four hours rendered navigation in possible for small cratt and exceedingly dangerow tor the large Sound st -amers. | The Elm City, ot the New Haven line, was the first to arrive yesterday morning, being five hours la She experienced some trouble in getting out of New Haven, having to work her way through the heavy ice | inthe harbor for a considerable distance, and accounts | for the principal part of her delayed time by that fact, though kept buck a yreat deal by the wind and sea, The ice is reported to be worse in New Haven harbor than at any point on the Sound and threatens to close the OT. ‘The City of Hartford, of the Norwich and Hartford line, arrived last night, over twelve hours behind time, She was not able to make her way through the Sound on Friday, and bad to wait for ‘the storm to blow itself out before starting. Off Point Judith the gale was felt with greatest force, ‘The steamer Old Colony failed to stem the sea off the Pomt, and had to put back into Newport until yesterday morning, She arrived here last night. ‘The Narragansett, of the Stonington line, was five hours late. She was washed by the sea; the spray on her deck and sides is frozen an inch thick. On her arrival she was delayed nearly three hours in making her pier by two railroad floats that were frozen in at her landing. ‘The Electra, of the Boston and Providence line, was the only steamer that was able to cope with the sea off Point Jndith during the gale, but she was obliged to put into New London afterward and wait more favorable weather, She should have been here Friday morning, but did not arrive until yesterday noon, Ofticers of the arriving steamers report little ice on the north shore of the Sound and none on the south shore, New Haven is the only point where there is ice in any considerable quantity. Tho ice that hus so tar drifted trom the bays ot the north shore has | offered no impediment to’ navigation. During the severity of the storm the various har- bors of the Sound were filled with schooners and sloops that had sought shelter, but no wrecks or | damage were reported. ‘The officers of the different | companies are confident that steamers will be regu- larly despatched and received this week. _ 2 ‘AGROUND ON DIAMOND Iii ‘The British ship Bonanza, Captain Churchill, re- cafved her clearance papers for Autwerp on Thursday last, and he had intended to put to sea at once, but for the late stormy weather. At ten o'clock yesterday morning the Bonanza left her berth at Harbeck’s stores, Brooklyn, where she had been loaded with grain, While yoing down the harbor and off the South ferry, in tow of two tugs, she ran aground on Diamond Keef, a rock the stream about three hundred yards from the South ferry slip. The vessel remained on the rock six hours, awaiting the rising of the tide to float her, during which she received four heavy thumps on the rock. Captain Churchill did not think it safe to put her to sea after receiving such heavy thumps, so he returned with her to her berth at Hurbeck stores last evening, where she will be unloaded and the extent of the damage done to the ship’s bottom ascertained. ka present appearances the vessel is but little injured. OVERDUE STEAMSHIPS, ‘There would svem to be no cause for anxiety in re- | gard to the steamer Abyssinia, due at this port from Liverpool last Wednesday. A HeRALp reporter called at the office of the Cunard Steamship Com- pany, No. 4 Bowling Green, yesterday afternoon, and there ascertained that no apprehensions what- ever are felt by the company on account of the steamer being overdue, as neither the French nor German steamer, which — sailed ou the same day ax the Abyssinia has yet arrived. It is believed that all three of these ships encountered heavy weather on their westward voyage, but no mis- givings are felt asto their safety. Mr. Francklyn, general agent of the Cunard line, is rather inclined tothe belief that the Abyssinia may have been a couple of hundred miles off the bar for the past forty-eight hours, waiting for the gale to subside, DELAYED MAILS, ‘The mails continue to come in irregularly. The morning mail from the West, duo in this city on Fri- day, did not reach New York until yesterday morn- ing, one day late, and the regular mail arrived two hours subsequently, Foreign mails, now overdue four aays, are expected by the Canard steamer Abys- | sinia, the French steamer Labrador and the German steamer Suevia. The Bremen steamer Donau, White Star steamer Germanic and Inman steamer City of New York are expected every moment. A train of postal cars was made up yesterday after- noon at Syracuse and left there with a heavy mail for this city at two o'clock. ‘This was the first train from that point for two days. There was no connection with the West beyond Syracuse, Mr. Jackson, Super- intendent of the Railway Mail Service, received a de- spateh yesterday afternoon from Canastota stating that a number of mails ior Troy, Utica and New York, which were in the express car of the wrecked train'and not in charge of the Post Office Department, had been burned. No details were received. dast evening issued the follow- t Britain and the Continent of Europe will be despatched on Monday by steamship Anchoria, closing at one P, M. Supplementary mails attwoP.M, THOMAS L. JAMES, Postmaster. IN JERSEY. During the passage of the cold wave the mercury in Paterson thermometers at times indicated « temperature of all the way from five to eight de- grees below zero, according to location. Numerous casnalties are reported resulting from this unwonted severity. Of the fifty men employed in cutting ice at Oldham for the Passaic Ice Company, about one-quarter were disabled and several were so overcome by the cold, so nearly frozen to death, that they hud to be conveyed to their homes in ve- hicles. ‘Themen were trostbitten in the hands, feet, legs and other portions of their bodies; their ears and noses were frozen in some instances so that y presented a sorey sight. One colored man, Hoppin, was precipirated into -the lnke through wm. accident and came out — elud inacout of #hining mail, At the other ponds and Lak summers’ and other companios, the sufferings of the workinen were intense and many were disabled. On Friday night « man was driving wp Main street, Paterson, when he was observed xtiddauly to topple from his seat and fall in the snow, where he lay motionless and apparently lifeless, He wax carried into a drug store and restseitated, He proved to be | the driver of a wagon belonging to th cul Works, and had rode all the way fr works, He said that he had felt the ing agony from the | begun to feel “quite comf rtable.”” € Host EXeriie } death on Friday night in walking from Lodi to Pas- saic City. When picked up on the highway, about one mile frou the latter place, he had lost conscions- ness. His feet and legs—tho latter as high up as above the knees—were so badiy frozen chat it is thought they will have to be amputated, A colored woman named Susan Whitaker went from Paterson to Hackensack on Thursday night to attend aball, She started to walk back to Paterson alter widnight, and, being intoxicated, fell by the rowd- wide and was frozen to death. She was discovered uext morning and taken back to Hac whieh town sl mile and a quarter. On Friday the wind unroofed a portion of the greouhouse of Mr. J. W. Ayres, florist, at Riverside, and over $500 worth of choice plants were frozen. ‘These were 4 portion of a lot of 10,000 plants whieh had just been purchased by « tlorist of this city and ensack, from + | which had not yet been detivered, ON LONG ISLAND. | The weather was intensely cold on Long leland. Ice made rapidly and completely closed most of the bays, hemming in the sailing craft. The Great been entirely suspended. The oyster dealers are ap- prehensive that thousands of bushels of oys- ficiently to settle unbroken with the falling tide. The Not a sail was to be soon anywhere yesterday. Vout which left Oak Island for Islip on Friday, the safety of which apprehensio: felt in Baby- | tom, beeatise sho disapp make half the distance, was yesterday be sate, havi ned to Oak Island, ‘The Weather was particularly severe on the rail- fronds, At Whitestone an accident occurred whien wrecked a locomotive, and the engineer had a narrow eseape with his life, the Areman saving bimeselt by off. The ttain which lett College Point tor Whitestone at ten minutes past vight tried to make & fying switeh, and the locomotive hed to run up grade to revel turntable, | the cars running up to the deput lying in | where ice cutting was in progress by the Cou- | had not proceeded more than one | damaged freight barge. | | Trains were | zero. another track. One rail sna the forward part turned over. locomotive was thrown off aud down an embankment of nine feet, and was badly wrecked. As the train was to hi made the return trip to New York, travel was impos- sible for several hours, and those whose business compelled them to be in New York had to journey by stage to Flushing. On Friday night the train which left Hempstead for Hunter's Point at nine o'clock, avd which was to have returned to Hempetead at a quartex past twelve, was thrown from the track at the Garden City junction by the snow, which had drifted and n, The locomotive and three cars went off so badly that it was not until seven o'clock yesterday morning that they were righted and the Poad opened to travel. ‘The men employed at the spot suffered terribly throughout the night, their feet and hands badly frozen, lockuded on the Glen Cove branch, and the road from Rockaway to the beach is still im- passable, | many baring J THE HUDSON FROZEN. For tho first time within tle last twenty years the Hudson River wes so firmly frozen over opposite Yonkers as to admit of pedestrians crossing over it on the ice. The Hudson River between Tarrytown and Nyack is bridged by ice five inches thick. A STEAMSHIP ASHORE. Yarnaur, L. I, Jan. 4, 1879. The propeller Vindicator, from Fall River, Mass., bound for Philadelphia, came ashore on the outer bar this morning about five o'clock, at Smith's Point, L. 1, two miles from the’ the village of Mastec, and about twenty miles east of Fire Island light. ‘Tho cause of the accident was in consequence of the floating ice preventing her steering apparatus from working properly, There were no passengers, aud tho crew were ull ‘saved and brought ashore this af- ternoon in a boat commanded by the life-saving sta- tion men. At the time the vessel struck two of the sailors, thinking she might yo to pieces, jumped overboard, swam ashore aud were taken ‘care of by men of Station 17. She lies head on and is not leaking. None of er cargo, which is a yeneral one, has been thrown overboard, and unless the wind should change to the southeast she will in all probability be floated to-morrow. RAILROAD TRAFFIC SUSPENDED AT BUFFALO-~ NO TRAINS TO THE WEST--IMMENSE SNOW DRIFTS, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Burraco, Jan, 4, 1879. ‘The storm that commenced here early on Thursday morning still continues, although not with the great violence of the first two days. The wind has con- verted the hitherto level country into hills and val- leys, and the scenery presented is weirdly pic- turesque. Anarmy of men are clearing the walks and streets and teams are drawing away the snow. On a level the snow is four feet deep and the drifts in many places inthe city are from eight to fifteen feet. ‘The thermometer marks 20 degrees above zero and the indications are that the storm will cease oy, to-morrow morning. ‘The railroads are all biocked, with the exception of the Canada Southern, which is enabled to get trains into the city by running into the Erie street depot. The New York Central. Company has succeeded, by the aid of a snow ploughand thirteen engines, in getting its snow- pound train to the city; but as soon as they passed through the suow drifts the track again be- came covered to the depth of several feet, and the officials decided it was useless to attempt the start- img of any trams. All trains on the Erie Railroad are abandoned. A GANG OF SWEEPERS MISSING, Mr. Charles Calligan, master of transportation of this road, went out to the Genesee strect crossin, yesterday morning with a gang of men to shove snow. Neither Mr. Calligan nor the men have since been scen or heard of. Passengers who were on the snowbound train have succeeded in reaching Lan- caster, and are finding good accommodations among the inhabitants of that town. The Niagara Falls train is snow bound at the Main street crossing, some threo miles out of the city, and the thirty passengers have gone t6 private residences. ‘The passengers on another train, snowbound at Stafford, also suc- ceeded in getting apartments in private houses, On the Lake Shore all trains are abandoned, The stock train which was slatted at Farnhani'’s has been drawn to Silver Creek and the cattle unloaded and taken care of. The passengers on the snowbound train at Dunkirk are being taken care of by the com- pany. An attempt was made at noon to-day to work on the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia road, but the men were compelled, on account of the severity of the storm, to return to the city. No mails have arrived in the city since Thursday, except the one on the New York Central, brought in with the released train. Western bound is were forwarded by the Canada Southern Railroad, ANOTHER STORM IN PROGRESS, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Burraco, N. ¥., Jan, 5—12:30 A. M. Contrary to expectation, the storm has taken a new lease of life, and at this writing (half-past twelve o’clock A, M.) it is snowing and blowing as furiously as ever. The railroad officials have become discouraged battling with the elements, and have ccased all efforts to remove ob- structions to travel, Snould the storm continue an- other day we will be in a state of siege worse than that of Christmas week. Several gentlemen arrived here this evening from Niagara Falls, some having come through by sleigh, others footing it the entire distance. ‘They report mountains of snow between this city j and the falls, and that the railroad is buried in many places under twenty feet of snow. The poor of this city are suffering untold misery on account of the utter inability of humani- tarians to reach them. BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR THOUSAND FREIGHT CARS BLOCKED, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Aumayy, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1879, ‘The first train which has arriyed here from Syra- cuse since early yesterday came in to-night. It was drawn by three locomotives, and looked as much used up as if it had made a trip across the continent. Railway men estimate the number of freight cars blockaded between Syracuse and Buffalo at between three and four thousand, CONTINUANCE OF THE SNOW BLOCKADE AROUND WATERTOWN, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THK HERALD.] - Warentowy, N. ¥., via Oswrco, Jan. 4, 1879. The storm confinues. The St. Lawrence River is still open. The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg | Railroad has been blocked for two days, and the | probability is that it will remain so some time, ‘Tho company is doing nothing and will not try open the ‘road till fair weather comes, The road from here to Cape Vincent | has not been operated since Deceniber 23, Passenger trafus on the Utica and Black River road are running allright. The country roads in Northern New York are simply impassable, Business of all kinds is at a standstill, ‘To-night the barometer shows 20 30 and | jw rising. The thermometer records 22 degrees al t hax snowed every day for seventeen da; daring which time the sun has not shone for half an Our. NO TRAINS FROM THE WES‘, [®Y TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Synacuse, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1879. | | ‘The Oswego, Northern, Binghamton and Chenango Valley railroads @®ntinue snow bound, all having . | trains stuck fast in the deep drifts, No attempts were d, but just before he tell had | made to-day to start trains ove 4 | two evening trains dJolbn MeAlister, a tramp, was frozen nearly to | and mails, arrived to-night fro ny of these lines. ‘The the Contral, bringing pap rs New York about an hour overdue, No trains have arvived from the West for forty-eight hours, a fact entirely new in the history of the New York Central. » is an average depth of snow in this region of four feet. Dritts ten and fifteen fect deep ure common. NEW YORK CENTRAL TRAINS ABANDONED, Aununs, N. Y., dan, 4, 1879, All trains on the southern and Auburn branch of the New York Ceutral Railroad have been abandoned, BUSINESS SERIOUSLY IMPEDED IN OSWEGO COUNTY. Osweao, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1879, Despatches were published here to-day from vari- ous parts of the county relative to the storm. ‘The roads are everywhere blockaded and business is sus- pended, At Sandy Creek there is great suffering for want of provisions, wood and kerosene, At Lawson's Station, on the Delaware, Lackawanna | and Western road, twenty-fve passengers are snow- South Bay, trom Babylon almost to Fire Island | pound, At Central square, on the Midland aud Syra- Beach, is frozen over, Oystering and clamming have | cuse Northern roads, the snowbanks are ten to fitteo: | foot deep, and the hotels are filled with homesick travellers, At Hannibal, on the Western division of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg road, the nt ters will be killed by the ice in shallow | storm ts sed severest ert a ag faa em ty ” 04 * oH of the present residen ‘Phe train which ar- | places if it mereases in thicknoss suf. ‘Miureday trom: Ni i r abandoned at Williamstown, snow is piled reets from fifteen to twonty feet merchants are getting short of At Mexico the roads are iqipassable provisions, business is suspended, ‘The schools closed yesterday on account of the storm. BALTIMORE AND OHTO RATLROAD OPEN. Batartone, Jan, 4, 1879, To tne Eprron or rite HenaLy:— ‘The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and all its branches continue entirely free from all obstructions from snow or ice, Trains for Cincinnati, Louisville, ou | St. Louis aud Chicago have beeu runing With their in two, and | usual troul TNDAY, JANUARY 5, 1879—QUADRUPLE SHEET. ity. Chicago divisions have not been with snow thus far this winter. L. M. COLE, ICE IMPEDING NAVIGATION AT NORFOLK. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Nonrors, Va., Jan. 4, 1879, ‘The weather to-day is the most severe for many winters. The harbor is frozen across and naviga- tion is generally impeded, A man named Edward Wood, residing in Berkley, was frozen to death this morning, while exposed in a boat in the river, ‘The truckers are very apprehensive of yreat damage to their early plants, The steamer N. P, Banks started for Mathews county this morning atthe usual hour, but after proceeding as far a# Fort Norfolk aud finding the ice too thick in the harbor to proceed returns to her wharf. The steamer Wyanoke, which lett City Point | last evening at *ix o'ciock, did not arrive in the harbor until noon to-day. ‘he steamer Nortolk, of the Clyde line, due here from Philadelphia last night, has not yet arrived, The steamer Accomae did not come up from Hampton this morning, and the New York steamer Richmond, which left for Richmond last night, returned to-day, finding the ice too thick in the James River to force a passage. THE JAMES RIVER BLOCKED AND BUSINESS SUSPENDED. Ricumonp, Va., Jan. 4, 1879. ‘The thermometer this morning was down to 5 degrees above zero. The weather moderated during the day, but this evening the temperature is again falling. Reports from along the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, west of Charlotteville, indicate a range of from 2 to 12 degrees below zero. The express train due here this morning was behind time five hours. The northern mail, due at thirty-five minutes past cleven, was delayed nearly three hours. Reports from other points in the western portions of the State show siinilar effects of the cold snap. The river from this city to its month is blocked with ice and navigation is completely suspended. ‘The canal is also blocked with 1ce along its whole redegar iron works, flouring mills and other ries dependent upon water supply have been forced to suspend operations. SNOWING IN TEXAS. [PY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Manrsuax, Jan. 4, 1879, Winter has set in with us in earnest, There has scarcely been a day for a week that we have not had more or less ice and frozen ground, with the thermometer running from 35 down to 18. Dur- ing last night the ground froze hard and it com- menced snowing, and now, at three o'clock P. M., there is an average of from nine to ten inches of snow on a level. SLEET AND HAIL AT PENSACOLA, FLA, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Pensacors, Jan. 4, 1879, The weather here is intensely cold, with steady showers of sleet and hail. SLEIGHING NOTES. Although the cold has been intense, still the lovers of the “snow path” haye kept their horses at work with a vim and endurance truly wonderful. ‘The regular daily goers of the road, such as Messrs. Vanderbilt, the Bonners, Turnbull, Kip, Weeks, Knapp, Eastman, Corey, Ayres, Woods, Work, Dewey, Kearney, Griswold and the others, have been enjoy- ing to the full the present fall of snow. Among the fastest horses which have been ont has been Vulcan, who, piloted by Mr. John H. Harbeck, showed some very fine end fast brushes over the snow. Little Mamie B, driven by Mr. Allie Bonner, proved herself a capital sleigh horse, and as fast as the wind at times, ‘Tommy, Lady Snell and Lady Lowe, showed some wonderful dashes of speed. Dan Mace sharpened the trotting wonder, Hope- ful, and he took a morning jog onthe snow. The little gray seems pleased with the work. Knapp, who drives him, says the little fellow feels like taking a brush occasionally, but he thinks that Hopeful had enough rallying during the last trotting campaign to last him until next summér, when he expects to seo him beat every trotting horve that ison the track, either in harness or to wagon, | On Friday Dan Mace drove ed chestnut mare, and also the brown gelding Big Strider. Dan announced that he was ready to trot with any one down the road, and he says he don’t think much of gentlemen who have fast horses but are afraid to trot for fear that they may be beaten. Dan says he likes the Harbeck style on the road, a4 these gentlemen never Fefune to yo up the road aud “then” with anybody. Mr. Smith, representing the Knickerbocker stable, went a very fast clip with his dapple gray mare. ‘At one time, on Friday, there were in Dan Mace's shop getting on their snow shock Leander, Lysander, Captain Jack, Lady Snell, Ton}my Moore, Hopeful, Lady Lowe, Orient, Jack, Jim} Big Strider, Birdic ie, Qu ‘aptain Jake Vanderbilt's famous black team, Victor, Star, Stiletto and some ythers. ‘On the St. Nicholas avenue Mf. Walker was driving his fine trotting team; W. Johnson was behind a ay; Captaitt McDonald sat behiud a pair of bays; Sir, Stiner drove a speedy bay gelding. ‘The Grand Central stables were Pune a by Mr. Shotwell, who drove # sorrel and black; Mr. Cam- mack sat behind George Miller and mate; Mr. Finch drove a fine chestnut; Mr. Hass his fast mare; Mr. Amos Littell his good bay mare; Mr. Luguintz his chestnut gelding; Mr. J. H. Morrey his tast black gelding, and Mr. Whitney was behind his bay team. Mr. Samuei ‘Lruesdell was out with his big brown horse, which is a remarkably nice one and can trot a mile in 2:35. George Allen, from the American Club stables, sat cosily behind his Wisconsin team, which was at- tached to a light Brewster sleigh of the most ex- quisite design and workmanship. The running part and pole are painted carmine and the body black. ‘Lhe cushions and trimmings are also in excellent taste, Charles W. Barker had out his flyers, the Hamblo- tonfan mares Romp and Fiirt. They can beat 2:40 handily. Later in the aay Mr. Barker was out with his pacing pony Trifle, that has a record of 2:32! to on. ¥ J. hiner ace f was ont with a fine Kentueky geld- ing named Irish Loy, and he afterward was seen be. hind his tast mare Maggie Darling. C. Trable was enjoying himself behind his bay horse Ed, Riley. Mr. W. Belden, the banker, drove his splendid trotting team, roan gelding Honest Harry (record 2:22!5) and Little Allen (record 2:29). ‘Lhe team moved very rapidly up the roa Mr. Gilley, of Forty-sixth. street, and a party of friends were out behind a black and gray team, and seemed to enjoy the sleighing very much. Mr. John H. Harbeck tried his last purchase on the snow, the chestnut mare Ethel, by Messenger Duroc, daw by Wild Irishman, and was much pleased with the “clip” she showed him, ‘Mr. William K. Vanderbilt's family sleigh is of the Russo-Brewster pattern, trimmed with red plumes, His groom sits on a saddie and is dressed completely in turs, Russian style. The horses are bays, C. Vandervier’s family sleigh is of the Cana horses, with waving plumes, , brewster pattern family sleigh, with white stripe; brown Horses, Mr. W. H. Vanderbilt's family sleigh is a Brewster, Russian styl ey A horses. H. C. Vaientine has a tamily sleigh of the Brewster pattern, with bay horses. Mr. George De Forest Grant has a sledge of the Brewster puttern and a team of chestnuts, Mr. J. 2. Kernochan’s tamily ride tu sleigh of the Brewster pattern, drawn by a showy pair of roan horses. style; . A. Havemeyer’s family sleigh is of a bold, quaint design, made by Brewster. BASEBALL ON THE ICE. LIVELY SCENES ON THE PROSPECT PARK LAKE— TOO WINDY FOR MUCH ENJOYMENT. ‘The lake in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, was thronged yesterday by thousands of skaters, Ropes and dan- ger signals showed that direct communication with the southern extremity of the lake was not to be had, and those who cared to witness the game of baseball which was announced to take place there in the atter- noon had to remove their skates and make the greater portion of the passage on foot, The air was so keen as to keep every one away whose interest in the | game did not amount to a passion, so that the num er of spectators was by no means large. Around the edge of the lake, which is here several roods in width, rose a sparse border of low and leafless trees, interspersed with scrawny bits of brown shrubbery, shivering in the wind. Stretching out irom the shore was a deep fringe ot snow, and the frozen surface of the water was covered here and there with white pateles of varying Jongth and breadth, but a uniform depth of two or three inenes. On the ground adjoinin which had been marked out for th uncovered beans and rafters of i r inpainted foreqrotnd were the exghteen woud players Ww xpectators, Whose enthusiasm a while bid defiance to el 'Y diseomto Away off in the distance some half « doxon skaters with bucks to the wind and overcowts expanded, could be sven gliding alony the snowy background of the shore with phautom-like celerity, and without ever taking @ stroke, The bine aky, except at the zenith, was obscured by white or leaden clouds, and the stn, going slowly down, at the right seemed halt frozen himself and disinclined to spare any warmth to Inis distant sa‘ell PLAYING UNDER DIFFICULTIBS: The baseball ra were on the ive shortly after hait-past three, and when the game began, shortly Vetere four o’cloek, were Ko Lenumibed 04 to make scientific playing out of the Cantte The wind Diew flercely and incessantly, and little white clouds wero oveantouully blown from the patches of snow | fixtures. which had been cut and loosened by the skates. Bui batters and fic! did their level best, and once in 8 while nhcom aed # creditable bit of work, de- spite the di: ‘tayes against which they hal to contend. ‘The nines were called atter their respective captains—Messrs, Barnil und Campbell. They hat already played two of ball on the lake, at both of which the players under Barnil’s leadership de- feated their opponents, aud they were confident of another trinmph yesterday. Going first to the bat, tity had two or threo runs to their credit when the inning ended, When the Himanp reporter arriyed on the scene the man at the bat was ying Mrece downwards andat full length, apparently i to learn the thickness of the ice by means of his sight, his eyes being within oa oe oo the aries. Miafying Bima oh this » he roe possible despatch and again addressed himself to the task of getting a ball past tho short stop; but his efforts were futile, for the wind so misdirected the course of the ball after it left the pitcher's hand that a “foul” was the result, and the batter was caught out, His chagrin was miti- ted by the spectacle of a catcher sitting ous par- jeularly bit of ice, with a forefinger out of joint. At the home base were two narrow slits or ollows for the batter to secure the runners of his skates when about to strike; but even this foothold sometimes: proved insufficient, and au unexpected and inartistic pirouette or a downright tall not i juently fol) of tho Gate AE’ was edldoms tase tire balaess elder on the fly, but if it struck on the ice a gust of wind would verry it away with lightning-like rapidity. Oife stalwart batter managed to get in 4 blow that sent the leather-covered yarp further than it had befory been knocked or blown, but in his haste to make a home ‘run’ he went down on his second stroke, and bad scarcely regained his feet before the ball had passed through the hands of the right fielder and first baseman and was about to leave those of the Cat for the bat, Midway between the home and first bases lay a wide sheet of snow, across which it was impossible to skate, so that the er had to break into « desperate ruu, The fielders had little to do and seemed in imminent danger of being transformed into pillars of ie, and douvtless would have suffered some serivus injury had not tho innings been short. The greatest difticulty was found to be in starting rapidly and in coming to a sudden stop, and few players made the rounds of the bases without scraping more intimate acquaintance with the ice than tneir skates afforded them. To hold on to the ball was no easy task under the most favorable circumstances, and some few of the players aggra- vated the difliculty by playing without gloves. THE “CAMPBELLS” WIN. After an hour’s exposure it was decided to bi the game to anend. Only four innings were eg |. ‘The score then stood in favor of the Campbells, who had made eleven runs to the eight of their former vanquishers, There will be another game to-morrow if the weather permits. CONFLAGRATIONS. THE CHICAGO POST OFFICE—ITS DESTRUCTION BY FIRE—EXCITING 8CENES—FOUR MEN HAYE A NARROW ESCAPE. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Curcaco, Jan, 4, 1879, For the third time since 1871 the Chicago postal officials have been compelled to seck new quarters in consequence of the ravages of fire, About half-past three this afternoon, through some agency not yet definitely ascertained, a fire developed itself in the boiler room in the basement of the building, and before an alarm could be made the flames had gained such headway that it was im- possible to check their progress by aid of the ap- pliances at hand, The fire found its way to the levator well and at once shot to the upper stories and began the work of destruction in earnest. Realizing that the building was doomed the Post Office people began at once to remove the mail matter, and worked so earnestly that before they were compelled to abandon the office they succeeded in saving all the letter mail, while a portion of the newspapers were lost. ‘The valuable packages in the money order and registry depart- ments had been placed in vaults and it is presumed they are intact, A NARROW ESCAPE. The flames in afew minutes gained such headway that egress by means of the staircase was impassable, aud four clerks, employed in the office of the United States Quartermaster of the Military Division of the Missouri, on the fifth floor, were cut off, and it was thought’ for a time that no means of reaching the ground could be afforded them. Tho fire was momentaril: wing fiercer and licking up the Mansard roof above their heads, while they stood in one of the windows at the north end of the building, frantically motioning the crowd to send them aid. ly, the firemen, who had reached the roof, threw overa rope, which fell to the sidewalk, and the four men, almost frozen, succeeded in sliding down anda reachitig a place of safety. " MILITARY HEADQUARTERS RECORDS TORT. General Sheridan's Let, on tue first floor of the south end of the building, were soon burned out, and many valuable papers were consumed, while the entire contents of the Quarto: "*s Depart- ment on the fifth floor were lost. On the first floor, immediately under General Sheridan's offices, were the general offices of the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company. The records here were saved, and the loss is but nominal on furniture, OTHER LOSSES, ‘There were two other occupants of the building, Isham & Lincoln and Lawrence, Campbell & Law- rence, attorneys, Inthe rooms of the former was one of the most yaluable law libraries in Anerica, which was totally destroyed. Although the Fire De- oie struggled bravely, their efforts to save the milding were rulile, and before six o'clock jittle was left except the walls, which are ina pretty fair state of preservation. HISTORY OF THE BUILDING. The building destroyed was erected by H. H, Honoré on a loan of $300,000 advanced by the Con- necticut Mutual Life Insurance Company. This money was advanced before the fire of 1471. Shortly atterward the company advanced $100,000 mo: while Mr. Honoré put in $150,000 his own funds. Mr. Honoré was finally forced into bankruptey, and the loan and interest having reached $540,000, the Connecticut Mutual Compan: stepped in about a year ago and foreclosed, ‘They then expended $50,000 in fitting the building up for the military headquarters and other offices, the Post Office having occupied a portion of it since the fire ot 1874. The insurance on the building amounts to $225,000, It is estimated that the postal department will lose about $150,000 on furniture; the Alton Company, $3,000; Lawrence, Campbell & Lawrence, $51,000; the militsry hi juarters, $15,000, and Isham & Lincoln, $10,000, Immedi- ately after the outbreak of the fire Postmaster Paimer contracted for the new Singer Building, at the corner of State and Washington streets, tor two years, at a yearly rental of $60,000, and the Post Ottice will be opened there at once. A CATHOLIC ACADEMY BURNED AT BUFFALO, {BY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) Burraxo, Jan. 4, 1879, About one o'clock this afternoon fire broke out in the upper story of the Holy Angels’ Academy, and despite the efforts of the Fire Department was totally destroyed, The origin of the fire is un- known. The building wax heated by steam, and it is thought the fire originated from a deicctive flue, ‘There were in the buflding at the time eighteou Sisters, including the Mother Superior, who is sick, and eight pupils, who all escaped. ‘The school num- bers 14 pupils, Wut fortunately they had not re- turned irom their Christmas vacation, ‘The Academy was built in 1873 and wae a substantial and handsome brick building, valued at $60,000, and insured in the following com- panics:—Union, of Buffalo, $2,000; Germania, Buf. falo, $5,000; Glen's Falls, $5,000; Northwestern Na- tional, $3,000; Williameburg City, $5,000; Standard, $5,000. Total, $25,000. The property was encun Dered, and the instirance was held ty the Erie Count Savings Bank as security for 4 mortgage on the bul ing. A POST OFFICE AND LIBRARY BURNED IN MABe SACHUSETTS, Bostox, Jan. 4, 1879. A fire at Hingham last night destroyed the public library, consisting of 5,000 volumes. The Post OMico also occupied a part of the first floor, and letters, stamps and other contents were also burned, The building was erected and presented to the town about vars ago, by the late Albert Fearing, and coat about ‘sina. He ulso provided for a trust fund of $10,000, for the proper maintenance aud care of the library, to which he contributed ah number of valuable books. The Hingham Muttal had 25,000 inattrance on the ‘building and the North British and Mercantile $7,500 on the building and books, The Home Insurance ane . ot New York, had $3,000 on the books and $1,000 on the Len ‘Phe fire was caused by defective tue, OTHER FIRES, A fire on Friday, at Brushton, N. Y., destroyed five buildings, valued at $7,500, 8. B, Hughes & Co.'s flouring mill, at Hampton, Ohio, was partially burned yesterday, Loss $18,000, eovered by insurance. A telegram received late last night from Hunting. ton, W. Va., announces that @ fire is raging there, several houses, including the principal hotel, bein, already dystroyed. ‘The tlames began in the Thin Avenue Hotel, and the intense cola paralyzed the efforta ot the firemen, At last accounts the flames were under control. George W. Duncan's flour mill, at Easton, Pa., was destroyed yesterday by fire. Loss, $12,000; insure ance, $6,000, John lor’s and James Frick’s dwellings, at Pittston, were itroyed by fire on Friday night, 5,00), ba of Nicholasville, wht & fire from & coal otf lamp, exploded, fataily byes Lor seriously injuring another, fire and was entirely destroyed, bs attempted whott the lan y and one child an ‘he house also caughs