NorthShoreWx Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The East River between Rikers Island and Harts Island entirely froze over in January 1871, but as a January thaw started to take the sting out of the cold and melt snow from city rooftops, street urchins with unconscionable mischief began flinging slush balls at drivers and others who could not pursue them. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C0DE6D8133EEE34BC4950DFB766838A669FDE (PDF is free for this article...full article link at bottom of abstract). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Did I mention I was involved in the Franco-Prussian conflict at the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Did I mention I was involved in the Franco-Prussian conflict at the time? Only a thousand times. Post traumatic stress, I think. http://spiderbites.nytimes.com/free_1871/articles_1871_01_00000.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I wasn't born Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The East River between Rikers Island and Harts Island entirely froze over in January 1871, but as a January thaw started to take the sting out of the cold and melt snow from city rooftops, street urchins with unconscionable mischief began flinging slush balls at drivers and others who could not pursue them. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C0DE6D8133EEE34BC4950DFB766838A669FDE (PDF is free for this article...full article link at bottom of abstract). Speaking of the Times...I had a brief stint as a sportswriter for them during the 1930's. Though new to the business, Maureen Dowd was kind enough to show me the ropes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 I wasn't born Newbie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green tube Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 awesome article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 January 26th 1871 had a high temp of 13 and a low of one...9" of snow felll...15.9" fell for the month...It was a cold month but by 1800's standards it was slightly below average... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 The old Times article says there was 15" in the week before the thaw with a low of 0 during that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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