New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-06
THE STORM.

On TUESDAY morning, soon after Fnidnigh', COM
rDenced a violent snow storm, the wlnd Dio"ing
fresh from the Northeast. The storm continued
with Sigh, intermissons during the whole OF Iues-
| d,v and pnti Yesterday az O'Clock, 7. Ma Pc
nod nj ,hrty.six hours The snow IN this vicinity
Is from eighteen inches to two feet deep on level,
,rbe !, many laces it is driited 10 such an extent
ae 10 render travelling difficult. The streets were
so blocked up yesterday as TO be almost lmPassa5le
10 The pedestrian; but ali kinds OF sleIghs were IN
reauisiton, and the merry sound OF bells IN every
| nart of the city indicated the determination OF our
citizens 10 use the snow 10 the best advantage while
il lasts.
The mails are all in confusion. From the East
there has been no arrival since O'Clock tuesday
morning from the North none since Monday even
ing; and from the South none since the midnight
mail Of Monday The mails from this city for all
the above points were detained both yesterday and
the day before with the single exception OF that or
the East, via Norwich which was despatched al
the usual hour yesterday afternoon al O'Clock IN
the steamer New-Hayen The snow on the Nor
wich and Worcester Railroad, however, must seT-
ously impede its progress, and II Is doubtful ii it
reaches Boston before tonight
About three o'clock yesterday afternoon, as we
learn flom the Commercial Advertiser, the regular
train for Newark, New Brunswick, &c with the
pa ssepgers for the Morrsiown afternoon Train, left
Jersey City in tow of two locomotives 1t proceed
ed about a mile and half on It's way, Till II nearly
reached the deep Gu, at Bergen Hill, where 1t be-
came completely showed in and was unable either
TO so on or return.
There were about one hundred passengers IN the
tr. in, including ten ladies. portion OF them walk
ed back to Jersey City, bat the majority preferred
spending the night in the 10 braving the pelt-
ings of the storm.o
One of the agents of the Railroad Company took
immediate and active measures TO clear the track
sufficiently to enable the train TO return, but was
unsuccessful, and they were obliged TO content
themselves with conveying supply OF provisions 10
those in the cars and rendering their forced stay
for the night as comfortable as possible.
There were a great number OF men clearing the
road. but the Commercial states that up 10 noon
Yesterday the train above alluded 10 remained IN
in The same situation AT what time ii was ex-
tracted-if indeed it has been extracted at alive
ar. not informed. The situation of the passengers
was certainly not an envlabe one, though much 10
be preferred TO that of The tenants of vessels on our
coast. We hope they were blessed with cheerful
tempers and good fire, in which case they will
after all have little TO lament on thelro account
save the loss of a comfortable nights rest
Among the incidents of the storm IN this city,
we notice that row of twenty three-story houses,
on Twen,y-sixth street, in process OF erection, ana
belonging 10 Commodore De Kay, were borne
down, on Tuesday afternoon, by the force OF the
wind and the weight of the snow that had accu-
mulated upon the roofs Portions only OF the
walls are left standing The houses had only thelE
fronts and two sides up, the rear wall not having
vet been commenced, and this was undoubtedly
the cause of the disaster. The snow blowing IN
from the Northeast, which was the open side, was
piled up on the floors, and the wind had full sweep
upon the front and side walls as upon the sails oil
shp. The workmen left the buildings at dinner
time, on account of the storm, and fortunately had
not returned when the occurrence took place
We learn from the Commercial that the builders,
Messrs Rosee and Stephens, with an energy ior
which they deserve great credit, had from itty 10
IA hundred men at work yesterday morning, despite
the inclemency of the weather, clearing away the
ruins, and getting ready TO rebuild
But the effects of the storm on terra hrna are OF
little consequence, compared with those which we
fear have followed It's ravages on The ocean. lhe
Instructions to travel, and the stoppage oi the
mails, are, indeed, serious evils bet they do mol,
in the present circumstances, involve the destrnc-
ton of human life as we fear II must have been
DESTROYED by shipwrecks on our coast. On this
subject however, on all others, II is useless 10
anticipate trouble before II reaches us. II is not
impossible that the news may be far less disastrous
than our fears naturally suggest,
New-York is now almost IN state OF blockade,
but the enterprise OF our citizens, and that OF our
neghhors. will set every thing 10 rights IN lew
days at farthest Meanwhile, both editors and
readers must submit as patiently as they can 10 60
without the news, and throw themselves upon
their own immediate resources for excitement and
pleasure
In one respect at least the storm promises 10
be blessing II has brought us good sleIghins,
and we hope il may last long enough TO give all
who desire il an opportunity to taste the pleasures
Of that delightful mode OF conveyance. In this,
however, we may be Disappointed, as there are
some indications that the snow may soon be fol-
lowed by ram.
We do not learn tina, any considerable damage
has been done to the shipping IN the harbor. The
New-lerev pilot boat Commerce came INTO Sandy
Hook, about 10 O'Clock, Tuesday morning, and
wen, ashore, during the storm, on Staten Island,
between the Elm Tree and the NarowS.
p. S.-After the foregoing was IN type, at half
past 9 o'clock last evening, the Southern Mail
arrived, having come on under charge OF an Asen;
of the Pos, Office Department, and by sleigh from
New Brunswick. 1t brought Washington, Baltl-
more and Philadelphia papers of Tuesday, from
which we have cleaned some items OF news.
The Northern Mail arrived after midnight, bring
ing the Albany Evening Journal OF Monday and
the Argus OF Tuesday.
LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.