The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-14
The First Snow storm.

| engagement in this country.
| The First Snow Storm.
sLEIGuING CARNIVAL IN NEW YoRK-FuN IN BROAD
wAY-TnE EFFECT OF THE STORM HERE AND ELSE
| WHERE
The storm continued with undated rgor during We'd
nesday night, and yesterday morning the lay from
eight to nine inches deep upon the ground taking the
tire of the level surface Of the city In undisturbed
places the drifts very heavy The wind blew strong
gale from the northeast and remained in that point with
very slight variation, from early morning up to late
hour last night The advancing day exceedingly cold.
At half past O'Clock the thermometer stood at 80
degrees. The merry tinkle Of the first sleigh bells
aroused the people at daybreak, and afforded joyous
impulse toward fun and frolic to each. The
mammoth stages belonging the different city lines,
drawn by prghtly teams of four six and eight horses
were in early requistion and before omnibus
running upon wheels was looked upon antquated
mode Of conveyance The entire town in notion and
every person. young old male and female prepared for
sleigh riding and sport In Broadway the fun grew
fast and furious and the great thoroughare presented
exciting and varied scene, not excelled and perhaps
unequaed, by the merriest carnival display either
in Rome upon the Rao The centre the street was
occupied BY unbroken line Of stage seghs running up
and down. whilst the entire way crowded with those
of private families, dashing along with rapidty which
would have been dangerous but for the grace with which
| they driven. person standing at point and
CHANGING the right left became almost bewildered
with the variety of robes winter dresses blooming faces
cheers and merry greetings which sauted his eyes and
The large public stages crowded to overflow
ing and the cry of plenty of room with ringing laugh
ter, and inviting smiles welcomed each passenger.
Some drove the with many eighty persons
and enjoyed the fun than the ladies. Every
hair breadth escape from sudden capsze occasioned
fresh burst of laughter their part whilst the gentle
in passing vehicles saluted each other with
hearty and repeated cheers The well matched horses,
decorated with strings Of FURNISHED bells and polished
harness. looked very fine In private sleighs they
driven singly and in double and tandem style whilst the
majority of those Of the stage lines drawn by six
horses. Noon evening, and at midnight the was
still the Tie very side rails Of the stages filed
with people, and every JOLT jam, and incident produced
fresh burst of laughter and fun All good humor
and accommodating Ladies provided with seats in
every available angle and looked upon the temporary
convencnces under which they abored as adding zest
the sleighing amusements OF our first snow storm
The boys had day suited to their most ardent wishes,
and they kept constant fire Of balls from stage 10
stage which, falling at random in the crowd afforded
much fun and merriment
THE WEATHER DURING THE DAY.
The snow continued through the day, becoming more
light the evening advanced. At half past eleven
o'clock at night it had ceased but the sky remained vcry
dark and heavy. The wind blew northeast The thcr-
momeer at the HERALD building ranged at eight O'Clock
NJ, 500 deg at noon, 80 deg at three r ~, 81 deg
at five p NJ u deg and at eleven O'Clock at night 291s
deg. The soft upon the ground, and if had
sharp frost the sleigh riding would be pleasant
| EFFECTS OF THE SToRM--THE CITY RAILROADS.
The upon the sixth and Eighth lines with
those of the Harlem road found it impossible to
Of Wednesday, outstanding that employed
10 keep the in the rails clear to that hour
They Piled as sleghs during yesterday at the usual time
and well supported by the people, being crowded
every trip
THE FERRIES, STEAMERS AND SHIPPING.
The different ferryboats their regular trips during
the day. travelling little slowly landing with.
out difficulty The steamers state Of Maine and Kncker
booker which this city Wednesday afternoon were
lying at Throggs Point yesterday evening unable to pro
ceed in consequence OF the severity of the storm The
steamer Empire State from Roston made her landing at
pier No North river at ten clock in the forenoon Of
yesterday after rough tasase she ne brought Boston
| Co.. express agents The steamships Empire City, for
New Orleans and Havana and the Asia, Lott for Liver
pool at anchor in the North river last evening We
had report of any accident to the shipping Further
| particulars are published under our ship news head.
RAILROAD TRAINS TO AND FROM NEW YORK.
The train from Philadelphia which due at half
past nine O'Clock Wednesday night had not reached
Jersey City at hapast twelve o'clock yesterday 1t
depth Of six feet The train arrived quarter past
two O'Clock in the afternoon.
The Camden and Amboy train had not been heard from
at five clock last evening.
Upon the Central Railroad the usual train from Eas
ton, Pa, still due at late hour Of last evening
THE HUDSON RIVER ROAD.
Messrs. Livingston & Wells Wall street received a.
elegraphc despatch Mt noon yesier.
day TO effect that train belonging 10 this line had
| arrived there from New York dur ring the iay
The Albany express train due here Wednesday nieht
reached the city at eight A. NJ Yesterday morning None
of the down trains Of Yesterday arrived IN 10 late hour
Of last night About eight O'Clock night n teepraphic
message was sent from ouQkeepse 10 the depot of the
oom,any in Chambers street, nauiring after the nm
trains and stating that none had arrived there nm 10 hat
hour The message announced that all the regular
| proceed Efforts were being made 10 omen Tho track
| THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD.