The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-21
OUR FIREMEN IN A SNOW STORM.

Tn cir Appearance In the Park and ON tho
Battery while Waiting for tho Balti-
MOI cans-Thc Storm and Delay OF Trains
Our nremeD, 40 Injured to tas heated element, were
last ght called upon to erdurs those Of the opposite
sxtyemeto vithsaud and ios instead Of smoke and
fame Last night the entire department in tats
Of excitement upon the Of turning ont to vel
their brother q. from Baltimore, who wore 70
arrive In the steamboat from Amboy. The most extsn.
sivs preparation had been made and the NAV York boys
going tn make their Southern friends opsn their
sysD' st their prcdgality While In New York the Bal
more company to be the especial guests Columbia
Esgins mpany No IA, aud they expected to 70
main till Friday next. Upoa their arrival here
they we're to bs marched through our princlpAi
streets ard 1t about ten O'Clock 1t night escorted to the
C.srmont Ho,e in College place, their atquartors
during their stay with " and there left rest and rs
rose. AagSi6csnt arches ed along The line
procession fireworks provided ia abundance dnsr
nt headquarters Of are companies arranged for
umnAtiCS, and taA.n altogether, the New Yerksrs
one OF them said "Wers goDg 10 show their hNnds 70
them southsrns'L" But, alas for al human specnlA
tom, al these ace intentions turned TO bs ou,
castles built In cir woioh nrslopsd with white
iqutsapd flying clouds. Da,irg ths afternoon yesssr
dsy snow began to fall add strong northcAstsr
a. he tGae Tho wsahes quite colJ tho ID sr
Iescnig 70 27 degrees Ia the mornlrg and no
soiSs much above this at any tims in the day.
According 10 ORDERS the assembled In TIE Park
81 on O'Clock r. to form into linz ssd thsuos proc,s
t. receive ths gasst at the Battery At this hoar ths
ssow was falling rapidly and cold and nppBg came the
eastern blasts making not the most
Notwitbl ndiDg punetual the hour the rolling cru
and g aiming torches snnouncsd tas arrival OF the differ
ent oomparss who sll acooutrsd qapped With
sDsirss and h,se CARTS for the duy to be performed
There twelve companies Ia a turnei cut; add
this the sss OF chivalry each might claim
knishthood Tor the suiriDgs he endured. The ground
white with snow the trees gstsned with ocles the
wind whsed and moansd around citl
hurried past this say aDd that seeking sheer bat
the saying goes Waiting in the Park TIL atsr eight
O'Clock ald no n W coming from tbs vtsrs companies
70 ~ .s 70 .ory ssnx y, suo M sscs.s % o. Ss
weather. The hszy atmosphere, the falling fakes, the
circulating ghss rsd white and blue dancing through
the mist, rs Jack olantern polka. the strains Of
sc in different dirsctions, al ser sd to make up
tual scene.
At little after eight O'Clock the Iins formed and
marched to tbs Battery BY way Of themselves;
and upon sueh occAsioss marching and bustlng
ssout create: pleasing dslS,!o. that tn. expect
sueh storm - that last night minutes sppssf Ike
inactivity. While the mar Oh bshind beating drums
aBd ranks Of delay 10 robbed Of hAR s tsdiousness
.ss q: asm.. q .
dresry place than before and not at all beneded By In
rhe nrsmsn waited pAtisnly The Battery and around
pier No North river, the landing OF the Auboy boAs
oe,osI and no ssitsrs coming up g hat hour many q
ths companies got wearied ont and went home. IL
Al as: &. cola
enough to do honor to northern latitude By half
psst 10 O'Clock al OF tbs nsmen had returned to their
homes end the hosts Of Ssuthern fsnis, the
bsrs OF Engine Co. No H. returned thsir headquarters
In vesey street. 10 remain the look out There
such shorrsis storm rhsy had not arrived up to ss.
hour and they should possiby come In IL decided
to tate them At to their hsacqarts 81 the Cer
mont House The hre1nen we're much disAppointed ..
the thioxs took bat eonsoled themf with the
resoluton OF coming ont strong" ~ Mark Tspisy
would say, 1t other time The proosssion win hksy
of to day. III. doss the nrsnsn WILL NO doubt
honor their guests and themselves.
AlRIvAL or rHH vIsIrYRs.
Since writing the above, the long ooksd.Sor afemen
have airivsc On account Of the storm they came By
Wy Of Jersey City, instssd OF the Anboy roats They
reached Jersey City last night at about eleven O'Clock
and wore met BY deputstion from Essins Company No.
IL They Immediately crossed the ferry brngsg thsr
engine with thsu aad we're received this aide b. their
hosts, and escorted TO THAR hotel
On account OF the storm ths Philadslpha train was
three hours behind tims Tso loco motives were pat on
at New Bunswsek and all this power vas none too much
TO bring tbs train through srsst ws the snow drts
rhs Rris train vas two hours behind tims g,t n In At
Jersey City about - O'Clock, midssht.
The storm began In PhAdslphs at 10 o'clock ysstsraay
morning, and has bssn q violsnt - here.
Its terrible night along the coast A nortnsassss
ME this does mot pass usually without leavsg some
wrecks upos the beach.
An the city railroads we're bisstss up With snow 81 N
early hoax lAAt evening. It truly disra night
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