The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-22
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.

One Of the hssvisst storms that hss occurred In
,rs snd oa, nearly the
Ing about prs O'Clock II comenosd about ten O'Clock
yesterday rnirg and ~ss aecomnanisd with vrens
northeast wrd From the t1e OF its till
its core tbero wss no Interruption In the fall Of snow
end - light and dry the high wind carried couc
~. r he s e e.. an .d 1ns 81.
drifta.
80 rapid vas the aoeumulaaon Of the mow that BY
evening IL becsms dssgrseabie and hazardous tc
Pass through the streets Tns places Of amusement
nearly dsssrsd chsiees aud cabs and hard to
tSs scoa sop. Of Ps.dspns Who xsss % 9
tsnste as 70 have esnortabs homes nugy housed
ne Wind driving IN furious sodiss through the streets.
hseps6 up the SNOW IN banks Of from two to ak feet
hsIght vee other places we're swept completely bare
M MDkne. bakers asd nswspapsr carriers we're I'll b.
hin1 os.s The maskees wses somparAtivsly deserted
sss e 2 - ss az :.s's: s.sS III
The omnibs.ss wers 30 9. ssr xcstss - an s Il vas
;S: .ss,:, ": .s:: :, ~ w: ae y
scription-bessn 70 nAte thsir sppsAsAsee.
For once the Philadelphia nrsmsn were bsuhsd, In
pletely choksd By the drifts that II was imposs
be for them u Drag their "acbuss the soenss Of
several hrs that broke out 10 the height Of the storm
In the element that 10 usually is moat formidable
tsgoust. Some Of the companies employed horses
their ergnes and several others succeeded In reAchpg
ths Of dsstsuoon after iaihsr delay than
usual
Those ndvduah VINO were - foosh - to psrmir their
awnings to rsmain out found thsu this morning, nearly
AL destroyed By the weight Of the snow which, In
csss broke through the stout oAnvAs aud 10 others
broke down the Of the awaipgs Many Of the
elegant wrought iron supports Of ssms Of the new
fashioned awnings wse bent down almost to the pave
nsDt, Ike % mnch .lsndsr viIe
beautiful appsarsE CO this msrpiDg. The driftsd
had isttsd cornices and Window and door fronts
5orticoss, produosd most piofurssqus sdsct Oshsr
houses espsofsuy those the ihern and eastsru
sides Of the streets had the snow piled ~ this door
steps and many oEsn enlarged from his dwelling In
the morning, to sink breast high In snow bank The
street shovsers ont In NJ Of Thousands and
sIo,ied in the harvest that by Al around them. They
got in cases. prices proporossd to the reosnt rise
out Of work had 70 bless the Provid sos hat
brought the rEow storm, and enabled him to some
thing unexpected to drive the wslf from his door.
Among the "institutions" most seriously disturbed BY
tboss Who had determined upos going TO them vsre de-
tsrred from IT. but whom the small hours Of the morning
came and scarcity oi csrrsges. and bookadsd pave
siderable confusion, and many Of the ball gosrs
driven to desperate resorts for obtaining lodging for
the rsunsst Of ths night In our earl scramble through
the encountered several lovers Of the gay and
festive, aborirg along through drifts wnoss
snanoss aad Oa hnsry bore marks Of pretty sxtsnvs
The railroad compsnsss ola not attempt to send ont
their usual trains last night and the heavy drifts Of
500. VIII p'oOaoy MAKE impossible for any train. 70
single mail cue By railroad since ave O'Clock yetsrdsy
affernoon, has arrived, except the mail om Rsading
the Post ce 1t about ten o'clock this ornips 30 that
the Reading Railroad Company deserve the credit Of nst
abroad either last nisht or this morning.
The train which lot New York ~ SxP. N. yesterday
reached tfL city at IL y today. The passengers 70
me track s SAID 70 bs clear and the two O'Clock
train viii depart - usual
yesterday rsasbed Hssbonvs last night and there stuck
ore Of the passengers came On 70 the city in sshs this
stDes the storm ceased th mcrpipe the suu h.s bean
showing himself at intervals With considerable possr
putting stop to al further drfng and giving NJ pro-
mise Of streets led With sesh and mud degree rasy
In bs northern parts OF the city and especially in
neehborhoods where the buildnEs scattered, the
the doors and darksnng the windows Of Stories
Seme OF the scenes resulting from this bArcAdpg OF
d.snngs re-" Ts smss,Ss wnils others wsrs far from
vemsn and girls employed In factsss shops or ~
lresse whose dutiss rendered It necessary for them TO
along through baahs Of snsw iato witch few mon hsd
even vnfured to attempt to break . path, thsy wsrs
g,ns ssissts sssv.ss shl. soius % narls or triysn
for the milk or tina bread which the miIkmaa or the
baker had not brought for the boarding house hrska
Gertlemeo residing ct distance from their phases Of
busDsss were late making their sppeArsscs TIE omni.
su,, w.rs so.hsrs the public sleigh. .srs tardy, and
risgs could Be procured Those who had pr,yats csrr
ages had them snowd mp" no that they could not bs
got A. Ons Eeptisman-an invalid. who hsd coms down
TO bis counting h'ufesuccssdsd 10 getting ie,o his
riaee HE horses dashed boldly into snow bank, and
there after houndeDg In terror broke their sviBgs
uees AND ieft the carriage, with Its unhappy oscupAn
helpless srsok In the wide ssa OF snsv sisigh was
after some time, proeured, and with some d1caty the
inmate Of the abandoned vshiols was rsscued.
lrren the New Runswiek IN ~ Usion Feb I'll
The heavess snow storm which visited this section
o. ne ecanay for nAsy ysaxs oesurred last night me
.s. 80 W = 10y Sc ssivi.s tsS 80. = a. lssG sss