The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-16


A unanimous complaint. What is the matter up
there? Will the winter never ends Will the children oi
the hundreds and thousands Of the suffering poor this
city have the privilege again OF going barefooted
without being frostbitten? What horrd time they
have had of Is this last at the North Pole
and all around that section of the country All, me !
What has become of Dr. Kane and his Arctic expedition
search Of Sir John Franklin missing since 1s469 We
have been thinking of that II must have been tre
mendou winter above the Arctic crclea winter Of per-
petual nghtvith the mercury at the average Of As de-
grees below all the time Look at the icebergs by
the hundred miles square, in extent that have been
drifting down into own lstudes arresting the right
Of way Of Liverpool steamers These things satisfy
us that friends and fellow citizens of Kamschatka
must have had rough time Of it-a winter which has
made seal oil cash article among them and raised the
price Of board prodigiously.
We have doubt that the frozen regions Of the
North and the fields of cebergs drifting down towards
us from
"Tbe pitiless coast Of Labrador
have had great deal TO do with wntry ysitaons
OF this month Of April especially with the fierce snow
storm Of Friday night last The wind had been blowing
in upon - for nearly two days from the icebergs till
the sky overfowing with snow-and IL had to
come down. And it did come down. II the
February snow storm over again, with little extra
hail in it. Beginning in the afternoon at four
O'Clock, it continued falling at moderate rate till
dark thence till ten O'Clock it thickened, and from ten
O'Clock till daylight it ragged and stormed as If the ex
pring agonies wrath and vengeance of old Winter we're
concentrated in the nerciess elements But for the
melting it fel there would probably have been egh
teen inches upon level of and hail in the Park
Saturday morning. In fact, the oldest inhabtant ad.
monishes that this last visitation very similar to
that of April 1s4l municipal election day when
Robert H. Morris was rst elected Mayor Of this great
corporation.
The city yesterday vast pool Of slush through
which all animate matter plunged without the benefit
soundings-now knee deep, ancle deep covered
from head 70 foot by the lunge Of omnibus, our
selves serving some else in the same way by an
urexucctcd
accompanied by strong gale OF wind, ripping awnings
into strips, and in some instances iron awning posts
were snapped in twain. Yesterday morning q shed fell
the Of First avenue and rwenty6rst street In
stantly killing woman who passing at the time.
Gcnn, appoint ell by the denizens Of Broadway 10
leve II of the distractions OF mud and filth discover
ing that there was task upon his hands in relieving the
street Of the foot of slush which covered T. early
In The day commenced operations. He divided the
street into six sections, assigning gang Of work.
men to each section. These worsmcn opened the
cutters to allow the water to flow of Then from each
side they shovced the up into the centre Of the
street. where from the continued pressure Of horses and
omnbusos IL would be the soonest reduced TO iqnfac
ton The work had thus far progressed last might
Genin predicting that unless there was very hard rot
Broadway would be as clean in The morning ~ the 'de
| walk in front Of the st, Nicholas Hotel
Outside of The city winter seems 70 reign in his full
power. In the neighboring state Of New Jersey The
storm was perhaps more severe Than y was here
/ We understand that al Elizabcthtovn this morning
sleigh bells were sounding morily IN the streets and
thai the sleghng fair The morning train from New
grunswick WIS detained considerably beyond its time By
the ice upon the rails Beyond Erabethtown the snow
was eight nine inches deep and the roads we're almost
inna ssable for wheeled vehicles Nor docs the melt
80 rapidy "a might bc expected The farmers feel
,easantly the interruption TO the already long delayed
| agricultural operations Of the season.
MEETING TO PROTEST AGAINST A NUISANCE.
A meeting of the residents in the ncghbcrhood of
Forty fifth street held last night AZ Turtle Bay
Brewery Forty fifth street between First and Second
to take measures TO prevent the contemplated
deposit Of oiia at the foot OF Forty fifth street.
The meeting assembled at o'clock. Mr.. James Nc
Donald called 10 the chair and Jacob j. Roscnsticn
appointed Secretary.
Mr.. HENRY A. wooIF moved that committee Of three
be appointed draft suitable resoutions expressive of
\ the sense Of this meeting.
Tho CHAIRMAN appointed such committee Messrs.
Woof Gallagher and Rosenstcn who reported fol
lows
Resolved That we oitissns the United statss free
oAsrs and residents OF the NineteeNth ward hereby