New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-22
THE GREAT STORM-EFFECTS THROUGH
OUT THE COUNTRY

The heavy snow storm Of Monday sht one OF the
most severe experienced IN this City for quarter Of
tury The SNOW began 10 fall about . Il on Monday
and continued without inernssion for fourteen hours
The wind ell the tine blew a hurricane from tho
Moth East drifting the into large pies
in oil sheltered place. in miny in.tinces heapng
Il six fe, deep on one side Of street while the other side
was perfectly bare 1t is scarcely possible - estimate the
ayer9ao Depth but perhaps twenty inches would be
tho marx Fortunately net very cold, that there
ives less suffering among The poor than might have been
expected There was general blockade Of all modes OF
travel Railroad trains immoyably stuck boats piled
slowly and great risk sailing craft and steamships cas-!
anchor and horses during the latter part OF le
night wero unable to drag vehicles through the drills
Tie momipg however rose clear and calm and the
METROPOLIS q; early hour Gil alive Gr sleighng The
process Of digging out eel. -ay on The lee side Of he
streets. VS. one Of er.. labor Wheels were generally
abandoned and The usual var Of winter vehicles
brought mo
During yesterday and evening the seighing inces
sanity used The monster omnibus the bob sed the egg
sle cutter the pine board pung The crazy crockey esa
mount crooked sticks the ha1dslsd and the dasbing
livery uin on, all lad th,r patrons. aid the most up
roeIious hsriy made the great thOroughfaros ring
ogan. who tLe side streets and byways were emil
yercd by the many Jungle Of sleigh bells from plrtei
WHO slre1k from tho rush the roar tho crash
AID The dongcr Of Broadway ~ was 10
gae ard specially ia tho evening al the word 8. mel
to b. dawn into the volex OF excitement and peasurs
Whole fl OTIS Of Overladen craft Coated or rather ass
hroughth shocs each bearing motley cargo Of dandes
hoys gIzetCs ladies' hugo paws gl)yed fpgors graz
boards ard laughing children ell Of thom singing scream
irg whstlrg yelling, wtoopng cheering as If Their
everlasting happiness depended upon the amour.
OF ecstatc JOY they were able to express dana,
a shilling leigh rioe L was indeed a Carnival one hsi
dWnled al The uproarous abandon Of Venice and Paris
ard proed beyond question that whatever the Universal
YOnkee Nation undertake "a do thoy can do longH and
Stronger and louder, md broader and deeper and long
81 ctch mcse .ectotaly than any o;er nteger Of mortality
in tie sum q nations
Beyond the metrop, the programme was fully carried
out in Immature, according to the capabilities Of iher
respective localities There was more winter enjsymeat
probably IN tie Of Tue day than in any oher
doy in .en year
EFFECTS OF THE STORM.
We have heard Of no very sor&Is dsasiers ethsrb
sea land The des in The North River were uluscsEy
bigh-ln the East River iEconv neny 80 for the ferry
bCats'he wetr in eases overlowng the bridges.
1t ono tine during the night some of the boah were
obliged 70 uspend heir trips. The ice up the Nora River
he's been srey thoroughly brosen up judging by the in
me1Se felds coming down with the tide In the morning.
Tie ice is Of The brittle kind it has Travelled great way
Is very we k and e4ly broken up BY the ferry bOas
THE RAILROADS.
III Philadelphia nail train which LET at ; P. NJ on
Monday DID lot mach Jerey City until clock yerlay
aitsUoon. When it Tesh,d point one mic south Of
NCwBiur wick C. 10 O'Clock at nigh. Il became f IN
sroTLspk and ther remained until 10 clock yes..rdsy
mmniug- About hundred passengers wero on the train
Oh night end could sc no refreshments during tie twelve
hours Of delay as no dyeng9 were rear ani the s.orn
ragged with great severity Railroad mn aud locomotives
Ion New Brunswi were II work all night IN ,stag
ihe in to ezrcste it The mail train which eft Jerssy
City at9 o'clock Jestoday morning was The only one that
went cut during the freroon % Newark. The track
elaed ~ neon, and tie trains -. rega ary tho aaer
noon
On The NcwYoIk end Ere Railroad ths night Efprass
Due yesterday at oe7 the Ncsbugh Express due a.
1887 L. H. md tie Cincinnati Express dSe at ii Al
arrived in company sooa aftcr clock IN the afternoon
The tracks being clear further obsru ton anticipated
On the Hudson River Road all the trans due Monday
night eu.yed although delayed b. the storm Yesterday
al tie iTens net with great difficulty from the obs,ructag
srows and was 10 O'Clock Ct night when tic .ns gyi
Trough 70 the Chamber 81 depot The ocok traa (.
PoughLeeIsie and O'Clock tain Tor Albany s.r.l IS
usual
Or tho New Havoc Road he train fom Por. Clsgor
arrived oeock = J. yotcEdoy ai tie Twenty ssvsah
y depot The traa ~ NcEd.vcn IG o. y sOck ftOn
tie up;erd re ILca O. ur rams we're Ct gosk yo1t.r
day TIL cs OF Pm Chester irfng to make ti9is way
New Yoik T.. irak luay cleared 50 thai irans 90.
through, good deal out Of tms
The HARLEM train ron Cioon Falls reached the upper
dItturocn Trains lef tie twenty si1ih-s, dspjtatfs
and II + n as ususl On OF the roads did he ears
cone 70 ihe lower depot but the sleghs were used .
rSnsI~i pa eHgers End the Baggage 10 the ears the
uiTer depot
Tie NeW-Jersy Central Ia lroal from E.-l1,.howa 70
Lasi,n was bO,led ~ ye't,ica. bye free rain, WHICH
Yves el. .n ile anew b. w,or pa.Al.l ll A.W Market
Nouar- Csi4e -irogi l.o lce s.- .lt.' 81 q, .h1