New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-25
A SPLENDID sNOW-STORA

Yesterday We he'd the frs, snow storm in the City
of the seston. Fiem o'clock in the morning until
in The evening, od-fashioned fakes Of TIE most ap
proved pattern filed the atmosphere and fell in one
steady, noiseess pour, slowly, gradually wrapping IN
silence the fierce roar o. the world Of trAs, until a,
length its last dul throb died upon the ear aud
tie City reposed in deep daylight sleep.
Slipping and tripping over smoothly.frozen ridges
snd steep hillocksaoundring AMI stumbling through
deep burrows and windows of soa snow, toe per-
picked pedestrian plotded painfully his way; now
falling OF hard spot and sadly woa1ing hi, feel
iDgs, and anon rolling into snow-bsnk, al the sacr
fec Of no little comfort and cashmere. Such were
some Of the biped experiences OF yesterday. Ba;
who shall paint tie penls ard discomforts Of the
quadrUped The omnibuses and cars must run their
accustomed rounds, aud sorely was poor horse.fesh
eosded through the deeply-sDowed streets Horses,
bewever, in common with the rest OF creation, have
their holiday Toward evening the merry jingle of
leighbells rang through the air and the csrnl
v,l commenced. The sluggish and numbering omni
bus super eded By the sleigh, and fast horses tore
mady through Broadway, drawing az their heels
crowds Of faster men and gayer women. Broadway
was very lively until midnight, when silence ONE
more began 70 prevail and coon the steeta were de-
serted and the sno covered highways and by Ways
elittered IN undisubed serenity beneath the pale If
ten thousand lights
The trees in the parks, and else where presentel
magnificent appearance, dressed es they were, in
robes Of snow which completely covered them on the
northern side. The northern sides Of buildings were
in the same condition. and even the sides of omni-
buses and cars cosied tha in many instances,
il was inpo ssible to read the name Of the line.
AT o'clock this morning, the fall of snow had
ceased snd the air still and mild, the mercury
standing above the freezing point
THE Snow ~ BROOKLYN.
The heavy fall Of snow yesterday had the effect Of
retarding travel by railroad especially toward eve
nipg when great difficulty experienced, it having
been found difficult to keep the tracks clear and the
groves from filing up. The cars frequently rau off
the track. thus causing considerable annoyance to
passengers on account If the delay. Ia several in
stances the passengers lent helping hand to place the
cars on the track again On s)me of the routes,
sleipbs were substituted in the aeJ noon, thus afford
ing moIe expeditions mode Of transit from one point
to another.
THE CITY RAILROADS.
The Second Third Sixth aud Eighth-av. Rsilrol IDS
were kept nearly free OF snow all day yesterday by
the assistance of the broom and plow. Most OF
these lines were obliged to omit some of their usual
number of cars and from one o'clock until three in
the afternoon it was with the utmost difficulty that the
tracks could be kept paasable. On the Fourth-av'
Road travel was nearly suspended up to five IN the
evening. when about $50 men, equipped with scrap
er brooms and shoyels set TO work to cloa tue
track. About ten o'clock this was accomplished, and
the cars commenced their regular trips. Cd all the
City Railroads double teams were employed.
The GREAT RAILROADS.
On the HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD the trains came
il up TO time bu; stopped at the depot in Thirty ST
ct The pass ngers and mails were taken to and from
the Cham pergst. cepvt large sielgns provided oy
the Company. II is reported that but little sno" 'eu
upon the track OF this road above fonkers.
The HARLEM RAILROAD trains were showed up AZ
Wliamsbidge, from o'clock until late in the after
room, when passage forced to Twenty sixth-st.,
whence the passengers were brought down in
| the Fourth-av. cars.
On the NEw.HAyEN ROAD the trains arrived in
coed season, but came no lower than the depot at
Twenty -fouIihst. The Fourth-ay. cars brought the
passengers thence to the lower part Of the City.
Tie trains on the Harlem ana New Haven Roads
will leave from their uptown depd.a until the weather
moderaics.
On the NLw-YoRK AND ERIE ROAD ali the trains
arrived without serious delay. As there was no
wind, the usual drifting in the Bergen cut did not
occur.
On the NEw.JERsEY RAILROAD there was no diff
Guilty. the Philadelphia and New-Bruns wick trains
came in az usual.
The trains on the CAMDEN AND ANBoY Road were
no, seriously retarded-the boat arrived, bringing
the Philadelphia mail, at the usual time last evening.
THE OCEAN STEAMERS.
The steamship BALTIC, Comstock, for Liverpool,
left her wharf yesterday, and proceeded as Tar as
Quarantine, where she anchored in consequence oil
The severe storm. VIII sail this morning a! .
o'clock.
The steamships MARION, Foster, for ChaEies'on'
FLORIDA, Woodruff, for Savannah, were both de-
tainod at their wharves from the same cause, and
Will sail es soon as the weather permits.
TIE STEAMBOATS,.
| During the afternoon aud evening, it showed go
fast that vessels on the Bay could scarcely be seen
The di,tapce of quarter of mile, in consequence
Of bich most of the boats that usually leave hero n
The afternoon, were compelled TO remain a. tnsir
docks.
The steamboat CoNNoDonE, Capt Frazee, OF the
New York and Boston line, still lying az her
dock at midnight waiing for the storm 70 sbs'e
We were told that this is the first time that this
boat had failed TO start at her appointed hour snce
she had been on the line, period Of FIVE yesr'
The steamboat STATE OF MAISE, Capt. Jeweti, o.
the Fall River line was aso at her dock at midnight
The steamer WORCESTER, of the Norwich and
Worcester lire, was in the same fix. II was quite
doubtful whether these boats would be able to leave
before daylight.
| The WEATHER ~ OTHER PLACES.