The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-10
THE LATE SNOW STORM.
The Carnival Rcvivcd-Sleighimg on Broad
way and the Avenues Serious Accidents.


way and tho Avenues Serious Accidents.
Tho scenes presented in city yesterday q
the most anmsted character. The streets nevei
In better condition for seghing, and every VIII
could spare the time and the money took advantage Of
the opportunity 70 indulge in the exciting pleasures
ride The received but a small share OF tse pub
lie patronage while the stage aieighs crowded 10
their utmost capacity Home Of these were provided
with orchestras small SCALE consisting generally Of
vionist and accordeon player, while Others, hAv
ing nothing better to present. amused their audience BY
perform fsh horns. The musc was not Of the
most refined and artistic character, but then II
most successful, for II pleased the hearers; and
what could Jenny Lind Alboni ac
complishs Never have Broadway In merrisr
mood than yesterday; and although few untoward in
cdents occurred yet they appeared to have but little
effect the general hilarity. We glad to see that
the praot Of throwing balls has been stopped by
the police and that every offence Of the kinds promptly
punished.
But Il was not in Broadway alone that the carnival
celebrated. The Fifth and other arstocra
tic portions Of the city mingled in the general enjoy
msnt, and the democratic Bowcry was largely repre-
fenied The avenues crowded with sleghs OF all
descriptions, from the comfortable family sleigh through
all the varieties Of shapes and Sizes TO the dashng
out OF the fast man. The driving the other tho
roughfaes childs play to tho furious, head
long speed al which they swept along here scattering
the either side OF them In clouds they dashed
in their wild Those who would enjoy gen
une sleigh ride should go the Third avenue which is
the great Of all pleasure seekers during the carn
val and In which II is celebrated with the greatest
We are only stating well known fact when say
that the seghipg was kept up with unabated ardor till
twelve O'Clock last night and some Of the euthu
siastic did not give up till two three this morning
The on Broadway and the other thor ,u ghfares
is Eve six inches deep and Ia stl In admirable
dton Immense banks Of IL line the sides OF the by.
streets rendering the passage Of wheeled vehicles almost
impossible. We may reve at present in all the merry
making Of the carnival but the thaw will come when
New York must relapse into its usual filthy condition,
unless the street contractors to the But
let us enjoy Ourselves while we may. Burns says
The present moments all our ain
The next we never saw.
Ane we ought, such good authority, to make the
most of IT. besides we have been often told that sum
tisnt for the day Is the evil thereof
We have said that the pleasures of the occasion
marred by unpleasant Incidents but have not
beard that they were attended by loss Of life.
At six O'Clock last evening, the Hon Levi S. Chat
6sid and Mr. Hram Barney ere passing up Broadway,
f'apdng uIon the outside OF q stage sleigh OF the
Fourth avenue line, when opposite Corand street. they
me. by eight horse sleigh, the dash board OF
which struck Mr. Chathed In the abdomen, prosratng
him senseess the ground. Mr. Barney strnck
upcn the shoulder which dislocaed by the foce OF
the blow snd he aso Frustrated. The collision
very vieen and Mr. Chataed carried TO his house
in Lexington avenue, seriously and dangerously
MAILS BY THE sTosNoros ROUTE.
The steamboats, on this reuts have been wi,hdra
for few days until the severity of the weather abates
lin the meantime the mails usually carried BY that
coute will be forwarded by railroad.
TIE RAILROADS Ii NEW JERSEY.
The night express train the New York aud Ere
Pailrtad, dne at O'Clock Al minutes yesterday
ing arrived st O'Clock Is minutes yesterday afternoon
TIE two trains due last evening arrived within two
hours OF the time due. The track s quito clear,
and the tan departed regularly yesterday afternoon.
On the Aew Jersey Railroad the trains arrived and DE-
parted regularly and nearly IN time in every instance
DISTRACTIONS TO EAvraArIoS.
The steamer Traveller left this city Wednesday a
tsrnoon at O'Clock for New Haven, aad at O'Clock
Tbursday afternoon had accomplished the distance to
Stepping Stone Buoy, where she fell In with wreck
short Of provisions and frozen in. On seeing hersgnsl
of distress Capt Lewis immediately went TO her assist
Ance, and supplied her wants, notwithstanding the
severity OF the gale, the binding storm and the
almost impossible icc The Traveller Ave hours
from Tbr gg Point TO City Island, distance OF aSout
four minutes run In good weather She returned yes
terdsy Friay) morning. short OF coal having been ou.
nearly forty-eght hours.
Tls ice, which Tor several days, has been packed In
and oOstructcd the Staten Island ferry boats at staten
slard, all disappeared last night, and the Quarantine
landing Is aow free from ice.
1he cutter has been got out from the beach
sna IL az the Public Store cock