The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-09
4 AMAST FROM THE ARCTIC REGIONS.
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THE GREAT FROST OF 1866.
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"A Snow Storm Of xhirty-six Hours
Duration.
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ATS EFFECTs IN THE CITY.
Appearance Of the Streets and Docks,
the Ferries and the Railroads.
Accounts Of the Storm from all Parts Of the
s@ Country,
sTs EFsEcrs IN THE CITY.

were looking forward with the most pleasing anticipa
tons TO the approach Of spring. when wers sud
denly visited by frost which has not bsen equaed in
severity during the past ten years III, mercury which
hardly once in decade falls below city fell
several degrees below that point Wednesday night
while the telegraph informs that IN Vermont and
other Eastern States it DESCENDED low thirty de-
sress. II appeared II great revolution had taken
place the surface of planet aud that New York
and Nova Zembla had changed iattudes. Who has not
thought Of the terrors Of the Arctic regions he hve
ed under the Keen blast and OF the por to which those
daring aavenurers who left port long years ago
in search of the LIST navigator, expoaedf
Though il Is seldom that have such intensey cold
weather experienced during the present week.
what 10 il TO that which they subecs Away up in
the regions Of almost perpetual winter where the powers
of nature paralyzed the brave, sefreliant
nder Of the Advance and his little crew, per-
haps hemned in by huge bergs drifting about amid
teacherous ice fields at the cy Of the winds. How
often their thoughts revert to homc and to the friends
they left behin1 them and how seldom we think of
them unless reminded Of their condition by the fierce
bitter winds which sweep down upon from the north
Let hope that before another winter passss he and
the conpanors who have shared the dangers with wh,h
he Ia bcset will return and that may have the plea
Z sure OF welcoming him once more amongus.
The weather moderated considerably on Thursday
morning, since when 1t continued showing almost with
out intermiss on, up to late hour last night. The
. average depth of the Ia about twelve inches
but in places, where 1t has been drifted BY Tho
wind II is Ave or ak feet deep The wind, indeed has
played curious freaks with it, ping 1t in some
places in huge banks while in other portions OF the
streets the vered stones present strong contrast
to the unifo white which rounds them The areas
side have been aed with but on the ether It has
been most sparngy distributed and the invisible
agency was employed during the night in drifting IL
through the crevices of doors and windows, to the
small annoy and discomfort Of careful houseeeper
dickens has in his usual inmitable style described the
dopgs OF London blast but doubt 1t could sur
pass the freaks Of real! genuine New York wind New
sweeps along the house tops and the pedestrians beneath
are enveloped in clord VI Now IL whirs II into
the air to the height Of twenty feet more forming
perfect "snow spout" while door stoops, window
panes, carts. awnings signs, lamps and everything
posed to IT, 1t formed into the grotssque shapes
Put your TO this telegraph pole and It sweeps
along the wires will hear sounds sweet an plain
tive evoked from strings Of an eolan
the trees too, yibrate with Its sweet pautve melody
while from church spires, chimneys and FIRE towers,
calls forth deep monotone But it witha gentle
wind, when compared with those rough, boisterous
blasts with which we assaed, and whose
and land ia marked by wreck and ruin II Is not of
it the poor have to complain, but OF the frost which
made their poverty more intolersble and their mis-
ten Of the sunerings of that destitute woman whose
rfeess body found lying beneath the scanty
ding with which she vanly endeavoed TO protect herself
from the bitter cold Of Wednesday night. To its
effects upon the poor, must visit those localities
where they i've and look into their uretched hAbiia
aousmust the miserable IRE at which they vainy
attempt to themselves and the scanty clothing
that wraps their freezing limbs One poor fellow
emerging from basement that seemed more fitted
rs dwelling for swine than habtation for . human
being. He evidently Of the unemployed NE.
chsncs, Of whom there thousands In this city
ueed TO the same condition. Hs appearance that
Of respectable poverty poverty be called respec.
bs but his face bore the expression Of who had
become enursc TO misery
with q stern patience. scorping weak complaint
He hardened mis- heart against assailng want.
How different the where he an actor, from
that presented by the Fifth avenue where the children
Of wealth locked up in their mansions surround
themselves with all the Injuries which riches pro.
cure, and laugh at the terrors Of winter What
they for the cold, piercing wind they duFe out in
their magnificent sleighs wrapped in warm furss For
them winter only brings tousfor that which
may bsdeath TO the poor to the rich only change of
pleasures But to the poor is not without
benent-thousands who ont Of work have been
sbed 70 obtain temporary employment In clearing way
the from before the doors and the paths In the
parks and other public places In this way make
three dollars OF morning, while all who able
TO handle broom shovel could make themselves
independent Of the soup kitchens three days
least II gratifying sight to the sagerness
with which they went at their work when thsy
fortunate 10 succeed in their application 70 the house
keeper. The clean sidewalks yesterday morning boro
evidence how well they performed their task, and vii
ssrve, we hope, q recommendation for them here
after.
Ten O'Clock at night, and the st failing, with
cut the slightest prospect that 1t will stop before
Ing.
Fast falls the fescy shower; the dovny fakes
Descending With never-ceasing lapse,
Softly alightng upon all below,
Assimiiate all objects.
Not star peeps out from the sky. The tasrmometer
s,ii remains below the freezing point. and thsre Is a.
vet no indication that the storm will before
ing The city all day long and far into the nisht was
musical wi h the sound Of the sleigh bols and the
streets were crowded with what the poet sptiy call,
Years indebted 10 no wheels" On Broadway and the
avenuss the carnival revived sod the hearty cheers
and joyous laugh that rang out the frosty air the
merry parties dashed past each other proved that TO
them the snow . most welcome visitsr. Ho~ long
IL vim remain . ht condition for scighing we win
venture 10 predict, but II win be before
streets viii be entirely free from H. Although the frost
by which q was preceded somsshns talk about
y. trus. il vin b many years before .s have such
another
Last uxht at eleven o'clock the mercury stood At - de-
ees above zero showing diereace Of 90 degrees
l,tvssu Il snd the temperature Of Wednesday. From
che following table which obtain from Deiatoais
gecord Of the Thermometer" II win be that the
cold In this city intense than has been knowa
for several years.
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