New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-09
night and yesterday. TNrs wa comparatively littis
ice in the river to trouble the bosz Should the wind

ice In the river 70 trouble the bostz Should the VIM
get around into the northwest we may expect t, .es
immerse quantities Of this cool nate,i. for the re-
cent cold weather must have manufactured lois Of /;
in the Hudson, vhish only awaits brsaking M BY n
tide. ana favorable blast from old Roreas 70 float il
around into the Eat River.
Yesterday morning, while one OF the Houston-st
ferry boat was ying in the clip, tae wheels frozs
fast anda vigorous application OF axes WAS foand
necessary to release them
The Peck clip Ptrry to Willisnsbrrgh which. BY
the way he wcrst-maDsged institution OF the kind
in this coubtry) has had is usual number Of boats on
the course but. TO the running OF them we nardl
lnow what to say unless that it no &c ssion.
ally or at such !iIes tae nploy feltike making
tip; ard the poor wight who chan ,ed 10 arrive al.
TIE ferry just after boat was cast loose surely
ain" for at least an hours nap in the ferry
psror ~, hurry which Wiilismsburghers must be
excessively fond Of or they would not 80 tsnely sub
nit to the impostion MS Of this monopoly.
The bost, on the GrsBd-st. and Divisionay. Ferry
on Wednesday night, ceased running at about 10
O'Clock. They ususlly run until IL o'clock IL 10
scarcely Necessary to adj that this ferry Is managed
or, rather, not managed at abby ths Peck-sip Com
papy. fhcse who live in the upper part OF Neg
York, and were so unfortunate as to be caught in
Williamsbureh after 10 clock on Wednesday night
were compelled to GROSS Peck slip, and wade through
the snow up town. Spare US from tho bitter nvec-
ves and ius.y swearing they vented for the benefit Of
HE Ferry Company.
Tie boats OF tbs South Ferry run unnterrupediy
through the whole Of thedsy.
No detention occurred to the bOat' On the Haml-
tor -sv. Ferry yesterday.
The very high tide yesterday cleared the ice 50
thoroughly Of the Hudson River that the boats on
the JeYs, V City anc Hoboken Ferries run regularly.
BRoADwAY-THE oMyIBUsEs AsD sLEIGHs
This thoroughare was Lot quite so lively yesterday
AZ on the occasion OF the lae snow Storm the paoas
Of toe omnibus sleebs having probably had their al
lat week The storm die not materially diminish the
travel in Broadssy as the street gss filled during the
dsy with omnibuses on wheels and omnlbuses OF bob
sleds, carts canisges and sleghs OF all descriptions
10 the evening, the b boys got up the steam, and
paonzed tie omnibus sleghs pretty extensively, but
they behaved themselves toieraby decent. The late
action of the Mayor in regard to the sno ers, put
a stop to that busne pretty eTsctuay we did not
ace single SNOWFALL thro Sn from any of the sleghs
The crowd however, amused themselves by singing
snstohes from Ethiopian Notwithstanding innu-
nerable Buffalo gals 10 come out to-night-lntorm-
ing every body in general and no one in psriic liar
THAI Old Dan Tocker had too late to supper and
recomm Ell ding Susanna not to err.
The or nibuses seemed to get along about as well
81 the sleghs aud were better patronized as a
general thing. Notwithstanding the regular travel
yesterday, there was no perceivable dminution in
the amount Of snow on Broadway.
THE CITY RAILROADS.
The snow proved great impeachment to the trsvel
on the various City Rairo .ds still none of the roads
suspended business. The Sixth and Eish,h.av. Rail
road cars ran regularly during the day, as did also the
Second sv., Third av. and Harlem cars. The Com
panies were only able to run half the usual number
Of cGs-four horses being employed to car.
On the Sixth and Eightb-av. Railroads we nstice a
very simple and effective mode of /" cleaning the
"tack' has been adopted. Attached to the car and
INN edsiely in front Of each forewheel is an iron
scIsper. 30 shaped to fiji the groove in the rail and
throw the snow entirely out, leaving the track per-
fec.Iy clear until toe whole h passed over, when
il is Of course filed up again by the drifting Of the
NOW, aud the passing Of sleighs, carts &c.