The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-08
A esn1sry 4eran.
THE SNOW, THE GLOW TnH FLOW AND THE OVER
FLOW.

Tbs ctld term has been temporarily displaced by =
waery term. YeseSuay tbs variation of the thefmoss
ter, between ttity four and thirty eight aegrees inA
csed the TIE food snd the appearance Of tbs
streets furnished ample evidence of effect. The te1s
ts dest which has heen reached this yesr
This, under Sthsr circumstances would have been jV
fully velcomsd hut the quantities Of snow ana
ice piled up tins streets being rapidly thawed And
melted, tceeher with he accompanying rain, produced
lbout ossageeabe state OF thogs Tor pede5triaus
csulG possiby have teen Imagined
Bat il sadly realized. Eayly in the morning the
storm commenced Tb5re were, alternately, SNOW, hAA
et scd ain and all kinds e weather except sunsbne
Tbcr for variation there comtinsou OF oil TO-
esther. Tho effect uPOn The sidewalks to render
them what seemed previously slippery
Ashes were uncoremonioueiy removed and all who wcre
obliged to walk might with propgisy Lave slaims3
the words Of ths well known hyc,n:-
Oh Lord, op sppery grOurd staad
Dc thou my sIcccr to.
ovbe 70 The renissness of the police many Of aae
CUTTERS vers frozen up ana oonsequsnay srsa riyue.
wera frs q mary Of ths eeewalks, which collected
II tons Iclte into usDisure lakes nunbsr OF oslers
IN tbs lower or up IN porens Of the cry were inun-
dssd to the greet euconture Of tensnts who In many
insttrcss Iolr families. This especially the
IL Rs1ugto stanton South ard West streets and
other 'hosoughiares in tbs vicinity Of tbs North and
East rivers.
TIE eiy rrese led The aspect Of va. snd Busy miupg
region, the cizt heiuR compelled by necessity to
that wtich they could not be induced 70 co by pra.
cence 10 remove tbs ice ro., tee CUTTERS, gve out
lets TO The water Crowbsrs hatcbets shovsS
with nd1 t.oue wolers attached TO Them. might
eeeG tG every cirettcn- perseverance, and herd
work being rewaIe Sd With gss jug view Of long hid
1er hsegi1g
THIS stor1r traced by our tesgrarhc reports froa
Louisville to Boston, and If the weather had been
coldr IL would undoubtedly hsve ben Of the great
1 tte season iss the Ice Ia the upper psrt
OF the North liver be loosenad by The inaoos
rsD az be trdught &c ty few tides. further 70 Oh
siruct lie haviea ion of Gus bay.
Should Ihis rid weather continue, must hAvo
tigs OF extensive ffeshets from parts al the
ccunuy. The encw ", ich hxs accumulated il the up
lapJ countries will uire bat sho period OF thawing
enc raining &c furnish nacst disastrous floods.
There IL, however, to bslieve thst the westG
will become colder. as 1t hiss teen noticed thst
rain! .E IL winter Il generally succeeded By fall IN
,he u llore.er, while m6er westhee generally folio
tsrra the icing, that in tue change froD
moisture ercw, the wetery particles lose certain q,an
ty ctlatsnt heat which 20 ccfy thetenpsst
Ttese much less ice adiift yesterday theA pro
qr;e clear EXCEPT egtween Hamilton avenue ferry sa&
Governor Island where Is vet fast Should the pee
sent sof: weethe. continue another dag two shsu
\ be entirsIy frte from ice
PrcpSileea Pelican snd Westcbsster which have heoA
for zen days fastened in the ice Sands Point
have received ORDERS to cut clear at any cost aud return
| 70 Nsw Loncon for more coal whence they will pro-
cee3 to THIS city Ssnay H0ok. They uect that BY
cutting away go to scable them to wrd" erpun&.
they will then out through the "watsr prevfouI0
msde IEe 0tpisy srd Pstrel for Providence, and
sue, for hew Beacri viii ia lett bere Tuesday mcrn
irs last by the way Sandy Hook have arrived out.