The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-11

underneath warm wrapper. hit danced and jumped,
it was lees from jubAnt feeling thsnto keep It's
rapidly eoursng blood found to be ast enough
to chase the ngng FROST from Oh the tips Of its toes and
fingers. Young America, indeed found itself obliged
yesterday morning to sally forth pretty snusy ensconsed
Hot drinks, though, in than usual demand;
and as the coat firmly buttoned the warming
it amusing to notice the firm step ensuing
from Of increased inner to
encounter the npping cold Segars however, very
parey INDUCED nthe comfort was found to be enjoyed
great discomfort. But the morning cold time
to al Merchants dainty clerks and bo0kkeepers found
their morning ride down town severe one Mechanics,
thnly robed junpeo into the seighs for their shops
their looks bstoksning that the ride much the
verse Of comfortable. Young girls going TO their divers
occupations raised timidy their finger to the omnibus
drivers and shrnkingy sank into the compactest
pass possible to occupy. The cold though chilling every
feeling and FIBRE and their slight apparsing though
but the scantest apology for covering, could not
excuse them from being punctuaIy at their work
Everybody tailed Of the cold. and wondered how
long it would continue 1t pronounced
"stinger," ''rouser,' and dsnominated everything
cut comforts The Thermometer lowered about
zero till after A. n. Men engaged on the Sixth and
Eighth avenue railroads shovehng the SNOW from tho
tracks, the early milhman the newspaper CARRIER the
clerk taking down his blinds the servant girl going to
the groceryon the cornsrAn in fact who had to be up
early thought and felt and knew it to be savagely cold
Everything indicated increased cold-w1dly hurryng
seiehs-noses enveloped-mittened hands-those walk
ing frequently stopping to shake their feet they
walked and whipping themselves with their hands.
There was intense hurrying in every direction, and
evident desire the part of every to reach speedily
his destination. The aleghs creaked the ringing
with increased emphasis with the previous
day. The sun, though shining beautifully clear gave
only frozen warmth.
As the forenoon advanced this severity relsnted. The
effect perceptible at Many who had con-
cluded not to 90 out gradually changed their minds
The hearts and purses Of living felt and rebounded
ct the change. Ladies' experienced general exhration
Young America bought segars and went mad with motion
The omnibus sleighs had more riders Private turn
outs showed themselves in lively abundance. By
the thermometer got up TO seventsea degrees
above In places the snow showed itself in
slightly "meting mood" In the afternoon the
temperature continued to moderate, and New York
merriment Of sleigh riding Of Tuesday and Wednesday
was enjoyed with the highest zest Better sleighing
could mot Dc; Inc snow upon the whole length Of
now been leveled. The travel on 1t and fros: have
combined to make packed and sod that the labor
for the horses is greatly reduced The sleghs advance
with increased rapdity making the ride properonatey
merrer for the riders At the lower end Of Broadway
and through Whitehall street. the snow not being YET
levelled is Of much nconvenience and annoy
blockade not unfrequenty occurs this Sec
ton Of half an hour or more It IS So Also in Of
the side streets town, through which the omniouses
indeed in ali the streets 81 the city where the work has
not yet been done should be proceeded with at
An occasional street continues yet unbroken by seghs
while the snow, shoveled from the sidewalk either
side, lies piled several feet above the Cutters.
The necessity Of attending to cleaning the cutters
be too mperativeIy urged. When there is call for
mova of portion Of the snow, the should be
moved at once Should thaw ensue, with the cutters
obstruced they at present. not only great
venence but serious loss and damage must the result
packed that clearing the CUTTERS If attended to at once
will be found uncomfortable job delay, therefore,
only makes 1t difficult and expensive, Its to be
hored that some action win be taken toward the proper
stance not unworthy Of consderation-he fact that por
ons of the have not all the removed from
them And this not the worst Of In very many such
and are now Ike SO much ice. with ridge ruu"ins
through the centre. The consequence H. that after
dark it IL almost impossible to walk such pavement
without slipping and in some cases resulting with
rious falls Inasmuch, though the sleighing is uni
yersaly good and the walking generally passabe and
the people all enjoying themselves finely there has
hardly been yet time thought Of complaint But
there certainly will be complaint, and grievous
plant too unless the matters indicated be attended
The sooner therefore, they attended to the better.
Meantime the recent storm and the present sleigh
ing, all In ALL is epoch Of uncomfortable magni-
tude and interest to New York. sort Of century
plant, and is cherished proportonsbly. New Workers.
are immeasuraby fond Of good seghing and yeser-
it. The yeung like it. and the old and those Of all in
termediate ages. The lacies particularly like it, and it
lie not the worse for shopkeepers.
STATE OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
The temperature yesterday varied 81 degrees from
O'Clock in the morning till O'Clock this morning. the
hour Of going press The thermometer stood as fol-
lows at the various hours designated:-