The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-08
new YORK AFTER A SNOW STORM,
THE GREAT BLOCKADE RAISED.
THE CARNIVAL ON BROADWAY.

Cnurcn Wnen IL StOrnss-uo0osty OF Atvery
Stable Keepers-Grand sieisn Slde OF the
st. Nicholas People Down with the nanks
-Disasters - Railways sslsckcd Up The
Malls Stopped, &C., Sc.
Numerous persons having been put serious inconve
nience by the great storm saturday last have sine,
indulged in remarks 70 the terrible ate
things which it created tns island and "which grow
not nch better very fas Lsrgs numbers OF fathers Of
miss busiy engaged in excavations on Sunday, sup
posed that everybody else likewise employed in dig
gng hmsef out but this iapre,-ion proved f acious
and many people found it imp SSH to got down town
early on Monday morning. could have takcn a
birdssye view Of this city sunday morning. at sun
rise, the scene would hsvs been splendid The entire
surface OF the island covered with blanket,
varying in depth from eighteen inches to four or Eve feet
and clustering Ike ads Of diamonds This wicked
city had pure white robe, and looked like an immense
bridal cake although coufe;tonec could have frosted
1t nicely. 1t looked like . Dol infant-r0bed In
innocence lace and linen cambric.
New York sits up very la'e Saturday night, and
does net get up very early sunday morning. On
that morning, too, New York LOST its milk, and
in some districts its newspaper. Now York could
manage . foreign war, earthquake, an election,
the advent Of another Kosuth any other great public
calamity; but New York crushed oy snow storm,
which stopped Its city cars, spo It's Coffee and tabooed
it's newspapers. After while Ia the up town Streets
certain bold spirits, chiefly cid New Engaaders, where
the whole town turns out s,mea es to clear path to
the schoohouse went iortn and aused themselves by
clearing the from their sidewalks Very few people
ven.ured 70 church the morning. Several Of the
ultra fashionable churches peooed services altogether
the delicate pastors being 0oy fir weather soldiers in
the great Army Of the Cross few poor privates In
fbor a ola MD ali tho
drfta but had TO return without their spiritual food.
That is the misfortune Of ruirg things literally The
ssxton Of up town cha, ch gave for
vices that the principal people VINO belonged there
never came when 1t was bad FEATHER some few would al
ways come, rain shine be remAned at tho porta
to tell them that they could worship God In that
that day, because He had storm, and the princ
pal people, preferred tay Vt home and read novels
AL Of which shows the progress # tho biceeenth cen
tury The early Christians used 20 perform their religious
duties. Their SUCCESSORS themselves by going TO
church in fine weather.
singular fact that while the people could not get
out on Sunday go to church. tncy fund difficulty
In rotpg fast horses attached all sorts Of sleghs
and down Broadway That se unrkstle thoroughtare
prcsen ed q lively scene ia tho afternoon. The
avenues and side streets wee quite deserted, aud
AL the pedestrians made straight line for Broad
way. Walking not easy matter, bat
everybody seemed cheerful happy, such is the OK
Lilirat.ng effect If all AMI womanktnd.
The up streets slunbered under their white blanket
wrapped up in and re.pestab ty, wDile Broadway
fast quiet next anima ed next merry, next rakish
next rowdy, next very noisy next at late hour drunk
and disordery The character of Broacwaynever very
goods particularly immoral in slegbing times. We
generally bave little amusement of this kind that
young New York insane when the Russ pavsmen.
Is snow covered. Young New York thereupon pushes
horse flesh to the extreme II endurance and realizes the
assertion Ct tho gentleman in tae popular song whose
81 crab (synonym for !" Lctse' in circles, more
vigorous polite) begun 10 fail, but who "got
other mile out of him by a-swistn' u his tail"
TIE sieghing mania broke out q. very early hour
Sunday morning. and the livery stable keepers up
bright and early to erjoy it. They succeeded in
letting ell thei. vehicles at the most ex,rbtant terms
Our country frends will bc surprised learn that ten
fifteen and twenty dollars is the tariff for short sleigh
ride In New YORK. Su:h, however, Is tne fact. The
sleighing on Sunday chiefly confined to Broadway;
and there being other than pleasure venic in the
street. the drivers Of fancy teams had splendid chance
TO show them OF. There was every variety OF vehicle
from the heavy fcurn hand crl wded sith Jolly fellows
down to the tiny thirty pound shell with its fast driver
his terrier, and horse, his ondy believed
could go inside of three minutes, but who sometimes
went outside the traces "Chawes" who with such
ont again having been up by his fay surgeon.
This young person. it ~in be rememoe ed WAS thrown
from his cutter ory feet into fe All aing the road
leaving nothing but bit of egar to tell the sad story
OF his fate. BY dlgent has fragments Disco
vered, and aoe to participate the present car
nival.
Broadway became exhausted with it's own dissipation at
two three O'Clock yeste day nornng and coupl,
OF hours OF quiet when day aud tho business Of tho
week menced. The ci.y could not run, and
was shown tbe utter hepeasness Of cis We have had
no such snow storm this for eats and since that
time sone two hundred thou peepe have moved up
town. To get to their places of business they depend
chiefly the city rail cars and when they stop every
thing stops. There - yesterday morning
but 10 walk take sixpeuce yorh Of Broadway sleigh.
Walking attended wi,h sorAdicuity, the crossings
being like macy passes If rnsrmopyle where ic
male Ia the modern style Of hoped fett skirts might
defend the street against thousand Tue Broad
way stage soighs epg by, box like vehicles, vi b
hard bench etch side. They to been
triyed ly mianthropc pee who desifod to mako
all his feow creatures rs uuc mfortabie as possible
These instruments Of torture were cIoSded yesterday
vi al sorts Of people who hung upon then with the
tenaciiy of Office holders, who die, and
sign" soue Of them drawn by six some by eight
horses ard the people sho ride in them generally
seemed TO think 1t the greatest fun in thu world This
the stsopgeet instance Of the powee Of Imagination
that VIC have in many day. Only line Of
stages was running and lsssengers who trd wheeling
were ssssed WIKI inhesna ctruses from the rowdies
The sleisfA.
To add to the enjoyment OF quiet reoole, numsrou.
young persons declined 70 proceed to the Institutions
public Instruction fr which the Empire City Il so jnsh
celebrated and stationed themselves at certan puts
where they were entrenchel by Icy redoubts. FIoo
thence they proceeded To assa with sphcroids OF snow
iee unceu Ding pa-sersb Gentlemen not fcrtunss
in their equpsges having but poor speo of thst
noble animal the horse the especial objects OF the
assaults Of the juvenile 0arrors who, driven ON one
position by tho po ice established th elves in ano
ther. Theythe snow rall.r.''-sere 10 the Minority,
aud thought 1t funny; toe msjortytnc 'snow baled"
thought II disgusting. We side with the majority,
and call on the police to annihilste the minority.
As tho dav rr0ra On tho anne aranca OF RroadMaY