The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-10
IMyEM2B COLD WBAxHER.
The Great Metropolis Nothing
but am lCicle.
THE MONSTER SLEIGH RIDE,
STATE OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
Zero Here--Zero There Zero Everywhere
&C., &o, &c.

low temperature to bear with toerstion the keen fdy
of the atmosphere look at the window panes In the
morning Opaque from their Icy coAtings was suggestive
Of marked change In The prevailing temperature Essay
ing The street proved that the cold Of an intensely
permea,ing character, reaching the very snews and
bones Tho snow creaked and fairly rung IKE steel
walked it, just used to hear it when boys
In the country. How Light, too, and gia.terins was
like powdered cicles It aed the air at ths hghtest
touch Of horses hoof But though highly ssastsl and
poetic the ringing and gistenng snaw, there was too
much Of prac cal discomfort In having snything 10 do
with it yesterday other than glancss through windows
Very many who otherwise would have been ont
preferrng glowing snthracis, remained at homs still
vast numbers did go out. The omnibus seishs
perabundanty patronized The RIDERS though sat Close
and extracted from another all the warmth pos
sibie. If those hpes Of Byron
No damsel fAints when clssely pressed
But most carressing Is when most csrressed-
admitted Of just quotation 1t was yesterday. One
efec. of the cold diminish singing-horn bio wing
In the evening also fell Off and for organ grinders
company lug the onhuses, neither during tho day
night there who had the temerity to peril his
fingers at crank evolutions- A new omnibus sleigh
mounted appeared yesterday, attached to the Broad
way, Twerty- third street end Min line. II
drawn by sixteen horses bearing feathers their
heads and formed all Ia all, q splendid turnout OF
private turnouts by the way there most sensible
decrease from Tuesday Tnoes having the hardhood to
venture forth must have found an extra supply
OF fur rtbes in great demand. We think there con
be little doubt but that enterprisiug Yankee,
with good supply Of old fashioned foot stoves,
could yesterday have effected their disposal with profit
equal TO the disposition In the West Indies of copper
warmir pans by cute Yankee some years ago. But
intense cold otherwise long the seighing lasts
it will be used and each New Yorker, from he who drives
the most dashIng private equipags the newsboy with
his petit three cent pes Will extract out Of his quota
of enjoyment. . ".
The thermometer from A. NJ. yesterday morning, TIL
"a ~ this morning the hour Of going TO press vAried
only four degrees. At A it stood degree below
zero; at A. NJ, degrees below zero; ct aeon at
degree above zero at NJ two degrees above nero a
10 P. NJ two degrees above seroj and at A NJ this
morning; it was at zero.
The intense cold yesterday retarded the work Of
moving from the tracks Of the city railroads On
the Second Avenue Railroad advance made below
Twenty third street The Fourth ears
ming from Broome street, and the Harlem Railroad
trains running regularly from rwentysxth street. On
the Sixth and Eighth Avenue roads labor nearly
pended. Upon the track Of the Eighth Avenue road,
about one O'Clock An empty car WAS drawn over the
road 1t took six horses to pull it, but the wheels did
net begin to follow the course Of the rails.
The mails yesterday for the most part arrived at
the time they due. Tho Phladephia mall due last
evening at o'clock did not reach here till 1855. The
Boston mail due at 11os Thursday night arrived this
citytyesteIday morning at 4:ao.
A MONSTER sLEIGHING PARTY.
EXCURSION OF THE GUESTS OF THE ST. NIoHoL AS
HOTEL TO HIGH BRIDGE-A SCREAMING TINE ON
TIE AvEkUES-LIFE ON THE ROAD-ALMOST A
DREADFUL ACCIDENT TO A P0LIOs CAPTAIN-CAM.
PHENE, wHIsKEY AND EGG E0GGs-A SUPPER AND
HOP, ETC.
Upon invitation of Messrs. Acker & Treadwe1, the
guests of the st. Nicholas hoel male and female pro-
ceeded yesterday sieghrg excursion to High Bridge.
The party numbered in all hundred and forty per-
sons amoag whom many well known citizens and
the affair sogether gotten up scale altogether
superior to attempted in this city before.
Twelve coach, barouche and large fancy sleighs
provided, handsomely capsrisoned and we'll supplied
with furs, buffalo robes and other heat nparting
trivances for the comfort Of the exoursioniss The
horses of which there eight t. the larger and six
to the smaller seighs Handsomely decorated with
vari icolored aags red white blue purple and yellow
which inscribed lhe words "St. Nicholas Ho-
telu
At little after noon 1t was announced TO the guests
that all was in readiness and the company packed them
selves away best they could in the seghs The
coats justed shaws and comforters pinned and
the buffalo robes nicely tucked under the Feet when the
word given, and N dashed the party in high glee
down Broadway to the great amazement Of the pedes
trians who did not expect dsshing turnout
witnessed The day bright and clear, though
cold, and the effect most exhiirating the gaiy
adorned sleighs and handsomely capatisoned horses,
with the ompaniments Of ags bells and pretty faces
peeppg out of the buffalo robos swept through Broad
way and round the Bowling Green their way back to
the ST. Nicholas. Here the seighs brought closer
together and all sta' ted up Broadway to the Blooming
luI~ AI.I--
place they arrived at about half past three O'Clock.
Tho day WAS bitterly cold the road and the Icy
wind swteping up from the river added to Its
intensity, but the company seemed rather to like
1t, and not . person could be found who ad-
mitted being uncomfortable. There n redder
shade TO the ladies' cheeksa richer hue to their ps and
brighter sparkle to their eyes, but they all declared
they did not feel bit cold and resolutey refused add
tonal clothing. And no wonder, for surely such
bination of shaw comforters uppets mufs, scar and
furs Of every description before. Many
of the company mued that was impossible
to distinguish form fstes and their existence was
only predicated By certain unaccountsble nents
Of the ory goods by which they were enveloped.
The appearance Of the road whe tho party was on II
most enlivening StandiDgon the first sleigh and
looking back could witness a sight before exhi-
bted in this city and not likely TO be again. Below
the seghs, dragged by seventy two spirited horses
with the foam frozen In icices around their nostrs
and fancfully decked with nearly two hundred
flags, the bells in the meantime ringing out
cheeriy. Nor this the only party to be the
read. Fancy little teams dashipg hither and
thither and larger conveyances occasionally swept BY
filed with excited occupants shouting, cheering hal
lowing, screaming and laughing BY turns, and acting
generally though they had taken leavs Of their
The company madcbut one stoppage on! the road and
that was at Burnbams, where the ladies hawcd them
selves ont, and the gentlemen partook Of cs water
lemonade and even stronger refreshments Here cdr.
cumstance occurred that threatened to damage of
the party police captain very seriously. It appears
he called for whiskey, when the barkeeper who
somewhat hurried handed out bottle, which pur-
ported to be the genuine article. The captain poured the
inviting beverage In glass and raised II to his lips
when he thought he discovered flavor In 1t not dstno