The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-07

laying alongside the pier below In dropping to eewsrd
her stern checked her, that she only struck the
g. as she swung to- otherwise she ud probably have
sunk the schooner besides receiving great injury herself
The seriously incommoded the milkmen, news
paper carriers and others business called them
out early in the morning There being no travel during
the night the horses found 1t impossible proceed %
the In places reached the breast and those
families who had not been prodent enough to provide
themselves with milk compelled to take their coe
without it, aAlcion to those who indulge in
the extract Of the berry that s'cheers but not ine
briate.n
Iaborers employed In cleaning the iswalks
and though Eve six thousand person. ct all
day shoyeng the up many the streets ct night
were almcst impassabe; and unless the police perform
their duty to-day they will continue in that state To-
some days to cone.
As might be expected, this torn detained si the
the Northern and Eastern mails, and 1t will be several
days before the tracks in running order The Sound
boats also that should have arrived In the city eaiy
yesterday morning. did not reach their docks until late
in the afternoon.
The regular mail train from Philadelphia, due at half
past nine O'Clock NJ, yesterday, detained all along
the route by immense ard almost impossible drifts Of
snow, that il did not reach Jersey City until after II
o'clock and having to sacken speed when Just this side
Of the deep cut about lie from the depot In order
to allow New York and Erie Railroad train to pass. it
found impossible to proceed further In vain did the
engineer exert his powers &c the utmost The had
6rifted like avalanche and it impossible to make
any progress Word sent to the depot for aid and
four five locomotives sent out to their assist
ance but up to late hour the train remained mmove
abc and many Of the passengers walked to the ferry
The Ave O'Clock Saturday afternoon train from Albany,
the Hudson River Railroad with innuuaerable ad-
ventures the way down. The almost insurmountable
Alpine barriers frequent obstacles, where the
eddies Of wind had piled up the and after stomiug
almost nnumerable quantity Of these, the train
brought to dead stop Fort Washington. The
countenances Of the passengers aghast with smay
mbedded in the banks, after long, tedious pas
sage, and noprospect Of provisions Schedam scnhapps
home Visions Of Arctic suferings; "reminiscences
Of Dr. Kanes hardshps endurance and expedients for
relief combined with recoections Of the HERAIDs recent
graphic account of the of the Resolute all combn
ed to render them acutey sensible of heir wofu
plight At length word was sent to Carmansvlle and
three locomotives sent to try and drag them out
Several barrels Of crackers rnd cheese also provided
by the munifcence of the railroad company for the
lief Of the disconsoate passengers. Our informant left
them in this interesting condition-the locomotives
king fierce attacks tie banks without eecting
much execution and the passengers with astonishing
success voraciouy devourpg the crackers and cheese
In the meantime, he with about ten assoc aes not hsv
and desrous of getting thoroughly thawed out, made
their way through the drifts the nearest tavern
upon leaving which it ascertaned that there was
nothing cit to drink left in the house. They fortunately
succeeded in chartering old wood sled just large
enough for them to stand upon and having listed the
exorbitant emancs Of the proprietor they eventually
were driven to the city having made the passage from
Albany In about twenty hours The remaining pas
sepgers subsequently brought down seighs, and
arrived about two hours later.
But Notwithstanding the annoyance t, the travelling
community this storm has caused, it has been hailed
with delight by thousands Of thoughtess
who only in it another carnival another opportunity
for wild folic the and riding grounds ada
cent to the city. surprisingly large number Of fancy
teams were out yesterday gay adorned and to-day they
will fairly along the road great snow storm 10
this city seems TO aict people with kind Of ins6-
nity ard the of happiness appears to be driving
some poor beast to within inch Of his e making
all sorts Of absurd demonstrations in the snow
This may all be very ne to those who like It. but the
fact if, storm in great city like this is
q serious annoyance, and causes no little suffering
Mechanics who work out doors compeei to suspend
their labors those who live up town. and do business
in the lower part ofthe city greatly inc
and the thousanss Of people who chips from
bddpgs and overhaul candle boxes barrels fuel
compelled to suffer all the pangs Of cold as well al
those of hunger, until the snow mes from the streets
and they pursue their avocatons Indeed
the cny persons who really benefit by these segLing
times are the livery stable keepers and the border
Iufians the outskirts of the city who kee drinking
saloons for the crazy people who paronize the road
Then the horses have to suer-indeed the easge
to horseaesh is incslculable at such as the
present. There ia question but that a great snow
storm in great city, is great humbug and nuisance
Yet 1t cannot be said that such the the coun
try snow storm tends to the atmo phere after
severe frost It acts in this way. cold wind striking
body Of humid air oondences and falls in the form Of
snow, but be it remarked that while this process going
on the vapor gives out the latent heat it held IT were
in solution. Every drop Of water before it is changed
into ice has to part with 140 degrees of latent
heat and M sensible heat must fall to 80 degrees Thus
fall Of snow decreases the severity of the temperature
en- account of giving out much heat Tho same cause
has the effect Of proopgng the winter ice that
forms must receive back its latent heat from the atos
phere before it turns to water.
Snow is great blessing in Northern coun ries rs
1t certain kinds of SOIL and acts as covering
to prevent the frost from striking into the earth and
destroying the winter roots and grain In its fall it
purges the atmosphere of its impurities and carries large
quantities Of ammona to the soil thereby enrching it,
Its effect and animals il o,served 20 be most
exhilrang dog will gambollfor hours in the falling
srow while human beings-rom laughing, glcefu child
hcod to staid old age-become smitten with a kind Of
pleasant phrenzy and indulge in al Of outdoor
SPORTS.
This storm will have most beneficial effect on the
timber trade IN the Eastern States Huge trees fell
cd the mountains ard the cost Of transporting them
to the seapots Is much lessened by the facilities afford
ed by sleds when is the ground also raany
places along the Northern section Of country whs-o
the cold lately has been very severe the presence Of
will ensure the farmer against the danger of losing his
wheat. 1t win also make game abundant, and
may expect to venison and wild fowl in
market In great quaint titles. The snow drifts
covering up the retreats of the wild animals make them
an easy prey TO the hunter Deer very easily caught
as their sharp hoo cut into the drift at every bouni
and the Indian and hunter easily overtake them
With their shoes.
There ;s one cruel and wastcfu trait In our national