The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-09


light ten twelve and high fourteen horses each.
heir spacity like that of city railroad. be marked
b definite figure II may be sae.y calculated,
hwever that the total passengers carried by each line
three times the number riding In given day in
the stages driven over the same routes.
Al the city railroads not running heir cars, served,
Of curse increase materially the number of riders
eats but the usual aggregate Of those daily riding in
and omuibuses woph not begin to equal the sleigh
)atrons alone, during the past two days. Meanwhile,
he Broadway and FIFTH line continue to run
Aaree The broadway and Madison avenue line
nrty omnibuses and partly s'eghs. In their compara
Tire lofty and cumbersome appearance snug and slow
myemens the onniDusses Beemed greatly out OF place.
Athey delved their way NJ ard down the street the
divers, II not the omniouses, must have felt like
aiming into nsigni6cance at the jeers continually
Gao nc them by the drivers OF the more popular
andleeter vehicles As the Thermometer sank last even
for The wheeled conveyance. II measurable pro-
tedon from the singing cold. Mainly, though, the
slehs were the thing and az previously intimated the
ne,inept kept up tall late hour. Private sleghs In
dee continued moving at sparse intervals at the
houi, going 10 press and probably kept up till day
brea. The horses seenoRiy iorg ,tten, though,
for is credit of the proprietors Of the pucc seighs be
IL AIDED that change Of horses eosued ut the termna
tonf every second tFip. siigh interval OF rest,
rgis rubbing down. ana they were set 1T their work
agah The drivers, and portion OF the collectors,
by hauent irrbiba'fon OF warming liquids at the
formations Of their respective routes, notwith
horses and strength and dextrity requisite to col
tect te fares Of scores, and not nnfrequenly
hundrts Of riders managed 10 keeptnemseves in most
undue tects OF pad liquor. bat tne same evident
kewisey many Of the riders II is gratifying however,
TO knowhat Young America IN its most jub,apt mood,
and aftefreest indulgence in mixed rotations, Is never
very viii boiserous, unnindul of what IL due the
presencenc rights others. IL likes good time, but
seldom lies is tractabity good nature. Thus far,
nccoVi1fy, disturbance rensDs 10 bs recorded con
nece with the present sicghng carnival and IL IL to
bope'hn win occur demanding such painful neces-
Eity The seighiug here, With bright promise Of re-
maing some time Let IL be fully enjoyed
THE CITY RAILROADS.
MOI Of the city railroad tracks cleared yesterday
10 as admit running their entire length. Toe
Seconavenue cars managed during the cay TO get down
to Iwty.hrt street. Men busily ut work clear
ing 4 remainder Of tho track The narrow streets
throui which the road before entering the sond
the labor 81 removed Of the snow 20 as
Ito COMFY with the order o. the Mayor issued on sun
day. iteoious and difficult operation They viii.
doubte succeed in getting their nearly through
to-day.
The bird avenue got no farther down than
pyoo,re rect 10 which point they reached Monday.
PItsepSdicstous shoy dispostpn 10 make This at
vtescnthe souiberly running terminus of the ROAD.
No eGoiis beng msde 70 cleac the track below tnis