The true Democrat., 1856-02-05
From the New York Tribune, Jan. 7th. An Cld-F Fashioned Snow Storm.

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 From the New York Tribune .Jan 7th
 An Old Fashioned Snow Storm, A CLOSE BLOCKADE-NEW YORK BURIED One of the heaviest snow storms known in this city since the great fire, in December, 1885, came upon us during Saturday afternoon and night. The storm commenced just before noon and continued until nearly daylight on Sunday morning The wind was all the time blowing a gale from the northeast, and ceased only with the conclusion of the fall of snow.
 It could not have come in a better time for permanence, and nothing now remains to make splendid sleighing except the beating down of the tracks. There was slight covering of old snow, which froze hard during the storm mak- ing foundation that, without the intervention Of a " heated term,'' must last for long time. The snow fell in the good old fashioned country style, as 1t did when our grandfathers were boys. It came steadily and rapidly, fall ing in the successive waves technically termed :" wind rows," for more than twelve hours. Of course travel was seriously impeded. Pedes- trians--except the few brought up in the high attitudes = were scarcely able to find their homes; wheeled vehicles labored heavily, and progressed slowly and ra-cars, after struggling until nearly midnight; drew off altogether. At places of amusement on Saturday night the au- diences were small in number, with an unusual predominance of the masculine element. The streets were almost deserted, and New York went to bed universally at an hour unprece- dented in her recent history.
 HOW IT LOOKED YESTERDAY.
 The appearance of the town yesterday morn- ing was unique, remarkable and interesting. The SHOW had ceased faling and the sun come up to look down upon buried Hty. It was completely enveloped in its white shroud, which remained unbroken until long after day. light; and in the lowest part of the city many streets were trackless until late hour of the day. Scarcely one store in hundred showed any signs of life, and only here and there, at long intervals, during all Sunday, throughout the first ward, could we find a sidewalk clean ed off. Some of the streets did not show footstep for a whole block. That part of the city looked like a deserted town-a Hercula- neum half exhumed.
 DIGGING OUT.
 It was amusing in the upper part of the city to see the people digging out In many cases the doors were blockaded four or five feet deep. In some places the inmates were obliged to shovel their way out through long alleys to the street, and then they were up to their eyes in trouble. Some of the basement areas were full to the top of the windows. It was d ques- ton not easily solved what to do with the snow where it had drifted six feet deep in small yards and narrow alleys, up which many fami- lies have to make their way to tenant houses lin the rear" It was a Sabbath days journey for some of these to get out, as many of them have to do every morning before they can make "a tirao in to ral carts and wagons where they had been left on Saturday evening, with perhaps small top of one wheel or a stake only visible. In some streets, along whole squares, the sidewalks were nearly cleared off before the church bells rang, while in others, in fact in large majority of cases, nor Sabbath nor snow were broken by the rude touch of shovel.
 BREAKING THE TRACK.
 The newsboys were the first to break the track, and next those who must go to the gro- cery Cor the grog shop before breakfast, and afterwards by few determined church -goers, . and then came the throng of never-stay at home population, until at evening the whole city was marked with tootpaths, which, like l Indian trails across the prairie, could only be followed in Indian file. Towards night and f through the evening tbere was quite stir of sleighs, principally drawn by fast horses, driven by speedy young men, accompanying rapid women, through Broadway while in many of the small streets the snow still lay smooth in the middle of the road. In some of the east and west narrow streets, it will be difficult after the snow is emptied from the walk into the center, for cart or sleigh to get through.
 NO MILK.
 Although the city was milky white yesterday morning, 1t was milkess to a state of almost : entire Restitution. We doubt whether there were fifty milkmen astir in the city. Of course all who depended upon supply from the coun- try were destitute, for neither railway car, wagon, or sleigh could get in.
 THE SNOW CARNIVAL.
 To- day there will be a great snow carnival First the harvest of the snow shovelers. It is difficult to convey any idea to the outsiders, of the immense quantity of snow that has to be removed by hand. Only think of clearing off 300 miles of streets. A thousand miles of side walks to be cleared off, at an average cost of a cent foot. Say S5O,OOO worth of labor- The cost of this sing gle snow is still greater than that because there is as much more space to be cleared off in alleys, yards courts, roofs, etc., than there is of sidewalks. The money that will be paid for snow -shoveling yesterday and to-day will not fall short of $5OOOO.
 There is another thing that must be attend ed to, or accidents will be unavoidable Roofs are loaded with mass of snow that is liable, after thawing and freezing day or two, to come crushing down upon the heads of foot passengers.
 There is one abominable nuisance that we call upon the Mayorto suppress. The city is cursed with gangs of rowdy men and boys who make a business of snow- baling every pass ing sleigh. Several persons have been serious ly injured by the missiles of these vagabonds. : Let stop be put to it by the officers, or else let those who suffer go armed and fire into every -balling crowd.
 There is another duty for city officials to per form-and that is to compel the City Railroad Companies to remove the great nuisances they are creating by ridiging up the snow each side of their tracks
 THE SLEIGH RIDES
 ]; But tue feature of this unexpected snow- storm will be of the gayer stripe--the grand enjoyment of sleigh-riding. There will be nothing in the form of vehicle on runners but will be in demand. In the country sleigh ride is plain matter-of-facts business, seldom exciting any unusual emotion. In the city a foot of snow turns the town into vast unatic asylum. Everybody goes seighng in one form or another, from the gay bucks who can afford to spend twenty-five dollars an hour to the humble washerwoman who timidly ven- . lures 10 waste a shilling for slide in man. moth stage-seigh. There were::dozens ofteams out last night; to-day there will be dozens of hundreds And tonight, and any number of nights to come, as long as the sleighing lasts, ] the carnival will defy all power of description. 3 If one would see Young America unclaimed, 7 let him enjoy Cor suffer- day and night on the avenue, stopping here and there at the hotels ! on the road. One such trip will satisfy him 3 "where his money goes." A tip-top turnout 9 for four-dinner. wines and ct ceteras included