The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-22


growing srcwdrin, which brought up oil standing;
and amer several unsuccessful attempts to proceed the
melancholy intelligence announced 70 rs that we
would have 70 stop the road I'll night Then com
series of preparations for comfortable quarter
ngs In The cars accompanied with all kinds Of prayers
| praises, iopre, cations and malsdctions. What q
night was! There seemed to be q general
The cars rocked rrem side to side IKE q lsb, boat
In . squal: and the snow poured IN upon nj through
cracks and or.nns: =, vim "nTn ses cars .bSundeda
bity OF mistake having been made by the controlling
pewer Of the New Jersey Railroad in using 90
summer travel Fresh from home, we we're all
supplied less with small stores. which
isdloa. nsns Fo1ian.ss We had seod :sopy
| wood on hand, and constant firing up save US
life How sigh, thug makes hero Among the em
poy CO OF The road there was one who rejoced
sweet and well known name Of Horace Greelsy-not
Horace the verable, but MAJ esake Rude and uncut
iivsied, he nevertheless possessed noble soul and
through his iodefargabe efforts much, very much dts
comfort and distress were sverted vgiaut ACC
noda,ing, anxious 70 and always industrious his con
duct received the iuert commenda.ion Of every
were constant And he with :comcal replies,
funny laugh, and cheerful slscrity relieved
the wants and Il, suffering. Of man very many
assed in the suow 90 the morning Of the drst day
We rose "betimes' assure you, aud doleul appear
a. y
lively Samaritan whom your humble cou rteou VIZ
dubbed "Pettiu sail announced ood fo the famished
which consisted OF bucket OF cheese, bucket OF ack-
two buckets Of water ana ce-the latter COM
modify decidedly predonoAne This q goi
send, and general destruction mmenced these Ia
dgestble compounds By this line the wnd had ullsd
considerably and efficient force having bean OF work
during the morning. at about y P NJ VS. started on
our way rejoicing but, alas tor the fsllscy Of human
hopes and human wishes One me aui Z hall from
Burlington We ran aground again, and after nunberless
unhuceeSr attempts oy our iron horees 70 advance Tor
that could get farher ngat This created terri
Bile excitement! The at once pas ed TO the con-
ducior to return Burlington hut 1t va too late Toe
time occupied enoeavoriuy 10 ahead the drifting
snow an opportunity to tlocx our passage ~srd aud
with all hope shut GU. o. for ward or back movems emit
We set about preparing for rec md night r,sd.
The msjory Of the Passengers took possession Of
"hancs" ard which had been nicely stopped In every
part to keep the wind ou'" and after shining seats aud
placing them 30 TO mske comfortable lounges word
psssej to look out for food Several farmers Visited
in spow the Arctic natives did Kaus,
Ing Storage" provided paid for it-and from the
neighborLocd NC aid have q bountful supply. good
many Of our passengers repaired TO the a6soent farm
houses and suppea; nus those Of % who remained
board literally furnished with glorious quantity OF
solids ane fluids. To Mr.. shedaker the medal must bs
given az q caterer, The night passed infinitely
better than the frrt and the Gun was beralded tni,
morning with Drigct eyes aud beAmng faces.
About egh, O'Clock the majority of the passa footed
10 BurhIst op where partook Of . meet exeorsoie
breakfast At two NJ. one st q time the cars
drawn back 10 Burlington by mules and At three
ocomc sent 10 relief from Camden hove In ght
giving token thai he road open At 81 buckled
on, and leaving Burlington with des ening
greeted Camden with lis fellow on our arrival aud after
crusbiug and crushing through the ice In the Delaware
were SAFELY spded IN The city OF bro!herly love- with
the hrm conviction ,etled upon every mind TIA. this
detention could have occurred any oAer road
the Uhon an5I nth the wish thai in his her
right mind should ever venture a trip Jersey rail
road IN the winter season. matter how promising every
thing be- Tor atsuredly the motto OF tins road
time OF TRIAL "svery for himself and God for ALL"
THE STORM IN PHI ADEJpUIA
Iron TIE Pniladeiphis Leoter. Jan &c
The crow storm which commenced about noon on
the greatest we hsve bad for many yeafs The high
vino which accomplished the snos did considerable
hou.es, ripping awnings, 30 Two houses in Greco
sreet west q Twenty frat and one In ~enty hrs
and We WAS SIo.n OF siso the lin roof OF smith,
store, Seventeenth and Market streets, was blown into
Five houses IN vIrp street near T.en,y four,s were
unrooied yesterday morning aoou O'Clock, the whole
by the wind about four feet below the edge Of roof
wien TIE wbo'e were taken oil boldly. Edw Ga1asy
who reded in Of 'he houses beard the breaking Of
me wsil and tearing danger, hurredy got bis family
out rHieiy placed them In q neighborog store. He
returned to ,he spot again ana found woman, neigh
Dor, living In ono OF the nouses with q child In her
In the middle Of the street. feet caught nonz
tie rsfmenr Of the roof ana entirely helpless. Bis for
,bis timely discovery by him, iho, with the infant
| ~oulc doubtless have perishet.
Tho ektt gable wall Of the distillery Twenty h'th
1 street, rear Greer ". blowa do~o-samage no, ne
i
corner OF Nineteenth and Coates streets partially
mroo'ed. TIE room Of tin The roof OF tbs house o.
Captain Klire on Twenty fourth street. above Pratt, was
ihe night intensely cold tina, bot few pe-,oas
verturoc ino the streets, and . number OF those who
we're c;mpslled 10 lace the storm severe frost
bitter, end one woman frozen 90 de,h. appears
th,t offeer, Bsnet and Thornley, passing along
Rcbnoud street In the Nineteenth wa,d about daylight
yesterday morning, when they raw portion Of female
ctthrg Gtckius out OF q snow din On clearing away
| the tnow hey discovered the dead body Of w,nsn
q ba 1sfna aHdU ~ mad Ma nd
abe relied vihip fee squares from the place wnsre
her BODY vas found rne hnbsnd OF the woman is EN-
| fae OF his wife until her bocy taken hons. she
leaves child Two years old
| Aum rsmed George Hart fell upon the pavement,
rear Front and prUax streets, snd broke his leg and
when discovered nearly dead from the effects OF tue
cold The broken nnb " Is 90. nj the seventeen ward
station house ny Dr. Lyons woman named Charlotte
sproue va found 10 now DRIFT In the Twenty fourth
ward, rearIy frtnn shc 10 ATTENDED 70 al tho station
house
Mary Mccwmck aged 90, tell 10 Rsce street. below
sixth, Yesterday, snd fractured her le thigh Admitted
10 TIE Pennrylvsna Hospital
frozen.
TIE city members Of the legislature, with the Speak
ers Of both houses and others a the depot
ptnn,JvsIia Railroad Sunday night expecting 1,
proceed 70 Harrisburg 10 be present 81 the clscoD FOR
usi no Train could be s,Ar.ed aud n ANXIOUS
were compelled TO return 10 their hor1 -, cous,une
ib,Uselv,s with the certainty that quorum woui DC
TrtsCni ana an election would not take place.
THE STORM IN BOSTON.
tfrom tie traveller, Jan Nv
Que OF the heaviest storms have experienced in
THIS vicinity Tor twenty ears past visited last night
ivrrS Tie entire day tie weather tuteusev cold
With IRE wind from north. towards evening the wi,d
charged TO rorteAs aud blew with gre VIOLENCE COO
tiuuirs until this moSnlrr snow fell very fasi from AK
oe'oek les, evening unt this arnoon giving u, about
L three icet On q kvel
From the Advertiser jan 1a1
The bust.,rg sno~ sorm which began this city on
Surdsy evening, continued without cessation until noon
yesterday ard With intern ssons aba,ed force
through the afternoon and evening Toe appearance OF
eur streos yesterday moynna vas wild picurssaue
w the txreme The high wind bad driflsd the spow 40
~ o. form the mot anas, and irregular shapes sona