The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-20
NECESSITY OF CLEANING THE sIDEwAr Ks,
&C., &o., &c.
NEW YORK IN A SNOW STORM.

ioyed q pretty respectable style Of weather. and
faering themselves that they going to have nice
mild winter. Even the Sage Of Brooklyn, with that
Bunsby like wisdom for which he is emiaeny dsstin
eushed, said "If be there will be Q mild winter.
Why soP But not why you had better get ready for
hard one" But they didn't do It, They ate, drank aud
were merry and result has been all sorts Of petty
annoy ancee, and turned every into Arctic ex
plorer for the nonce.
Even we write We may say the end 10 not yet.
Every great storm Of the that
known, even every baby Is the latest, the hand
somest the cleverest the best that born
Into the world. We will only 60 back year to the
storm OF Saturday, January 3, 1855. 1t was fitting
introduction for the year. 1t commeoced
Saturday evening, and Sunday morniag-
certainly q comfortable style OF storm than that
which lately visited More fell In 1865, but
the storm in other poets na affair. The sor
OF 1857 TO respectaoily In COMPARISON and will be
considered the greatest known-tll the next
Any who happened be out last Sunday night,
testify to the violence or the biting northessterly wind
aad tho peculiarly and decidedly aneconate properties
o. the snow, which was liner than any impApabe pow
dor ever ground by chemist The streets almost
deserted. Even the accommodating gentlemen VINO in
qure tho time Of night In dark places and then garote
you forced TO shrink away TO low bArrooms aud
there drown their disgust duness OF trade with
pstat,ons " pote deep' The Geld 30 Intense that
the gas ppes refused TO do their Office Many OF the
street Tampa stepped out alto gether and drefa were the
iamen aione In modern Improvement houses
when ascertaned that the water wouldn't run and
the gas wouldn't bum
We are speaking nov Of those well to do in lfe The
sufisripss OF the poor beyond description
Poor naked wreehes wheresoe'er you are
That bide The peltngs OF this ptsees storm,
aow shall your housees. heads. and uniea sides,
YOU loop'd ard window d rAggedness, defend you
From seasons such ~ these.
Take physic, pomp;
Expose thysolf 20 feel what wretcnos feel
That thou may st shake the su oernux TO them,
And show the heavens more Jut.
plain prose- thai have tie good things life
who toast your toes at the glowing anthracite-wh
enwrsp yourselves in fur,-who have double windows
and patent hesiors-who fare sunptuousy every day-rc-
member the poor 70 have always with you.
Rsturripg 10 muttons ana snow sorms-albelt
the storm commenced Sunday but few suspected It's
intensity Every body, exceps Journalists and nremen,
stuck ast TO the chimney corner aud concluded that
would be all right In tho morning. which decidedly
was not.
The morning opened even more goomtly than the
night had closed In A. immense snow cloak covered the
city nom Kings Bridge 70 the Battery. The wind swept
The island In fierce gusts, and dred the In
places to the depth OF three four feet Up
residents looked In early stages city cars.
Gentlemen residing above rhire;h street. with notes
pay town, nat,cned their gloomly against
the showed up window panes, reluctant 10 90 out and
ashamed to stay at home Tho dcnzens Of Harlem,
Morrisana, CArmansvDc Fordnam and other classical
localities in the "syabubs" experienced the delights
Of rural felicity In . most pointed manner. How the
gentlemen who TO their business by Jared 10
told elsewhere.
Broadway, below Fourteenth street, usually so light,
~ gay, so cheerful presented most dismal sspect The
wind had . clean sweep from river 70 river
the me particles Of snow we're whred into your eyes,
your uos'r' undor your gloves inside your shirt col
lar, while pedesnianism, Without some knowledge OF
'ne scerce o' rope dancing WI" Almost pnysca imps-
sbfy The snops were blocked up with snow and looked
deserted oy al me ~orid-'hc 'near~ and hotels pre-
sentsd an equally voc -eesone appearance Asmal mum
Der OF omnouses were running WIN double teams OF
horses, aud drivers rolled up 70 the eyebrows In Ears
And oAnke" How 'ney can dscharse tneir mulfarious
dnues- Involving the care OF iourin hand, looking out
Tor people who want get out and hose who vaut 70
GET n-exchsDgns money-avoldns all sorts Of oos'ruc
SOU, IN une '~'n OF snow Storm 30 mick 'nai the
snsrpes' eyes could not discern any object hall
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