The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-03
THE GREAT SPRING SNOW STORM.
The Effect on the Mails, Railroads, Tele-
graphs and Steamboats,.
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graphs and Steamboats,.
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March has certainly "cOme In lixs iion"-apd such
roaring lion, too that there little probability OF
hes golng out like lamb" Presisey at the tims wneu
tho streets had become comparatively clear, AND pAssa
bly, paasabc-when had parsded poeti
Gal paragraphs on the "ethereal spring"when mlli'
uers' and dressmskers "openDg were the topic OF 'ne
ten-vhen fashionable young gents had already In
.dus66 in the display Of light coats, and young iAdies
were seriously debating to the c,cr OF their spring
nonnets-when trsdesmen and merchants we're fslicss.
ius themselves on 'the opening Of the spring trade
and had convaisivey explored the recesses Of their
pooke whose emptiness they iondiy imagined was soon
% be fiiedwhen the BIRAID bad article about Now
per-when people actually began to turn up their noses
a the the grsss In the Park had actually
grown quarter Of IN inch; or the poe.ioAl editors
0Ay, 1.-THE Tiny blades had hmidiy peeped their heads
above ground, ~ mode silly 0ir wnesher they might
grow'when, In fact the small quao.ty Of nature and
she immense quantities Of art In this groat and
Wonderful city began 10 rev,vify, With the anlmus
Of the changing season-then 1t WAS, exactly at that
me in spite OF the clean Streets nice psrag sphs pretty
mlIineys, coats bright bonnsts JOYFUL tradesmen,
furn up noses the HERAIDs article Newport and the
grass the Pakn the language of the police reporters,
most TERRIBLE terrific horrible, disastrous and heart
Fending snow storm visited our city.
10 chronicle the particulars OF mournfuI and most
untmely event n sad task this morning; and It Is
with fitting feelings Of selemnty that we commence our
lAbors.
About three O'Clock on Sunday afternoon, after rather
Aaxy morning but really pleasant mid oay slight drissle
Of nne might have been observed azly descending
upon the crowds Of fresh air loving sitlz whom the
delcious atmosphere had enticed homes The
now however. fell In 20 small quauIiaes hardly to be
perceived Towards evening however, the wind fresh
when the snow began 70 descend rapidly xnd together
With the high wind to maze travelling very unpleasant
N h true that In ell his revels at extremtes OF the
weather Dot even xersm had predicted sucn casmsy:
ga weather prophe prsoossa .st ,as .se ma. storm
that another and larger one would surely coms And
How the fierce wind blew the sne snow into every a,.
0ossible crevice, lnG aoorways windows cellars hall
ways and even in some instances woirl ng Its obchag
sheets OF under the door up stairs TO the
second siery. II most malignant storm altogether.
seemed as IL the wind had sort Of spte and the
decidedly they ~ acted Ragged awnings p,ade
move ragged oo6 Sgns were ma 10 looser aud 10 some
ofice had sign drop just on bis toes passing near
enough 70 his nose 70 nave shaved Of his moustacne,
hs had any: the ordinary :scrioces OF = storm we're
end suoh email Try were matters OF course while chin.
aeys fas sisa and even house tops we're requisite 30
eoed hs almost Unsuitable thirst for destruction. Nc.
Alexander Pope, who u said to have very reasou
able man, remarked, Whatever u. 10 right" But
other vas, 10 feet that Was rish, o,sr the Ie" bo
oause 1t can't do any good. WON'T give our pouting
ben0 sleigh rides, because tue moment the
Ssh fsir chance, the snow will rapidly melt and tnon
6efe IL bottom for seighiog; aad furthermore, IL
sSsyys bad snossn Of il his winter Then thi, Storm
must osmage shpping ON the coast either by delays or
Ayrsck: neither Of which !: vsty as.,.e's ISso
aussys iAa.ss who never intend to move viii lo.s
s,so opvo.:.s: Of - ;D,'ua 3, . into ;n's ..ssS.r
yery unple"an aud the natural resat Of suoh snow
0bo had remain 10 doors the previous evening" ana
though they had heard the hosng OF tho blast had not
ng the high winds continued street walking IN
streets pleasant, and In some narror ooes sinost In
many dnis utve spsc sns Of aumsaty msh nave besa
suurgIng in vain against tner manifest dc Tiny 70
60 .he other way. towards no,n tue wiad s,mssn,. -
olesrpg cn tho sidewalks. the wind, ho~ever, was ss
unfair IN It's distribution OF the snow ., poscsus are
sad 10 be with the spos Its average depsn therefore,
Was abou, difficult to be deter mined the average
color OF The black population Tho cessation of the wnd
however soon enab cd the carriage ~ays " 90 rodden
more evenly 20 that travel ~As muon esuer, but the
not none the less spsrons mat New York In snow
Amonx the many features Of snow storm the dissp
peararoe Of the apple women noceaoe. Those Won
asruI beings who subsst ,on almost fabulousy small
smounts Of saes are nos wholly deprived Of their
somaFy vacations, and the passef by msses tee row OF
spples 80 nicely polished With an apron or haudser
chicf With which dAniies many are accustoned to
rcgAle the enselves. "Rs an III sins sha blows nobody
good" however; for while toe aunv" impn med
e home the hardy Of Erin hn many nios joo A
ohovelIlns snow B.low dc allied tue various ino
deals OF tho which have been collected BY our re-
those gsni monopoles the railroad com sne,, estab
sh no lobby AGENCY TO secure themselves from he s'1ro
srss nnmss,s II bds :, s.as ia sesrcn Of food
me temperature at tho time OF hs c,mnencemsst vas 70
dsgress above zero, but during The night fehto IL de-
grsss, sud throughou; yesterday VA M somswaA
THE CITY RAILROADS.
me city railroads, general ming, we're not very
much ircommodcd By tho storm. The main inoonve-
nsenos acooun OF the extra large force oil horses
required 10 force aside the body OF usually caught
By the boey tte The great OF forss thus
vss,ed woud seem 10 suggest the necessity Of having
some attachment 70 each car, By means Of which he
onow nigh, be thrust aside
snd kep, running during the .; sbout ten ninues In
seryah They we're obliged 70 six horses IN ea7h
car, bot made their trips even through 70 forkvie very
be Fourth avenue cars started early and regular
eGro,, ,s, p1 ss. oe ogy 's 81
nfsen minutes While obtaining Tor naou our reporter
overheard sconverssion octseen Two employs o. 'ne
behalf OF the Fourth Avcpnc Company o which they cer
aisly have never bees suspected II was I" foIlo.,-
srssErn No. Ill say, jim did you hear whst them
Fourth sveuus feIcrs bscn dom on psssengers
Jm-No What lie ~
sruKss NO. i-why, ihsy 20 into tsat empty car Of
ours standing the sree, opposite the As,or House.
when running cars are out Of sgnt and e the pas
aenacrs waiting that amt runnng to-day. They've
ao4 two or three loads hat wav.
Jrn-Lsls take drink (Exeunt onnes)
The secord avenue cars also started early aud ran a
lnteryals OF 1ecn minutes dunnx the day. Osins 70
The quantity OF snow their track they were osnged
- pu. on Sin horses each car THIS EXTRA demmd Tor
horscs OF course decreased the number OF oars
rbs sinh and Eighth railroads. both ran pretty
regularly curing day They had on four horses 70
sach car and the track Was not much DISTRACTED viih
0ov.
TIE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD.
The trains on this road very irregular, botn Ia
Arriving and starting and much inccnvsncnce wn 90
>asoped to The travelling public.