The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-19
THE GOLD TERM OF 1857.

IN The First Great S.ow StOIm-The c0'dest
Da. OF the Y.aI--vew York M n Sno" Drift
ia, gne Embargo the Ferries Cont nued-
Is The Sorrows and Trisls Of tiae Brookiyn-
cl ites-FIctz,ng OF tnr Hyarant., tScs
That yesterday was other day this
III acD so ar is made abupdarty manifest by the following
so Of the snpers,u keeps in the HERALD ohce VIZ
salAt A. NJ degrees below zero A. M, zero; A. NJ.
desrees above zero; ~ N degrees above zero 3P
M H. degrees above zero; NJ degrees above zero;
'oosp P n, degrees above zero
aos Theae dgures DO not tell all the truth Gu
a. N, IS kept pisce that is sheltered from the
on Nercpg wndx which pre- allied during the day In
~ poscd situation the nornometer would have averaged
nut three degrees above The wind during the
"a early palt OF the day norTe by north, but to-
CT sards ne aitsrnoon chopped around to the north
)" east This little crap commenced about P. M. on
sa,urd.y, and the cod mgsted at ali ii . late
- tnour ssi night
le TIE ircs. which commenced coating the window
,s ssly Saturday evening presented unbroken
Sunday morniog, upon which delighted chidrea
gsro busy rscng houses Lhss and the thousand
PICTURES which the busy dogers OF the old Frost KING
TAI, their especial reu Lazy people raised
Ok be tips OF tneir roses rcu te warm pillow shudaered
ss they hesrd tho rstIg wlndoS panes, and thinking
C Il 900 cold" to &C to church." satisfactorily
= tuyaed 10 take snnner spoozc. Hot buckwheat
, 4 cakes emf coffee a premium and went OIL at
1t 100 cold for class OF stray people who
slwass wander round the streets Sunday morn
iny 80 view "cy provements," and talk
over matters in general with their particular
II too colo even these poor fellows, shut
MP N tacps s the week 10 venture out yesterday 80
they formed groups rourd the old rickey stoves and
lated ,xuAordinary Of wonderful long frosts
f~and "told sptlis" whicn thoy bad known or heard
. tell OF
Vi Betveen ten and eleven O'Clock few Conscientious
s people with blue AID pions prayer books wendsd
their way the churches aud shivered through
the iorc prayers d'owsy sermon, while the Stii
move ring pastors subct al the currents of air,
WITH eir delicate forms fresh from the atmosphere OF
warm study vibrsted between their perfamed pocket
efoh.e,s and the CT and gold bound Bible.
'Chprch out, every hsstened home with . con-
Of duty performed and evidently determined
q, 10 spEud oosy afternoon.
: Happy those who could. who reclining soft cush-
Toned chairs IN nicely hested apartments, with
window orspery shutting on, every unpleasant eight or
s,upd felt not the keen bitter blast swept the cor
nets entered all The crevces Of many miserable
sarret whose occupants crowded and trembled betore
!, the few dying embers The wret,hed hearth. God
help the poor ucn days and nights these Every
- body eat. good dnnsr sunday and good warm din
', great helps to PHILOSOPHY, especially on very
y cold Day Accordingly, although the sky became moro
b overcast ard pbeee became stl more gloomy
4
to look brighter Old folks laid on read pious books
the sunday newspaper, while young ades, with their
pry noses pressed ssspst window pane wonde, Sd
II dry ss~sx would tsrn up, aud gladly announced that
II had commenced tnoxing, and therefore must have
'no5ereisd." Not sTioty necossay this when Il
ruows IN arctic 40 degrees below but
- Z. g. generally the case in this latitude.
7hs oo,d spc II much 80 be reg retted, At
nopportune une The North river 10 now dessely
psos ed WITH drir ice. and embargo has been s
soy Of city ferries In We were r hope
ths, weather soula orova long enough TO et rid O.
tbs ice nuisance but cold OF yesterday will undous
edy sSnerae sufficient quantos OF fresh water ice 10 again
= hbor and chose up the channels OF our rivers
sbss rendering them opsafe navigate for tlI
10 come The closing Of adjacent rivers may be bui
q small matter other cities. but TO New YORK
Ane more especially n Brooklyn n Of vial importance
in queDce OF tho Intimate business and soca reiA
tous OF the two cities.
Tor week past the Brooklyn people who have bust
ness In this city and who do not live the Fut,c
ferry have been put 10 the most Inconvenience
and by the alnost entire cessation OF all the
ether ferries which run somi ocoasony. The Brook
1ya ctr railroads part made up for this by furnishing
~ iransn Fulton stress; but esseseay while nearly
- all ne other ferries stopped there vAs no
a. way o, getting 70 the Fulton ferry the railroads
v had ceased running on account OF IN absurd
% sau breaking ordinance In foroo In tho CITY Of
point distance Of thirteen miles along the bay and Est
river aud 10 densely populated for from three 70 i've
mn mics from the shore ye this immense oy 10 forced
e during the connuancs Of this weather, depend
feres. Grand and the other III Fulton street,
At The only st Intervals. In view Of this
nral soppsge Of ferry travel why not take into con
the propric,y building couple OF bridges
nj 10 Brooklyn. Ensineers ,Ay "a practicable, and q
would almost pay f OF use only duras the winter monsns
IN. During yesterday there but bos. eaon Of
the Houston, Grand, DIVISION and Peck alp fer
Durrs the forenoon the quite iulI Of Toe,
rs an5 The made but cv trips In the afternoon
norhessery wind drove considerable quantity Of ice
a down the river and the boats frequently The
Pech sip boa, Withdrawn s dark las night AMI the
ne srst previous Saturday night beat le the Grand
!. New York side iron r n until . A. n. About
Pl O'Clock Yesterday afternoon the beam Of the
= Houston suoet bosts got half centre and she
ie dr'Ifed dock below the Nsvy YsrJ,
W.. and sif there at DARK.
- The Jersey City hrry with considerable regularity
yesterday, and uips about night
~ Cana street Christopher ferries were no,
in operAon yesterday, and boat creased the Barclay
= ferry during The evening After O'Clock.
" Aboui noon the wind changed 70 tho eastward and
showing 81 nr,t gently but By ten O'Clock
tbe asses e thick and FAST though ,he mperaure did
n not moderate The slightest degree Through the rest
of the asy sormed furiou,y and III mituish, there
bs b ~ss no .gn OF s'oppsge.
an Tnls the nrr genuine old fashioned storm we
fur have bad preceding have been merely fly
dh rstchers which raised hopes yaanx New York
- ,eighiBg points Only melt them away ayAla We 70.
member the term" Of last too well con
re sr,ulste ourselves Upon the prospe but v Afford
hes chance for the play hing cutters, bright bays.
pe 70 speak Of the sparkling faces which rcsf ssuc
=. y rom their warm wrapplpss,a as they move Turn on
H. iht rfth avenue sesn ride 10 the oily alter al
bogus Affair." and not 10 be compared TO the grsrd old
turnouis with "is'ners team" or pair Of orep the
r.e might be, with the old monster sleigh ausi with