Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-09
Tn, Snow Storm on Sunday in New York.

On Sunday morning the sky was overcast
and mctcoroloSically speaking. everything
poltended II storm At noon the snow began
To- fall in li.ht flakes. By the time the fash
ionablc portion of church gOers were return
inc from their various places Of worship, the
ground Was covered with snow carpet. At
three o'clock III the afternoon the city pre-
scented Il very pleasing appearancc--tbe trees
in the public sIuare~. the tops OF the houses,
and the cornrcs and slls of their windows,
all over the city, were tipped with SNOW
the trees in RI" public squares wore an
exceedingly beautiful appearance and the
sight was truly grand. New Workers impr"v-
ed the opportunity for Il sleigh ride by bring
ing out their fast" teams and slow teams,
in fact any kind Of teams, 50 long as they
could jog along betorra pair of snow runners.
The livery stable Offices were overrun by APP
plicant, for slcighs: indeed, not moiety of
the demands could be supplied; the prices
offered and prices demanded were almost tabu-
lous. Towards ight Broadway presented ave
~ lively scene; the merry sleigh bells were
iinglng on the horses Of the very many
fancy turnouts. Two, four, and even six
horses We're seen before the many beauti-
full .lcgh- that were filled with joyous and
smiling faces of both sexes, peeping out
from behind costly sleigh robes. The Bloom.
ingdalc and Third avenue roads were filed
with seighiug parties, the horses driven
along at furious rates. The halfway
houses in these drives were well patronlzed.
At night, when the sleigh riders were return
ing home they made the air reverberate with
the merry songs and huzzas; and when some
of the happy Jehu's would essay to speak,
their voices BETRAYED them, and established the
fact cuncusiyely that they had been imbit-
Ing something stronger than tea or coffee
The CITY railroad cars We're somewhat incom-
! NODDED by the snow on the rails; but a. soon
as it had fallen to the depth If twoor three in
ches, four horses were placed before each car.
By this means, combined with the aid Of snow
ploughs, the trips were kept up with tolerable
regularity. Although the snow storm made
the vista on the rivers rather hazy and thick,
vet the vigilant eyes Of the ferry boat pilots
were enabled o. see sufficiently Ia guide
the craft to and fro in safety. The travel on
the ferries, however, was very light In
many instance. the boys amused them
selves by rolling up huge MASSES Of snow.
and III various point, the entire carri-
age ways were completely barricaded. The
older boys, and not a few men. res"rted 10
the dangerous practice Of throwing snow
balls, although the police We're busy in az
resting offenders. The churches throughout
the city were very thinly attended, owing,
no doubt, to the inclcmency Of the weather.
A, eight o'clock in the evening the mercury
in the Thermometers was al the freezing point,
and the snow, which had fallen 10 the depth
Of four inches, resolved itself into Il slushy
substance tina; made it very unpleasant TO
pedestrians. The temperature OF the atmos-
ph"re from rho time the storm commenced
grew mlder hy slow degrees, and by nine
o'clock at night the storm was well nigh
speut.-N y H,nH.