The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-27

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CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION IN new YORK. |
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The Day in the Ctty-Central Park Ska |
tfua aGernfval-Thirty Thousand People
Present--CeAehratio Mt the Ladies' Mi,l-
sion, and also ~ the House or Indust.ry,
Five Points, and by the Children az the
Instftstion at RandalI's Island. and ut
the Home Of the Friendlcss-Ts4rget Ex-
curssons, &C., &c., Sc.
Christmas having occurred this year on Sunday, the
day only partially observed rs day Of fesvity but
yesterday all New York, both old and young appeared
determined to have at least day Of pleasure and
creation. Tia sky in the morning somewhat
cast and for while weahe wise prognostcaors thought
rain hand; but after few hours the wind
yeered erand to another quart the atmosphere became
somewhC. mder and by the entire population Of
city snAsuburbs In animated commotion The prnc
pal Wholesale and retail stores whose propretors possess
cd te feeling for their employees, closed Theciy
banks open to allow the taking up Of notes which
se due. This department belonging exclusively TO the
ters they alone required to be in asendance the
other clerks and employees were allowed holiday. The
notary Of each bank Of hand TO reap the
benefit Of fee from the attestng and protested notes.
The hotels, Museum and various public buildings,
besides numeroas vessels the harbor displayed flags
and bunting, TO give kind Of scenic effect 70
the occasion The youngsters too did their share on this
occasion. person could scarcely walk block from his
house. no matter in what section Of the city he lived,
without encountering shaver blowing tin horn,
similar 10 those used by nshmongers in the peddng Of
their STAPLE making the most dscordant sounds TO the
great discomfort VI old ladies' and pedantic old gente
The tin horn an institution peculiar 70 New York,
but cannot trace anything In its history that has any
Mo- enaot~ hnv
where fun and frvoty were To be
enjoy found plenty Of patrons The city railroads and
omnibuses carried 70 and fro thousands OF passengers
during the day So far learn people gene
rally quiet consequently the police had very little 70 do
THE CENTRAL PARK SKATING POND.
TEN THOUSAND SKATERS ON TIRE POND AT ONE
TIkB- THE CALEDONIA CUBLING CLUB OBLIGED
TO STOP PLAYiNG-rHE PARK DURING THE DAY
VISITED BY THIRTY THOUSAND PERSONS THE
sCENxs, ETC., ETC.
The skating the pond yesterday was indeed sight
such Is seldom In this country in old Holland
ITSELF That the reader may form adequate idea Of tho
excitement OF the scene be safely estimated that
thy Thousand persons visited the Central Park yetter
day om this city and all It's suburbs and that between
and two o'clock there many ten thousand
skaie the pond As early % ten o'clock the three
lines OF city running the Park had each It's
way thishsr perfectly ammed and by II A. NJ at nearly
every other above Bleccker street, the Sixth
avenue groups of gentlemen and ladies' young Americas
and laughing girla, could be seen, unable TO discover
standing place on the cars-impatieetly waiting and
eager for the slippery fray And such in the
Largo bodies compressed into the most inconceivaby
small spaces small bodies filing up the intersces skate
jammed into ones spne shiany sticks one's
toes skate straps dangling in old ladies' eyes, obliged to
eand up huddied together like cattle in frame The
OLD lady, poor soa sho had long gwen up all idea OF
knowing "tbe ball" up, waa great irepdaton "she
could not stand up she said, she knew she could not
meant our % repsrser seeing no no necessity for ballast
therefor, indeed, ballast IN that would have been
about a. useful g ballast Q shsd in whiripooi-
could not exactly undefsani, but he felt, that
he would bave liked very much TO have been
encased in STEEL OF course not the steel Of crinone
And as 70 that much abused object crinolne, "h was no
where," and yet It was everywhere the word smash
and certainly in stronger sense than "brandy snash
will describe II completely.
Arriving at the Park snch a scene Reader did
you platter (and in this case imagine twenty
white patser essneared with aud covered
With a swarm OF fiesS Tbcn you can form some idea o
the skating pond It looked yesterday Ana the baz
e ss 81 .n s s oys
ho,ns-the tin tin ahuison Of the horns, horns
horns; and then all this into one's sensation
At once, and you can Imagine the rest Aud then TO
count al tlere! On, my eye! Your reporter was
IN ut m han & ,hs scsaso wno 1sa 10
little pig would keep running around SO much y
for 10 our case there. there were were thousands Of
happy old men and g Young Americas" Of all degrees
and none OF them wauid Keep still.
ing proportions that at half past twelve the ball was
lcwered order 10 keep back fresh additions from the
lower port Of the city; but the cars, seems,
eve 70 bus large the red ball pacarded
their sides kept their bah in view for me after
wards the crowd kept pouring in aud pouring ont
incesrantiy the aternoon between aud
Ave O'Clock, when the climax was reached and the cream
,,y eIu IN nnber fesrinr that the oserwhem,ug nun
beTs OF skaieTs coastaly increasing IN spite OF their
strenuous exer,ions would break in the i'e, and soma
mined 10 clear the pond OF all skaters. This was
indeed, very desperate eaors-tor,y men to drive
away ak thousand eight thousand, and these
egnt thousand skates, too. The little IN went, how
ever, resouteiy to work They got ropes, auo fret
sretche hem the end OF the Park
gradually to sweep the crowd before them Tue scene
that fooxed, 70 use an original expresson beggars
the s,Tenpars efforts Of The police i many eases az Hog
town and fact just n0sy though 10 different key
The Caedsaan Curling cuo, pursuant TO advertisement
Scottish game curliDg but the pend soon became go
crowded that the portion OF IL they had chosen for
their play ground, The extreme eastern neck had be
abandOned. They played few games however, but did
not ,sy advertised, for prize The police force Of
the PSx .Dot able 10 ktep the crowd back II the
Caledoans play game the poai arrangements
will have to be mate TO have Argcr force in attendance
The sh tiers 80 ntermipgle that the sksu SKATER
could seascey be distinguished iTom the nostca. Big
spread eagles figure Ss SIS, all mixed together;
but no then besIuul stars visible TO the spec
ators ehot oil with incredible peed from the heads
OF novccs who seemed determined test the relative
strength OF the and the back part " their craniums
Your geneso with long thin legs and smooth elk hats
TO be rather shaky In the ba, aud knees and
the young iacies, God bless them TO-. what would a
skating pond, Stuarts Broadway be Without them y
the cc br. none OF them on skat V, aud oil the
ice laughing sliding, and making con ,nents upon
the silk hats Of the young gentlemen .volllng from
bruised craniums and. weslng their dear lts 70 in
the pools water here anu there on the surface,
in spite Of the ominons word Changer" pc vched UP
on stands. Little Wcbns one skate a vi Little
urohiDs on two skates, knee high TO grass hopper,
were In fun glory. pitching in, striking OUT, a Vi up
settirg each other ia ane style, while old genLsm
eelvesGorward through the ,rowd pulling and blow ing
like the steam fire engine Niagara ~ stand still sNo
Bowery The whole was most infprpg and novel,
and made ono almost like exciaui0g enthu-
sasm Of Young urchn-"By golly Jimmy, Isn't this
rip raw in skatev
The banks Of the pond all sides were crowded with
Spectators he greater portion OF whom ladies' and
the slde, long line, double line OF all xoIs
nr Who Ienpt al will