The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-08


NEW WORKERS IMPROVING THEIR TIME-THE APPEAR
ANCE OF THE CITY-THR CHURCHES AND THEIR
sPIREs-sLEIGHING PARTIEs-CITY TRAVEL, ETC.
The snow storm that commenced Sunday continued,
with slight intermissons, until three O'Clock Monday
morning. II old fashioned snow storm. The
depth Of the from the fall did not exceed nine inches
fell very fast, but in such light and soft flakes that
wherever II touched presented quite unusual and
unique appearance The church spres house tops win
dow cornnea whorovur tisc SNOW could nnd
lodgment were tinsed with clear, white, downy sub
stance me twgs branches and limbs Of the trees In the
Battery, Trinity churchyard Park and in fact in all the
public squares and those In the paaal court yards Of
our wealthy czens-all were weighed down in graceful
curves and in the branches Of trees bro
ken. EARLY in the morning 'old Sol' came out in full
force shedding his refugent rays upon the inhabitants
Of ma The reflection of the SUMS rays upon the
house tops on the door soop and court yard statues and
upon the street lamps combined to present coup deI
pleasing to the observer. The telegraph wires-which
are seldom ever notced-were neatly nged with snow,
storm did M not impede the travel onhe various lines Of
railroads convergng towards the city AS the sun ira
yelled in its Orbit its increasing genial warmth with over
sea Of dark brown sush, over ankle deep.
Notwithstanding this Objectionable feature, the ladies
the streets, and especially in Broadway, wearing
smiling faces, and with nimbe gait as they tripped
from place TO place made the day pass off pleasantly But
the morning soighs in all the streets in the
city, and the tingle of the bells made every ybody feel
an unusual exuberance Of spirits. But 1t was well nigh
noon before the grand the beautiful the costly seghing
equpages made their debut And then the gayy
painted barges covered with the most costly fur
sleigh robes, with neatly caparsoned horses encrcled
by sivery bells drawing their precious freghs, the
merry tingle filing the air with welcome winter
melody; the whole presenting busy scene Of life,
love, good humor and soul lembracing enjoyment,
rarely II ever felt in the metropolis The sleigh
riders did not conne their pleasures TO the city, but
merely allowed themselves ample time TO take up their
friends, and then started forwhereP Why, TO the
Booming gdae road, Of course where the sleghng was
good and also where the fun seekers could be prox
unity to convenient stopping places at which the
set the various drives outside the city well patro-
nzed but the crownng feature the carnival at night
The scene hey ond description. At dark 1t began TO
freeze, and by nine O'Clock In the evening the
the sleghing very good, judging by the accelerated
gait OF the horses From dark until early this morning
the streets and roads, from the Battery to Kngsbrdge
appeared continuous line Of sleghs from the one
horse cutter to the dashy six horse team Everything
looked and seemed joyous The Jehus cracked up their
fiery steeds old mems and ladies' counenances beamed
with delight the younger ones sung songs the little folks
screamed with Joy, and all appeared In ecstacios Of
pleasure notexperenced under ordinary circumstances
great degree. Large sleighs were put some
Of the stage routes and these modes Of conveyance
crowded. and every and then the poor horses
aded and worn out by overworkng them gave out The
fare collectors in these conveyance pote
passenger had hardly time to take his before the
cry Of fare, sir, fare," was heard. And perhaps
before the sleigh had proceeded two blocks the in
dvidual would cry out, We stuck" Can't 90 any
farther "Pe out" and other similar expressions The
poor passengers had alternative but to "pe out"
injured TO the extent Of six cents each The city railroads
experienced very little difficulty n keeping their regular
trips. Present appearances porend early disappear
ance Of the snow To-day may possibly be the last OF the
sle earn