The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-10
The skating Furore in the metropolis

Inc Sk0ttm& FurOrc In the metropolis.
NEARLY HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE on RUN
NERs-oEE- FIFTH LADIEs-THE FLOODING sue
CEssFUL-wEATHER VERY MILD, ETC
II has often been stated that New Workers. cannot ap
precate-and therefore not enjoyoudoor amusements,
but this statement Is proven a faacy at least as
regards our Central Park Such a remark might have
been true years ago. but when look at the ct that
visters TO the ice in that locality be counted no
merely by thousands, but almost by hundreds OF thou
sands, surely it is falacy The largest number Of per
that have visited the ice this season did 30 yester
day. and at about four O'Clock P. NJ. there the
pond at time between thirty and forty thousand peo
pie. The ice crowded on all sides thcky that
the white surface could barely be between them
The pond, in fact too small to hold them comforta
bly,, and every crying out for Of And
yet there twenty Of ice If the number Of vsers
increase next in comparison with this they
have in like comparison with last year, pond will
possibly hold them, and the idea Of very long, serpen
tine skating pond will have to be carried out New
York will not be satisfied.
The ice flooded with water from the reservoir on
Friday night-or rather early Saturday morning-and
the condition Of the surface yesterday was per
son remarked, "perfectly charming" All the CROUCH
places made plain" and with the exception Of
few air holes there nothing to annoy the fas
tdious skater
ViteIs W the iCe were many OF tnem early on the
spot and when the ball up at ten O'Clock NJ there
was loud shout of joy especially from the boys who
gave "three cheers for Captain Renwick."
Where there Is such crowd of there must be
fun going on. new way of making skater move was
adopted by wag yesterday, viz seizng the gentleman
by his lengthy beard and dragging him along.
The official returns Of the visiters yesterday
were;-Sx p. NJ, pedestrians 70 $780, vehicles, 3,s4I
equestrians; 40 AT clos of skating, pedestrians
5000; vehicles $3.50. BY this it will appear
that 10000 persons we're present after the
calcums lit The greatest excitement In the even
ing WAS at about nine o'clock. OF the foregoing
number Of the pedestrians, fully one dfth ladies',
during the day and nearly onethird during tho evening
little excitement caused the ladies' pond In
the afternoon by the appearance Of men with red flags
driving the skaters back "whats the matterY" cried
one, Is the ice breaking upY" asked another &c. The
answer 10 these anxious questions turned out to be-
They are going to blast that's all !" One angry
culine calculated, Blast them.r The officer informed
the gentleman that swearing could not be countenanced
On the roa around the pond the vehicles
hcky crowded together that Of the engineers could
scarcely pass through them on horseback
notice has been received by the Inspector that part
OF the Philadelphia Skating Cub would be present yeser
day and portion Of good ice reserved for their
until -four O'Clock r. NJ second despatch that
time received that the gentlemen could not leave their
corners. TOE inspector would give notice 70 all skating
Clubs both local otherwise that he will ice
for their use for COED fancy skating providing he
ceives information a few days prior to the visit.
Some Of the scholars Of the Jane rect Methodist Eps
copa Sunday school roeeved skates the leo prize
for selling the largest number Of tickets at their last
anniversary celebration.
Two arrests made yestsrdAy-one for breaking
the bushes Of the Rambe, the pond the other 70
fighting and disorderly conduct. Altogether tho day
passed OF very agrecably and when the skaters left Il
Parting sweet n sprrnw--
II there's any skating we'll meet TO morrow