The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-17
THE FIRST SNOW STORM.


Yesterday was made memorable BY the occurrence Of
the nrst storm OF the season shortly before ten
O'Clock the star shaped fakes slowly descending from
the clouds aghted nosecssy upon ground and ere
hour had gone by cold wind driving downward
in SERTED the winter gems bestowed by nature
upon earth The thckening carpet like n rich mantle
thrown upon the shoulders OF mendicant,
ceacd deformiiIcs from the eye, and changed vista Of
dusty III paved streets aud heaps Of refuse
into boundiess expanse Of unsued whitencss. II hid
under It's surface the evidence Of contractors delin
quences. and thus, Ike charity, covered multitude OF
sins II ievelled the middle Of tho streets with the
walks, whence The breeze would and sweep
the snow until lay accumulated the opposite curb
stone; and until sundown the few daring mortah who
ventured to stroll through the city looked upon all
mn and all things through an ever-fang curtain with
ashen horizon the back ground and houses lamp.
posts, vehicles and shadows looming out dimy
London fog within short hours the Snow King
did good work. The air biting az ever, aud tho
snow lay deep upon the ground unmelted by the genial
warmth Of single sunbeam Urchlns without shoes or
hats the gcmns Of Gotham stood knee deep the des
cr and delvng into the downy mass kueaded tho harm
less cannon balls wherewth many knocked
on its owners head by the practssd hand OF juvenile
sharpshooter Little girls ran merrily into the street.
and with wooden spades and benumbed fingers sought
raise statues in front OF their parents dwelling placer
Industrious lads with shovels far bigger than them.
selves confident OF the speedy termination OF the Storm
sought employment with offers remove the snow from
the pavement fronting our metropolitan palaces, and all
the female domestos in tho city gathered in opposition
the stoops Of tho houses and broomed away though
the crystals again 10 fall during tho winter
iocomo,ion through tho thoroughfarcs decidedly
unpleasant for pedestrians, and most wearisoms for
.n.r.
hardly abo draw vehicles from depot TO
pot Now and then tho stumbling OF horse would I'm.
pede the progress OF other cars, and long line OF cot
ages on wheels, with Illuminated windows and red and
yellow and green lights twinking through tho mist,
would be formed, to whom the conductors and
drivers by combination OF shouts and blows, had got
the exhausted brute its fcct driven The large
seds In in previous years To clear tho tracks and
salt down the snow again In requisiton, and
overland route OF brownish hue marked tho laid
out by the several railroad companies Carriages
at PREMIUM and endless tiles OF private coaches drawn
up at the portals of fashionable churches bore evidence
Of astocrac dread OF the severity OF the weather The
policemen who arc generally supposed 10 DO impervous
10 rain and hardened 10 the keonest blasts of winter
SUNK away under sheds and awnings and patoed their
beats by eyerg the vicinity with the utmost vigilance
In lieu OF pacing half dozen times around the block.
Tho pavements became extremely slippery and the
pedestrians slld about and tumblcd IN more or less
statuesque posures to tho intense amusement Of the
youthful non falling fraternity. The skaters vasy
dsplcased by the occurrence Of the storm, for the
smootbness Of the Kinks and lakes up town sadly
thrown far into the dim future Towards evening" how
ever their spirits checrcd by change In the
away tho snowy carpet and reduced the Ice ana snow to
sush hope that the injury done the ponds would
not be irreparabe All dissertation the chances Of
brief sleghng by this freak OF the clerk of the
weather at once brought 10 q cose and those TO
whom tho iinke OF bells music, and rapid
coursing hard and CLASSY roads seems tho Of
sions the subject until futur. and welcome
snow storm DO abruptly terminated by break in the
clouds. and unrolling Of the blue canopy OF tho
heavens
IN nRooxLyx
fhestrreis Of Brooklyn for the arst time this
son covered with hsccy carpet yesterday About noon
tho had fallen such depth % Interfere with
locomoon tho CITY railroad limos and double teams
were brought into reputation Snow baing which isan
institution peculiar 10 the City Of Churches and which
In INDUCED In throughout the lending thoroughfares
such u degree that u has become absolute nuisance
met with . slight reverse during the Afternoon The
officers OF the Forty nrst Forty second Forty third and
FORTY fourth police precincts made raid thore
gagged In throwing balls and led them into captv
ny The rain, which fell In torrents during tho evening
left tho thoroughfarcs In terrible state indulgence
In The pleasures Of pcdes,riansm.
About midnight the rain somewhat abatsd and wAs
succeeded By regular norhca~ gale.
Tho Weather Elsewhere.
Yosrass MosRou. Doc. IA heavy storm cot In
tonight weather modersiing howsvss and viii soon
into rain. Wind northeast outside blowing fresh.
Tho steamers Delaware, froa Charleston, and Empire
from Wilmington, bound 70 New York. which put Into
Norfolk yesterday short Of ocslhsvins spcountsred
heavy wealhersrs anchored here. waiting opportunity
TO saii
FowrRus McsRox Doc Ierhs gale s,lli blows freshly
outside; heavy ran succeeded the storm Of last
night and tho wind. which bios heavy from The north
night Is southwest The stsamsn Empire. from VII
mingon Delaware from Charleston, aud Saratoga from
Norfolk. sailed for New York 70 night Both The ksw
York steamers arrived 81 Norfolk safe II nooa.
wAsHrsoros Doc i6-ssow to the depth OF about two
inches fell here early this mcssing and succeeded
by rain, continuing nearly oil day.
BAInsows, Doc S-Hssvy rain storm oil day. pre-
cedei by light fall Of sno~ this morning Some ndi-
cations Of clear up this evening
PgIAp y,rHGA, Dec ia heavy snow storm has pre-
vailed here since daylight, but u 10 sow turning TO rain.
Bosros. Doc 10 -Thssmoms,sr Is. Cloudy, aud IN
dications Of snow.
hours snow has fallen 70 the depth ~ sr inches and
IL still showing very fast Ali tbs trains the ar
loren, railroads are delayed In consequences.
Erw HAVE, Dec 10 IA storm has prevailed
here since noon, ana Is sun is progress snow
ha. fallen TO tho depth u four inches, and Ia much
dfiitcd
PoccHEsrss, Doc. IA binding sisw Storm has
ragged here since eleven O'Clock this morning. SNOW 70
the depth OF several inches the ground and there
good prospects for sieighiog
AiH,Sr, Dec. Snow commenced falling here early
thkS hbFuPobt " w u0N f0m@ Hk lnsh"f IT~p lh~
covered with anchor ice but the ferry boats
stu running
BrYrAfo. Dec ia snow storm begun here last
night and ght 10 ten inches have fallen up 10
eight O'Clock thls evening, when tho storm ceased n
esima,cd that thirty ss inches OF have fallen bere
during tbs past week.
CtscsxAu Dec Is-rhs weather Is mild, snow
inr. Ito ground 10 frozen
cwc.co, Zee. "a severe snow storm prevailed here
since O'Clock lat evening with DRIFT In place.
Eve st feet high The storm still continues and the
streets have been almost deserted during the day.
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