The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-14
The Great snow storm.

From Lhe ". Y. Herald.
Despite all the representations of the
weatherwise that the present would prove
mild winter, the threats of Wednesday in the
chilly air and the aspect of the clouds and
the direction Of the wind, were speedily full
filled by snow storm which forebodes a
winter Of extraordinary severity. Our tele-
graphic weather reports announced that at
nine o'clock Thursday morning it was raining
at Richmond, that heavy sleet was falling at
Washington, that snow and rain were COM
mingled at Wilmington, in Delaware; that it
was showing at Philadelphia as well as in New
York, that il was cloudy at Boston and Port
land, and clear at Port Hood In this oity the
snow was falling lightly at one o'clock in the
morning, with gentle breeze from the north
east, which increased to gale by ten o'clock,
when the snow fell thick and fast seriously
impeding travel and bringing business
almost to a standstill. The tracks of the
city railways were cleared by the aid of
snow ploughs; four horses and two drivers
were put on each car, and during the greater
part of the day the cars, although reduced in
number, made their usual time. Stages,
hacks, and drays moved with great difficulty,
horses frequently slipping and falling in
way the most distressing to the sensitive Mr..
Bergh. Pedestrians found the streets difficult
to travel, and several persons were run over,
narrowly escaping with their lives. Scarcely
a lady was to be seen on Broadway; indeed,
an army of "street soldiers" would have been
invisible at the distance of a block. The
wagons Of express companies, especially those
which were overloaded, and all heavy teams,
could scarcely move. The ferryboats arrived
punctually only throughout the earlier part OF
the day. All the Sound boats except the New
port boat were in on time. The railroad trains
from Philadelphia and elsewhere came in
safely and on time during the early portion of
the day, but in the evening they were all
DELAYED. The furious wind that drove the
binding snow through the air and along the
ground spoiled the prospect Of an immediate
sleighing carnival. The ground was left
almost bare in many spots, while in others the
snow was drifted into formidable heaps. We
trust that the police will remind householders
and storekeepers of their duty to have the
snow removed at once from the sidewalks in
front of their premises This duty often
seems to be especially neglected in front OF
Government buildings. When shall we reach
so high degree of civilization as to have--as
the Parisians have, for instance, along the Rue
! de Rvoli-miles of covered sidewalks The
| aggregate sum wasted in spoiled umbrellas,
overeoats, overshoes, ETC., within few
months, in New York, would suffice to build
piazzas on both sides Of Broadway throughout
lts entire length.
., Aswe have intimated, many signs, including
the alleged approach of the Gulf Stream
towards our coast, were relied upon by the
Weatherwise as infalliby predicting that the
| winter OF lo67-6S would be mild Bat the
SNOW storm of Thursday apparently contra
diets all these signs, and adds its testimony TO
that of the recent hurricanes in the West
Indies in favor of general disturbance and