New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-24
TEIFFlc At 4 DEADLOCK.

TIP STREETS BLoCRADED WITH vEmCLEo-
TRIALS AID TEGBULATIONS OF JEKsEfMEN.
At an early hour yesterday morning rumOrs
were rife in the that the City Of Newiork
bockaded both east and west The tImid were 10 de
SPAR and asseyertod most positively that the British IN
order 20 take time by the foreock, had sailed 70 Ne"
York and were determined prevent the enforcement u
the Alabama claims by blockading both sides OF the city
and. II necessary. making the Island OF Manhattan
second TorOla The more courageous secuted this idea
and pooh, poohed IT, still there "A doubt so they de
termined. individually, % rrconnOiter On arriving at
the principal bockading station Wes-st.. IL was found
o'clock m and had taken up almost an impregnable
position Now 70 drop metaphor. That there has been
been equally severe thnw Is also beyond dispute
The mlduess u Saturday, and the ran,storm OF
" all the difficulty The Belt Railroad must be known
among other thorouehfarcs' runs through nesl st IN
order 70 facilitate the passage OF the ears ne" po"
e,asar6y stso max me transit OF ordinary vehicles
easier Now the carman and drHymen are practCdl
set OF men, and anything IN the way OF aborsYlng Is by
them rapidly lnuoIsr i isn.ed Wssbnetonst WAS
"-lough OF DespOnd," aud Greenwich perfect quaR
MIR 80 with The uer,pcutv that distinguishes dray-
men carmen cxpressmeu and hackmen they Determined
make West-st the high road of travel The sudden
had impeded business. Unless Shipment was I'M.
pertlvely ordered made once. goods held
back TN the streets returned To better condition THIS
the utimatum Of many OF the leading merchants.
strangely enough, the Jersey and Long Island
farmers also arrived ~ the Same conclusion. Al
the drst indication OF a tlaw, goods were packed
IN readiness be shipped chickens turkeys geese were
killed cabbages and celery bundled In the Wagons
and old Dobbn and Pebad given extra feed OF
oats 10 prepare them the work or drawing the truck
10 market Yesterday still thawing day, so the
merchants determined sending on their goods by the
different railroad and steamboat lines The farmers also
decided bringing their produce to market And has
already been stated Nest-st. was selected for the
horOughfare. The consequence jam. Al o'clock
a III. 4 began. Policemen perHplred hourtshed their
clubs shouted til they hOarse, and despatched
themselves with mud still the Jam increased that by
noon 10 get access the ferries almost impossible
Steadily the string ~ vehicles increased, at time
reaching from the Battery HarrsOn-s distance OF
nearly a mile and half To make matters worse Court
lnudt DeY, Fulton Nesey aud adjacent streets lead
ing 20 the Jersey aud HObOken Ferries, also be-
came chOked up, aud 10 appeared n q
would take the labor of lifetime 20 eItricate
the tightly damned mass ~ drays and wagons. The
tra vel OF also impeded al time there
az many seventy IN row, all OF them standing
aud waiting for the blockade 10 be cleared The passen
gers 10 Jersey and HobOken hid hard time OF H. 10
was impossible the street In the ordinary manner
20 they had scramble 10 reach the opposite sidewalk
rdge OF the jam got tired ~ waiting deliver their
goods. they decided on returning home one by
they gradually drove away that by about o'clock the
hlOckaded streets resumed their wOnted appearance
During the afternoon Front and sOuth-sts were also
bockaded but not Ia the extent OF the west side OF the
city In the early evening when merchants and business
men are returning hOmeWard. Broadway from Wall to
Fulton-st was completely chOkeo aud blocked up with
vehicles. IL was positive dead lock, and continued
about hours but owing 20 this exeons Of the police
travel resumed IN that time. Much the LOew
Bridge has been laughed At and condemned. II be
confessed IL did good service During the blockade 10
thrOnged with people crossing from either side and
there little doubt that almost many persons made
the passage yesterday as have done since its erection
Last Spring.