The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-13
Tho storm in New Jersey.

Inc STORM lu NEW Jersey.
NO more severe storm has been known for years than
that which swept the face Of the country yesterday
City and country alike felt Its power So enectually
travel impeded that business a stand still
Men observed Sabbath perforce. for during greater
part Of the afternoon venturcd abroad except
the most urgent business. The wind blew nercely.
sending tho snow 10 drifts which lodged some places
several feet Deep Tho travel to and from New York
was light IN consequence.
On the Cotlandt street line which, except a. times
whom the river ID bockaded with ice. has always
marked by great regularity, the pilots acted cautiously
In remaining on either side till the alternate boat
had reached her slip Occasionally tho swept
along in such clouds ~ TO become denssr than the
thickest fog In the afternoon. intervals, there
was an angry swell that tossed tho ferryboats
like shells most unusual occurrence on this part OF
the North river The the Desbrosses line
made regular trips TO eleven O'Clock In the forouoon
after which the trips wero made at Irregular intervals
The Hoboken boats the Barclay street line par
TALLY suspended from seven o'clock in the evonlng The
Christopher street line was completely closed a this
hour So rough was the storm on the river that the
pilots found 1t difficult control their boats, and the
lights in the cabins frequently extnguished from
trips every hour rue Communpaw boais Piled with
nearly the usual regularity.
RAILROADS
All the railroads except tito Central blocked up
On the latter the morning express train reached Eason
on time but the Cincinnati, express due in Now York
at quarter before twelve in tho forenoon, sdd
not arrive till quarter past seven In the
evening, and then only BY tho assistance
or an sdd iona locomotive No train Erie Rail-
arrived the terminus during the afternoon Tho
same may DO SAID OF the Morris and Essex after four
o'clock in the afternoon. Tho New Jersey Railroad
would work fairly but for ths Bergen cut, which In such
a that yesterday IL completely choked. Tho
heignh which the piled In this varied
from four 70 ten feet Up to late hour last night not
train had arrived but less Than four
blocked up within sight OF jersey City. Many OF tho
passengers, In tins dilemma, walked to tho depot
through piles OF snog. Gangs OF men were employed
in clearing aaay the snow, and two locomotives were
lee 10. he
Philadelphia Washington and Baltimore trains were all
kept back. rwo on the track the Morris
ana Essex Railroad depot, and men were employed in
raising them up 10 late hour
CITIES.
To impart idea oil the intensity OF the storm within
the cities bordering on New YORK; II u only necessary to
state that all the city railroads closed IN the after
noon. The depot a. Jersey City ferry was crowded with
in the evening" anxious TO get TO their homes
in Hudson City, Bergen and numerous points along tho
horse ard dummy routes Two large sleghs we're
sent out the Bergen line, but they broke
tho way About O'Clock OF she Hoboken cars
might be sunk in pile OF snow, near the OF
North First street, and the lamp burning IL
TO warn hapess wayfsrers OF that gully.
Tho cold mad become % intense during tho day that the
minute fakes cryslAlzcd into the hardness Of nail
and such = shower, wbrled by strong blast
through the different Streets made u uncomfortable
walk ON track which was already dangerous enough
tho piled toa depth OF nne feet in soIne
places, and no vehicle. not even sleigh. could pas&
coLifriuN RfvKR-
About four O'Clock in the afternoon the fcryboat
Morrlstown, when hsr trip from New York 70 Hobo
KEN collded with = schooner, the boweprt of which
penetrated the geptemcns cabin and tore away several
feet Of the side. rne ferryboat yrs crowded with pas
sengorso among whom thcrs was for time the widest
alarm aud confusion. Some were shout Jump
board and all the life preservsrs thrown among
the passengers. which was construed BY the md into
notification that they were entering On the nnal srug
GLE Many got aboard the schooner, and preferred to
take their chspces for passage thereon than 10 trust
themselves to what they believed sinking vessel.
However the Morrstown brought safely to the ferry
slip, after which sne was tied mp FOR realrs The plots
each boat their defence the density OF the
storm. which rendered impossible al intervals 70 as
corn any object the distance OF my ysrds How.
ever fortunate that several lives lost
the spot