The New York herald., 1867-12-14
The Gale at Sea and on the
Coast.
Thrilling Account OF the Voyage Of
tic steamship Atlantic.
ECss OF. Life on Long Island
Sound.
IN NEW YORK AND VICINITY.

Tho emrest Of yesterday and The day before, and its
eGiymg wnri u iast falHng and blasts OF pene-
lrng wind suggestive OF the polar region and its ic,o
syncrac winry storms, abasd ia lerceness during tho
night: thlt 10 say, tue snow yesterday morning had
ceased falling but tho wind continued TO blow with an
uncom arta5ie and irregular hercaness and the
,euiporalaro maintained tho same intense severity
IL tho middle hours Of the day the sun
quite br shtly but with frozen spendor carry
iuS AtIo aarmih with Il Impossible New York In Its
r.yest mood began, however, 10 assert sclf
despite the prevalent aerial agitation and absence Of
naorc in the SUMS rays The busy hustle OF the
my snovellpg from the sidewalks and clearing
city railroad tracks for the showed itself
in other directions in dashng turnouts OF seighs,
drawn by magnificent horses, electric with bounding
life al The nnwonted music OF sleigh bells, and
ally stirring animation OF the panoramic scene ;
in homerer eonyeyances. less brilliant in afghans,
gorgoously and yareg furs
carrying iusi many hearts behind them, and in the
gay gambos Of adoesoent New York, with their mina-
ture slcds anc sliding the ice. From the Battery,
through all the dvergng thoroughfares leading TO the
rars and beyond through Yorkylo and Harlem 10 the
further confines OF the slaud this or animated
gayey kept repeating ITSELF and it was Kept up till late
evening. II Is not often have such storms,
is o universal frenzy enjoy fullest
blessings. To-day the factes for ENJOYING it will
unnecessary 10 say, will be enjoyed corresponding
proportion
Tho city railroads greatly improved in running yester
day from the day before Fully cne.haf the cars were
enabled to though compelled to be drawn by four
horses All omnbuses likewise drawn by four
bones. aud hard for the beasts that.
IL the continues the probability liz that to-day
sleigh onnihuses will be introduced most OF tho
lines Both tbs outgoing and incoming mails have been
seriously delayed account or the storm. No trains
have gone time and none have arrived time
There shipping arrived from the coast The
ferry boats seemed TO have been disturbed the least OF
anything. for they nov run regularly
In Brooklyn the serious effects OF the storm OF
longer duration than here and yesterday morning most
ol the citizens had 10 make their 10 their places OF
business on foot. With the exception OF few
The Green wood line mono were running. Two OF the
remain there stl. Tso mon, Michael Ryan and Henry
Simpson, Their efforts get home ike have
10 desih some policemen fortunately came 10 their
and saved their lives
In the Eastern District OF Brooklyn none or the horse
raroad companies Of the district able run their
yesterday, in consequence OF the great depth OF
the rails but .au2s OF set to work to
clear the tracks and travel Will resumed, II
Iered to-day. In consequence OF the snow blockade
there very little travel the ferry routes and
regular trips therefore made during the day. The
cod following the furious storm has caused
much suffering among the poor OF the district, and the
most action OF the charitable will alone pre-
vent utter destitntion, ana perhaps death, many
cases, among tho inprovident poor
The meteorological record for the past twenty -four
hours shows that At midnight "Wednesday, whom the
commenced, the ethermometer recorded eight de-
rrees al'ose zero, from which time until eight o'clock
yesterday moruipg, t marked hve degrees above
last night tho weather moderated Al that hour tho
mercury Indicated fourteen degrees above The
storm continued twenty-five hours during which tim o
tweva Inches o. show FELL