New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-18
THE SNOW STORM.

Just "a the people of Ncw-York wcrc cOugratu-
hating themselves upon the departureof winter and the
Inauguration OF Spring, they were visited by another
snow storm. On Saturday. about nooD the snow com
menced to fall. and continued steadily till nearly
o'clock Sunday evening period OF so hours II was
your crisp hard snow, that snaps and craccs
you step upon it, but s0ddon sloppy, and slusy, wet
ting the feet OF pedestrians no matter how well shod,
in few minutes. wet, unpleasant snow that chilled
those compelled to be out Of doors through and
through and made them long for the comforts Of home
many Tins mo ,neced f,u ~ snovr WIS subject or
rejoicing, them it meant segliridg. and dash
upon the BOOmmgdaie Road, or IN the Central PARK he.
hind spanking team to the merry musical Jngie 80, 3t
ing flakes capp0d their hands with joy aud repea tel
amused herself By piucking and thriving the
feathers out Of the window. Bright visions nf eoastng
also foaed before them and sleyhs that had been dis
carded for the time thrust into some garrett or lumber
loft gain brought forth and good time had gen
orally with "rln down hill" Then. there was the
building OF snOw-houses, the making OF snow men, and
the stOrfnng OF forts with snowballs for missiles
The only drawback to their coaplee enjoyment was the
fact that yesterday was Sunday. and due respect Ia
that day had to be observed. But to the poor how dit
aud Insuifcenty supplied with fuel or clothing,
tNey remained shyering around their nearly empty
ob atm warmth When the snow storm ceased the wind
begas 10 blow, aud the Thermometer TO fan, driving
blndfa2 clouds Of every direction into the eyes
and earb III everybody who ont, through the yeuta
tors and windows O the cara, and making another snow
Many OF ihe cars the various city railroads left of
running shortly after midnight on SATURDAY E@fy on
Sunday morning however the SnOw-plows were az work.
the tracks were, comparatively speaking cleared, and
the trips usual. with only half the number Of
cars though as four horses were required to draw ,hem
Nore OF the ferry boats experienced serious dete
ton tho fall OF not sufficiently dense 70 pre-
vent the pilots from seeing every object In the stream
The incoming from the East aud West were
hours behind their time init not mich so as to
serious Inconvenience To anybody. Now tho
storm has abltcd there Is little reason 20 lear any
ilUpedmcLt 20 travel -
The heaviest snow storms within the memory OF that
mythical parsonage. the oldest tnhabtan were IN the
NTftfnra ~ a. l.l- and
great quantity OF snow FELL that at the cross
walks on Broadway tunnels had 10 DO eIeavated
% enable foot passengers "a pass through On
the 7h 8th 10TH 2lst and 3l5 OF March, 1885, snow
fell In great quantities but IL disappeared under the
genial rays OF the On the 9Th aud 9th OF Ap, the
same year fell to the depth or three inches In
February also In the year. IL showed every day Tor
days which completely blocked the city up, but
the use VI salt, which has been stopped by city
ordinance. and gang OF aOOrer soon allowed the Guy
ears to run and travel 10 be resumed.
The storm OF SATURDAY and Sunday continued The
longest OF any during the Winter During the storms,
however ~ JinuaTy and February 20 and al the one
Twelve IN" other eighteen hours duration, there was
then fell the depth OF nearly three feet,
while the 40 any time during yesterday was not
more than tvraty or twenty-five inches deep.
In TH TRIBJS ~ last Thursday pubs tho num-
ber VI neutrality-suspicious. COOOwho had neglected TO
clean their sidewalks of In compliance with city
ordinance The fine for such neglect Is - with costs or
least s. So and may be up 10 s. costs, according
the heard So 10 would De well for
Oh hOuSekeepc5 who DO not wish to swell the list of deIe
Icts % gave Heed 20 this warning.
The thermometeg during the past week has STOOD as