New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-13

The beautiful theory which discovers good
in everything finds sufficient food for eohioW lal'o l
teEtorm which commenced 40 1913 ON wednesday A-N''
Seldom has greater occasion been presented lof 'l' N
lual exercise OF forbcamnce land goodwin pe'"'cu @"
classes Although the wcather-wiso inform Us 'Ho"
rom e teroperature OF the am the direction Of the
wind and the general aspect Of the clouds sio'lN "
moro than ordinary violence might have been lIo6N'
Gated STILL the.fact that up 70 q late houI l-9' -
svervOUe remained amazed at the VisltauoN' sus-1'
that suCh DEMONSTRATIONS were neither NeI1 4o i'
very authoritative Perhaps it s well that these -y"
storms do take us by surprise; for our calactics
ar endurance grow with the storm, ana inc heavier
Tho fakes fall the irrefragabe becomes our lesou
ton 10 suffer and Doe strong We have little une 10 broou
~ Wbimper The cxscncy Of the situation calls for i'm
mediate action GunOos and boots have TO be ravsed
fro, tbelr hiding places the people 20 whom we last
lent our umbrellas have TO be recoecied ana Thought OF
with silent benedicOns pavements have TO be cleared;
Vaterpro0fs and scars and wrist warmers have 70 bc
bpnted up in their respective drawers and closets
agemen for party and church. and theater have 20 be
irokoD possible seghing expeditions have TO be pro-
Jseted; and among an these calls, have little time 20
leploFe the nOu-aruval OF letters and mails the pros
peotve epidemic OF coughs and colds and the still
certain prospect OF streets swimming with slash as soon as
che and the out. The tempest calls and
must obey We grid on the armor OF goodnature and
Gak pan0ped with cheerfuness and smiles. True i is
sle last feather that breaks the camcs back; but no
hke IN any snov-stom is that feather and the
deeper the number Of inches The longer are our els Of
endurance.
Yesterday snowstorm was legitimate uorth-caster,
84 tIc temperature at which 10 continued remarkable
temperature Of 80 degrees for Dec T. noon would not
have been unusual o temperature Of is degrees for that
day ofhe month ard hour may be anticipated once IN 10
wears; but temperature Of 10 degrees for that day Of
the month and does not ofeuer than twice
century The light fau Of fakes which began at 11} on
Wednesday night was shortly succeeded by hal that
lasted tu yesterday morning. steady snow then SET
u. accompanied with high wind. which continued
throughout the storm. At 2 o'clock @. yesterday,
tAe thermometer stood at 80 degrees 40 a. No. IL stood
81 Is degrees it stood at TO- by that time the
had reached depth Of five inches, was Light ana
line character and drfted with uncomfortable perth
scty into every small and minute gully. Late IN the
afternoon the prediction that Che remaining 20 hours
would be snowy and overcast.
Dweers IN the suburbs too accustomed to view the
ferries under every possible meteorological aspect 70 dis
cover any thing s,hugly anamOous the features they
yesterday presented, The stranger however, would
have been Dew udered and dsmayed The tide was very
bSn ard drivers Of teams experienced great difficulty IN
embarking. In Jersey City. az the Barclay-st and Wall
o. ferres not few breaS-downsao and several
horses were seriously injured. At the Conrtandt-st
ferry, however had been employed with scrapers
and brOOms 90 such advantage that only one animal was
injured by falling Tue HobOken ferry boats trom bar
esyst the North River with great dhcuty the
IT seeing feet from the boat The o'clock boat from
HObpkeH ~
DELAYED than an hour on account OF inc accu
B0nnd boats yesterday morning arrived in tme The eX
ceptOn being heNewport boat which ala not geI IN IN
A0 an The operator at Sandy Hook reported the gale
es exceedingly heavy the weather being thick that DE
could not see inc g' WON od ne SuT pf vef ont
Gne tide rapidly auG there were NO aryalshom sea
the wind northeast and the weather heavy. thick, ard
showing it being impossible 70 see my yards mum
beroi steamships Of the various lines were ready 70 cell
delayed their departures Among the steamers Lhus
detained are The WCser for Brcmcni Eagle for Havana
Emly r. sOuder Tor CharestOn VIM. y. Clyde, for VII
mnEton and Niagara for Norfolk Toward the close OF
cue sltet4Oon w s 49, tose ~ W., Isla"9 LsiHe
exceedingly uncertain Oh thcir trips and large numbers Of
Rssengis oelue anl lo-5 5at ne t 80 @rester
70 was enc common lGea thaJ tHe Storm wa " i0Sa
severity than auy have had for eight years but n.y. 10
late hour last night 10 serious disaster TO the shipping
fghere is one class Of public servants who in some
Eeather receive yeTy e conaisi41n y et o5'S we
~ S9 ans so far "a Teportoria osefva-
too extends, that class Of the community which re
To drive stage eteTnaly up and down Broadway.
an the bes Of veather H. not bv any enUsut
mG q romantic pursuit Indeed no siage driver ean
be- gined enthusiastic iu his profession Surely ms
Sense OF having conscentous hs EoIk te
EXPOSED 10 an Tie inclsmencies which beset the sailor
without any OF the romantic amenities that render me
Sstlbe But when. during such DAY ana hEht a. !ta
k0rdsy, De is expected 20 see everyone NLo SaNs 10 s
n the stage and feel the pun Of everyone Who wants 20
s nto' 81 VI it'c, ia evts minded darkness around
G55,,d dcsth berssfb i'm II might almost Doe said
shep he is expected TO do all this and keep his tom
per TOO practice OF lis profession amounts 90 nero
i,n and tine fluent pen correspondence with the feei
tng heart, longs 10 write song OF the stage Driver
Immediately. But nueu pens and feeling hearts nave 30
many drains upon them in other directions, IFat the
sagedrycr Is allowed 20 drive his way through hIe even
tbrourd trfos IKE That of Yesterday with very little
thought about hlm after tue ilre Is hahdeu up 81, -
.vsys Witbtcssed v,sterday on Broadway. There
uumbercss instances II horses falling ana SOME w he9
breaking their legs The 5upereqWno fuorts these Jleu
nd distressed ANIMALS made to drag that mad been
imbedded I'M the snow were exceedingly painful 10 the
r,xitrt vVor w 10
The car hDes put extra teams, ana IN some
cases Two drivers at an early hour; the Broadway and
Seventh ana kgh-halC. lines hdd -FOUR horses Aldchto
20 eaca car Tie sixth Third, and Fourth ave. lines
V,ere not equally prompt though the Thrdave subse
euonUy added fifth horse. Owing to the heavy drifts
are. The seveuth-ave ears made quicker time than
tseer TbIrt and the Astor House
Wiuiamsburghers crowded the Greenpont cars 70 AZ un
benc made In Jersey City the Railroad trains ran as
usual bUt gangs Of men were IN constant requsIOn
70 keep the tracks clear. The afternoon trans from
phadelnha and other points came in on tme the snow
not having then reached night 6unceht 10 peue tue
4racks few enteTprisinR JehuE iu the city made ter
DDears ace In seighs. This was one extreme Inc Ohcr
was the lamentabe sight Oi poor WofkhggIlH Dogs anu
women compelled 70 tFudge through the Storm TO
sbe]y distant homes Between aud o'clock last even
ing many feet ached with the bitterness on the SNOW!
7 - eenlv than hearts acbed AT the bitterness OF
Sosyiny Tbe lines generally stopped running between
3 aud T. and an the passengers were opgeu 20 lOVI
4, Az glasses and conditions many without adequate
raec oT from fbe Storm were thus turned pelhmell
into the streets There we're delicate women weeping
and shudderug; there were young gris WioG sca I
hvs revealed rather than concealed, their ty clau
shoulders there Ottering ola men, VINO heu' piVpa
bly, spent their last pence IN this luxury OF rue Wc
1bder the circumstances, had become necessity 10
chem: there poor, nanoess vTetehes "ho ppoDa
bly, long before tnelr homes were reAehSu MVup ~
and take their last sleep IN the cruel arms OF Tue
snow. "a
people the in the MAN, ioyia ana en-
during The inevitable newsboy was there, expressing
~. or.H fI0 bell