New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-18
THE GREAT STORM.

"ne0 ,cs and rail fences the snow can fan and ma
pu' oo,uoodation for resting place. out mere III
bmpo CITY where houses arc abundanty numerous
t9ls ,, 10 accommodate scarcely snow squal' 10
there 10 ~ such visitor that which came down
eay no'n9 clouds on yesterday morning. The houses
90 Us much room that real oafashoned snow
'aAO q comes Is Obliged 10 phch ltSen anu AaAo
STORM - ,;,ted lodgings 1t must put mp with mar
ING w. nd submit to the toughest handing only on
70" Dou' 49, houses IS It permitted to enjoy even mo
the tops people will not allow it to remain on tho
fneht : q on the door steps, and so they KICK ana
fueN; to the street. Then the cars come along ana
enO' :, and send It flying IN every direction uh'H tne
g .oe must feel perfectly weary OF the "Orlu anu
s, hail With delight the shake OF ou sol ourti"s n.'''
toucb Of which throws the badly-heated particles
tHV o,Inr mood by which they are enabled TO plunge
,as into the sewers and foreyernore hide them
80 rou the cruel eye OF man. Years ago the winter but
a,d TO bring heavy snow Coca slelghmg
- always expected and in some instances predicted
,srsirhted philosophers who made the alnanaes
" codes well remember the sleighng carnyals which
,ds the ont door festivities OF our city memorable,
"a .bov will perhaps-many Of them WILL at any rate
- sgb ON their Hps which comes all the way up
from the bottom Of thci, hearts long Tor reappearance
on broadway and the Bowey OF thcsc stupenoouS car
aoes on runners which used to come iOth at the trst
.roroons Of the snow But they will sign In vain. These
Old seIehs seem to have been shcvcd" They have
INA whore all old sleehs 90, probably into kndling-
od or into the roofs aud vainscOtng OF the shantes
bcb abound uptown where the squattcrs of Manhattan
reside
~ the owners of these big, cOmmodous sleighs have
reop waiting for sufficient quantity OF to fail to
warrant them in running ou those sliding carriages, they
nArtaIpl have no reason 10 wait any longer big
has come and there Is good seigng all over the Island
I'm every street OF the city The began to fan be-
tween II and 70 o'clock night before last 1t did not
thence in the form Of sQual it began in real earnest
and from Its beginning until its ending il promise OF
making real Odtimc demonstration, and seemed deter
mined TO make us quite a long visit 1t viii probably
quarter for the rest Of the Winter at least until
what is called the january thaw" comes on which,
paradoxcally, often occurs in February.
All night long the storm continued mnterruptedly so
that many persons who retired to rest early Wednes
day night were surprised looking ont Of the window
yesterday morning 10 discover that one of the heaviest
falls Of snow with which we have been visited for many
gears had taken place during the night But the frozen
Feathers" did not 10 fan with the break Of day.
They continued TO come down until no0n when having
succeeded IN covering the earth with snowy stratum
nearly foot in depth, they ceased to fall During the
etOrm the air thick with the shining flakes, and pc
destrians In making their way hither and tmther really
had hard time Of il.
And yet no seemed disposed to take exception to
Che coming Of the snow The very poor it is true found
nothing cheerful in it, FOR what with the want OF fuel and
other privaons the snowfall must increase their suffer
tngs many fold The young folks glad, as, indeed
they always are TO welcome the snow 1t brought them
Visions of coasting aud snOwbalng, and opportunity
10 put on their heavy lpskD boots and wooden mittens
cpd 60 up to the Park for run down hill" The beauty
OF the snowfall delighted them and they danced around
on the sidewalks and in the streets among the waving
flakes as If they fully appreciated the II fun
at the time and they in j., "lOts O. fund ahead
After the snowfall had ceased the wind began to blow
and the dry frozen particles were blown about into the
dOorways and exterior cranuie Of every building and
into the eyes and Of everybody who venured out Of
doors Hats blown Of and sent whrling Into the
hlr to alight in sno-ban and como forth white
purity itself. OF course, everybody good humor
despite the annoyance Of the hour. Even certain col
ieCtor Of gas-bls tried to preserve his good nature,
although he was pretty roughly handled by old Boreas
THE money lie had collected during the morning was
placed IN a receipt book which he carried in his hand and
Il amounted TO nearly 500 in bills OF various denomina
tons Just he reached the Of Twelfthst and
Thirdavo. fierce gust OF wind came down" upon hun
IKE Byrons Wolf in the fcld' and in the coolest and
most elOnious ENABLE snatchcd the book from
ms hand aud blew tho bills every direction. DscOm
future for a moment, seized the mucky collector, but
quickly recovering his presence Of mind ne commenced
90 gather IN his scattered fortune" But OF had
disappeared forever 10 the amount Of over $40.
The heaviest storm Immediately 10 the pres
ent one which has visited Ibis City in March, 1901 II
commenced 20 carly IN tie morning OF the 2st and
the storm continued until the following morning. Nayi-
CATION on tho North River had been opened for the
bOu so HtdNy WIS tiit SION lLtt u Nd9 Coitt
~ stopped The steamers Hendrix Htson, Vanderbilt,
Manhattan and Oregon obliged 20 put into docks
along the river where they htched and remained until
Che severity Of tho cold spc' bad abated The Sonnd
steamers managed to make their trips but reached their
landings the City the afternoon Of tho 22d-sOne
hine ten hours behind time Their excellcnt sleigh
ing the City for days and Of the most bii
liant carnivals runners" known 10 tho history o. the
Metropolis the result.
heavy snow fell on the 7ih Of January 1850 and ex-
cellent sleighing was tie result.
The April snOw-stOrm oi remarkable that no
who experienced possibly have forgotten it.
The storm continued for two days, the 9th aud 10th
There slcghng, however for the afternoon Of
the 10th thaw commenced and sush and mud and salty
vapors were the noxots disorder Of the occasion.
severe snOgstOIn paid a visit in February 1863.
u showed on the 18th aud continued upon every
day until the 23d On the 22d the storm attained it,
greatest fury and the sd the streets placed
in limbo" Snow ploughs and salt brought into
requisitiOn. however, and travel resumed with par
tial regularity before night.
On the 9Th. Stb, 10TH th DIST and 3l,t Of March Of the
same year large quantities Of snow ell but did
main long. On tie 25th Of the month there
severe storm Of rain accompanied BY thunder aud light
ming.
Another April FELL the sth OF that month in
1854 1t fen to sn average depth of three inches On tie
eth the storm resumed, and vhen It ceased there
layer Of snow five inches deep on a level.
In February, 1861 the 7th severe snow storm was
experienced In this latitude. II nearly every day
until the lGh when the terminated in rain ana
hail and Winter thunder and lightning storm.
The severest storms which have favored the me
topOlis with visit during the past years occurred in
Che Winters Of 1885, 1885, and 1852 the snow
was 30 deep that an immense wall formed in the
middle Of Broadway from the City Hall to Union-square
by throwing the from the sidewalks into On i'm
,nense embank1nent The sleigbng superb, and
tinued for fortnight The big slcghs were then in use
and wero crowded with men, women and children who