New-York tribune., 1867-02-22
THE SNOW STORM.

The snow had ceased falling night before last and
thousands had deludod themselves with the hope that
this time at least. We were to have a comparatively
slight visitation Of the element which Is so beautiful IN
midair, but which Is transformed to terrestrial
uglness in the sidewalks streets and by-ways OF this
tramplcd metropolis. But their hopes doomed to
disappointment The first gray Of dawn yesterday
ing cyealed the thick yapOr OF the softly descending
flakes which continued to fall with little intermis sion the
entire day and through the greater part OF tho night l
attended with the usual rcSutS-staled railroad
cars stuffed with impatient and basphemng passengers
slippery, mufflcd Sidewalks afmpassable streets,
stumbling Omnibuses, pedestrians blinded and vainly
struggling against the tenpess doOFstoops hcaped with
wet, sshy drifts. and general annoyance and nconyen
The difference between in the country and In the
city is as great as the difference bearing iipon certain
classes OF people In the former usually means Win
terrOmps, slcgl-ride tulnbles aud general ubiatOn
protected from the damp by waterproof clothing and
soe boots with soes an inch thick. Even the heavy
trudSers mind but little and the juveniles deechty
II suossi" cre, the schooltoy nurrahi
And his shout Is rigging through Parlof and h''
4i hs Psy%ais, 'S t@iRs hsye answered his ,a"
Aud the gay young gentleman OF the city and the lux
uryapped city belle and all who have nothing TO do but
seek pleasure are probably equally joyful to sec the snow
coming down Visions Of sleghrdes and frtatiOns float
gently through their gentle brains They are used TO
make an enjoyable use of all weathers Ram or snow,
shade for each they have their special dis
sipaton; and the novelty of heavy snow coming down,
with prospect of hard gerng roads: paving steeds
swan-necked clipper, skmmng line scabird the
white OF the snowstOrm hearts beating high with
hand casped in hand check close cheek and the low
thrilled lafntegent throb of heart to heart beneath
by the lOyeambltou the searcher after joy Then the
boys have their saturnaia OF cOastng bang snow
castles and statuary, reared but TO be demolished
in the mimic fight aud the little girls be dragged to
school the noticed slcdges their noisy gaans and
there merry thronged sliding places the sidewalks
and In empty lots; and, In word, towhcaded young,
ster OF both sexes together with brothers ana sisters OF
older growth jubllate, reve and tumble IN the snow
while the speculative farm6oy bats his snares FOR rSo
the far, far West.
But by far the larger majority do not find pleasure in
the spectacle OF the beautiful snow" There house
less wanderers who would much sooner tread the dry,
frozen ground than wade through the snowslush with
poorlyshOd feet There countless poyerty-stricken
whose eaky roofs will be much the worse for their
do business in great city with the tOand fro routine be-
tween downtown and home have everything to discOm
companies only half their usual number Of and
then only hall run them 1t is all that the stranipg four
finland do drag the numbering vehicle along. II
frequently jumps from the track and becomes stalled
Then the multitude Of passengers must leap out-a the
have thenand endeavor TO lift it to the track amid the
driving The the umbers slowly along until
II Jumps from the track once more 20 De Igeu WIN
equal difficulty. Some lines give up In despair and
cease running entirely, compelling a large number of
woudbe passengers 10 walk or to oyererowd the CON
yeyances OF other roads.
place them runners, there * telling how long the
"sleghlng VIII last And 50 they toll through the sush,
the horses being sometimes their feet and sometimes
their sides and the vehicle slipping almost much
it rolls Half Of those who would be passengers under
who walk aud would walk under any circumstances,
multitudnous Broadway and other thoroughares
filled with pedestrians who move laboriously up and
down the exaspcratng payements Umbrellas become as
heavy thached cottage You can't tell the color OF
overcOats for their castings Of All fare alike, young
and DID, male and female There are lnpromptu dadems
of snow epaulettes OF snow mustaches grown agedly
white in a few moments of storm. fashionable young
exquscs transported into l9ngbearded patrarchs by
single gust Of the North wind and some devmayc
old gentlemen toddle along with heap Of snow upon
their stoye-ppes. making them resemble sort OF non
there are bad colds contracted gaopng consumptons
germnatcd and numherless other ills To which flesh is
heir TO- especially IN the vlccssitudes OF WINTER falling
weather. Such - snOwstorm IN Gotham. In the coun-
try, II means jinging bells, laughng eyes merry,mak-
Signlues speedy windup OF slow conveyance, an
G1Se@c Of Ss% Gods 'S aPS general discomfort aad M
wrctchedness so that at the present hour OF writing il
is very agreeable 10 know that the has turned to
rain. and thai the present mwecome lncumbrance OF
our city IS slikcly soon TO pass or
BROOKLYN.
Tho running ot cars on the different routes OF the
Eastern District of Brooklyn yesterday vas pretty
generally abandoned in consequence OF the heavy snow
necon with the Western District kept up by means
o double teams the Greenpont line. but very few
The Pots the different M bGat oats, had great difficulty in
Of them declared ID to be worse than a thick fog.
INUNDAIIoN At CINCINNATI
ST rRBuSE.
CINCINNATI Ohio Feb 2l.--Tle river is still rising.
The houses along the cyee invaded by the water to
the depth Of feet The tracks Of several railroads
under water the city The cellars m the lower
part OF the city nearly all flooded. Reports from
above show that the river Is still rising, and the prospect
s gloomy.
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS.
ELEGRAPH
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 2.-W'ind north, showing; ther
mnmeter 80.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 2l.Wind n. T., drilling rain ther-
m0mctCr So.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-Wind northeast. warm rain.
QUEBEC Feb. 2l.-The weather to-day is cold The
Thermometer reads g below
BALTIMORE, Feb. pa rain and snowstorm has pre-
vailed alternately for the last SO hours snow falling
rapidly this noon.
Bos ron, Feb 4i-Quitc q severe snow storm prevails
here this evening Wind north east