The New York herald., 1868-03-03
THE ST OR M .


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The Streets, tho City Railroads and the
msiis-Travel lmpeded and the Public Snow.
Bound.
The present saow sterm which commenced aboss
noon on Sunday and continued all day yesterday, ana
which win very little abatement or violence sim
IN progress at late hour last night may safely be ~
down one OF the ssverss. Of the 1t began
mildly the snsw falling in great peaceful fakes bus
shortly after midnight the genuy falling snow sorm
chanssd to roaring. howling, blustsrpg gale.
perfect furor OF wildly whistIing wind .
madiy empestuous slammlng Of doors and win.
dowa aud blinds banging and signs savagay
swaying and moaning ana creakins ON their buss
hinges and the snow falling fast and furoua Msn,
beths witches, with all their powers OF ,pcapts,oa
could not get up moro confused cangor Of the contest
ing elements. Its dismal wailings and howlipes--tne
awful voice Of this harsh and deary sh midnight
tsmpest-banished sleep moro efecualy than the
stupidsst ever luiled 10 camest somnoence n
more rarely arc visited with storm 40 A. n
the season. II March winds with vengeance The
happily. there any my truth ruin in the oS %ssns
apothegm its going out with lamb like docnty-
To- soS ys maoS pessups na m sss
contemplation. Daylight showed the wondorfui
transformation few hoars had male; The Snow had
had lain 1t II drifts The tracks Of the city railroads
were completely hidden from view Stage horses stag.
Of business against the binding clouds Of driving sns1
Spring opened IN fact with all the discomfors Of Ne
In the arctic regions
Early yesterday mornng those ponderous track swesp.
Drousn. in use made their On most q oss
city railroada Drawn oy eight and ton horses they
temporary, for the snow still falling. and
the wind still blowing, speedily covered thon
when The oars have been SO universally delayed b
making their early trips The lines running through
barrow streets ran no cars in the tore part Of tne day.
men armed with shoves could clear tnc way for them
On some Of the lines SIX or eight horses were attached
. and then, owing the few cars used Ana
the suffscating crowds thransing them, 1t was very
ditout TO get along, sand the progress was very Slew
owing to the further necessity OF frequent aghting Of
the passengers TO enable the to get through tho
snow drifis Riding on our city railroads might hsvS
been resorted yesterday for pasms bus there was ~
somo Of the propr eto of tho omnibus lines had She
humanity to duplicate their teams yes erday but moss
of them drawn by two norsesa crle and terrbl9
tug, that should bring out Mr. Begh Ia all the panovY
Of legal Indignation fortunate circumstances. cousid-
cred in Humanitarian view regards Toe horses, waa
that only about onehaf the usual number OF omnDakes
were running yesterdsy.
running into the city. Those due in the morning
came in very much behind time, but -
them The latest arrivals the Washington mai,1
via Philadelphia the mails brought over the Ere road
and the New Jersey central ID the mali from Boston.
II is probable that the tracks have been sufficiently wV
cleared BY this time enable he mails both coming N
and going out to run to-day with Their accustomed reev-
larity.
There was very little obstruction In tho running OF the
ferryboats connecting this city and Broaklyn
aud Jersey City. but it nea |, he middle Of the
forenoon before any boat showed itself from a.ea
Island. The harbor looked wntry and thcr, wss
good deal Of ice floating about Owing to the hisn
wind steamboats, that otherwise would have len
yesterday delay cd their departure.
Regarding the weather Yesterday In any possible -
pect IL is certain that Tuomson famous poet the
seasons in his essatio utterance about the ohersal
mildness OF spring wfoio ianoraaIiy OF the kind a
weather spring is capable OF introducing In his lauud4
Is painful to considr, mean,ma the additional s1I.
ferngs this storm entails the poor 1t - painf0l u
consider the depth and nuance Of mud and slush II
II bound 10 entail on every one. ricn and poor aike
much fonger In this agreeable reflection, though sui
ferng and striving " bs stronz. We live aud hope.
The Storm In Brooklyn.
The heavy fall Of snow In Brooklyn rendered The
streets almost impossible for venices yesterday morn.
ing. and pedestrianism was anything but picasane
Snow poughs were run regularly the various oax
routes from the OF the storm, got Tho
travel mpeded, the trips o the cars beng slow ana
Irregular aud consequently large number of pers0As
snow
Tho Storm Ia New Jersey.
Though the snow peted mercilessly yesterday mo4A-
ing. and at intervals throughout the day, the lines 81
trano from Jersey City and Hoboken to the outlying pof.
The city railroads. the WHOLE were kept cie ana
sleighs supplied the lines runninx towards NE
hill
In Newark the storm was mot attended with any
serious rssus The city railroads kept open and
the trains on tho Now Jersey railroad met with ew do
LAYS The Philadelphia an last evening arrived at hn
station fort five minutes behind ne. reaching New
York az half. past eight O'clock.
The good folks OF Trenton arc Of opinion that IL
the heaviest OF the season. The stroeta
wsrc almost dsser ed during the day.