New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-15
VINTER'S C1RNIVAL.
,,,oruvp GREAT SNOW sToRM-HEAyIESr FALL
OF THE sEAsoN-TRAvEL lMPEpED'
-.-ao.oJ that N bIanLr white


rages of this concerned Te cry sst they Gomez
and New has got used 20 them Just last SUM-
mer got used TO weather The Yorker awakes
now -aday in the morning " in the co0lness OF
despair" He does not look out of the window
He knows ats that same old story" that there
has been another fall of beautiful snow" during the
night Presently however his curiosity is awakened to
know Just how much has dropped" He is agreeaby
surprised If fall has been slight and queries first
whether will do venture out In low overshoes-then
il there is prospect that he can rido to busness-then
If he is merchant whether 1t is worth while % 90 70 the
store at all, ON day when goods cannot be carted
through the street wherein his store is situated
But habit aud the NewYork trade fever bring them al
out
At O'Clock Tuesday morning, "the gray ana
threatening sky" OF the novelist was the pre-
yailing STYLE On the Rivers great sheets OF
solid ice clared in contrast the dark water and sky
Not until about O'Clock did the meteorological " con
trcors who had this last in hand begin the out
pouring. Uut noon the northeast wind blew hercely'
bringing with it succession OF aerial FnoW-Dahks
~ rarely seen in these attitudes The pedestrian had
To be wrapped up almost ~ condition OF arughthess
10 exclude The penetrating particles Indeed an maia-
rubber diving apparatus would have been required to
completely prevent the rude invasion. All faces gain
cred WhteBess and wore looks OF such determination ~
one sees the vsages of AN army corps Wheh uey
start forwar, at the command Charge bayonets" Bnt
most Of this effort was eXefled 10 h'cP TIC N''N''i
mouth irom becoming filed with snow.
on RIVERS.
The Storm seriously nteTfered with navigation In fact,
almost entirely suspended it. The Boston Bridgeport,
and other lines Of sound steamers did not leave ther
docks but were held IN readiness TO go should the gaze
decrease. No sailing craft OF any description moved
during day and the handling OF carSoes was OUT OF
the question believed that there IL quite fleet OF
sail of the Highlands obliged 10 heod of shore until the
weather clears up Barges and lighters great number
have been seriously damaged by cohlson win he zee
collision with the floating masses, suffered ma
terialy, and much damage has been done already.
The fcrres did not experience any difficulties from
Hating Zee. The OF the snowstorm however,
tendcdso 20 limit the range Of vision thai te l"s OF e
TS boats were SACKED mp % low rat OF speed, and
the whistles blown At short intervals he iarlem
happpcst creatures visible during the hight Of The gale
wcrc the gls The wilder and hcrcer the seeamnS
OF the gale through the rigging OF Nes,es' ara
wires steamers, the louder grew the ansVefig Cries
BUSINESS mrEDED
At the hour which usually presents Broadway IN all
its crowded glory its grandeur OF dress and OF show
window display. the street was totally void Of hs
tbrong Of hmrying merchants stroling sigtseers.
Tho clerks IN the large stores had little to do the
arranging OF goods which lay uncaed for IN TIE crates
on Oh the shelves The snow, ialling Ake cloud en-
tr urei objects a few blocks distant, and dTapd
tie lower part The city IN log 10 thOss who were
on their morning journey 20 The ONCE OF counting
room The stages toed slowly down and up the almost
desfrted street, passing the way numerous carts
bearing their loads OF to Lhc uycr. Au those ShO
Lad been so unfortunate 10 be induced by then oye
OF trade Ia THEN places ~ business shaped then
EODoward early ~ the Afternoon 70 pas ue e-
nander VI the day and the evening At their own fire
sides.
lation which and has is being independent OF the
heat " Summer tlo cold Of Winter The history OF
the day tells sdirr story " the multitude- 81 IN
cared for homeless niue walls from Jh' coihu ssoh Oh
humanity II was sad sight t. zee the mule beys
and girls who serve the pubic a. ana heT
dealers and sreets"eepeIs pCdlng aIons lrnoush tne
ICY mass undcrfoOt and tbs binding snow overhead
while, hugglng their scanty clothing around tutir ts'
pinchel bodies they Appealed 70 a Ioi afui' or patron
age. wall and Broad its. presented very drcafy dI
rcarauce, berc Of ther usual tlrong OF cTrlies ana
pedestrians The frantic crowd, too, around the Long
Room IN the afternoon, was entirely wanting.
TIE STREET RAILROADS.
The CELEBRITY with which the streets were cleared, yes
tcrday in spite Of the perssenCy of tie snOv-sorTn,
was ,oIn, thng marvellous Again and again the side
walks were cleared; again and again the roadways
made Level; and though the mountains Of either
hand became toward evening quite formidable, there
was very little b0ckadng even IN the narrOwest streets
o. the city. Especially prompt were the caTcom-
pancs ia clearing the track; and, thanks
10 their untirins energy, travel MAS main
the day and it only az evening approached. and
the LASH ef clearing the tracks became more and muIe
diicut That The trips were suspended on any Of me
lines. The Bleeckerst. ears were, however az might
be expected, an exception. That line hfs so many
curves and passes thrOugh 20 many Small AMI crowded
streets that 1t could not be kept clear under heavy
iall Of snow. The trips were made very lreguary and
often at long ter s during the day. and about O'Clock
ceased altogether.
"A q.
ulartty all day. The huge snow ow Of the Ghirdaye
line ran the whole distance Harlem 10 the City Hall
and back at least dozen times during the day. that
at 10 uine was there any serious inlednheht I'd bNt
this line. The ears from Fonrthaye. ran
through MadsoHaye 10 kightysixth-st also
very nearly ON uine; ana travellers np Town
on both these two great lines were hardly nc1nveni
enced at any Of the day. The other Last side lines,
however, were unable to keep ther lines clear, ana,
after many efforts 10 force the through we're obliged
10 give up, early IN the afternoon Tue crossown lines
aso were unable cope with the obstacles Of the
son. and at very irregular intervals.
The Seventhaye. cars and those OF the Broadway line
were kent on time very we'll. Thes~ Companies made
superhunan efforts To keep the tracks clear Of the tpe
mebdOus accumuatOns OF snow. They DO not run snow
piows lower down than Canast and the rest OF their
routes 10 the AStOT House were cleared by labor
markabe Gapdity. Asto the sixth and Eighth lines,
said Of the drivers The snow halnt troubled us
''How is u when you get up past the Central Park ON
your line - well its mortal cold up there. so
town. There amt much traffic with Osses and wagons
10 knock the the track after has been cleared
The west street.cars the Westside half OF the Belt
Lne could not make time ~ any hour after the storm
in In the evening they ceased running altogether
ara sne,o IJ smoVnlovv cane down over he line
t0 nut Il In condition for todays traffic II no
should fall. Affairs were pretty much the same on the
SntlAye. Line; but their snow ploT was caught on
horses attached To 1t to force the immense masses of snow
aud slush accnulated' this thoroughfae where 10
vast an amount Of business II daily transacted
The steam roads leading INTO the city were quite gen
DOb6s Ferry drawn by two locomotives.
MAILS
The mails, with the exception Of the Western mail by
way OF the Pennsylvania and Jersey Central Railroads.
arrived in the city from to six hours hate Tue
Southern (washfngton) mail due at :Io p. m. did not
arrive until while the Boston mad over the Springfield
and Hartford route reaching here at NJ was detained
one and half hours and the North western mail over
the Erie Railway, due at 81 D. M, arrived only 40 min
utes late. The northern mall by way or the hudson
River Railroad due at y. % reached the Office at ilo
up - night the regular Albany mail ~ TO- aud
the southern "A. IL u. H., had not arrived The Long
leland roads appear to have been greatly mpeGed,
the 81 mail did not come In until "a y. III.