The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-28
AFTER TIE sNCw STORM.

The Sicighsng-Brondway Musical with the
TIpgIc Of Merry EelIs--sstreef Cars In Dis
tress- Ice Distractions TO NavigatiOn--A
Curious Coincidence.
The principal thoroughfares OF the city are fields
or snow, which are plougbed and furrowed by
sIeghs of all descriptions, from the rickety turn
out OF the corner grocery to the stylish Jour hand
OF the young blood which speeds on its
wild career, regardless OF the life and limb
OF pedestrians who cross the snow encountered
streets. the ting!mg Of the bells being the only
sound that forewarns Its otherwise noiseless
approach. The street travelled at snais pace.
There were double the usual number OF horses, but
half the usual number Of cars and four times the
usual number Of passengers and In those streets
through which they ran the plOughs have
heapcd up the snow into mountain ridges
which make them impossible for ordinary vehicles.
Every now and then car would get of the track
or be blocked up by some vehicle in distress Yes.
terday afternoon one Of the Sixth avenue cars,
which was packed with rypan freight stood in the
latter predicament Presently free barter OF oaths
ensued. The driver swore, the conductor sw0re
and the male passengers swore mentally II not
audiby. Everybody heaped Impressions upon
something or somebody, except clerical looking
gentleman who. to Judge by his facial expression,
seemed 80 shocked by tnls
GENERAL PROFANITY
that he dev0utly wished himself the other side OF
Jordan. 1t must have been herculean task for
'the recording angel" to compute and CLASSIFY the
number OF Oaths that G0ated upon the atmosphere
at this moment. The crossings were up till noon
nearly impossible for passengers. Ever
and anon some hapless pedestrian who
crossed Broadway found himself deeply
OF the passers by. Towards noon, however The
warm rays OF the sun melted the snow on the pave
ments and sorely-tr humanity. that had been
plodding through vast mounds OF snow. was now
reduced to tho still dlrcr necessity Of wading
through sush and water.
LEvEEICHS LEGION
of 400 aborers with 900 carts, marched into Broad
way before the dawn and ruth!essIy swept the
"beautfu' invader from the roadway.
Ihe bay and North and East rivers were ciIoEed
up with floating Ice. About eleven O'Clock k,e
morning solid 1eld OF ice, extending from Roose
welt TO Gouverneur street, encountered an East
to make long derOdrs TO avoid triS huge
mass, aud passengers to Brooklyn and Williamsburg
were more than On hour in reaching their dcssIui-
tons Boats on the North river tAat usually ciass
In ten minutes occupied July nalf an hour IN accom-
pishing the object. At one time tho ferry0,xts Com
modore Perry and Idaho and The Hunters Eofnt
boat southampton were
ICE BOUND
and unable to move for an hour. The Sylvan Gen
was compelled to land her passengers al brooklyn
on account OF the same impcdiment Is Is a n1ds-
Island Sound was frozen over and persons walked
from Connecticut to the Long Island shore.
All the trains that arrived In the city yesterday
were from half an hour to three hours behind ume
the tracks having been IN some parts blocked up
with huge masses OF snow.