The New York herald., 1871-12-20
THE SNOW STORM.

How tho City Looked Yesterday With les
Mantle OF Snow-Scenes, Sights, Incidents
and Effect of the Storm Upon the Inhabit-
ants Thereof.
Just when the city was busiest-Just when the
day had reached Its noonride era and men we're
rushing either to Change to business appoint
ments or to lunch-there fell yesterday upon the
snow OF the season. The neecy shower came so
gently that men smiled at 10 as it rested upon
them fringing their beard and clothing with the
pure white OF winters livery. few blocks we're
uaversed either on car or on foot, and the snow
had spread Its mantle so closely and evenly upon
the earth that 1t had asslmilaled all objects in Its
white embrace. Through the husned air the whi-
tening shower descended until 1t spread for the
onward progress OF the lords OF the universe
pet 80 white and so deftly woven that he who
walked thereon might leave behind him the
footprints OF his mightier tread. The City
Hall PARK, the Court House and all the
municipal buildings, with their dark, black, IN.
terror history presented yesterday the white, spot
less and unbiemtshed front Of nature pure and un-
defled. The snow lell alike upon the evil and the
good, making no distinction between the Tam
manv thief with soul as black as hell and the poor
sewing girl. with pretty face and pure heart, who
thiDy attred, with hurrying tread, sought to reach
her factory by short road through the
Of the ex-cliy sinecursts raS w wno having lost
their occupation or drawing the clty's money,
take their revenge by insulting decent citizens OF
both sexes by the concentrated battery OF an impu
dent stare. In Broadway and the adjoining streets
the roar OF the ordinary traffic was mued In snow,
and the vehicles came gliding along with q treach-
erous silence that rendered pedestrian crossing from
street to street somewhat dangerous. The car
routes OF the city had their teams doubled up In
the afternoon and despite the sweeping and
''clear the track3 action Of the various snow
pl0ughS car lOcOmOtion was prOtracted EFFORT.
Later on in the day, when the men OF action were
filling the cars TO reach their suburban homes the
their temper and exhausted their patience. Amid
considerable profanity and continuous violation Of
the injunctiOns OF Mr.. Bergh's society, wagons OF
merchandise were continually ''stucKh in some
hopeless snow DRIFT or caught on the rail
OF q car that had sunk into q broken
from rom school, delighted with the the new va dress fs
the earth had arrayed Itself In. set to work to amuse
themselves with the snow. When night threw Its
mantle over all the snow was falling thckly, and
when paterfamtas shook the snow from his fatherly
feet at the foot OF the stOOD OF the paternal mansion
he saw that the snow that had iaen away from the
sread OF the myriad feet OF the city was rearing
Bright cheerful joyous and cosey did the domestic
interior appear as he closed the outer door OF his
home upon the wlntry blast. AS he drew the cur
tains OF his window aslde with the last pun Of mis-
cigar before he resigned himself to the influence OF
Morpheus he saw that the snow was still falling.
Snow and Sleightng at the Capital. Z
WASHINGTON, Dec ~, 1871.
snow storm, the heaviest Of the season, COM
menced tins morning. The first sleighing OF the
anaa0n wa had tn.dav