New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-28
AFTER THE STORM.
THE sLEIGHING CARNIvAL-HARLEM-LANE AND
CENTRAL PARK-oBsTRUCrIONs TO NAvIGA-

THE sLEIGHING cARNIvAL-HARLEM-LANE AND
CENTRAL PARK-OBsTRUCrION TO NAvIGA-
TON.
The storm that swept over the city during
Thursday itself out with sulen fury ana ended at
midnight In few spltefu murmurs and htfui gusts OF
wind The wealth Of sunshine that drifted through tne
chamber windows in the morning aroused each sleeper
Shovel and broom mashsled In force TO mako the
walks psssable There elasticity In tho air that
seemed to compel good humor And yet tho day had It's
peculiar trials and discomforts The milkman, with his
low sled, bested; tho drifts wers sometimes waist
high tho sidewalk the strcetcars overcrowded
and ride tho platform cold indeed and neither fer
ries nor stages were trustworthy.
BY the prominent drives echoed with sleigh-bch
and vehicles Of all kinds. from the pompous
to tho neat Portland GUTTER speeding toward tho
Park. In tho afternoon the excitement reached it,
hight Everyone seemed TO feel that he had inherent
right to enjoy himself and Harlemane, with tho shouts
of the the cries Of the drivers the jnSinR
Of bells and peals Of laughter was carnival Of Joy and
giadness The horses enjoying the sport quite as much
Is their drivers seemed bout on knocking the seconds
sSs Of s the Event sns
horses crowded the uptown thoroughfares
stylish but slender turnout suddenly demolished.
and the disappointed owner was Obliged 70 return homo
drive - far as MsoOmbs DAM and ths hosteres along
the line Of tho Bloomngsle road wero literally patron
stood steaming under the sheds On Fifthave. the dis
play Of stylish teams by means meagcr, though
roads although much improved by the days travel,
hardly trodden enough for tho quickest time. I'M; at
sport will doubtless be even greater than yesterday.
90 sna aI
every slope the snow lay, as Lowell as quiet sea-
coauS the sna tho
lakes for the afternoon visitors Soon after H.
the PARK, short time before so quiet, resounded with
the merry jingle Of bells. Hero OF course the more
weather and tranquil ride One could And
ample empoyment in studying the almost endless
disappointed, when on reaching the lake Il was an
nounod that there could be no exciting tn tS6sy the
eastern end Of the lake, however, sufficient space had
been cleared for curling and match game was played
ton was serous mP1dsd az on previous day. ~ Large
fields Of floating ice The Harlem steamer ad
not reach Harlem until M owing to Instructions In
the Es Eye % az ba Sa' the
ferry Idaho Of the RO0sevest line encountered In
checked her At The
ton 0f the Hunters Point line was directly IN
S ' sp@ not She
ter Immediately, but too late 20 avoid collision,
which happily resulted in little damage. The Idaho
finally landed her passengers. after voyage OF hour
and 20 minutes The Fulton Ferry were detained
the wheels. One boat this Line. due in Brooklyn at
6i5 p m did not arrive until after O'Clock The North
and the fields ice In tho lower bay less compact
40 that regular trips made by the staten Island
line.
The street cars were running at regular intervals
nearly all the lines large number OF Corporation carts
and eavengers were employed In removing SHOW from
broadway There was little delay In the delivery OF the
mails and all obstrctOns the lines OF roalroad con
verging In the city have been removed.
QUERY.
To the Editor Of The tribune.
SIR: Is sliding the public streets contrary to law
and II So why Is It stopped The police do not seem
to interfere with the sders Is because they have no
a IN their mart Yours respect
fully, W. c.
Hetc- York, Jan. &c, 1911