New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-30

effects than similar bursts OF Winter have been In the
past Business Is still obsructed TO some extent and
city transit IL matter OF grave uncertainty and al
though the STRENGTHENING Bureau has done excellent
service in Broadway and at the to the ferries
many Of the streets practically closed teasters.
Saturday gala day in Fifth-ave, in Central Park
and along Harlem Lane II seemed every sleigh in
the city had been taken out that the first good seghng
of the might be enjoyed to the full The Avenue
was filled from till dusk with continuous lines
Of equlpages going up and the other down Between
and p No. 1?i7 sleighs counted ut the Ffthave.
entrance Park and the estimate that Ooenered in
the OF the day not mmoderate Here and In
the Park the pace restricted sober jogtrot but
the drivers turned from the Park into Harlem Lane
the sport caught new spirit.
sleghing. IN the opinion OF its votaries is nothing
without race and on Harlcm.lane everybody races.
At times there half dozen neck and neck
again two horses famous the road, would be pited
against each other, and would be greeted with cheers
by those whom they passed their rapid There
large number OF fournhahds, harnessed TO mag
nfcent and expensive sleighs.
Both horses and drivers were filed with excitement
and a number Of accidents occurred, which, had the
snow been less deep might have proved serious. Two
three seghs upset n the Park and four in Fifth
ave, but the occupants suffered no injury from Their
tossing in the snow the runaway horses easily cap
tured by the police officers duty. the sleehs were
rghted and bearskns readjusted and each party
the incident.
ON ICE
On Saturday skating again resumed at all the
regular resorts the Park officials both at Central and
Prospect Parks, having had the snow cleaned of the
lakes the accommodation of skaters "a; Prospect
Park the Ice cleaned from the Skating House to the
first bridge and yesterday from the small bridge to the
temporary bridge, which will form the limit OF the
skating fields at present the has drfted heavily
the lakes To-day all of the inner lakes will be
open TO the public at Prospect Park from early morning
until Ii D. No. the ponds being lighted up at night. Tho
ice is in very fne condition. and is 10 inches in thick
ness, the water underneath being over four feet in
depth.
At the CapitOlne lake the removed from the
ice in front tie buildings Friday, and skating was
had that afternoon and evening when it was not AZ com
mand at any park On Saturday there was large
attendance, tho pond being brilliantly illuminated at
night At the Hoboken Skating Park the sport will be
resumed to-day.
The Brooklyn Curling Club out on the large lake
at Prospect Park Saturday practcng for the match
with the Burns Club of this city.
BROADWAY WELL CLEARED.
An attempt made Friday to cart the snow from
the lower part OF Broadway, but the results were
meager owing TO the small number Of carts at the dis
posa of the STRENGTHENING Bureau. On Saturday the
owners OF coal ash and garbage carts were Informed
that they would find employment by applying to capt
Thorne at the City Hall. The result was that from early
Saturday evening until this morning nearly every cart
suitable for the work instead OF leaning idly against the
OF side street hgs been put TO use In broadway
and other principal avenues OF travel No attempt has
been made the streets OF butonly TO carry
off the banks winch have been thrown up by clearing
the sidewalks and thus level the street from curD to
curb.
The CARTS when filed with Jumps Of snow. were taken
nearest wharf and their contents dumped INTO the
After Broadway was cleared from the Battery TO
Union-square, work was begun IN fifth-iNe ana rue
busiest t sla1 s sSrSet, an @ Ss ee ca t %
way stations and ferries wests also and TIE streets
Al abont $3.50 p M Yesterday I work was begun IN
anu and "p viii now ne M an end
The work has been done very largely by the Italians
city; and they have thus acquired novel experience
eet ia said TO have been heavier than any known I'm
New-York since 1868 the principal streets have many
times been in worse condition, Tor many days at 4
been cleared and culvers opened that In oil
a thaw a rain, the streets will not DC Hooded.
THE RAILROADS OPEN.
The snow blockade the railroads leading out OF
NewYork is broken and travel is uninterrupted again
for the present TRIBUNE reporter visited. yesterday,
the stations Of the principal railroads and though most
OF the officials absent and IL difficult TO obtain
minute information in regard TO the trains the following
general statements may be regarded as Trustworthy:
The Western Express train arrived on the Erie Rail
way yesterday morning only half AN hour behind ume
during the day left time The road was reported en-,
trely free DISTRACTIONS Tie trains Will leave and
arrive according 10 the timetable The branch roads
are also reported In good running order.
The Washington express arrived ON The New-Jersey
Railroad yesterday only few minutes behind time, and
the road is said 10 be clear. There viii probably be
SLIGHT delay in the arrival Of trains for day or two,
owing 10 the frosty condition of the rails.
THE Morris ana Essex, and the Delaware Lackawanna
and Western Railroads dispatch no trains on Sunday.
but the trains of Saturday night came In nearly on
time there is doubt that to-day the usual sched-
ule will be maintained
The Central Railroad OF NewJersey clear on Sat
urday afternoon that trans came through not much
behind time. Gangs Of men were employed yesterday IN
removing the which had fallen back on the track
and in widening the passage through the deepest
The New-York and New-HaYen Railroad has been
making very good time since the nrs Tram came through
after the storm had ceased. On Saturday the trains
were from half hour TO an hour late, owing to new
drifts which at some points formed in the cuts
The New-York Central and Hudson River line Ia re-
ported clear and Saturday only two engines were
The drifts the New-York and Harlem Railroad have
been cleared away and the SNOW has settled SO taat y
will be no niece ssy for doubling up, and that Will
leave and arrive with the usual regularity
BUSY SCENES THE PosT-oFTICE.
The accumulation of malls through the failure OF
trains from the West TO make their proper connections
created a blockade in the NewYork Post0flice which
It required great labor to break On Saturday the num-
Der OF unopened mail bags great that force Of
100 men was kept ut work all night distributing the let
ters and newspapers. The through mails by the Erie
and the Pennsylvania Central Railroads. due the night
before came IN yesterday and again the large open
space in the POstOmce was hned WIN Days pieu one
% Sav force who had taken the places OF the weary
workers, toiled faithfully order thar the
chants might have their mails this morning AS the
nile of undisributed mails perceptaby lower the
overland California mail day overdue, arrived and
was followed by 2S5 bags by the European steamer Cy
OF Eeg-York, and the regular Havana mall by tho
steamer Havana The clerks remained at their posts
and when the regular western mails byi the Ere
and Central roads arrived they nearly ready for
them BY 10 O'Clock last nightthe ned was clear. Ex
ira express wagons were sent Tor TO carry me malls 10
the several PosOiee stations for distribution at the
houses: and this morning all the letters and Dewspa-
ners which arrive tile central Office last night, will
he ready for delivery. The only mail now overdue s
that of the steamer Cuba which has put Into Halifax
for coal.