New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28
CITY TRAVEL RESTRICTED.

MANY OF THE sTREET-CAR LINES CNABLB 40
MAKE TRIPS.
The majority of the lines of cars and stages
began running again yesterday but at irregular inter
vals Tho Third-ave. line used about one-third the
usual number Of cars The from the Bsve-y and
Canast 20 the depota Sxyfthst. was comparatively
clear but the lower part OF the line was badly bockaced
especially Chatham-st. and Parkrow
The Forth-ave line employed about one half the usual
number Of cars from Forty econd to the Astor House.
and a few TO Eighty-sixth-st.
The sixth and Eighthave. lines used about one-half
the usual number Of cars from Vesey-stp ana occa-
sionally from Canalst. and Broadway.
The Broadway and University-pace line made trips
at long vervas the lower end Of the route especially
Church Wooster, and Greenests. being badly blocked
with snow so that it found almost impossible ts
keep the track moderately clear for any length of time
The Broorne-st branch ran OF irregular intervals.
The drifts along the line OF the Bleeckerst road have
not been cleared away sufficiently to allow OF the pas
sage OF cars In Beekman and other narrow streets the
snow lies feet deep on the level and 1t VIII
require the steady labor Of large number of gangs Of
men for @ considerable time TO clear away the incuD-
iranee
The tracks Of tho Nnth-ave. and Belt lines are in
very bad condtieu and it viii be long before they
clear.
Business was almost entirely suspended yesterday, OIL
the crosstown routes gng at the Grand-st ferry
Four cars on the Grand-st line each drawn by eight
horses, were running az Intervals VI ~ nhuV0s' OH
the ferry 10 the Bowery and up TO late hour in the
evening this Company did succeed in passing that
point An attempt wac made to complete a transit by
the Canal.s route but with no better success About
900 aorers and 100 carts set TO work at an early
hour on these roads and kept busy all day with shoves
and broons HOrsebrooms and plows were Of little USE
and had to be dispensed with The price paid per load
was 80 cents The Company Gays that 1T Is dong It's
best and hopes to complete the transit to-day
futile attempt was made in the morning TO run cars
on the Grand Central and Avenue line. large mum
her OF men were clearing the track on this roae at
various points
The Grand and Forty-second-st. line hopes te make
trims to-day, TIE East Broadway and Dry DOCK, and
Avenue A. b, and lines after several attempts were
Obliged TO stop running altogether.
No cara ron on the seventh-ave line during the ohy'
but the Company has begun the work OF clearing ne
racks and cars VIII probably be RAINING regularly to-
day OF Sunday.
The Twehty-third-st line OF cars has not resumed
ttins These cars are only intended drawn 10y one
horse ana In the present condition OF Tweny-thrdst
II would be hopeless task 10 expect one animal to per
form the required labor.
The lines OF stages were doing rather better Tran on
Thursday Each was drawn by four horses, but the
work of podding through the drifts soon exhausted the
animals and I was found necessary to substitute fFesh
borses after each round trip. The Broadway ana had
,onnye.. Brpadway and Fifth-ave, Broadway ana
TNontv-thlrd.st aud Broadway and Eighth'st lines
vera riitning sbout tHOfhlrds the usual number o.
stsge, and these we're crowded duriDg the day and
evening
Scarcely any percepDle delay was occssoned by the
Ice 10 the ferryboats the North and East EVers yes
terdzy. Although there more OF less Ice IL the
rivera. II WAS 90 thoroughly hross" 80 -suue'