The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-28
A SNOW FIGHT.
Our Athens Excited Again-Lovers Of Sleighing
and the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals Fighting the Railroad Com
panies for Removing the snow-scenes
and stampedes in the Streets.

BOSTON, Dec. ~, 1872
The great snowstorm has subsidized, and the
blockade 10 literally with all the trains the
various railroads started on their outward and in
ward trips this morning, and tonight they are
running on their usual time. The horse cars are
also making occasional trips much to the gratinca-
ton Of suburban residents who were subjected to
an involuntary sojourn in the city last night.
About fourteen inches OF snow fell altogether and
the streets are, therefore, in anything but de-
sirable condition, either for pedestrians vehicles,
ROW WITH THE SNOW PLOUGHERs.
This afternoon Hanover street presented lively
aspect, large crowd being collected there to wit
ness an alteration between the agents OF the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals.
the public in general, and the Metropolitan Horse
Railroad Company, as represented by their agents
and couple OF sn0w-ploughs. The snow, It seems,
had drifted badly nearly the whole length Of Hano-
yer street, and the company, desiring to accommo-
date those OF the public wishing to 60 to the fer
ries, put plough drawn by four horses to clear
the track. To this the residents on the street
organized and the snow was thrown back
again, and the lookers-on in Venice cheer.
Ing on mnw the workers; second plough
then Mr.. Currier, agent for the Society, appeared
on the scene, and requested that the horses be
harnessed, as IL was positive cruelty to work them
against such odds, the snow laying about foot
deep on the track. After some considerable talK
the horses were taken out ana the crowd dis
street.
From some reason the horses were afterward
returned to the snow pOughs. and the ploughs were
hauled over the track from Scollay square to be-
in an endeavor to clear the tracks for the
passage OF the horse cars. Although six
Were horses narnsssed to each S plough the
showed signs OF over-exertion painful to witness.
The immense and constantly increasing crowds OF
men and boys which thronged the street occupied
themselves in giving forth terrific yells, which
served to distract and brighten the animals. II be-
came necessary that man should hold each horse
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DRIVERS OF sLEIGMs
also obstructed the plans all they could by driving
transversey across the path of the horses and
cloggtng the way by blockade wherever 1t was
arrested by the police for participating in this style
Of bOckadng. Every window or prominent place
for sightseeing became filed with interested
sLEIGHING PARTIES AGAIN TO THE FRONT.
At about halfpast twelve O'Clock new eddy OF
to the vicinity Of the junction Of Court and sud
bury streets. and here was a demonstration eX-
ceeding the first in size. Court street Is very
row at this point, and the snow cleared from the
tracks by the plows was thrown rather closer to
the sidewalks than the occupants OF the stores
perse the crowd and very wisely took the alrar as
quietly as they could The Metropolitan employees
acting under orders from the officers Of the road
street, and once in while Solitary
car would be able to follow; but the
crowd evidently did not sympathize with
the owners Of the line, and by their concerted
action managed to make the exertions OF the rail-
men of little avail AS fast plough cleaned
the snow partially from the track q thousand boys
and men went whopping after IT, treading the
snow back into the track again. Each new plough
was hailed with yells which nearly made the horses
Wild
A GENERAL STAMPEDE.
One string OF six horses harnessed two abreast
came down to bring up plough, and on enAounter-
ing the screaming crowd plunged frantically about
and, coming down suddenly on their t0rmentors
drove Nem In body around into Sudbury street,
demolishing in their way part OF the glass show
windows Of the corner store. 1t became evident
that unless some action WAS taken by the authori-