The New York herald., 1872-12-27
KIEG STORM AT The HUB.
Total Snow Blockade in tho Modern Athens
Trains Stopped and Ingress and Egrs|
Closed-Fires-Hard Times for Three
Hundred Smallpox Patients.
BOSTON. Dec. 20. 1872.

-esr-<Esi BOSTON. Dec. 20. 1872.
Boston 10 again unfortunate ana excited Th
terrible deluge OF snow which has come down II
other parts OF the New England States included
the club" within Its scope and the broad expaRst
OF white which now envelopes 1t is scarcely less
atal to business and commercial pursuits than the
memorable storm OF fire which came on the night
OF tho 9th Of November. The snow commenced
falling before daybreak this morning and the un,
usual element OF an accompanying atmosphere
which sent down the mercury in the thermomete ter
among the twenties or thirties rendered every
thing more disagreeable and inconvenicnt. In
brief, the snow was almost binding, the wind
painfully and dangerously fierce and mingled with
these was biting frost almost fatal to human and
animal existence, unless unusual precautionary
measures were observed. During the forenoon
people endeavored to brave the tempest, but later
In the day II was evident that the natural clements
were bound to triumph.
FIRST TIE HORSE CARS
began to diminish in number, then the omnibuses
then the hacks, and finally nearly all were with
drawn and means OF conveyance were as scarce as
during the worst days OF the epizootic. The steam
railroads. tOo yielded to the mantle OF flakes, fol-
lowing the early morning trains out and in; there
came o total suspension In the afternoon and even
ing. Sucn state state OF affairs was never before
There is no cgress or ingress, and the storm still
RACES, ana with the meteorological advices from
abroad, there are no prospects Of abatement be-
fore morning.
to and from New York, Portland, Montreal and
Cape Cod are showed in at different points, and
Will not reach their destination before late to-mor
row. The eiyh: O'Clock train from New York to
Boston and the Shore line train out OF New York
are bound up on the road, and the afternoon and
evening trains over both the Shore and Springfield
lines dld not leave The usual trips OF the trains
uutQ md
Norwich boat lines to New York were also
omitted. The afternoon and evening trains on the
Eastern and Northern roads are held back until
the storm abatcs and most Of the local trains to
the suburban cities and towns in all directions
consequence OF all this there were probably not
less than thirty thousand extra dodgers In the city
tonight. The hotels are all full, and boarding
houses. police stations and every other means OF
shelter are crowded to their utmost capacity.
FIVE ALARMS OF FIRE.
AS If to make the effects OF the storm all the more
uncomfortable there were five alarms of fire during
the evening. The first came IRON the new Post
ONCE, the walls OF which were ignted by an over
Ond was caused by the burning OF q blacksmith
shop at the Highlands, and the third, caused by
nearly completed hospital for the accommodation
SMALLPOX PATIENTS
In the Southern district. The pecunary loss by
this latter fire cannot exceed $4,000, but when it
Is remembered that Boston has now at least three
the ese to
their homes because there is safety in their re-
moval, and that this hospital was built
vision for just this sort of people, the loss can
be more nearly arrived at. 10 simplify this state
three hundred smallpox patients in Boston who
would have been removed to TINS hospital when it
was completed. One-half OF this number, say in
telligent physicians. will die because there Is now
no provision Tor their comfort, and the other half
will be compelled to remain at their homes and
SPREAD THE CONTAGIOUS INFLUENCE
OF their disease throughout the entire neighbor-
hood. There will be direct loss of $4,000 and,
perhaps, $50 lives by this fire, and an in
direct loss to be estimated by the returns
in the future. Fortunately there has been but
one accident OF serious nature reported tonight.
A boOtblack was discovered in half-froZen con-
dition at the North End and it is feared that he
will not recover.