New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28
THE GREAT STORM.
prsINEss AND TRAVEL NO LONGER Oh
STRUCTED.

TRACK OF THE sToRM-TRAINs ARRIVING RI s,Yf~
LARLY AND HALF OF THE STREET CARS
RUNNING -sNow-sHovELEEs IN BRO I,,yyhY
MARINE DISASTERS.
The great storm Of Christmas night .,oesrs TO
have approached from the south an6 ,west. Ic
began to snow at Charleston, S. c., yssgd Chatta-
noora. Tenn, at o'clock Christina morning and
six inches of snow fell before dayf x6t Ii reached
Washington st p. IN. Christm IS day. and nj the
same time the storm ragged at Memphis the
Nississippi being nearly fl Hzsn over, while in
Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, nd Canada ragged the
severest snow-sterm in any years. Advancing
northvard it resched Ire nton N j. at II T. m. on
Christmas. and from tie west it reached Albany
aud New York at a. M on Thursday All this day
and night il ragged in fhis vicinity the came
dorn literally "libe a blanket and travel was
orerywhere impcded. For many years the great
spow-stOrIn Of Dec 90 viii he referred to remark
ty1e from the immense area covered by it, the
Emount Of snow that fell and the damage caused
After the discordant notes of the storm came the
NharmOry of perfect Winters day. with sky
hecked by clouds, and with air that seemed to be
overoharged with vitality. The triumph Of the
Storm King had been 80 complete and overwhelming
that his withdrawal from the field was act of
magnanimity for which beleaguered householders
and tradesmen were heartily grateful, inasmuch as
there was so much serious work TO be done reliev
walks. The work went on without interruption,
and in a few hours the sidewalks were cleared, and
solid TampaTtso of snow were heaped up on the bor-
dcrs of the streets Broadway was silent as the
grave for although it Was thronged with vehicles
they passed uoselessy their wheels being cushioned
with snow. Superintendent Thorne Of the Street
Cleaning Bureau posted in Broadway small army
of laboreT with large number Of horses and carts,
and he expects 70 increase the force to-day.
On the avenues Taversed by the strset-cars, snow
plows and shovelers were busy after daylight, and
much o. the freight that was buried in the great
drifts that frDgod the Waterfront was brought TO
light ard safely housed; and although a great deal
remains TO be done the main distractions to bust
meas and local travel have been removed. About
one-hslf Of the usual number of cars were running
on the street railroads yesterday and on tho Third
Sixth, and Eighth-ave lines trips were made with
some regularity. while the remaining lines no
atteRpt was made to preserve tbs schedule time.
The Bleecker-st., Ninth-ave, Twenty.third-st and
Other lines have not resumed operations. Most OF
the passengers have srrived, and trains
on the Hudson River, Harlem, New.Haven Erie,
and most of the Jersey Railroads.&c. again run
ming regularly The Long Island trains are still be-
hind time. but laborers are rapidly clearing away
the snow The mails again arriving with regu'
larity by most of the railroads, and Mail SuperiD-
tendent Knapp has detailed I'm extra force of men
70 aid in their distribution.
In the upper section of the city, In the Central
Park and in Harlem-lane the cadence of sleigh
bells was heard throughout the day. and, the
snow was damp enough to pack easily, the sport
was much the best that has been afforded in many
Winters. This would be ample compensation for
the hardships and sDnoysnces of the previous day.
if every ons,s KINGDOM could be exchanged for
horses but there is tragic element in the story Oh
great storm that may be deciphered In the faces OF
many shivering working-girl and haggard laborer
as they YEARLY tread the Streets at nghtfa on the
way to cherries garretS, where there rs neither
warmth, health, nor the joy of life. From the
coast too come sad tidings of shpwreck and loss of
life and property. These nndertones which the
merry music of the sleigh-bells cannot drown.