, 1872-12-28
THE WEATHER.
Further Details Of the Great
Snow Storm Throughout
the Country.
The Streets in the Eastern Cities Block
AIDED and Business Suspended.
Serious Delay to Railroad Trains and
Ocean Steamboats,.


Srecicl Despatch 70 The Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The weather continues
clear and cold, and none Of the immense fall OF
enow has melted. Tho sidewalks have been
cleared, and enbankments of snow from five to
Heven feet high and equally broad conceal tho
rulbstcnes. The loose snow in the middle OF
the streets is knee deep to horses, and is 80 OK
hausting to them, that comparatively few re-
hicles have been abroad to-day. The street rail-
wags run with difficulty, though teams are
doubled and snow-plows in constant use. 11r.
BerGh posted himself on Broadway to-day, and
sent many o1ertaxed horses back to the stables,
It sudden thaW should set in, the streets
would be badly flooded, for the CUTTERS are COM
-pletely blockadod.
day, Central Park particularly being thronsed
by fancy cutters. The SNOW is vet too deep.
howeser, to afford the best sport.
The mails are delayed in all directions, and
resembling the regular schedule.
The Sound steamers are laid up on account Of
the ice, but the ferries Cross regularly.
Two drunken me-, fell in the snow while going
home in Brooklyn, last night One Of them was
frozen to death, and the limbs Of the other will
sp1obab1y be amputated. A boy of Is had his
feet frozen, whilo waiting for car, and vill
probab1y lose both.
the weather at one time to-day threatened
more aooT, but it is clear Tonight.
ITO the associated PTtss.]
NEW YORK, Dec. 27-Tho snow began falling
IN heavy flakes again this morning, at about s
O'Clock, with slight wind from tho northwest
The streets to-day arc banked with snow.
No such storm has been witnessed in this eec-
zion for upward oi 20 years. Last night the
streets were deserted from an early hour in the
evening. Business WAS Tor the most part sus-
pended, and no persons yentured out except
eE,C-3 il
1own, at hotels, or in their Offices, owing to
their inability to reach their homes in the upper
parts Of tho city. Tho classes dependent upon
their days earnings for the following nights
shelter suffered immensely. Thousands Of
them wandered about the streets, not knowing
where to so.
Some Of the principal lines Of ssreet-cars are
running to-day with double teams, aud are
heavily overloaded. Pedestrians on Broadway
make their way through tho SNOW in aingle-fle.
4 few stages continue running on the great
thoroughfare but it is only at rare intervals that
carts or other vehicles are to be seen.
The street-CleaninS Bureau, yesterday, or
dered E force Of laborers at work today, in
cleaning the cross-Nalks and approaches to the
ferries, and in general shoyeiing of the snow.
Special attention is to he given to the clearing OF
Broadway, On which it is estimated that the snow
Lays q foot deep on q leyel The entire cost OF
cleaning this street, for 3 distance Of 70 blocks
viii reach S20, 900. Along the water frontage,
the snow is piled up in huge masses.
The Thermometer to-day stands about on an
average with that of yesterday, namely, 10 de-
Erees above zero.
In many places in the city the ground is COW
bred to the depth Of as much as three feet.
The storm told heavily upon business, especially
By the delay Of mails. No mails left the city
yesterday, except those which we're sent ct an
early hour. The North River is filed with
floating ice.
The Postmaster this morning reports that no
mail has arrived here since yesterday noon.
In Brooklyn and the suburbs nearly I'LL travel
and business suspended.
During the height Of tile storm yesterday at
:fe11oon, large meteor WAS seen at Hunters
Point, L. I.
AL railway travel on Long Island has ceased.
The steamships Halaatia and City Of Limerick,
sides several coasting steamships, which we're to
leave yesterday, detained by the storm.
There were no arrivals from the sea yesterday.
The snow which commenced falling this morn
Ing ceased after slight full.
LATER-Ihe weather is clearing.
few local trains from this immediate yicin-
1ty, IN New Jersey, arrived eince 10 o'clock, but
nnly blythe aid Of several extra locomotives.
There is considerable suffering among the
poor people, by reason OF the absence Of the
usual supplies OF milk and bread, none being
received Of the former by trains, and locomo-
tion BY baker teams on the streets is almost i'm
possible
4 large force Of laborers is clearing Broadway
pf snow.
The only train which has arrived to-day is that
from Washington. None from Boston, OF from
points north and west have reached here. No
trai1s hare been sent out to-day on the New
Haven and Hudson River Roads,
Tho mails, almost without exception, arc still
behind time. The Boston Express, due st $50
2. m. yesterday, arrived at IL to-day. The
Central Railroad Chicago trains, due yesterday,
also reached here this forenoon. 4 train Oh tie
Erie due yesterday morning arrived to-day. The
Washington road has all trains on time.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Tho Signal Service gives
khs follow ing thermometer reports at 6:59 O'Clock
fhiH mDr>nv.