The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-02
The ST. Lonsx rcc-Gorge.

above the bridge. II Isl free entertainment
but were theatre prices charged for the
privilege Of looking at it there would
scarcely hr a dimmuiion of tho throuys that
daily lau't the river bank Watching tho
vast panoramic display before them. The
Mississippi has dissolved and vanished. and
where ii lay now is spread vas! sheet Of
glistcninG ice, and upon it is cncampcd an
army OF wayfarcrS with al. the accountants
mcniS OF trains and cattle. From the lcvec
TIE sight is cNhisaating. and its quick trans
formations and rapidly shifting situations,
Kaleidoscope III their sudden changes from
grave TO gay, from miithtul to mourn!ul,
present attractions rarely held up for the
contemplation of our citizens
Compared with the few days Immediately
preceding il. yesterday was mild and pea
SAINT. The sun came out and attended to
business in style that has not characterized
il cNcrtionS Of late. The cold wind that
has lately prevailed died away, and the ice
bridge did heavy business. Early in the
morning teams crrpt slowly along the bank,
bound for the frozen thorouehiarc. The h.
wee WAS slippery. and though horSc-bcddng
WAS literally >lrwu over the approach TO
The !l0ats, there Were more or less acct
dents from collision rs the merry team
>irrS We'd with each other in cheer
iui competition for access TO the ice As
the day wore or the crowd OF vehicles was
immense. The limited rumir- Of approaches
necessarily Reduced t.ty,. 20 :! snaiGS pace.
3ut Inc tedious II A!,.-..., .. waiting were
lm>irlI with the voices t. DRYERS and bull
whrhrr>. The Lgll q ~ MAS Snmned 10y
4 Ion" black rihhol OF ..am>, "a hansiiu or
waiting 10 be pulled u .u bank by addi-
IL
pedestrians dotted The broad white sur
ia>'r Almost every Nationality under
the sun was represented, and as many
tongues rs thee were stones in the
Tower OF Babel. There arc three or four
roadWays across The Zee. cut between the
huge cakes and EllIiatuiu hcrGo that lie piled
beside them. TIL tAoroU2 lstlrys are smooth,
though now sadly cut up b. the hoofS of
qiEturuptds and The wheels ~ hcaviv-ladcn
wagons. Still it j. pl,y,s.,.t travelling, and
certainly Facilitates t.ai!ic. IL! Immense num-
Der al Vehicles crossed ana lr.vosScd ycstrr-
day. ami it is said HAT lnuYc freight WIS
Trough: toand taken from he city than in any
frUr days III the history Of t!.r town. 1t hud
been fer several days ac4tii..l!ltinr. and.
with the opportunity offered tur its transfer.
II was dispatched in quantities testing the
capacity ri ali Kinds of rrUcu.nble teams.
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