The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-15
BEAUTIFUL SNOW IN BOSTON.


Travel-Strcet Cars and Snow Obstruc-
tion-Fan OF Roof-Prospect OF Sleigh
ing.
The beautiful snow has come at last and Boston
| Is submerged. The snow storm extends from Cape
| May to EastpOrt along the Atlantic coast, while
| the most westerly point from which snow is re-
ported is Buffalo, where the storm is light, only
one inch having fallen. New Hampshire reports o
heavy fall of snow in the north. In Boston over
seven inches fell before eight O'Clock while the
| greatest quantity reported elsewhere Is at Cape
| May where there Is six inches.
There are indications Of long storm, extended
| over o much greater area than at present. At
| Alpena, Mich the thermometer stands at 10 de-
| grees above Zero with cloudy sky and brisk
| wind. The barometer is falling rapidly every
| where, the depression here in the "a hours up to
! eight O'Clock being A. while the fall since that
| time is nearly 25. At some points in the western
States, however, the barometer has risen slightly,
although Chicago is the only point that reports
| clear weather. In New London, Conn.,, the
barometer indicates more rapid depression than
in Boston. but less than two inches Of snow had
| fallen at eight O'Clock
| The extremes rom which threatening weather
are reported are Dulnth at the head Of Lake Supe-
rior in Minnesota at the West, and Charleston at
the South.
The temperature has risen slightly at nearly all
points in the country the exceptions being Chicago
Toledo ana Norfolk. At Mount Washington there
has been q barometrical depression OF 20, while
the temperature has risen eight degrees, light
snow falling and very high wind prevailing.
CONDITION OF THE RAILROAD.
The railroads have not yet experienced any
| serious trouble from the storm, few If any, snow
ploughs being called into requisition. Had there
Would have been more trouble, but thus
far the small poughs attached to the cowcatcher Of
each locomotive have proved sufficient to clear the
now indicates Will be the case, the roads may ind
it more dlficult to keep their trains time. On
most Of the roads some Of the freight trains are
omitted but the passenger travel is left intact
| On the Boston and Albany road most OF the pas
senger trains especially the through ones have
the trains are not more than five or ten
minutes late. The New Yos. train this
fact that the storm came from the south naturally
making travel from that direction more uncertain.
story to tell, though they have not yet found it
| necessary to run two engines. on the Fitchburg
nve nm is .n sra,n ION OF
! this forenoon was hall an hour late at Fitcnburg
| and lost 10 minutes more between that city and
Boston. The storm Is reported as being less severe
upon the line Of this road than 1t Is here At seven
this morning the snow was about four inches
inch less. At both places, well at other points
| on the road in that vicinity the snow was not as
1
ence particular trouble. their trains being only
five or ten minutes late: Snow is reported TO be
secson TSe New YORK and New England
train which was, was 10 minutes late. The Boston and
Providence trains have not been materially de-
freight, which was so minutes behind time.
| PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRES
Orders were issued at an early hour this morn
| double up teams, IN order that as little delay as
possible should occur in reaching hre
! CONDITION OF STREET RAILROADS.
With heavy fall OF snow, which Is sure to come
some time during nearly every winter, there Is the
annual recurrence Of the strife between the street
latter find necessary to run their poughs through
in order to clear the tracks Tor street cars, and
of every store dwelling on the line OF the road
patience and good grace, but sometimes, as
happened this forenoon, on Green street,
them persist e Sc their en ns7 Last winter s
was waged on Hanover street, and was the source
Of no little amusement to pedestrians who hap.
Southwick House. The Green street attacking
sss sOrs Level The we
| seconded by crowd OF men and boys who are
always ready to conaregate where there is noise.
would level 1t again almost as soon as the plough
passed; and such hootings Every horse car that
attempted to pass was yelled at and snooted all
| the way along, and H. perchance, one Of them got
| set, as plough drawn BY four horses did, there
| was much merriment for the crowd, but hardly %
much pleasure for the workmen and driver, ct
| whose heads numerous exasperattng tAunts were
thrown. The latter, however, managed to keep
their tempers in sublection, and, alter dea! o.
shOvelling and vexatious delay, passed on, while
the promiscuous crowd directed its spite upon the
next car. Thus the war continued, and st last 90
| cOunta neither side was disposed to yield.
| FAILING IN OF A ROoF.
The old brick building with Q pitched roof at the
| northeast corner OF Fleet and Hanover streets
was built 100 years ago. II was many years since
occupied as a store and dwelling house. or late
years 1t has been used for stable By several per
sons and recently by Colonel Splane, member O
the Legislature last year from the Second WARD
and lastly by Mr.. Pattee. who moved out few
weeks since to his new stable on Hanover street
Consequently, the old building has been unoccuptec
for some months. II has lately been purchased
BY Nj. Frank O'Neil VINO was about TO alter or 70
build It. TIE workmsn nsd rs%ovse some 81 t sns
opcond story Of the but!dpe and thereby leeeenin9