New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-03
MID-WINTER IN REALTY

co, n FOLLOWED BY SNOW.
ENIhhhh -. 80 .,,n ruE MOST VIOLENT STORM
shN OF THE SEASON.
U;oter heaped discomfortS upon
ics'0iu"' ,he, WAS OF the sort that apPSs ''o
sno ~ .ooeties grinds tho races Oh Inc
' cha ,ce companies. 10 the sre"'
FSuu O'.- ,ns cheeful and encouraging eonea' was "
D.,sa, ah.enE Young people hsu "oAou 49,
ss.onster sunday evening" ana oc"s"'ou
ai.nosition Of the mercury gone W 'ou VIZ"
'0- =, .ta,ipg on the morrow Inc ino'u'uN ""'
- .nough. for the sport-uo"n''V"" -,
cola e"O" a. A. m--but the heavy "ihu
marKeu o '..r,.red As tho day wore
and sue" came thicker, and about
on '"o ,hsI we're heavy and dense DRIVEN J."
80. nv the gale which came s"eePihE INV" '
klo'' uade progress IN broad avenues """ So
''A 'I.,sr Of persistent resolution. ino eu
hearers with tho impeiuous az az" Wy -
- ,.inful 70 look upon. The coiu n"u 80 -
.,,s,ed ny O'Clock, rise OF some IL uos0o 60,
80 n,soe since day-break, but thero was 9'.
IaAen .a .eorcbine blast to make outdoor exer
c,,a t,inyihng Persons VINO went e"'Pf'e - On
49,. a. warm interiors and gave the stores al az
tOAH ~ more activity than they really had. AFTER
-, cali. ware pretty generally deferred Or VINO"
- .rploved warm wraps and close carriages y"
a., f.sb,onable avenues and streets, mere anu "''0
- covered galleries from door 10 curOs'one' "P'0
teri guests for wGOm dinner-parueS A0''''
other festivities had been appointed o,
Tnrough the afternoon very little crowdng appeared
among the occupants Of the sidewalks Ih''e was ~.
I, ,ny going out for pleasure. for walking was
,h an abundance OF adventure more exciting thah a'
,-.cye Very delicate choice of footing ana luuclou'
,hspning Of ooalhoe covers were nd!spens'oe 20 up
i,btness As the stream OF men who had been on
rbaa-e came up Broadway and Nassau-st there were
many nishaps, and ne who laughed al MS he'snooi
discontinue was soon IN position 10 symp''hA' wiz"
him. Sudden caresses of telegraph poles anu LAMP
posts were more frequent than spontaneous IN INC
deusey populated parts Of the city peryerse poyS 'u'
the natter worse by establishing "SldeS "h'h "o.'
fruitful Of pleasure to them and Of profanity from lAe
aders.
Toward evening the snow-Hakes were much smaller
hut gerry ouick and close in their fall. The principal
streetrailway companies sent out sweepngmachnes TO
clear their tracks bat several were slow TO put more
horsos to their the stress Of travel demanded
she slippery streets the strong wind and above ALL the
heavier loads made wreched work for beasts OF bur
den aud falls oversraning and overaxing were con-
spcuou enough to drive frantic the members OF their
Protective Society Soon after noon the ball went up
announcing skating IN Central Park, but the serious
troubles Of the street-cars did not begin TIL later,
Tor would be skaters were discouraged by the
brisk storm When those whose daily labor
na1 Brought them down town crowded the cars
On thar way hOmeward the common pains and worries
OF sreetcar travel in the worst part OF the day were
aggravated teuiOld. TIE horrors Ot these pens on
REcels which full 10 the hrim, pressed down ana
cunning with haplcss wretches, were ndescTOabe
any preferred to face the dscOmtOrtS OF the storm
~; her than those Of the cts aud struggled homeward
th intermittent falls, aud Of them with frequent
pauses for inward streug henng There was no sign OF
4 pa NJ IN the snowfall night set and the wind, In
hich there had beeu lull before sunset recovered
strength. As the earth covered more deeply the
delays aud discOuragements travel greater, and
not only the city railroads embarrassed, but the
trains the great importation lines were not alto
S.ther punctual in their arrivals. The North River
lmpedcd in their passages and landings
by large quantities OF Heating zee IN me Etst River
thcro considerable amount during the night but
She docks we're comparatively clear Yesterday.
AT ate hour last night 1t was still showing brshy
and blowing heavily rIere were seven or eight inches
of the ground with considerable drifting. aud
inc prospect better sleiehng than has been afforded
his season hitherto was generally discussed specuia
lion OF Shs kind went on Tor the most part indoors, as
without was somewhat aoorous AMI sub
cot TO interruptions Inc mlShaps in waking WIe not
mn Shed by the Increasing depth OF the snow, and the
lct tst the wicked alone who sometimes stand
ID slippery places was painfully eXemplhed
such weather this is dOubly for the unprO-
.eccd poor whose homes at tho best, arc chilly and
,cky tenements thoroughly ventilated AS TO prevent
genuine warmth and closely packed as 10 forbid the
axperiGncc OF anything like comfort The effect OF yes
erdays storm upon this portion OF the Inhabitants was
~ cause tho most intense suffering. The hundreds Of
families who have fuel dealt them by the hand of
charity, and who with difficulty manage III the mildest
Winter weather 10 keep paSsaOy warm are IN the worst
possible condition 70 meet the ravages OF such
uow Storm The most that they hope for from day 10
dy IN the shape Of fire is merely enough to cook their
scanty meals by the luxury OF midnight CRATE is un-
known 10 them So 10 that last nights snow, blow
,ng through the open entries, in at the broken panes,
covering fOOrs beds, and the shverng creatures who
we're yainIy counting sutnber, left nothing hut
Gloom IN It's path. There large numbers collected
al the statiOn-hOuses and at the few lOdgnghOuses,
nearly all Of the places OF refuge being crowded by
O'clock m the evening Many Of these, too, were re-
spectacle, hard working men and women. forced 10
leave their wTeched homes for the lack OF dollar
or two ~ pay weeks rent Late in the evening, too,
might have been seen, almost any business street,
scores Of tblnly clad old ladies and girls hHntng
among me rubbish for bits Of wood and coal dragging
themselves along with strips OF boards and barrel
slaves their No class OF the poor indeed,
escaped the severity Of last nights storm, aud how
much they suffered few who are not OF them often
among them, are capable of Judging.
PROSPECTS OF TIE ICE CROP.