The New York herald., 1874-12-23
THE THAW.

Oceans OF slush submerged the streets OF tha
city yesterday, impeding traflc and making folks
with broken shoes miserably uncomfortable. Rub
bers and other overshoes were or no account, the
nood being In most places four and a half inches
deep, and many pedestrian went home last
night with an odd overshoe. At vesey street and
Broadway scene OF general misery seldom
equaiied was to be Witnessed. Women, with
baskets full OF provender aud obese turkeys,
rushed franticaily across Broadway, invariably
picking the softest spots for footho.ds. At the
"stand," which is the termini or no less tnan six
railroads, the snow had been thawed by the use
OF salt wuich although unlawful, Is not pre-
Through this bog the unhappy denizens or York
vile aud Harlem had to wade TO get to the cars
when were TO bring them homo.
sion, doubled up'' IN the morning and conticHed
line un ran reausriy an M late i ihe asternao
the crOwdeu condition OF the cars prevented the
poor jaded horses from doing duty. several blocks
past six O'Clock, occasioning much Inconvenience
10 travel, The Tenth avelue line, which passes
irregularly. owing to the crowded, almost impasi,
able condilon OF the lower end OF the route.
tanned mach injury by the storm. had osnes n' =,
men a. WORK ali dag repsirtng the damage. The
nre alarm wires which wero also disabled. has
been completely restored to proper working con.
aiti0n.
in ant cipasion or the arrival OF King Kaiakaua,
noon, wnen the ratn commenced to fall. 10 cart
away the dirt from Broadway. -.
Notwithstanding the vault cover ordinance
passed by the Board or Aldermen last spring, sew.
erai accidents from slipping were reported by the
police
About one O'CLOCK yesterday morning superin.
tendent iartneid and Oncer Fields, OF the society
Tor the Prevention OF Cruelty TO Animals, hailed
car No. 22 OF the new Cross Town line in EiVh-
teenth street, near Third avenue. There was no
gmt 10 the car, and its absence attracted the at
vehice, found John d. Siauson president or the
road, and Gross Town" Cary, the superintendent,
car. They wcre brought to the Yorkville Police
Court as will be seen by the court reports.
CLEARING AWAY THE sNow-THE CHIEF THOR
ouGHFAREs TO BE RELIEVED OF THEIR OBJ
sTRucTIoSs
without waiting FOR an o1icial reply from the
Corporation Counsel to their note Of Monday, the
members OF the Police Board, acting as street.
Cleaning commissioners ordered Commissioner
Dlsbecker to have the work OF cleaning the snow
from Broadway, between Fourteenth street and
the Bowling Green and from the otner great thor
oughfares, begun Immediately. Commissioner DIE
becker had anticipated the authorization, however,
and wnen Il passed by MS colleagues he had AL
ready the work oj carting tho snow rom BrOadwAy
well under way. An oral COMMUNICATION rom
duty Of the street Cleaning commissioners to have
snow removed rom those parts Of the CITY wnerc
IL is ndrance to business, Just as II IS imposed
materials taken away. Hc had, therefore,, early.
yesterday morning, called IN Inspector Ihorne:
the superintendent Of street Cleaning M ana nrnc nad
way. Very soon the Inspector had men
At work clearing passage down tho
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