The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-14
SPRING SNOW.

AN UNEXPECTED sNowsToRM YEsrERDAY-Ar-
PEARANcE or THE cIrY-DEsERTED AVENUES
AND BoULEvARDs-THE EFFECT OF THE
STORM ELSEWHERE.
Visions OF volets and daisies, OF cowsps ana
crocuses we're rudey dissipated by the driving
storm OF snow AMI sleet OF yesterday Grim
winter was sternly disposed to assert MS sway,
and instead OF the gentle south winds. redolen. or
the memories or singing birds returning, OF bud
ding trees and towering shrubs, the earth was
covered with snowy mantle. Discarded listers
and greatcoats were once again brought into
reQusison, and for the time being the spring
fashions were detnroned. Pedestrians hurried
along the thorougnfares closely mufled up
and eagerly sought shelter from the
fury or the cutting wiury blasts. The
avenues. which on Sunday were thronged with
fashionables, attired IN garments appropriate TO
tnat genial, sunsnny day, were all but deserted.
The Bouleyards, which during pleasant weather
present Il moving panorama OF life on wheels, wore
almost solemn aspect, only relieved at long inter-
walls by the passing OF some tradcsman's wagon.
Tue Park with lis hedges OF hawthorn and privet
clothed in ermlne, and trees standing out agains t
a solo gray sEy, looked like some spectral camp
ground, while ali along tins river front tue snip
ping wreathed in snowy whlreDesS, and ringed
with icices. were Ike PHANTOM craft. All along
the route OF the various hofsecai lines travel was
greatly lmpeded. In many instances progress
was SO diflcu!t that the doubling up process was
gary iVsOltCu W. bub SNVH hLtu IOui u0ioCS w
propelnng purposes delays were more than
the human freight was packed, and
1t was with sigh OF the most
profound relief that eacn passenger arrived
at his destination. 1t is after all, on sucl occa-
sions as yesterday, wnen swelteung In a convey
ance crowded Tar beyond it's legitimate capacity,
tnat inc lnadequacy OF the present system and
the necessity Tor some other anu better mode or
transit becomes apparent. In the lower portion
OF tie city. chiefly devoted 10 trade ana conf
merce, trafc was greatly lnterIcreu with. Jehus,
wisn their proverbial voiublllty ana pro anlty,
cursed the ''cerk Of the weather. Tor showing ms
caprclous nature at sucn an lnopportune time,
deplored the loss OF prospective receipts.
In many instances the telegraph wires were
broken by the weight or snow, causing consdera-
Ole annoyance TO that portion OF the community
who are required 70 use tnat medium OF communs-
cation, and as the storm has prevailed over large
extent the trains and mans arriving here were
more or less delayed
THE STORM ELSEWHERE.
At Mauch Chunk IN Pennsylvania. the snow,
which still falling, up TINS evening nlne
inches deep. At Wllkesbarre the storm was
severe and about Jour inches OF snow was on the
ground. AT scranton ABOUT SIX inches had lalen
asd the storm hau not aoareo. AT Philadelphia
tie trafic IN the streets was interered with by the
inches deep, SNOW Tel all day, up TO q late hour
last night, at Providence, Il. |.
AT BOSTON
snow had fallen since Monday morning accom-
panied by northeast wind. Inc storm Is one OF
the sevcrest OF the season, and prevails IN Maine
and New Hampshire.