New-York tribune., 1876-02-05
SEQUEL or THE STORM.
SNOW IN THE CITY.

SNOW IN THE CITY.
| INCoNyENIENCFs or TRAVEL ~ REMOVAL OF THP
SNOW IN BRoADwAY-sLIGHr DELAY IN ARRIVAL
or TRAINS.
| OF the hundreds of persons who looked out
Of their windows yesterday morning. and found that
heavy had them n thief in the night
| large proportion doubt thought of 1t chiefly
with disgust, and mentally calculated the
unit OF aEnoyan they would have before
tie day was DONE The vocation began Mt break
fast for the milkman late. Il made itself heard In
the constantly changing door bell and reiterated inquiries
to whether "you didn't want your walk shoyeed' y
II asserted itself the doorsteps which descended
with cclery unbecoming to true dignity IT t0llOwe1
the ploldng pc estran wherever he went ana haunted
the householder from daylight till dark.
The Broadway ami Sevephave. lost consi terabe
time III the narrow streets below Tenths on account ol
snow being thrown back upon tne mck Dy pass.ns
wagons thus ofe throwing the cars of the rails Tue
Sixlhave. running on time before midday
on the Thrdaye line there we're also several delays III
the forenoon, and many persons were oDilge'i
10 wat long the corners before a ear arrived
The co0anies owing to the Ytness of the snow
did not experience great an impcd nent except III tne
lew narrow cross streets and ran about as nsia gem
to the Elevated Railroad great that 1t was unable
10 meet he emergency Most OF the early trains were
filed at the uptown station and did not stop NJ the sra
ons below leaving OF passengers complaining or
the time lost IN waiting to no purpose In Brooklyn the
was about the same and everyw ere thc corpora
tions we've the subjects Of comments freely spoken
Tie snow that had been waited for 80 long having
nj last. the anxiety for It's removal immediately
took the place any expectancy: for whatever blessing
II may be- in Central Park and the BOuevards down
town IL is very s.rous drawback Ia business. lne
trouble borne with much patience N possible
during the day time yesterday, but AT night Broadway
presented lively Commissioner NDornis the
Chgrman OF the StrcetcranDg Committee, having COM
plccd his for removing tue lee ana snow
from that thOruughfare set his men at work aDOlt
Oclack The entire length Of broadway was divided INTO
twenty sections Each foreman took command OF gang
and directed the work Of section Tie number Of carts
empoycd was iOf, and the labOror- numbered oSO Ihe
loaded into the carts and taken ~ places
des gnated by The Dock Commissioners along the river
whore dumped. The ih rent stage companies 90
operated. The VI disDuiy". line has 10 clear Ndl-st
tie FfthaYe line FuitOn-st.. and the Twenty -t.rist
Inc that section excluding from the BOWLING green 10
the south Ferry The Commissioner mado8 arrange
ments with the careful attentions 10 deal hlu
said that he hoped o have Broadway clear within ~
hUus ~ the flrihest. The street ear companies ran
their snow plOws during yesterday ana lnst Night not
wihstdndug opposition Of those who 1--we along the
lines of the roads Tho trucks were perfectly clear O
snow by midnight, and wore run with pair OF
horses ~ usual The companies also will cooperate with
the tre-cirauD9 Department, wnen the avenues and
cross streets to De- attended TO.
Tue fall of heaviest In and near the city
Further north tne fail slight and at the most north
lin of the the snow wis hardly TWO lncher
dccp Upon Staten Island IL reached depth ot about
foot level SlriZi5 substituted Tor cars on
no s.iOre Railroad. The 'taon Island railroad tram
TOttenyillc the O'Clock "trip mn hour behind
time. IN consequence o detention at tho swi ccs al E
vile aud Ncw-Dorp bun tlI- was the only lncob
vcnicnce of consequence. far a. known ADout the
same depth was reported as existing throughout Long
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