New-York tribune., 1878-02-02

The cars on the Second Avenue and Third Avenue nes
from Taren and those on the Elghtn Avenn. t, ~
ing and evening. Many persons were conipeneu "
long distances cingng TO the rails OF .ne o;1 ohs for
hours before they could ride at all. Do~n-town
in tine narrow streets the snow was snoto'eu W & ho y
housetons and sidewalks the car tracks 10 sucu y
depth that IT could not be removed by tne -nowi9"s @
and sweepers. Long banks OF snow, rom =, t"o ] J
onent hlackodes occnrred through the loading and
loading OF trucks, causing much delay on
the Bowery. and the avenues, thc rallroad t
companies employed several hun"iea "i Te1 nto
gangs of about a dozen EACH led by car conductors
whose services were not otherwise heedsa SG.ei & VI
plan A complaint was made at Police Headquarters,
during the afternoon. that the dumrnSground az te
that the FOR receiving the snow coud ho enter the
dock. This difficulty was afterward removed;
The work Of removing the snow from Broadway went
forward brskly all day. six hundred men, with hoes
aud brooms were employed 10 move the snow to the
side OF te street where il was soveed into carts Cap
tans Gunner and liedden, othe Cleaning Bureau
longing to the Police Department WAS called into use
TO off the SNOW Before evening the lower pati OF
Broadway from the Battery to Wallst, and the portion
between Fourteenth and Houston-sts were well cleaned
while the had beou removed from the middle OF the
along the intermediate portion Police Commits
sioner Nichols said yesterday that as Broadway
had been clerted of sn0w the department would Dcgh 10
clean the streets leading to the downtown ferries
During toe evening the work on Broadway was con-
tinued. rhe from the upper wards OF the city
taken of AZ early hour. 80 that they might re-
port for work bemes to-day. by midrlght the force
had all been dismissed Threefourhs OF Broadway was
then clean in spots 10 estimated tnat 5000 loads
OF received from II. The Dock Department
allowed OF the bukheads piers where there was
considerable to be used for disposlng OF the
snow A force of men employed during the evening
in clearing ont the cuvers IN oil the wards, making
ready for rain thaw. The crosswalks were also
cleaned. and much removed from the vicinity
OF the ferries. IL Is hoped that all Broadway VIII ne
cleared by this evening and that progress VIII have been
made with the other thOrOughfares and IL aoes not
snow IN the meantime, the most will be finished by
sunday night.
There was n serious detention yesterday OF the mails
from all points The southwest mail by the PenlsylVa-
MA Central due this city nj 1880 IN on Thursday
did until after 10 o'clock last night ana
another mail the road, due AT a. ~ yehter
mail over the Hudson River Railroad. duo at
ll:35 a. m was detained until $50 D. IN. Mails due AL
7:ij a. m. over the Erie at T. III. Inc western
mails over the New York Central were DELAYED ten
hours and the Boston mails about three hours Tele
grams were received from several railroad officials last
evening saving the roads again, ana that
trains would be run to-day on time.
Among the pilots off duty, the uneXampled severity OF
the gale the general topic of conversation The
sea very high out beyond The Hook, said one
who had Just returned from duty, but the wind was
enough 10 bow hair rgnt of your head" Ten pilot
boats were relorted bems at Those who rc
turned yesterday morning brought news OF the disaIr
pearance several buoys from their stations III the
outer bay. The Whising Buoy has dfiHcd away from
its anchorage In the extreme outward mouth oi Gednty
Channel The outer black buoy mas also disappeared ana
reported that the red buoy not IN It's place.
II was runOrcd last evening that Pilot Boat No. -
had been lost, but Hqures at the Pilot Commissioners
Office and of pilots failed to confirm this report