The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-02

tho Erie, due at haIEpast eight, were also delayed
until the afternoon. The Richmond express carried
no matter coming from parts south Of Washington,
and the ST. Louis express, due at haIEpast eleven,
was completely snow bound ana had 10 be abandoned
Several other trains were delayed tor shorter periods
varying IRON half an hour to two hours.
THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE PIERS.
few worKmen we're engaged in a rather danger
Gus task Oh the East River Bridge. They were
obliged to descend from the to the cradles
for the purpose OF binding the great wire ropes
geher No uncoiling OF wire for the strands was
ried on MS the tootpath was covered with snow and
very slippery, aud tie whole structure extremely
dangerous for the workmon. The structure resisted
the gale comparatively slight detection oil the
cables and very slight STRAIN the anch0rages be-
ing observed.
Very slight damage was done either Of the rivers,
a gale became known.
THE ELEVATED ROADS.
Work on the elevated raiiroads also greatly i'm
peded Considerable delay resulted from the accumu-
ations OF snow In the foundation trenches, aud the
work OF hosting new pillars and girders entirely
suspended. Mon were employed To clear the snow
from those portions OF the structure already erected
and the work Of rveting the beams aud laying ties
OTHER DAMAGE by THE STORM
frame building at the foot OF lest 1921 street.
owned by Nichoas Rogers and used as u feed house
for horses blown down and damaged to tho extent
OF 5000
largo sign at No. l2o Mercer street was blown
down aud cut through number Of the American DIS
trct Telegraph Company's wires.
windows were blown in at No. 769 Fifth avenue,
No LOS rhird avenue, No 9SS Third avenue and No.
1,029 Third avenue.
SNOW BLOCKADE.
peararce. The snow an see which the aa'es 81 me
night before had piled upon the already falen
covered housetop anu window sill and deepened the
drifts which lay upon tho pavement and rose In
struggling cmbsnkments along the cutters. Over the
sloppy sidewalks, which the desutory efforts Of
cleaners had in way improved pedestrians podded
with difficulty. This discouraaing enough 10.
comotion, but horses and vehicles Jared no better.
In the accumuations of snow along the pavements
teams nopeiessly aounaered, and In tho general
effort to make headway. wagons and stages and cars
became inextrcably entanaled, and continuous
series Of bl0ckadcs Afforded that profanest Of men,
the New York driver, cnance to use hts choicest
eplthets On occasions such as yesterday the annoy
peaed most eloquently 10 the victims OF these old
time methods OF city travel, and time and again did
u blockaded vehicle, with his business place blocks
and blocks away, storm ut cur companies and long
the completion oil the elevated roads. True, des-
perate effort was mado TO clear way through Tho
DRIFT by the street railroad people,
EFfoaTs TO CLEAR THE Way
From midnight snow pioughs traversed the tracks,
drawn by ten and twelve horses, ana Inc and
swept aside by them, but only TO be beaten
down and scattered around by the passage of other
vehicles Trucks and wagons, TOO, becume locked
upon the tracks, and It was a matter oil the utmost
difficulty to keep them clear. "A number oil tho cars
on all the roads withdrawn aud "a general Ioub-
ling up oil teams was adopted This precaut0n proved
sufficient 10 insure an easy passage for the side
VI
these lines until tho downtown streets reached
The Second and Third avenue routes were most i'm.
peded, above Fiitieth street they are greatly
posed and large latious Of snow formed upon
the tracks. During the morning extra force OF
men, numbering between two aud three hundred,
were work at clearing away tho snow and by
noon The trucks wero pretty Tree.
The Street Cleaning Department sci q force OF 403
men and $50 horses aud carts removing the obstruc-
lions Broadway. Owing to tho trouble OF dspos-
ing Of snow heaps when thoy nave this iorce
O ulIa m
the urft who It was loose and SO dispense With the
pickaxes. From tho Battery to Fourteenth street
Broadway was cleared yesterday, as well as Park row.
AS soon as Broadway IS entirely cleared tue street
cleaning officials will confer with tue railroad compa-
formed along heir routes Streets leading to ferries
and downtown thoroughfares will next be taken in
hand.
ANOTHER LITTLE DIFFICULTY
representatives OF The Third. Fourth and Sixth
avenue railroad companies called on tho Police Com
missioners and complained that the section system OF
cleaning the street 10 annoying 10 them, and asked
that ground between the tracks be swept but
twice week hereafter the trouble is that the SAND
sprinkled by tie companies to mako abetter loot
hold for their horses cleaned away by tho sweepes
Thor request was not granted.
FALLING CHIMNEY
One oil the chimneys Vi Tompkins Market, at Sixth
street ana Bowery, was blown 10 the sidewalk about
nine O'Clock ID the evening No ono was injured by
the falling bricks
The storm in Brooklyn tended greatly TO Impede
travel on tho horse railroad Ines and double leans
were put on TO Draw the heavily laden conveyances
Dc kalb and Myrtle avenues Fulton and Court streets
and other routes. Tho sweepers were kept actively
engaged throughout the day. The streets in
tue condition Tor sleghing aud the latter sport
duly iudulged IN by those whose meaus would admit
OF their Indulgence in that pastime.
STATEN ISLAND
Owing to the unusually hIgn tide yesterday morning
heavily laden teams could not DO taken the curly
trips the Staten Island ferry boats Al Clifton the
bridging Of the dock was washed away. Many docks
along the east shore were badly damaged by the wind
and waves
me trans on the Staten Island Railway made all
their trips without delay. Gangs OF men imme-
daiely put to work TO repair the bridging other
damage done by the storm about the Staten Island
ferry There was out slight damage done 10 the ship
ping Ut Tottenville.