Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-21
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WINTER IN BOSTON.

WINTER IN BOSTON.
Look at this Picture, 70 Denizens of Semi
Trop, and then--Shiver.
A gentleman just arrived from
the Hub dropped into our sanctum
yesterday forenoon and handed us
the following clipping from the Bos-
ton Herald, which he thinks our
citizens ought to appreciate; he
does:
Winter is veritably with us at
last. February signals her advent
with very impressive vigor, and
changes the whole aspect of nature.
The landscape, instead of present.
ing dry, dusty, weary waste, as it
has for many a week, is now as
white as white can be. The air is
vet full of snow, rendering observa-
tion Of objects at distance impos-
sible, and the feather particles rid
ing on still vigorous blast, blind
ones eyes and insinuate themselves
unheralded down ones neck to the
discontinue of ones paper collar,
and to the irritation of ones equa-
nimity.
It is estimated that from eight
cen inches to two feet of snow have
fallen on q level. AS the wind was
strong all night the snow is terri
bly, drifted in thousands of places,
hundreds Of banks from four to six
feet high being visible this morn
ing about the city. AS the snow Is
. moist 9nd heavy, it has plastefed
every object opposing its course
while riding on the breeze. The
church steeples look like towering
monuments Of immaculate marble,
and the trees on the Common are
heavily laden and present beaut1'
full sight, looming high above the
monstrous drifts that in some
places keep them company. In
many cases, whole sides Of build
ings are absolutely plastered SO
thickly that not even window is
visible through the depth of the
adherlng shroud. Columns might
be filed with descriptions of many
picturesque effects made by the
pencil of old Boreas.
GETTING TO BUSINESS THIS MORN
was o thing attended with no little
difficulty, particularly for those
who lived remote from their places
of employment. The horse cars,
which gave up efforts to travel
after midnight, attempted to re-
sumo operations this morning, and
with blind persistency to use
wheels entirely; but 1t was a very
large undertaking to get a heavily
loaded car from the Neck to State
street with four horses. Even the
snow plows, which had been at
work all night, could hardly make
an avenue as fast as the snow would
close it. To turn u corner with the
wheels and not get off the track
into the side drift was almost an
impossibility. and all up and down
. the main lines, before 8 O'Clock
this morning, many vehicle was
thus cast away, defying the utmost
efforts Of the four beasts attached
TO extricate it. Shovels were call
into requisition, and thus was one
impediment removed only to pre-
cede q subsequent one OF u similar
character. Then came the inevita'
Die van q. worm.
s Between railroad men and those
who were out on runners. The
snow thrown from the rails on eacl
4 side encountered that thrown vi
81 from the sidewalks, and on eithe
aside of the track was little noun
tain of snow, on an average three
feet above the sidewalk on Wash
ington street, on which vehicle:
with runners tried to pass, with
horses slumping to their knees
; stumbling, falling and getting
ssstuck." Then the teamsters
would curse the railroad and the
latter's employees would howl back
while the good-natured crowd of pc
destrlans assembled would add to
the general confusion by continue
chatting. Thus were re-enacted ia
miliar lively scenes which nothing
buta heavy snow storm can bring
PEDEsTRIANIsM
was, in fact, the most speedy meth
cd of getting to ones place of bust
ness; but 1t was attended with NJ
little physical effort. Where thu
shovel of the shop boy or the
strong-armed laborer had not mad {
path the necessity was to wade
aud where paths had been broken
the footing was found hard, wet and
slippery, while the uneven knobs
rendered it work of some skill fol
]. one to maintain his perpendicular
,ity.
"THE SHOVEL BRIGADE"
Were early out in force. The dool
bells jlngled early, and school boys
eager to earn a dime or a quarter
Z applied for opportunity to "clean
your sidewalk" The regular Ia.
borers, long since idle by compul.
,sion, turned out largely, and with
their shovels, earned many a dollar
which will be blessing to theil
suffering families. In this way, at
least, the storm will not be without
its good results. The shovel Is also
being extensively EN- pIoyed by the
railroad companies on the line of
: lnsir tracks, and with great sleds