New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-11
TIE CITY ST LIS WnRsT.

TIE CITY AT IT'S WORST
Yesterday was The climax Of the dclugo of slush.
The city was ROBBED in a foul garment Of snow.
wafer and mud. From tho Battery to Spnyicn
Duyyil and from the East River TO the North. the
streets were covered with an Undesirable mass OF
filth Crossings were not to be found and solid sur
faces seemed to De dream Of byconc times. Fer
haps at no time within the memory OF those mo-"
living have the streets ci thi, city been in more
discussing condition. Not only the lalfmclted
sno,, and rain and mud covered hcm but all sorts
of rubbish cast ont Of doors unfortunately by
clricsS persons mir -cd with the other ioulnr''.
| old shoes. ashes Stops, Kitchen reuse, cigar
slups and. IN many places, olal from stables all
soaking and oozu., were scattcrr about IN rcN'H-
iug confusion In many places the mess was a"So-
lately sckcnug. Pedestrian, paused before these
spots NEW illine 20 soil th'ir shoes. But IN vain did
they I,nt for 20 way around. II was inst az such
places that the cutters were most chokcd and the
middle Of the street an npasSablr gulf There WAS
only one cOur,' opri and that was 10 plunge boldly
m REGARDLESS oi consequences.
The yariol- sorts of annoyance to which pe"cS-
triln, were su jcctrd Yesterday 10y the condition Of
thc streets are hcyoud calculation. Nearly every
! wlr.c throughout the city the cutters were filled
| with banks ~ SNOW and su-l At such places Tie
! w,tcr. wh'rh accumulated with great rlpdlty
] p
hidne them from sight. choice was then LETT to
walkers either 10 wade through the water on tho
! siirsail or to tgy q promenade upon the SNOW
/ bank The latter resent vas invariably attended
with disastrous results. Many of these snow banks
had been frozen over by the recent cold and were
! cnc:l,d IN e tain crust. TINS h1u originally been
/ Gnn enough to bear the WI sLt of person Of
! or ln1ry ~ro But the rain oi sunday ni-ht had
| unlc it soft and vcat. Hence amy one who at
! tempted 90 a,.rn one OF these banks Immediately
/ blo.r th.ough On" tr'Ich'rous surface and found
: himself mhcddrl nearly ,o the waist IN now very
much diluted Wilh water
/ Al other points. principally m the streets where
/ the travel is not great On" snow looked coupara-
lively clean and white. and. with the exception of
| 70 few wagon tracks. presented smooth and ap
parrntly substantial surface. This. too. was de
lu.ion 10 the eye. and "a snare for the feet. The
ui,pu who. trusting ia Appr3rauccs. bOiy started
/ to eros. fine street. found that almost at the first
! step r. Was sinking into q soft AMI srml-houid
mas, 10 which there va, seemingly no bottom.
/ Then would cufae "a moment OF Acquiring ,Jsprusr
as the vrrtr he'd being asked himself how aT down
| hc was GOING \ moment of thnuhiulue-> followed
when the feet Touched the paw ing stones. But that
too. wl. 20 trar-itnry ior. Tor ittlr stream, of
I water BEGAN 80 pour into the to;o of the highest
Ii,r.r oy, ho- and boo % ,"rrnd tlr feet &crc wet
th"I'i-'i.. lHi~ We '"' "''' i'' '''' ~ "''''i
for - Was generally woman who hc,itatcd
was ferral,cly lost. For the .uh-tr,tuu, OF mad
wlu,A wa hcncntE the siu,h cung to the shoe,
with great truacity The most determined effort
Vas necessary 10 lihcratr !out so impr-ouod and
whcu at last n came ont Of it, uncanny he'd. tine
mud anl ,,I,li closed lchini IL with ," ash that
| ~ou,i.lcl like an imprrcatiou.
IT, ,omr plac.9 desperate attempt, veg. made to
i, ,.t In. ,,,tt,r- .o mat tlr water ,Yild I1yn
80" '' cl a., ,
Ii'r passage 'o inc a'"'r'' '"cH '"'I' "''' "H'
sI.t. ,,iui for tiIur mo- permanent EIOt Vio aC-
| .i..,l I,--r.,. tI,. r.,y ,.ni,rut- that I'm,
~ f; .... , ,.,., ~ ,,,i... ,, ,,.
E"' - """'' '''''''' Nv 80 '.'' W ''
would POM down spreading ter ana Wiic. until tlr
GRO .uy of the street bccaluc AZ dI 'Icult problem
-. i.t,r,. I'm, ,,n.r tI. v,,cr r,i rim m this
. ~ 3: . - -.
"'"''l ''' % '''"'' '''' IL w $40 " '"' 'i'''' 40
bo>,iu obi shoes pieces Of ciuh NISps oil straw, and
Other REFUSE. which soon chokcd up the entrance 10
- ,. t..,i M ,,l
Vr SWIFT. I"rh Ut" wafer "''"""" up ""'Iu
spread IN l"Id pools 90 mysterious depth AMI un-
49,, ,.i,,'.. i,.f, ,.,. ,,r,., th, ,,,o.t
.
N|'H 'I'' "'lI'"'" "' Wv" "iP"'''' '"'' - ~ "
frrurntl} dat, thc street became literally riNrr
corner would turn bIck IN 'hstn1N. sometimes
they paused To gHC IA horror M tie @renr; nut ihr
approa 10 oi truck ~ "a street ear, with mud ana
su~h lying IN every direction. WAC the signal l"I a
general scattering.
AT Other places the huurwaihS. up 70 me uhieo l
the ram ami slert oi SUNDAY hlgut; Hhu "rh Gov
cred with smooth hut comparatively SAFE c'atlng
of sn"w me eject o ti' ram AN" Sl',t upon 'llS
was 20 render il 30 slippery that only The most 1c
tive persons c"ulu preserve ih'T rlulli"Il'.h Whrh
walkn" upon IT, talcrl|b' t"F'ioH WIN rom
mi nn M ~ th 'in no.t mnromfnrt.j rc,,lts
pl"""liN' %, nc i"''', H'c."' ~ -,
NluhE u"Wn nan q n"' ~ i2i' III oNP''.u ~ l."
WIS moi likely I'D 9ho'tl !" "'"hE' "a "." W."
Was IN hurry 10 reach ms ounce. Agau III some
places The water. thrown BACK upon tIi pd''lH'H'7
by the distinctions III TN CUTTERS lowed down
through the coal holes mo INC 'tll'IS', " hIeo
number Of which were entirely Uoodrd. some
house owners when their nclghh"IS ana not cl,ih