New-York tribune., 1882-02-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
oro1rr1s To THE SNOW STORM.

The work of clearing the streets of snow wa, was
continued yesterday. Commissioner Coleman nsu, S,
altogether, nearly 800 carts and nearly douDe 'n,'
number of men employed. Broadway was put III
fair conditi n. Considering the amount OF INC sllow
fall and the labor that was necessary 10 I5;t, ~,
Broadway was yesterday in very far conul'iun
from the Battery to Fourteenth,st. me sl,oM W
Union Square was being removed ana consi9eIs"io
progress had been made IN cearlhg ,sas nretiy
we'll cleared of snow. Contractors walton ana
Mairs are doing well as they can with the lmpro,
horses and carts IT work and Mr.. Mars nearly the
same number. The downtown streets Leading 10
the ferries are now In very far shape.
An exhibition of a machine for melting the snew
was 10 be given Yesterday III front OF George fox
sons boiler works No. 52l West Thirty -tcurth-st,
but posponeG Like most of these machines which
have been exhibited heretofore, tins one Will melt
snow, but not i'll sufficient quantity 10 render lts
use practicable or make 1t an important iacier IN
removing heavy snowfall. The proposed plan Is
simply 10 do the work with steam. Mr.. walton
has had a large number of machines for melting
snow submitted TO MN shce ne oSgah h Te nysnf
ors in each instance perfectly sure that thelr
machines were just what was required Several OF
them have for a melting apparatus large seainppes
nerforated. and through these aperures the steam
Is 10 be thrown against the snowbank. None oi
them have yet been shown 10 be OF much practcai
use. \, - ., ,;r ho r,oe
ecuted tonight with vigor The streets leaGire ~
the ferries downtown are already IN gUou snpT cn
will remove the snow in Pine, Nassau, EAcnahEc-
place. Park-row. Chambers and front-sts; oh lhe
west side Mr.. Mairss men Will continue the woIh
of Clearing Cham bers-st. West Broadway, Barclay,
Oev Cort tiandt-st. and College place. commissioner
CoIeman's men will cOntine themselves TO 81 ad"ay
from Fourteenth &c Thirty third-st, fourteenth-st''
Union SGnare and Twenty-thrd-st .
The sleiChing yesterday was decidedly poor; but
Nevertheless < 900 slcghs passed III at the Filth
ave entrance TO Central Park. There were few last
horses out the state of the ROAD precludlng any
thing like fast rottiDg. There was the usual variety
of family sleighs and cutters. There was one ar
rangemeut which attracted as 1t was intended 10
do. large amount OF attention, anu aiso' aS was
not intended to do, caused much laughter. III was
"tallv-ho sleigh" and was Jolly utter" so one OF
tbe occnpants said. Ii was almost the exact coun-
feruart of a boys double runner" the rl"eTs siI,
ting astride the affair in most uncOmtortable ana
ludicrOus manner. Ia front was coachman wear
inc a LIGHT -colored livery. and behind, a guard At
tired IN similar suit, carrying long norm under
his arm but the life OF him he dld not uaie 10
lei 90 long enough TO blow IT. The tallN-ho was
drawn ny three horses, driven tandem; Wlhcn Wuulu
have done very well If very reluctant animal haa
not beeu harueSsed as leader lie did not want 10
90 and the horses behind him did tins occasiohed
considerable confusion ana delay. certain aihoul
of stvle was preserved, however TILL when near Jhe
Seventv-seconds entrance. the sleigh capSlzed ana
ecptated those who bestrode II INTO convenient
snow bank. -,
General Grant took his usual drive through the
mark in the afternoon.
The blockade on the main line of the Long Island
Railroad was raised yesterday AFTERNOON, ana laSt
evening the irst train since FRIDAY ran tfough !"
Creeup0rt Last lght large force OF men was en-
caged opening the Sag iaTbOr extension OF the Mon
fank Road east of Patchogue, and the Manor
Branch Ali the lines of the road Will be opened To-
day and the regular travel resumed. during the
last two months many quail have been loosed III
d;tercnt narts of suffolk County by private persons
for restocking and II Is feared that most OF the
birds have pershed in the late storm.