New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-06
THE SNOW BLOCKADE.
MAILS AND TRAVEL MUCH IMPEDED.

this city almost impossible for wheeled vehicles
and rendered slelghns difficult When 1t Is packed
hard it Will insure capital selghing for consider
able time TO come unless warm rain should set IN
Ffth-aye and the other avenues leading to Central
Park were lively with the Jingle Of slelghbels yes
terday far into the night All kinds of vehicles
on runners were pressed into service Owners OF
seighs have been waiting impatiently for a sniii-
Gent fail of snow TO make enjoy bic slelghng, ana
| apparently most of those who could
avail themselves of the opportunity were
out on the road Through the park the speed was
moderate, owing to the care of the poll e. but IN
st. Nicholas, Seventh Eighth and Central-aves.
there were no such restrictions. and the trotters
struck out at lively gait No better specimens of
hor.eesh are to be found anywhere than IN this city
and there was fair representation to be seen speed
ing up and down the avenues yesterday. Gabe
Cases Judge smiths, and other we-known stop
ping places for thirsty hOrsemcn were thronged,
many persons having gone up on the elevated rail-
roads 10 witness the sport on the road. There was
the average number of runaways and " Spills out
the victims IN most instances received no more
harm than a snow-bath. Many of the turnou's were
elegant in their apo ntments. There was the Us
ual rivalry between welllnOwn teams, and as they
dashed past Judge Smiths the drivers were encour-
aged by shouts from respective friends.
The snow. which brought pleasure TO so many,
was productive Of any hing but enjoyment to Com
missioner Coleman and his aids IN the Street Clean
ing Department. and contractors Mars and Walton.
Broadway had been fairly cleared OF snow from the
Bat cry to Thirty -thlrst, and the streets leading
to the ferries being placed III good shape for
travel when this second storm came and made 1t
nee ssary to do the work over again Soon after
dayl ght Commissioner Coleman hal large force
of men and carts work in Broadway. The snow was
taken to he dumping places on the North and East
Rivers and thrown overheard. Very little harm
will he done to the rivers harbor, for the snow is
comparatively free of refuse for the present, owing
the fact that there has been little travel over IT,
II was intended by Commissioner Coleman that by
midnight Broadway for about onc-thIrd It's distance,
beginning ar the Battery. should be entirely cleared
Of snow. For the remaining distance to Thirty
thirl-st. the snow will be piled up either side of
tie way. thus allowing clear road for vehicles.
The snow thu, heaped W will then be removed as
rapI y as possible
Contractor Mairs was engaged yesterday in re-
moving the snow on the side streets leading to the
North River ferries. BY midnight Liberty. Cort-
apdt Barclay and Chambers-sts. were IN fair con-
ditiou. Contractor Walton was likewise engaged
IN Wall and Fulton-sts.. $50 with good results.
The surface railroad companies, approaching the
chance to work without being impeled by private
vehicles placed large gangs II men at work shovel
ing the snow from their tracks and pIling II
upon eth r. side Of The roadway. | some instances
too, carts and two-horse wagons were used 10 cart
away Che ~uuW. ms was done IN Nc>cY-~t Toy the
SIX and Firnth-4rr. lines and I'm P3rk-rOw Dy The
Third, FOurIh and other lines ceuuiug here. The
Broadway ana Seven-h-avt. line removed the snow
IN hurch-,t. from Chambers To Cdual-s'. and from
Barclay st. opposite the Post Office The plOws,
drI by eight anu ten horses. were also brought INTO
the tracks. Notwithstanding the ordinanc" pro
uIDItug 10, the railroad companies Used salt freely
along their tracks To melt the snow. lis use was
followed by the usual amount OF water and =lOsh
later ~ the dav All ot the lines viii he running
his morning early, and most OF them OF their usual
time. To-Day. well a. continuing tine work or r.
moving hr snow from Broadway and the Other
lar ely Travelled th'roughares the attention OF the
Stree -ClcaEinZ Department viii be directed 10 tine
work of prung the gu tiers and culycrs and clear
ing the cro-,NdiAs. The former VIII be no small
lob for in me places the snow is piled four feet
high. This is especially the case N Iwrnty-thlrd-
ST.. where the snow in many places forms almost
r rect A sudden rhaw would flood many IF the
ba .ements in This and other streets The am mt
OF snow IN the streets will seriously AFFECT the sup
ueut OF goods. B.ocha4es IN the V.clnUy oI me |
railroad LepOt- and the ocean steamship piers viii |
be Of daily occurrence the most Of the present
week.
Tur especial precautions adopted by The Fire De
partmen and tine Insurance Patrol 10 insure tine APP
% iratu- gel ing quickly To- lire Will he continued
three months nave oeeu unusually disastrous To the
Insurance cOMpdlc, by reason OF tue Large number
of fires, and t.ty are not anxious That an extensive
couhaWatIon I'm this city shall be added to those
which have already seriously drawn on their re-
sources
TIE MAILS ALL LATE.
Tie early mails due yesterday were much DELAYED
by the storm ard the full force of the General Post
flee was employed all day in sorting the mail
The mail from the Eas, by way Of Provldence
t. 0 p. m but the mail by way Springfield, due az
M 10 was only TWO hours late. The mail from the
East which the steamer Maryland meets at Mc.rosc
and which was Cue at 4 Il. m did not reach the
Post Office until 2:IO 2. N. The mail from the |
West by way of the New-York Central due at 6 10 |
a. III, arrived at 1908 H.; the one due at 1888
N. got at 200 % H., and tue one due at 40
4. H.. arrived st do p. H. The Southern mail due
Il 1870 a. IN, arm we'd az 1890 "a. m, and the mail
from south of Washington, due ar tine same time |
zane IN al 2:lj p. IN. The mal over the Ere Road,
iue at 40 q H.. arrived az the ONCE at l2+0 D. III.
Tne mail over the Pennsylvania Central which was !
Tue Saturday at 1890 p. IN, Reached here $50
a. III. yes,erda,. Ia the afternoon the railroad |
racAs had been cleared ana no further delay from |
storm was anticipated.
BRJOKLYN AND LONG IsLASD.
The storm caused much delay TO street travel in |
Brooklyn. Cars rar at ufrequent intervals during |
evening and on some lines the attempt |
o gee trough was abandoned. The last car that |
eft Flatbush for Fulton Ferry and went through, |
tarted at : D. N. # left the Ferry on the return |
I'D at o'clock, aud after that time there no |
means IF getting up Flatbush-aye or past Prospect
Park to Flatbush until noon yesterday several cars
md a snow plough. which tried to get through the
drifts betwee the Park and the last Side Lands |
Il sat, Iday evening were stalled and mad 20 be
pulled back to the stables. One OF the men the
Inc said that IN his experience Of thirteen years
here had been no time when the snow 50 com
,etely bafhed the railroad men. A. fast ~ II could
,e cleared away it would drift IN again and so
ohdlv that nothing except shoyels could succeed IN
moving n. ABOUT sixty men shOveIled away
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