New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-30
THE DAY FOR GRATITUDE.
READY FOR THANKSGIVING.
HOW THE HOLIDAY WILL BE OBsERvED-UNUsJ

prevent itS rugged NeW-England origin from peilis
forgotten by the metropolis, has come into the city
heavily muited in wintry garments OF snow. Inc
silent persistent fall of the white fakes the jingle
OF seigh-bells and the muflled sound OF
voices In the street are strongly suggestive
Of the good old-tme Thanksgiving Day with its
Accomplishments of long sleigh-rides, family gath
erings, turkey, mnce pie and apples and bard cider
about the glowing hearth. The wind whistlIng IN
the chimney and the snow beating softly against
the window-pane make the lights OF the nome
brighter, the glow of the ireside warmer and the
clasp or friendships kinship's hands heartler
The contrast between the warmth and
good cheer of comfortable homes and the bleak
winter In the lives Of the pitiful wanderers
about the snowy streets is sharper than ever, and
confirms the waverlng resolution of many com
fortably-clad person to deeds of charity when
shiverng figure is passed shaking in snow-covered
rags in some cold corner.
The custom of celebrating day of general thank
fulness has grown steadily since that day III 1921,
so wintry for the race of birds which Sweetly sing
gobble, gobble, gobble," when Governor Bradford
sent four men out fowling" after the first harvest
of the Plymouth Colony THAT they might after
special manner rejoice together" As universally
celebrated as the day has been of late years in
New-York. the indications are that it will be more
ever before The numberless baskets and bags
with the legs of turkeys, geese and chickens stick
ing out OF them that have been carried about the
streets by all sorts and conditions of for the
last few days could mean nothing else
the preparations that have been going for
ward in churches charitable institutions and social
organizations could indicate only that and the
Thongs of eager buyers about the leayily-laden
stalls in the great markets downtown could only
be preparing for unusual feasting and merrymak-
ing. There will be prayers and sermons OF thank
fuluess and the sound of fine music in the churches
throughout the city to-day There will be grand
dinners great mansions, hearty feasts in wellto-
do homes and meagre repasts, that seem princely
banquets, in the bare rooms of the poor. There
will be stately receptions and wbirling
dances in brilliantly lighted drawing-roOms and
parlors. merry parties about family iiresdes and
scenes of unwOnted jOlity III homes where the tea
pot on the little stove takes lively part IN the
unusual festivities In all the theatres and other
places OF amusement there to be extra perform
ances in the afternoon. The avenues and drives in
the upper part of the CITY Will be gay III the after
noon with brilliant sleghs drawn by fine horses,
and in the evening Jolly sleighDg parties VIII go
out of the city toward the north, through Pros
pect Park in Brooklyn and Gown to Coney Island
PEOPLE GOING OUT OF THE CITY.
1t has been several years since the ferry houses Of
the railroads that carry so many New-Yorkers into
well mantled with snow at this season as they were
Yesterday. Yet the stormy weather can hardly be
said 10 have had much of an effect on the usual exo
dus of the kind. Its influence will better be seen
to-day. The people who left the city yes
terday were mostly those who had fully
| from whom they parted by business necessities
| the greater part of the year, come what weather
would Iae Dsy
! sons being fully prepared to change their inten-
| tions upon unfavOrable developments on Thanks
giving eve. Most of the transportation lines out
of the city were expecting larger patronage than
| they received. Nevertheless, the numbers who
lett the city yesterday afternoon and evening were
about the same as last year. Where there q
falling off over one transportation line it was offset
| by an increase on another. Not few persons who
| had determined to go to New-England and to near
| interior points by steamboat were deferred from
making their journey by those routes by the storm.
| Hence the business of the New-Haven. Stonngton,
Fall River and other lines more yivldly affected
than was that of the land rail lines, and the roads
paued part of the business that the boats lost The
travel out of the city on the day before Ihanksglv
ing was much greater than usual the greatest in
| crease naturally beng noticed on local points. In
some cases the transportation lines yesterday car
red out three times as many passengers as ns al.
This the case with the Pennsy ylvania Railroad,
according to the statements of the ticketagent at
| Cortlandt-st. last evening, after he had made up
| the account of sales to 8 p. IN. All day
long the Pennsylvania bad been running ITS
through trains in sections in order to
| accommodate the increased travel. No special
| trans were run but the number of cars to each
| train was increased. Their business consider
| ably larger than the corresponding day last year.
Part of the increase, the agent Thought was due to
| the New York and Long Branch line, which vas Got
| in operation at this time last year. Ihe hanks
giving business of the Central Railroad OF New Jer-
sew was about the same as last year. The heaviest
increase beyond ordinary days =, was between
| New York and Piainfeld, NJ j; There
| was a slight comparative decrease In the exodus
| over the New-York, Lake Erie and Western Rail
road. TAp afternoon trains ran well, Dut theIe was
n falling6n III the patronage OF the evening trains
Over the Delaware, Lackawanna ana western ROAD
the business done was less than last year and "a de-
crease was expected this morning. Iwo more to regu
| off than are usually discontinued on mondays
With this road the holiday traffic is lighter than Oh
| working days
| At the Grand Central Depot busy scene was pre-
| sented all the afternoon The NewY0rk, New
| Haven and Hartford road specially ielt among the
New York roads the increase OF the holidays travel
| az over its line carried that element-so con;
| siderable in New-York's p0pulaton-the sons ana
daughters of the and where Thanksgiving pay % was
frat observed. aud where II ls most heaItly ceIe-
braed Extra cars were added TO the regular trains,
and a large traffic was looked for this morning.
SCENES IN THE MARKETS.
The markets yesterday and on Tuesday presented
scenes of the greatest activity. Streams OF people
made their way thther, unmindful OF snow aud
slush the anxious expression of every countenance
seeming to mean ga turkey or goose at az ha7; filM
arlsD They went with empty BASKETS ana iuli
purses and came away with Iuii baskets anu empty
but with looks of prfss5 satisfaction d a
| Tnottv nroblems IN household economy solved
seaIsRin sacques and faded shawls with frayed
edges rubbed Ddiscriminately against each other III
the long narrow avenues where turkeys, geese
chickens parne-fowls quarters of beef, venisOn anC
Shaggy bears hung in bewlldering profuHon. There
were experienced housewives and boarding mouse
mistresses young wives buying their first Thanks,
living dinner and who couldn
seil turkey from guinea hen with the feathers
| of1 and each one had different way OF, hholnp
ot mt the number of years that had passed over q
orring chickens head One young woman said that
Sr, q sleek looking turkey must be p its second @ child
hood beeause is teeth Tere aaryed S go tbat f6s,
nalnIit I'll him that was Young guinea fowl, fol