New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-25
EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW.
SERIOUS DELAYS TO TRAVEL.

snoyelng and scraping Citizens popped their heads out
| OF bedroom windows and exclaimed: :" Real Christmas
weather, decarep The snow had fallen all the night
and the white feathery substance everywhere-n
streets and squares steps and bausrades roofs
ana cornices In the fashionable uptown streets and
avenues the snow clung to the carvings and window
edges OF miles and miles Of brownstone fronts and the
| line OF demarcati0n between sidewalk and street
| was lost in the universal whiteness. In tho
crowded tenementhouse districts the transformed
disgusting garbage barrels into pyramids Of pure whites
and hid with its charitable mantle the evidences Of
squaor misery and ath Even the unattractiyencs OF
the elevated roads partially relieved by the presence
OF the cngng snow fakes The work of removing tho
snow was begun before II fairly light All the street
companies had out men aud clear the tracks,
and the Department and the contractors
bestirred themselves to rappe with bernatural enemy
The streetcar teams all "doubled-up," and tho
passengers packed Into the like sardnesminus
the oil The delay the surface roads about fifteen
minutes The elevated railroad structure being loaded
with snow, and the day being dark and disma In
the most open streets, made Coegeplace and Chatham
Square dark that wasmpossbe for person riding in
| the streetcars there to TO read a newspaper.
| Considerable delay experienced tho
elevated roads, especially on the sixth-aye line.
| The the tracks piled up
high that nerfered with the working Of the vacuum
brakes and during the morning hours the hand brakes
had 10 be used Added this the tracks slippery,
well. The trains crowded all day, and the who
secured a object OF envy to hundreds. Tho
discourtesy the elevated roads conspc-
uous; ablcbodied would sit comfortably and SEQ
women standing, with their loaded with bundles
SIGNAL SERVICE REPORTS.
The Signal Service Office serious and busy There
considerable weather about and the Office somehow
seemed to feel responsibility for the In which
1t behaved 1t may be relief TO New.YOrkers to
know that IL still showing in the Eastern States and
that the thermometer In the Northwest registering
temperature below The fall on Sunday D.sht
was computed be eight inches In this city, The ther
mometer in the New-Engand States registered a low
temperature all day yesterday At Boston the mercury
stood at 40 above zero; at Estport Me- 1t registered
80; at New-Haven 100, and at Portland, Me-, loo.
The weather In this city mild enough to mako
everything moist and uncomfortable. About o'clock
mist settled the CITY, and by $3.50 1t became dense
that person standing Printing House Square could
not see the clock THE TRIBUNE Building distinctly
enough to tell the time. The mist succeeded by
light rain and when about nghtfaD the rain ceased the
air grew clearer.
All the outgoing trains at the Grand Central Depot
were running on time. All the incoming trains Oh the
New-York Central and Hudson River also time.
The local trains between New Haven and NewYork were
all right but further east there considerable delay,
owing to heayiness Of drifts The trains from
Boston, by the Shore line and by the Boston and Albany
were about hour late and the Hartford trains
about twenty minutes The telegraph lines OF the New
York. New-Haven and Hartford road not wdfldngin
the morning. and there was difficulty with those OF tns
Hudson River road.
The foundation OF good seighng laid by the snow,
but the drives through the Park and up 10 Nc ombs
Dam Bridge were such condition that IL was impossi
BILE 10 do any fast driving Many seghs were out how
ever and Gabe Cases and Bar US were by no means
deserted. Frank Work out in the sfternoon IN
cutter, driving Davis q powerful horse,
that took Mr. Work along in good style In spite OF
the unfavorabe condition OF the roads COster drove
Garry and Mate and Mr. Hickey drove gray mare and Ro
Acres. William Turnbu drove new mare which ne mas
The hoating ice which extended nearly North
River did not interfere with the passage or ferry ana
heavy mist and fog caused pilots 10 their way
tOusly few ocean steamships arrived early IN the
ator at Sandy Hook reported fog so thick can't
tho beach," the incoming vessels kept safe distance on
The Western Union time ball was dropped on ae-
count Of the storm.
CLEARING THE STREETS.
ave can do nothing with Broadway this afternoon"
said Colonel Rogers the Deputy Commissioner OF Street.
Cleaning, to TRIBUNE reporter The travel on that
th0roughfare interferes with our work IN the daytime
But ss soon night sets In will have force Of
between and 800 carts and extra force OF men
BY Christmas morning will get Broadway I'm toler
able condition, but 1t will be day OF two before we can
get IL In rstclass order again. Our men to-day at
work the streets where work is most needed. Tho
greatest difficulty we have is in dumping the snow.
snow can be dumped and to-day these places crowded
with the carts OF the sreetear companies Is deays
IL rain comes and melts the snow, it will find US
prepared"
Conmssioner Coleman the following notice to each
Of tho street railway companies
al beg call your attention TO the fact that We are IN
receipt OF letters from citizens complaining of
the practice of railway companies Of leaving upon the
the snow that has been thrown and piled up along
the Of their various lines BY means NJ snowpoughs
90 Article XVIII Of the Miscellaneous Ordinances OF
this city specifies II shall be the duty Of street rail-
twenty four hours after the ase OF such machine"
DUMPING PLACES FOR SNOW AND ICE.
To accommodate the Street Cleaning Department, the
horse-rairoad companies and Others the Dock Commits
sioners have designated sixteen places on the North
River between the Battery and West Ninety sixth
thirty places the East River between Ola slip
and Observation-Disclosures ST., and fat tho
of sccond-aye the Harlem River as dumps for
and Ice. In addition seven places on the North
River and four places the East River may be used
amps pi'yea ss' conse. % d NC M. ,s = mum & 'o @
from Its end. In all cases tho dumping must
PREMISES and the dumping of material lother thar
aud ice Ia strictly forbiddcn The Police Depart
usnt has been authorized 10 enforce these regulations
-FOUR POUNDS TO THE SQUARE FOOT on THE BRIDGE.
"There were" said superintendent Martin to TRIBUNE
reporter about inches Of the Bridge when
the snowfall ceased about halfpas o'clock this
ing had engaged 100 Italians over night, ard that
force with all the available men could spare wettto
work. and had botn roadways and the promenade SUI
centy cleared for travel and sanded by O'clock
this morning Tho was heaped up ON ono side Of
each roadway and made formidable pile But there was
space for two pass, II need be- all the way.
feel rather proud Of having done my work I
comprehend more and what tremendo artery OF
life and commerce the Bridge s and how important IL 10
that should become clogged The removal Of tho
from the sides took up the whole day, but did not
interfere with travel ia any way Our wagons
filed and then driven TO convenient spot, and the
quietly shoyellcd into the river The who
the sanding do not work satisfactorily They sprinkle too
heavily side and lightly the other On the New
York side there three times much sand
essary, and the Brooklyn side not half enough. Some