New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-31

VAN COURTLANDT LAKE BEING CLEARED OF
sNOw-TOO THIN ICE IN CENTRAL PARK.
The proposal Of the Ncw-York and Northern Rail
road Company 10 assist the Park Department III re
moving the snow from Van Courtlandt Lake ma pecn
accepted. secretary Burns said yesterday that III r.
~ponsn 10 telephone message from an oiI'er "i u'
comusny on Monday afternoon the necessary per
MISSION had been granted, and that with te an 81 INV
railroad employees the ice might be made ready io'
skating III a few hours.
Van CORTLAND Lake and the lake in Central fafh
are the only places under the control OF the PARK DC
uartmnt where skating is allowed. The former Has
been open to the public for two weeks ana md''
thousand Young men and women have cut the eI"sNo
craI,,vne on its choppy surface. but ice IN 'chud
Park ha, formed slowly that II l. MOI YET S"'"s
opon, ~ >upport two persons 10 the square Yau ~
j., win r reoui,cd TO do when the red hall goes aI'
said SECRETARY Burns: Tho ice IN Central laih y
strong enough for people 10 skate on hut 1t WON"
not hold up the thousands that will 90 there as soon
a. the lake is thrown open. We never permit Shd'i"E
,ill the ice is at least >lX inches thlck'
an Ton NJ all tins comes the statement that the lake
j. covered with snow which cannot be removed De
cause the ice Is too weak to support morse anu
,capcr While the snow remains to BLANKET 'ho l'h
II is not likely that the ice viii grow 'H'heI ~ .
tie duty Of the Park Department to give inc zee
chance even though it BE- necessary I" use nam"
Lrooms and ,hoves Thirty-fve thousand Young iolh
~ .,ar ~ mt on their skates. and TINS great CITY
nrovide, ice for the accommodation OF onehl oi NAV
number II is crying shame that TINS most he1SO
f,I exhilaratins pastime is 50 nearly m'efuic'eu'
Five DAYS Of continuous seighlus may be Ses oo""
- the credit Of the season. and % say that the cs
don't of New York have improved the seieIns mo
ucns Is 70 supererogate sleigh bells nave Jh's"u ~
rd o,,t Of tIluc SINCE Christmas Day "iloItNca
,Yas nos, ble the wheel has gwen pace l" w IL,
/, ,tt lie added that the trOtter also hs eI''I. p
., Inc runner for not in the history IN q 'eSii w
,ho~. heer So many TuuaWays a. htTo oetll ~ @
I'D ,Ijowed 70 20 unfecoIded since the $40" uTSn
a. al Vhat serious accidents nave ue'' t 20 M
iror,ly attributable te aC'onln Iauilt sViI3
Gr-,i,tr .uowbaul~ which secin maze Only 10 ~.
nr,l.n uecRs one OF the Vcl-ei escape Wa 10,
c.n,,-a Work a wonderful account ol Nhi,h va PIn
H. Nod i'm The Tribune YESTERDAY Inc t"h~auDi. We"
-. Sro as Mir Work had done n"thhs u fl''''
,,,,,i0,, IN come time when a MUSTANG p,, ".i,' =.
.uh.nfiue That two grown men cannon I'oIu 49," "
tifnc ~ drive him t. truck ,.,.,,o
,Sa Cen,ral Park drives were panOihInh> anu ha'os
30, ye.,rrCav The Mall was sh1" SdIueI, W.,
rlre di-nlautled castle, with the lake lot ""a,.
-, ,ha yrcI known people of society Werr OUT ~ 80
i behind staid fanIls horses that know ue ui"r
80 tatwccn a snowbank aud a cobblesIohc p't w
. o,nre,.,te IT, NOt.d politicians Sp'fl pN'L 't' a.. az
Min tr,ttnrs i'm ~, 40 list without puIuhS u.1O 10
tI,~ ..yc, Bat few carriages were s"'' '''''' VA
-, i. an end IF seighiug in several Of the mo-
,,+i,l,r tborou ghfarcs the snp" laVuIs m''I =.
- INN IN soIic the avenues II Is sun lOsTlO" -
him along IN the cntt'f.