New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-29
THE BELLS GO JINGLlNU
FINEST sLEIGHING IN MANY YEARS
,n,vrs rupoyGEp WITH MERRY cRowDs-coLD
wrATuTE AND lots OF FUN'


III, ,,,.s, ,rave Of frost predicted by the sig
mol Servic. Office came duly TO hama YESTERDAY
and a, once proceeded snash some OF the ieooi''
lrood,, accomnishcd by its predecessors TINS se"-
SON Inside of twelve or fifteen hours thlS IliSN'
visitor from the West had reduced the temper
oturo from 30 degrees to Is degrees. ana pcio''
ridpiobt had ,iyen 10 New-lOrk the rlttere".
dov of the present winter. No one VINO WaiNc"
tbe streets Yesterday could entertain any Iedson-
able doubt that he had at last mel Wlnter VI o''
good old school 1t was cold enough yesterday
to reduce Irish freze ulsters to lnslGIli'ca"o,
cold enough to nip the noses ana pale 'he ono'N1
of all those VINO vcntured ont OF doors' wi"
enough TO drive the newSman, the chestnut Noli-
der and the bootblacl, indoors cold enough even
TO sweep the tramp from the streets ana lhto
the Businesses of the Bowery lodgng-housr IL
takes a good deal of weather TO neat n tramp
Mud will not stop him, and 10 Ihe ehec's VI
snov rain or wind he has long been acclimatizcd.
Even a temperature or degrees below thc
freezing point will not cool his ardor in the
pleasure of the chase after the humble Nickel OF
the nimble dime But when the Thermometer
reaches Il degrees or thercabOuts, the tramp ne
Gins 10 feel like quitting.
Atom IN the thermometer at Pcrry's Pharmacy
registered 10 degrees. this being the lowest
pavement temperatnre reached in this winter sea
SON The following figures show the condition %
tbe temperature during the day lhree H. He
30 degrees: a. m, - degrees: a. m. - oc-
rrees: IL m, 20 degrees: 3 80 p. m. - degrees
6 n m Is degrees: o p. M, 3 degrees; II D. H.
| ; degrees.
When the o'clock observation was taken al
hc Signal Service Office last night II was io"n"
that the temperature had fallen to - u DEGREES
Tho maximum temperature recorded at the S'Shal
Service was % degrees at 80 D. M
From y sleiQhers point of view, however tie
doy was a complete success. The first SUNDAY OF
the slcighinC season came ana passed III "i'"'
of glory. The reduced temperature hau given ~
the snow-still lying inches deep Ill the up'"""
avenues and driving roads-thc necessary "I'n'' -
that il lacked on Saturday, ana except III cci''i'
parts of Scvcnth-ave. and the eastern driN'N !"
Central Park. the going was perfect Every drlN-
ING path in Central Park was. of course, cr"""e"'
while fine scene in Scventh-ave was one Of rare
brilliancy The roads. ron-bound ana wh'c WIN
frost the sky perfectly cloudcss and presenting
IN the eve an unbrokcn cXpansc of blue, the per
tectly APPOINTED equipagcs gliding smoothly alon4
the track, to tie music of the bells. made a picture
tho ,nemorv of which will cling for many days
Nearly every man who drove sleigh had one oi
the fairer half of humanity by his side, ana III
almost all cases the women were models oil tchtIf
Grace and loveliness If any one doubted uha
New-Iork's women are the most handsome III an
cities and climcs, he had only 10 walk "!"hE
Seveuth-ave above Central Park yesterday dI'eI-
noon, g., . -, ~, ,oin,
the streams of sleighS from all points c0hNcIE',
SONG idea could be obtained of the motley ana
Thoroughly democratic character Of the gathering
The prm and starchcd church deacon gildcd alon-
contentedly by the side of the BowcrS Sport
the college professor did not display any per
Ia dis nrlt "a
Fourth Ward political " boss ana ms attendant
satellites while the responsible and grmlN respect
able banker bore placidly wltA the presence W
the hashily dressed man of uncertain occupation
Some idea of the crowd may be gathered from
the following list of names, compIlsihE SUM y.
those who. drove or were driven aIone thc I I"'uS
Herman Oclrchs Commissioner tfIITON, Justcc
White T. W kcarney, George Gould, e\-hceIsudl
John Reilly Augustus T. Dochcrty, SominlSSohcI
IIeintz. Nick" liausman, John shields isaIo
Myers Asscmbyman Smith, Colonel W lHdlh Ryan,
Governor Leon Albeit, George Kellogg, J0hn paw
son, Michael Lyons, Frank Ehret, Lon M"Hiladn'
MAYOR Grant. James > Ooleman, y; o Tnn"tJ
Fair" team. David Hammond Major DcKinsqn'
"Gabe" Case, 4. II. lummcl, captain Jo"h
Dawson. Alden Hughes. Sire Bros, ana Janr'
0'Neil As usual Gahc Cases tnow liupcr
old road house was filled to the verge OF as
comfort by hungry and thirsty crowds:
Several sleigh races for to-day and New year
Day have already been arranged ana VIII ,nH'
place provided the cold holds OUT long enough
This morning there will be a race between Jess
Verance's black stallion Dundee. u. j. How
ards black gcding General Mack. H.. H. liard
brown Cclding Tom, and Aaron Fowler bay mare
by Leland will Try conclusions over coufsr I've
tween Uubers and SimmOnss houses. ON New
Years morning X. s. brakes Benny and Isaac
Wvcrs's Milly {. will race over the same course
Then there will be contest tor Onc-horsc slclghs
owned by John Dcering. /. McElicrn. Noi"nrl
RYAN. William Fisher, ir.. i. Mcakn ana .;
Fitzgerald In the afternoon Isaac Myers VIII
fry his team MiIv g. and Sclim d. against W.
Fisher irs Emma T. and mate.
For the first tine in three days the city streets
are becoming comfortable for foot-passcngels. ana
il would seem that the Street Cleaning Depart
| ment is at last making feeble effort - meet us
| rcspons blitics In the dark hours OF sunday
morning gangs Of men. armed with spades ana
| attended by a long string of wagons hcd mo
| broadway and other main arteries OF trainc ana
| began 10 scrape the snow from the ROADWAY ana
| sidewalks. Having cleared the ground They plef
| the dirty mass up against the cufbstonc IN me
| form of a small mound. When the New-l ork
| man went out into the streets yesterday morning
| Is eve was gladdencd by long. unbrokcn line
/ &C mounds stretching all along Broadway from
| Fifty-scvcnth-st. 10 the Battery These piles OF
filth were scattered all along the avenues in every
mart of the city below Central Park and were left
/ nndisturbed throughout the day. 1t is possible
| that they may be removed by this morning