New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-28
JINGLING SLEIGHBELLS on THE ROAD.

GAY SCENES IN THE PARK AND AVENUES
BEATTIE'S DEPARTMENT INACTIVE
The snowsorn. which brought untold misery and
discomfort aud Indebtedness 30 the daily toier' the
horse and other uncogsidcTed slaves had NOR" man
It's full share of compensation for a. rich II gave
them some Of the best Slcglns they have enloyS Tor
long time. Although the snow had ceased TO AN
Yesterday the temperature 0blgngv kept down to The
level necessary for the proper preservation OF the
sleigh tracks The snow soft. thin and powdCry, was
not perhaps, the best for the purpose OF driving but in
The out skirts the city lay deep in The roadwayN ana
paths deep enough indeed t. form good SicghihS Us
a result the avenues and streets uptown were filled
with the gentle music OF >l'ichbcll> From early
morning the drives in Central Park and the wide roads
beyond il. stretching away ont to Mc'ombS Dam
Bridge were the scenes Of mass meeting OF SclSl'
in every size shape and variety of construction
There was an unr7>iTaincd freedom. happy go
lucky Gaycy about the gathering that was rr'NlSilbN
entertaining. The huge. clumsy Eu->lan dfoSkN, Win
its waving pumeS and its family party OF cGht. sld
along by the side of the Canadian slcdec or the light
graceful, dainty silver mounted cqUipaGc. owned by
the fash" broker sporting man. Those >cigiiS
which contained seats for two only were perhaps in
the majority and the men who drove them looked for
the most part particularly hapl1, as well thei
might do in the companonShip of the pretty
women who were with them A. usual the women
formed the most delightful feature of the exhibition.
sometimes the weaker sex, dlSual1InE 'l HrIP
drove ont in pairs and it was interesting and In the
last degree cXhlaratng to note the Skill ana ease Win
which they handled te rcinS.
All through the day the s!eGhS filed in ceasecSs
procession over MCCOmbS Dam Bridge, and the road
beyond it was filled with vehicles. "Ca5c" Cases
old road house. known as llnber's Hotel. was oil
conrse crowded all day. and the quaint, old fashioned
dining rooms upstairs filed with hungry thronHS
commissioner Gilroy wrapped in furs and looking
The very model OF a prosperous Tammany politician
was one of the visitors. and spoke with consider
able feeling about the lad condition of the road 10 and
from the bridge IF they'd only give me the Sl4,
800 | want" he said. I'D soon build proper ap-
proach To this place. Mr.. Gilrov did not say any
thing about WestNt. or the QuaSmrce in the narrow
lanes downtown and by The river side.
or The rOadwats. recking with refuse. or the pave
mentS. cracked broken and trcacleNus to the icct'
but as he s,rocd his chin and gazei in contemplat'e
fashion the sky it is 10 he presumed that he Thought
about them.
New York may have a strect-ceanins department
hidden away I'm some obscure corner. but there was
no evidence Of It's existence yesterday The car tracks
were cleared by the various surfacc companies, VINO
were compelled t. undertake the labor for which they
had already paid the city. A. usual. after the manner
Of the soveulv housewife. who sweeps the dust int"
the corners Mr.. Bcalc's men had piled up the snow
in heaps by the roadside until it formed solid IN
broken trench. through which those who vcntnrcd
aero the street compelled 10 fight and trainplc
their way. This the only tangible evidence OF
any attempt clean the roadway of New ork'S main
tloroughfare while the pavcmcnt> and side streets
We're left 10 take Of themselves. Nearly
all the surface street car lines were run
ming on slow time The Avenue and
seventl-ave. cars on a tenminutc and fcw-
minute Roadway respectively, and the abomirs,le con
dition Of the along their routes rendered ii
necessary - four horses for each CO. ou all he
other road, no more than the usual tWOlOr,e power
needed
The fear entertained by sergeant JcSuuofsky q
the rival snOw>t rms in the " rtlw">t ana on the
Atlantic COas, would into collision Wa realized.
Al a. m. Yesterday the two storms. drawn together
~ the atmospheric pressure over - Johns. y. H..
met al point between Quebec and Montr'al; ana
proceeded make matter exc cdn.y lVrlV
for the people who live ia that reg "n
and in northern New England. Wind velocile, OF
four mile, an hour reported nom lat!cr
Point and Montreal. while Qucbc1 had forty eight
mile breeze aud AZ Chatham. y. b. the velocity ran
up 10 fifty miles hour. snow prevailed over The
Lake regions and I'm the II. Lawrence Valley fall
ranging from six b thirty >iN inches Wa rccorf'd.
The unhOly comb, alton VIII now 20 OIL the coast
and make trouble for incoming vessels, sad sergeant
Jc>uuUfSkv Yesterday. The rest If the country T.
toerablv clear aad for the next two day- We may
poet fair though somewhat colder weather.