New-York tribune., 1874-12-21
STREET RAILROADS NOT BLOCKED.


THE DEMANDS OF TRAVELLERS SUPPLIED WITH ONLY
HALF TIE USUAL NUMBER OF CARS-TEAMs
DOUBLED UP AND sNow-PLOws EXTENSIVELY
USED.
The East Side street railroads were delayed
a little In the morning but the teams were soon
doubled up" and with four horses TO each the
trips were soon made on time. Only half the usual
number OF each road and these carried
fair complement Of passengers 1t being the first snow
OF the season there the usual delays and hinder
ances In putting the snowplows and sweepers In GOOD
working order early IN the afternoon the Third Ave
nue. Railroad cam sweeper was In full operation. The
Fourth Avenue Railroad. the Avenue line. and other
East Side and railroads cleared their tracks
with the snow-plows. The snow was soft and soggy
and yielded readily to the pOws and sweepers.
The snow-storm setting In on Sunday was further
advantage TO the roads IN removing the snow.
there carts or vehicles to oostrnct
the track or to interfere with the travel. Ordinarily
heavy fail Of snow materially affects the receipts OF
the railroads. and the present storm was no exccp
ton to rule The travel however wa, greater yos-
erday on account OF the approach Of the Chrismas
holidays. In several churches there were exercises
peculiar the which deeply interested the con-
Gregaons. The accordingly were used for short
distances. Many sunday-school children were also
obliged to be present at the session yesterday after
In get their tickets OF admission to the
Christmas festivals The Third aud Fourth Avenue
Railroads carried great many OF these childrea going
to aud returning from schools Ii believed by the
conductors and of the East Side roads That thcre
falling off IRON the usual receipts Sundays at
this time of year of about GO per cent in fares of
gers, and serious loss to the companies in injuries
horses and tho general extra and tear
harness. and other property Of the roads.
On the West Side travel scarcely impeded Of ALL
though the lines of street withdrew upward
OF onehalf Of their vehicles. In every the large
revolving brooms found to be absolutely useless
on account the great weight of tue snow, and they
withdrawn after fruitiess Efforts. 1t was found
that the broOms would not revOve and that in
Quence the banked up in front OF them wearing
out the and impeding the OF the sweep
ers and the cars behind. The Hudson River Railroad
fastened of these In front OF dummy engine, and
started to clear the way through the horoughfares in
which their tracks laid but after very short dis
tancc the sweeper rode on the summit OF the drt
created by It, and wheels Of the engine. rcvoved
helpessy on tho slippery tracks. The effort was ADAM
doned and plows adopted the only successful npie
ment for clearing the roadway.
On the L. .ghth Avenue line, the storm compelled the
withdrawal OF onehalf the about noon. Cntil
that time conveyances were all running each Drawn
by the usual nuer of horses The number OF passengers
steadily diminished until noon. and holt the regular
number Of cars found TO be fully sufficient to &C.
commodate the passengers Two drivers-one at the
brakes and one at the nesand two extra horses were
detailed TO each Cur. Three snowp ows were u-eu oy t
line About 80 men assisted IN ci iianne oIo & por n h m
the track which found TO be passed over Dy inc
pows Tue whole number OF ears run on tals me was
-2s Vesevst. cars and l6 Cars stopping al BfoauwA!
a Canslst.
The sixth Avenue line began to withdraw their ears
at abuut IL O'Clock the forenoon. Every ALTERNATE car
fbat entered the depot was taken on the extra horses
and put on the remaining cars, anu .a'ei
was continued. About onc third OF the usa patrondSe
was received only few ladies being among .he pdSsen
gers. One of the carstarters sad 5 u" 10 I00e o
runninp cars women don't come out one
plow kept in constant use, was 'Ouhd ~ pe sum
cen 10 Keep the frnn m ste See
ing tie vehicles the track Ihc cars We're VSry
prompt in regard 70 timr, each reporting al 'ne oco
Within a inmate OF the regular time: -
the Seyenth Avenue and Broadway lines began TO
" "doulle up' about 1890 a. m. All the cars were on
time and tue tracks kept free from impeachment:
One plOW used on each une ana "a large slng OF
mon were employed in shOvelng away the snow. Tie
patronage reported to be about 0nehaf IS Large as
The Ninth Avenue line onlv started eight cara their
usual number % The first car started ut IA.
equipped with four horses two drivers ana conductor
Aaar left Aha depot overy IS minutes thereafter None
yenfured aboyo tine danut at Fifty-fonrt1-st Three
nlnws and 90 employed In clearing Inc TRACKS
The Belt line began reducing the number OF veheies
n, 9.I5 a. m and 10 about an hour only one-half the
usuaI number running. Twenty cars started esch
Way from the depot alter the reduction began. Que
plow used on each track. These were assisted py
The BIeccker-st. line withdrew their first about
1890 a. When they had tuIshed reducing inc force
only 10 cars remained running Men were stationed at
all the abrupt ascents along the ne ana these places
at least kept free from snow. The man IN charge
of the cleaning said there VIII De more ~oIk 10 90 III
that line TO-DAY than there was YESTERDAY. Is IS u
che fact that streets through which the cars pass
very narrow aud the per-ons wno ede" n e M
WalKs shovel the back on the tracks Two pio"s
we re used yesterday. and consderaDle uincu,v "as
experienced in keeping the cars on the trach'
ONLY little time lost by tue cars. ln one ~ ~
the bonnet" or projecting roof OF car was Dfokeb Oh
nv tbe extraordinary weight imposed upon IL. ~
The FortysecOndst line staree m aoout ~ ~ e unyess
p clearing the way. The business oI tHr nnc m"s ,
hy eel