, 1881-03-20

ceded it, and refused to be moved
from its restlng-plaee. The I result
was, that the mass WAS vas FOL- tnsck: II i.
ability to disturb travefwas concerned proved
more irving than all the drifts Of all the pre-
yious snoW-storms of the winter.
sTREET-CAR TRAVEL.
So the street-car people found out at very
| early hour.
*jrhis is the crowning act of the year"
rt-Superintenden Swinarton, Of the
West-Side Street Railway Company, said to
q TK1BuSEFcporter. 'I It came Oh so suddenly
that it took us fairly by surprise. we got the
cars OH the street at the usual hour Ill the
morning and theyr made the down trip all
right, but on the way back they had to use
both tracks. We kept running pretty well
up to II a. H., but then NC had to give it up.
Snow-plows were Of no avail; the army OF
shovelers we employed made no
headway against the snow, anu
we had to run the cars IN rs
sheer necessity. We tried four horses, and
then six horses, but it Was no use; 1t was
Just as it they were pulling loaded car
through the sand on the lake-shore."
The West Side line made gallant but Ill
effectual struggle to keep running. Trouble
came early, the most serious block, which
was aggravated BY the rowdyism Of gang
Of hoodlums, occurring at a. III. at the cor
ncr of Madison aud Robey streets. Some
twenty cars got blocked here. and, despite
ne eaoris ol M h Gtnsd Wi,e VII the wei
loaded cars were standing ilnmovable In the
peltIng snow a.canE Of some 800 young men
and boys began sn0w-bal1ing them. Several
WINDOWS "ete o'o1u 10 hiarionori)s nt
fed WIN ms ule pi.'oMs .,,,'ia.r ~ tha
tempten TO "sgrauin ~, .,n ua ~ tha,r ~ occm-
pants mo Inc slrect, w!'eae ;, sT3 aet
ooeGt q IntIcisss S"M ,7o,n;astod ~ win
me folce fatroi Mas e ,4,r arrasted "
ana 1oar OF tne IlnSfuTlS ~ tho En,,dvisn WG.v
me Maaasnh aIla ntldo!pn y, e'4e1. o,d No
stopped running ~ apu!ls ~ =: .o ~ H., tu
destr!anlsm was me ofner ot tng aay ~ lol ' suGl
1ar WestolueEs Us 't Iut ''r ,laano III ha nma
Island avenue Inc nailaGea 10 Mahe . it'eEu iea,
lar trips during the afternoon, out II Nus rs
only Win t[le ala o. saA hocses ,,s+i @ ~eiiaf
this was accomplished. oone Htt1e Ie1lsl
Whose enterprislng ,proprieters reaped rich
harvest at the usual rare VI I'VE cents neau;;
The snow-plows we're kept running over all
the West Side Zines All Gay long, out tne on!
effect they produced was t. ,,iit keen tno SNOW,
eight horses attached to each they were not
able to clear the rails which the heasy snow
congealed to as soon rs II lcl!. IornltnS ~
compact and mucilaglno1ls mass 100 narrator
hroolns and shoVels to remove anu 100 SOIL
for the attentions Of the pick.
Ihe South Sue cur peope 'naue =; p;ituehs ...
attempt to Keep 'abpve the ran, ont IL was
only partially % han a Az threa Mo'gs nr fair m
places at once, but If he had managed to be
simultaneously present IN twenty hc cdu!u
hardly have done any good; At3 O'CLOCK III
the afternoon reporter eat!ea 4. 3 Tue te S9tt,
pany's barns on Iwenty-hrst ana othte ta.t
Ar. Holmes returned from TIP m OF lnspsc-
ton along the lines sonlh q ils neauauai, 'I1Ea
ters. After the superintendent mad rel,eved
himself OF tue avalanche Wlch enyelopen
@ qt ji vieoe o sa and
cestlGd to dilate upon , TIE storm; ,,+,o.t ~
keep going, not 50 much 70 aecolnmo.tatte ate
present travel as to be able to ,snppiy tne
wants oi tne . oclos:h lusn. Anc T!eat
Tlsre arc mud roads there, and every pass,
Ing wagon tpo"s ha ras hs IL xtnre u IS
anu I'ivT npon 9n ,e th Il is sticky sn
pcry, and ponderous. | have streot-plow!s w!
irving to Clear Inc rails OF M II, out tue5 nnahe
no head~ay AZ Whatever. Lney 10 not sHs9m Nv
it aside. Thcy SIMPLY colect IN Iront OIL ulo
ways IN such masses thaf often alt9l MOVING
-
the stun which 4 dozeh noIscs coulu IVY
bulge. When an attempt Is 1nade 10 cut
through it the snoW-plo~ simply rises on Top
of it. and there Is all en0 OF IT, lhe same Inlne
happens III less aggravated torn Wltn the
scrapers which are attached to the cars.
Hitherto they have proved Invaluable IN
cases OF storms, but to-day they are OF very
little avail.
At this moment gentleman entered the
room and Mr.: Holmes said to him..
''Joln, order 200 shoyels Immediately"
Il have ordered 2oO,' - was the reply.
Know it: order 200 more. That makes
500 altogether we have purchased to-day"
Mr. Holmes remarked. the latter sentence De
Ing for the benefit OF the reporter.
- gave an order fol. 100 more picks JUST
now" Mr.. Holmes added, " and that Will
make 425 picks which we have purchased.
This is done in case OF emergency. There
is :. a possibility, that a freeze VIII
follow tllIS Storm, IN Wh1cn case
tho rails will be covered, through their full
extent Of forty-fonr miles, with sol!a Ice
every inch of which will have to be chlpped
off with the pick-''
pretty expensive work, should imagine
How is your line south of Twenty-Second
street,"
"The Cottage Grove line IS in terrlble
condition There are had drifts at the PLACES
where the openings to the east occur. The
snoW-plows are Ut no avail They simply
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