New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-15
THE BLOCKADE IN BROOKLYN
SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO RAISE IT.


MANY sTREEr-ciR LINES oPEN-PLvNTY OF FOOD
AND GOOD GREER BEYOND THE BRIDGE
The blockade of street travel in Brooklyn was
raised yesterday some of the lines, and by to-
day the running Of cars will be resumed on
schedule time The opening of the main thorough
fares for car traffic cleared them for other vehicles
and business was resumed to a great degree,
although many cross streets remained impossible
save on the sidewalks, and these In the neghbor-
hood of vacant lots were blocked with huge
drifts. There was considerable difficulty on the
part Of residents Of some parts of the city in
getting the supplies Of food and coal which they
needed
The street-car tracks where they were I'M
covered were found to be rusted All day Tues
day large forces Of men were shovelling snow
from the tracks in Fulton and Court SITS, Myrtle,
Greene Flatbush, Atlantic. TompIns Franklin,
Nostrand. Bushwick and other avenues, and
Broadway The snow was drifted less in Court
St than on ony other of the ear lines, and II was
cleared by diligcnt work on Tuesday night and
was ready for use early in the morning. The
enow-plough got through from Greenwood to
Fulton Ferry about midnight. and the first car
left the stables at Third-ave. and Lwenty-h1th-sL
at a. m. 1t was drawn by six horses Tho
next lire opened the Fulton-st, and the first
car reached the ferry at 40 a. m. Later in the
day cars were running on the Myrtle-ave. and
Flushing-ave., and Green and Gates ave.
lines for Fulton Ferry and the
10 the Long Island station, and on the Broadway,
Nosfrand-aVe and Tomplxins-aye lines The
Brooklyn Elevated road ran all It's trains on rcgu-
lar time
REMOVING THE SNOW FROM THE STREET.
Under direction Of Mayor Chaplin, City Works
Commissioner Adams yesterday contracted for the
removal of the snow from the principal thorough
fares at cost of $4,000 for fifteen miles, and
several hundred and carts were at work
yesterday III is stlmated that 25ocO men We're
shovelling snow i'm Brooklyn yesterday. The
following special order transmitted from
Police Commissioner Bell through Superintendent
OF Police Campbell to all the station houses in the
city.
In view Of the unexampled severity Of the late snow
storm members OF the force will notify occupants Of
houses he sidewalks and and report
their failure do for twelve after such notice
has been given. compliance request the
Commissioner Of the Department of City Works members
Of the force will be particular that the cutters
properly cleaned Before reporting persons for violating
the ordinances In regard Instructions members
OF the force vii be careful 10 inquire u persons maintain
ing obsruetops have permits the Corporation Counsel
has Informed the Commissioner that reports have
been forwarded for this department where the
when summoned into court produced their permits I'm due
form issued before the complaint report made
this connection the attention to
Chapter ILL., Section O. ordinances (paRc 276 OF
revision Of 1s77 and in making reports violations
Of the ordinances against street Instructions whenever
persons la 10 show permits on demand 70 the officer maxi
Ing such report that fact should be stated in the
report, as the person thus failing renders himself
liable to the penalty fixed by the ordinances Jbstruct-
Ing the street in demanding permits members Of
the force should respectful to persons
that they fail to show their permits they liable
the same penalty as II they did not have permits.
To aid In getting promptly at work In putting
out fires force of the employees OF the City
fremen 10 aid In clearing the snow from hydrants,
and men have been stationed in the City Hall
tower to look out for fires. Both telegraph and
telephone communication difficult In Brook
lyn yesterday owing to the broken and crossed
wires. Over 900 wires were down, and upward
of 100 linemen were busily at work. The need
Of underground wires was apparent train on
the Brooklyn. Bath and West End Railroad with
twenty-four passengers was stalled in the snow at
Scventh-ave. and Thrty-seventh-st on Monday
night, and the passen gers made as comfort
able as possible until morning
no DANGER OF A FAMINE.
For time il was feared that supplies Of food
would short in Brooklyn, particularly if the
storm was renewed, and many prudent persons
proceeded to lay in stock Of meat -four, eggs,
condensed milk and other necessares, but there
Is still large amount Of stock on hand in most of
the groceries and butchcr-shopsA and the prices
were advanced only slightly. The demand for
coal In small quantities at many groceries eX-
cceded the supply, and the price was advanced
from twenty-five to forty cents pail Many Of
the grOcers were unable 10 get coal from the
dealers, who wanted their stock for their regular
In the way of fuel and provisions supplied by
charitable neighbOrs.
Among the matters reported TO the Brooklyn
police were the freezing to death at Cypress and
Fulton-avcs, IN the Twenty-sXth Ward Of
boy twelve years old. He has not been identified.
His dead body was found IN q snow-drft. Will
lam Coleman and William Huber, two boys each
about fourteen years, started out on Monday
morning from Cooper and Hamburg ayes. to de-
liver milk but had TO abandon the wagon in the
snow and took refuge at night in an unfinished
house in Sehafcrst. They put their horse IN the
cellar and built n fire in the kitchen, where they
made themselves comfortable until yesterday, when
they managed TO get home. They got food from
family living near the house whore they took
shelter. Michael Flahive, Of No LILO Fulton
ST. was exposed to the cold while driving hack
on Monday. and died yesterday from the effects.
Strenuous efforts were made by the Brooklyn
and Brighton Beach, and the Prospect Park and
Coney Island Railroad Companies to resume, yes
tcrday the running Of trains to Coney Island,
which has been cut of from the outside world
since Monday morning, and they will run to-day.
Many men worked TO cut through the drifts yes
terday.
TIE S7ORM AT SEA.