New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-13
THE DAY IN BROOKLYN.
TRAVEL EASIER ACROSS THE RIVER.
TRAINS ON THE BRIDGE AND HLrvATED ROAD
STREET CAR LINES BLOCKED. HOWEVER.
Avn ursINraa ANNUALLY arHPENDEp

NO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS REPORTED.
Brooklyn was helpless yesterday in the grip OF
tho blizzard. Travel was kept up on the Elevated
road until D. IN, but the horse oars had to give mp
the struggle before noon. The Bridge cars did
good work. Business was practically suspended
throughout the city except in Fulton-st, and IN a
few shops here and there. There were some acci-
dents that came near resulting in loss Of life. The
rain tina had been falling on Sunday evening
turned into snow and by 1 o clock Monday morning
the storm was furious and ragged for hours without
dim,uution of violence. Many people were cut Oh
from communication with Brooklyns CENTRE apou'
half of the inhabitants of the whole city DeinR
blockaded. A few public schools were opened. pu,
the attendance was extren ely small Nearly HI
life WAS driven from the streets, ana those VINO
had TO venture out to business never in tbeir Ves
saw such deep piles of snow or such tempest III
Brooklyn.
IT was shortly after daylight that the trains o"
the Brooklyn Elevated road began 10 he oo-
laycd At first tho delays were Snort o",
soon thew stretched into half an hour and
then TO three quarters of an hour. fihaiy 'n'
trains came along as best they could. crowded 10
snffocatlon. One train reached the DeKalD ana
Grand aves station without difficulty but when II
rot 70 the Pratt Institute it came to stands''ll.
II was then $3.50 a. M At II o'clock the train mao
gone as far as Myrtleave. This IS Sample Vi ,ho
hard time people had in getting apou'.
Soma men who had their business IN this Guy
uptown managed to get over IN time 10 tcIceiap"
70 their firms that they could come no 1ufthcr
Snow nlouqhs we're cut on the surface railroaIs DIV
2 o'clock in the morning oui !. oo ,,Horrh W'Ik
,smanv as a dozen horses 10 drag piough MlIh
cars came out by 3 and o'clock, but me drivers
did not get far. In some instances me dIivt t1
were glad to abandon their teams WIN lhcl' NH u,
cons In the huge drifts and seek shelter from the
fury Of the Storm
STREET CAR TRAVEL SOON ABANDONED.
The Rrooklyn City Railroad made a strong effort
TO keep It's tracks clear having from four to SIX
horses TO each car. President Lewis thought that
the storm would cost his company S2o'OOo In
Flatbush-avc cars were prevented from running on
account of the avenue beng INSTRUCTED ny eie-
graph poles which have fallen across the track
Other efforts were made TO keep the tracks III a
passa BILE condition. Tea horses dragged seventh
ave- car as far Flatbush-aye but the car
did not ride on the track half the time IL was
abandoned at the Long Island Railroad station;
Look ng down Atlantc-aye from there one couId
see half Il dozen cars that had peeh icIt Ill tno
drifts. Ill.
lie telegraph and telephone systems were badly
injured. Wires were blown down ana circuits
broken At the Western Union Office III Court-st;
IL was said that the local wires were about all
down. At the Postal Telegraph Company the wires
were reported to be IN far %orEny o had hapg
time with its messengers. large number
of its boys did not report Tor
down in all the DISTRICTS and local connections are
generally damaged The lelephone Company eX-
perienceG the same difficulty 1t was reported that
900 of its wires were gone
SHOPS CLOSED AND MAILS LATE.
Whatever stores were open during the day closed
up at an early hour In the large Fulton-st. retail
houses not one-ffth of tho clerks and saleswomen
appeared during the day. 1t is safe to say that the
same ra ito was kept up in tho other stores that
were opened.
Only one mail delivery was made during
the day and that was at n III.
Postmaster Hendrix said that he had two hundred
and sixty men ont. in the morning. A heavy mail
had accumulated from Sunday. Some or the men
had over three miles to cover. but they all ac-
coIpiIshed their work except one man. ~ - -,
There was but little business done at CITY Hai
and that was of routine nature only. The cal
endars in all the courts were crowded bnt only one
case was tried. A majority of the Judges, however
were present in thelr various cour's. Mayor ChapIn
appeared at the City Hall during the day Tor tho
first time since his mothers death go
The whole fire force on duty Win an extra
number OF horses mere WAS t nm extra horses
the firemen could have done nothing. Inc MIGRANTS
were reported to be al in good working condition
Few people were on the streets toward even
ing The theatres were closed. The National opera
Company which wa' TO appear ut the Amphl0n Aca-
DENY announced early IN The day mat u had post =
poned it's performance until tonight the weather
permitting. There wee few cabs about and people
caught IN the CITY who lived in remote districts
lvn's experience with the blizzard was .evenhu!
the city never having before endured sueh dlsconl-
sort from storm.
MANY ACCIDENTS REPORTED
Locomotion in the streets not only matter
of officially Yesterday, but Of little danger as
well. Cases OF pedestrians falling exhausted, IN
able longer to face the storm, numerous. but
fortunately none Of them far learned. termi-
mated fatally. Between . and o'clock William
Morris, private Waterman. age filty-hve, living
at 40. 15l Eleventh-st.. was found on the SIDE
walk Ill FIfth-aye. near FOurtconth-st., uncon-
sclOus and with cut over his left eye. lie was
taken to the Fifth Avenue station House and soon
reQalned consciousness. After remaining at the
Station House about two hours he was taken home.
His ears were badly fI0sblttcn.
Lewis Baylor. are twentv-four. letter-carrier'
living al No. 53S Herkimer-avc., was overcome BY
ton. Another carrier, Harry Willie, who was on
route No. 80 which includes COLUMBIA, Hicks, Az
lantic and court SITS, overcome bv the cold M
Atanic-st., Cour,, after he had delivered HI,
mail When found he was almost exhausted, ana
1t was only by severe eXenion that he was kepi
awake until he could be taken to the Post Office.
There he was treated 10 cold-water friction and
made TO drink Il muauts until he recovered sufii-
GENTLY TO be taken home.
made sad havoc with awnings and swinging signs.
and some narrow ESCAPES were reported from Sc
nous injuries from falling wrecks
Edward MalOncy, "a boy of fifteen years.
sweeping of the sidewalk In front of No 72l
Gates-ave., about o'clock yesterday morning. A
rickoly wooden awning. The weight of snow piled
upon this awning proved TOO much for 1t, and 1t
TELL buryIng the boy and the dog beneath an ava
lanche of snow and timbers. The dog was struck
by one Of the posts and instantly killed. The boz
was buried In snow, and badly frightened, bur
otherwise uninIuTed. He was taken into the house
and was soon none the worse for his nishap
Theodore Sorcnseu, a track-waIer on the Brook
lyn Elevated railroad, worked all night III the
storm and had his feet badly frozen. Tie
the forenoon. liz was cared for by the employees,
and sent to he hospital Miss Annie " alter.
teacher in school No. 10, living on Unon-st..
started for school at the usual hour yes erday
morning She had gone but littlc way, however.
before she blown into a snow-drIft. Her
screams brought assistance, and she WJs
Helped back to her home. The fright sac had re-
ceived brought on severe attack of mysteries and
"a physician summoned. The effects Of the
shock will probably cOniine her to the house for
several days. Besides these there were a number
of cases reported OF unknown men beng found nm
conscious or frost-bltten, in various paris of the
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