New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-14
STRIVING TO CLEAR THE SURFACE ROAD
ALL THE COMPANIES WORKING sTRFNVnusLf 7"
RESTORE THEIR LINEs-1HE FOURTH AVENUE
LINE ALONE SUCCEEDS.

ALL THE COMPANIES WORKING sTRFNVnVSLf !"
RESTORE THEIR IINEs-1HE FOURTH AVENUE
LINE ALONE SUCCEEDS.
The work Of the lee and from the tracks
OF nearly all OF principal surface roads was begun al
an early yesterday and OF the managers express
hopes OF running today. II these hopes are
realized at all the public will not be greatly convenenced
as only small portion Of any line can be cleaned In
twentyfour hours The Fourth Avenue limo was the only
one which IN position to run any cars yesterday ''
about m the tracks from Twen tysecondst TO Forty
sceonds clear and drawn by four horses ian on
three minutes Roadway thereafter
II the ears are not run generally for several days viii
not he the OF the comDanicsfor they are DuHs "u
every effort 10 clear the tracks. Every available man mas
been pressed into service and applies for work IN
vain And there haggng about the prce either
Hosers switchuen. drivers and conductors "le'd DICK
and shovel corner In Italian aborers was created
carly In the day by entcrprsne ,airne' ara VAL
kes who In turn made contracts with the railroad com
panes to give them assistance and realized good profits
EXTREME DIFFICULTY OF CLEARING THE EOADS
The Second Third Sixth and Ninth Avenue lines hal
the preetest Guilty In accomplishing anything as the
elevated road pillars outlined roadway OF when every
teamser took advantage with the result that the snow re-
moved by tho thrown back upon the tracks ana
packed In were plonghs Or s"eeleFS u any
value and but little neadway could be made WIN shoNe
in the hands and early In the day IL was
found secessary to picks loosen the compact mass
Al the Second Avenue stables nothing was doing 1t was
reported about 500 men we're at WORK endeaVohs
Ella he
abled cars part OF the way uo"h-IV"" 'i0i' '.
Ninety 81 th-s- station to-day. -
STURDY EFFORTS ON THE THIRD AVENUE LIN =.
Superintendent Robinson OF the Third Avenue hn nau
500 men at at O'Clock aud was anxious 10 double
or treblo the force Two hundred OF the crowd used cA
They started al a. m. and worked all night Inc man
aper will try to run tomorrow, and thIhK hae te
road Is open from Harlem toSlXh-s, they vi" oe reH'A
abIv successful President Hart has directed udI no eA
nense be spared to get the road In running order Gangs
be has been kept moving that there is no danger Of
its becoming fastened
THE FOURTH AVENUE LINE DESERVES THE
PRIZE.
At5A5 u m the directors Of the Fourth Avenue line
were highly elated at that hour their r'al was
"a ras ce,r from Twenty secondst TO the Grand Cen
trail Station and the left the stables since early
Nondav The tunnel from Thrty-thir TO forN-see.
ond st. had been by huge snow-ds but gangs OF
men were put work loading IL upon uu'NS anu '7
:, quay Only about 200 abofers were al "OrA Oh THIS
line but the force being constantly increased anu
"a houoht that the line will be to the PosOH,e III
side of three days After that has been accomplished '
Msdison.aye tracks will be cleaned
The sixth Avenue Company started at 7 a H. TO clear
s tracks with 200 men, and at nlghua the line was open
from the Forty .thrd-st. station to IhiIue'h-7~ Ie9 ~
pect to have the avenue wholly clear Oh sho" " o'''
row. 49,. ,.,,., ,,n,o
,, Leaned ten blocks OF track Fortyseeond-st To
the Ffeth-st station An attempt was HAUL " u' '
plow but had to be abandoned -
HEROIC WORK ON OTHER LINES.
The Belt Line Company has made better progress 'an
any other road all things considered It's tracks are Tree
o., no, IN Tenthaye from Thirtieth-st 10 Flftyninth
4 and the whole Fiftynnthst division Is eiear anu
cars will be run regularly today. Esht cars "cie
abandoned on the road Monday, but every EFFORT was 'u'
| - oet them to headquarters yesterday.
Ono thousand men AIMED with picks and shovels sooeu
' -, 10 uro,dwav line open None Of the
nnch lines will be touched util the Battery route Is IN
oot running order Two small sweepes each Drawn Dy
ION, horses aided materially by cleaning TIE loose snow
and ice The men bega n"ork at a. NJ ana continue.
al night Sixteen horses attached to an aOanlohel
a a, Rowlino Green nut horses we're unable TO buoge
II from its position The Ninth Avenue road was III D'u
ndton An attempt made to run ears on the Forty
second Street nne' but the result was not e
couraging.