The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-18
WINTER COMES BACK
Snow and Ice Block Travel
and Traffic on River
and Rail.
LOOKED LIKE A BLIZZARD.
Horse Cars Delayed in GreenVilla
and Trucks Stalled on the
Heights.

Those persons who. mislead by the
cluded that the back of winter was
broken, and we would have no more
severe weather, were much surprised
when they woke up this morning
and found the ground covered with snow.
The wind was driving the flakes Def ore 10
in high drifts and several inches
OF snow lay upon the ground.
1t was still showing and this
prospects OF another blizzard were ex.
ceedingly bright. The feathery fakes
began to fall about five o'clock yesterday
afternoon and it was not until this after
noon when they ceased.
NO SERIOUS DELAY TO TRAVEL.
The horse car companies got their
sweepers out early, and by hard work
managed to keep the track cleared They
however piled the snow up along the side
OF the tracks to such height that trucks
and other vehicles were stalled In all
parts of the city.
The river was tul of ice in the early
hours of the morning, which, together
with the 0!Inding storm, made travel ex.
ceedin2ly difficult. The boats were de-
layed and there were strings of wagons
aud trucks, waiting an opportunity to
cross the ferry, which extended up to
Green street.
There was little delay on the RAILROADS.
Local trains ran on time, and it was only
were very late. The telegraph lines
we're not effected by the storm.
THE BLIZ IN GREEEvILLE.
Jhe residents in the Graenville section
thought another blizzard had come to
town. The Greenville section, located
as 1t is. between two bays, always
suffers more than other sections of
the city. when storm is in
progress and last night the residents felt
much anxiety as they feared that they
were going to be showed under. The
high wind coused drifts which covered
the horse car tracks making it almost
impossible for the GreenviIle cars to
proceed on their journey.
Car No. 20S lett the stables at Seaview
avenue at twenty-five minutes past seven
O'Clock. The horses labered hard to pull
the car, but they soon became
exhausted. and at Denfortb avenue
they stopped and refused to move anoe Ter
inch. The driver Was In Quaut a.y. The
car was crowded with people who wished
to go the theatre in the lower part of the
city, and a more nervous, growing,
and complaining crowd, would have been
bard TO find. lne unfortunate driver,
was, of course. blamed for the delay, and
uC Weo bHC Oeti SGb az WuICu inc pASSeu-
gers fired all their abuse. Word was sent
to the stables. and an extra team wss
sent 10 the relief of the driver. IL wat
ten minutes after eight when the cal
started on its way TO Jersey CITY. The
theatre Roers, knowing they would be
late, did not go along. They left the car,
eussing the driver, the weather and
everything else.
The snow plow was sent out later, and
no further trouble was met with during
the evening.
HEAVY DRIFTS.
The Greenville streets this morning
were covered with huge drifts of snow,
and pedestrians walked between the car
tracks instead of on the snow covered
sidewalks.
The junction" presented a queer ap-
pearance last night. Large trucks, loaded
with merchandise, were stuck" on the
Hill until nearly midnight. The
horses attached to the trucks could
not pull the heavy wagons up the steep
hill and they would probably have been
there yet, had not the hill boys helped
them out of the difficulty.