New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19
THE STORM IN THE SUBURBS.

MANY PEOPLE FOUND SUFFERING FROM Tx
POsURE-AN OLD WOMAN FROZEN TO DEATH
Early yesterday morning. when workmen were
crossing the landing bridge, mile above New 'rnns-
wick y. j., they found a lying on the west end
OF the bridge with his feet wrapped In his coat ana
suffering terribly from the cold. An examination
showed that his feet were badly frozen, and though
prompt measures relief were applied 1t Is prob
nbn that ampu;ation Will be necessary Ovcrseer OF
t,e roor Wright had hin removed 10 lodging house.
and * endeavoltng 10 entrance for him mo
Wells Memorial Hospital.
The man {, a native Of Chilli. and was walking from
New York 70 Washington, where he expected TO Sc
cure n pass back 10 his native country Inc man
is about twenty weight years old lie says that ne
orr,vod ot the bridge shortly after midnight, ana
being o. bansicd lay down to rest liad ne poem
left a little longer his rest woud have proved ia'a,.
Mrs. Mary ann Whitley. aged sixty three years,
,et, her home AT 90 Orchard-st Jersey City, at Z
O'Clock Friday evening TO attend vespeS NJ 81. ''u
cots Church. in Montgomery Wien she oiu ho'
r,,urn her two sons John and James, sci OUT "
saorcb for her They learned that she had been "
chG ch and started for home. but aicr 'ha' d" 'i"
~ bor was lost Her route lay along Mont gomcry-s''
which for block OF two above Tue cHu'eh = A-
e,ol,anbment built across the meadows III
psccs H. Is ten feet high, With no guard ana IL was
foo,cA that She had fallen of. The fear was Iusuhcd
al 2 o'clock Yesterday afternoon, when one OIL inc
sons In going the ground, saw som''lie III r
snow half block from the roadway, 'hat f'"h'N H"0
n garment. Phncing down the empahNhch' ne
o,ade his way 81 the object, which proved 10 oc HIS
mothers BODY frozen stiff. She had apparently
wandered from the road before reaching the emoAih-
mont and WAS probably trying make her way across
Tho meadows as a short cut 10 her home when over
come by the storm. The body was taken 10 hei
home and County Physician Converse was lhl'r'i''u'
Edward G nnors colorcd, found UNCONSCIOUS
in a swamp at Monmouth and GRAND s's.' Jersey
trht hnNin lap
overcome by the cod. lie buried In the snow.
and ono foot sticking out attracted the attention CT
en- officer who dragged him 10 a liquor store wh"re
he received liberal dose Of whiskey and was 'ha"eo
out and sent 70 the City Hospital
John Bsstouche, German, was found lying III the
snow OF the Orange Mountains yesterday morning.
unconscious and almost frozen to death. An ambu-
lance was called and he conveyed 20 the Nc
mortal Hospital at Orange y. J. There is litle nope
OF his recovery Is supposed that he was overcome
by the cold and fell exhausted in the snow wh'le
making his way home.
Boat traffic over the Raran River AT New-bruhs-
wick n j. was completely suspended yesterday
morning on account of the ice In the river There
Is danger of another frsh"'. Tue towln'h Is sun
merged. and communl; alton with Highland Park Is
completely cut of.
But for the timely arrival of the police OF Fla'bush
L. L. on Friday night. Mrs Alice Burgess, ior'y-hVe
years old would have persisted in the snow Shc
was discovered lying the grounds oil the Mio"oou
Clnb parally buried In a deep snOwbank. In help
less condition. She taken TO tn" Town Hall ana
locked up. Yesterday she said her home was IN
Grants but as she coud give no excuse FOR her
condition Judge Sweeney sent her TO Raymond street
Jail for twenty nine days
The storm. although severe all over Long lsahd'
bas not vet DISTRACTED travel seriously on the Long
Island Railroad. The company had the De snow
rlouchs a, work trying 10 keep the main line open
from Long Island City TO GrccnpoT, distance oi
ninety eight miles. ON the branch roaos Wheie UNIV
ore deep cuts into which the snow usually d1e many
feet deep the most trouble Is feared $780,, H.,
Ihe snow Oh staten Island IS WE'VE inches uetl
r-ains on the staten Island lapd Transit itahrOau
err. delay ed the early IMP, yestcIus
owing 10 the heavy drifts. The snow Is the nesvino
obliged 10 suspend running.