The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-28
TACKLING I INCHES OF SNOW.
IHE oNLY CITY AROUND MERE 7HAT
PREIEgDS 10 CHAN S1REEfS.

90 Aero-. the Rivers IN Any Directicu "
Vow Want to se- - contrast to the New
York way Of Doing ThlnEs-it Meast
SusJny Dnner- tor the Men Out OF - job.
Two thousand men and thousand carts
and horses tackled Farmer Dunn's seyen-ineh
tnow fall in New York at > o'clock last evcn
ing, and M fast as men and horses could work
they dumped the snow into the rivera To-
morrow when the stranger comes 20 town he
will say, It's funny. isn't IL. that tho snow
storm didn't strike New York; The Brook
Ign man will paddle around IN rubber boots
and resolve TO vote for the Greater New York.
the Jersoyman will Wish he lived in u real city.
and the Long Island City maxwell II no is an
average Long Island City man. he'll wonder
how they do It: and thon holl 90 bnck to Long
island City and wallow week in sush. For
81 all tho cities hereabouts New York 10 tho
only one that has yet learned the art of dis
posing Of a snow storm, and disposes OF II In
Corbett style. Moreover. 1t is tho only city
whore pavemcnts lend them solves to the work
Fortunately Yesterdays storm came at good
time It came in the night and was
over BY daylight. and It came on Sat-
urday thus giving the etrcct-cleaning
officials n chance TO get ut II on Sunday.
the only day that the strocts are not jammcd
with traffic. Superintendent Robbins OF tho
tered many snow storms. congratulated him
self While no congratulated himself the'e
were a few thousand citizens ranging in age
from 10 to 100 years. who congratulated
Themselves. 1t was lucky man who whsnt
awakened as early as q o'clock In tho morning
by one OF tho few thousand who wanted TO
clean his sidewalk. Unlike the Chicago clit-
yens who wouldnt WORK when they got the
ehance the unemployed in New York turned
out In force. and the man who did turn out
ranged from 10 cents TO % cents according to
competition, and the snowfall bought manga
superintendent Robbins got 200 mon at
work on tho sidewalks around tho PARKS and
public buildings air ost as quickly NJ the un-
Tho street!car companies were not far behind.
They gave employment to several hundrol
Thoy first sent their big sweepera over their
roads and swept of as much OF the snow as
they could, aud then the men with the -hovels
went along and took oil tho rest. Before noon
tho sidewalks were all cleared, tho street
crossings were almost dry. and there wasn't
any reason why New Workers couldn't travel
The big work Of getting the snow out OF the
because the
His men wero needed around the parks. and
because III" principal streets that are AWAY;
trucks. and again because the Superintendent
himself was busy indoors hiring several hum
dred applicants with and without horses who
When night came he didn't know Just exact
y how many cSir T men h no had; but he ana
enough to man nil the city's 800 carts. twoand
sometimes three men to q cart and those left
Ovor he assigned to the private carts TINT
had applied. Then the whole lot were divided
up into gangs. and each gang was put in tho
care OF foreman who was assigned to GER
Nassau street and Park row were tackled
rs, There we're tive gangs nG there with thirty
they made the snow disappear quicker than q
hot sun could do the iob. Then broadway.
streets took their turn.
Tho first ass gnment OF ench foreman was
men TO Geo cover ali Broadway to FartS second
street. besides the other streets named from
end to end. with tho single exception of lilth
BY 0o'ciock at night all the snow in all these
snd the Whole gang OF mon was busy shovel
lag IL into carts and getting rid OF itas quickly
Tho carts were all numbered and at tho
forty or nifty numu ING places along the Rivera
there were men Who 6%rt tally Of every lad
loading or at least II they did LOAF thero'lI be BE-
=, All this WORK was personally looked after by
Robbins He had horse and
where hustling the forenoon whom their
gangs didn't work fast enough. ma poking
.oh Sa .ne III wnen ,hsS GSe re6ei2ns
bodied Irish man talked his Language at them
and they didn't understand anything but Ital-
At 10 o'clock Broadway was clcan TO Hous-
ton street, and the ferry strce.h We're quarter
by MONDAY morning there wouldn't be much
t Travelled stree! IN the city that wHssn FREE
III be clean by to-mcrrow NJ morning. and and
Fifth avenue by Tomorrow night. Fresh men
will go to work at daylight and win work ali
and II things arc not In shape by Monday
morning it won't be tho fault OF the depart
Besides tho city's force OF 1000 men and a
carts there were several charitable
fsi RoTk tbs to
many men they. hired was not to he learned
exactly last night.
Invented q machine which he said would !
revolutionize the art OF cleaning snow from
he streets. HIS name Is Coudel. and he lives
He got a Jersey brewer interested. and to-
zether they built machines which have been |
and last night commissioner Andrews. who |
sPsnt good deai Of time with the machine.
He set apart Filth avenue from Waverley |
u achine looks from the front like a steam |
-olier, Gasoline Is forced into n hopper and |
Then the snow is thrown in and the flame
N elts II. Tho water is carried oil 10y means OF |
,o;e 70 the nearest sewer openInG, At
Town to Washington Park. steam was got up.
he gasoline was lighted with loud report
hat drew all the uTchins in tho neig borhood
Ind halt dozen laborers began shovellIng
now Into the hopper II turned to water
luickly. II was worked Ia ons spot for
Q carry the water on fast enough. and
he water began running on the asphalt
pavement and freezing until the pavement
,ile was tackled. by 10 o o'clock 1t had reached
linth street aud had left lee in its trail. Then
he safety valve OF the engine gave out and
he experiment was over for the might. Com.
Andre VS. said It would be resumed
o. night Major ThTock morton NJ tho Street
,lenning Department said tine idea was ali
1ght. but the machine couldn't dispose of tho
now as rapidly AS he could dispose OF It with
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