New-York tribune., 1895-02-11
RAPIDLY REMOVING SNOW.
GOOD WORK BY COLONEL WARNINGS
MYRMIDONS.
VIGOROUS ATTACKS ON THE LEAvINGs OF THE

VIGOROUS ATTACKS ON THE LEAvINGs OF THE
STORM IN THE PRINCIPAL STREETS.
That lurld land described by Mr.. Dante and otn-
ers no longer holds any terror for Coione "arns
and the members OF his staff in the Street Cleaning
Department Since the storm came five days ago
the Commissioner and his deputies have unani-
mousy agreed that to tarry for time down III
that birthstone climate where there are no snow"
storms forecasting Dunns would not be Wlthoul
Its pleasures The elements took especial pains 10
give the Colonel savage initiation into the business
OF picking I'M the eayngs OF their wild frocs, and
the Colonel with great energy and dash and gener-
ashlp went to work and beat them. lie TOOK .he
''bizzard' by the horns and first II was the o'~-
zard" and then the Colonel.
And now the Colonel is on top. and the myriacs
OF dnsy white mounds stretching alongevery street
and avenue with the clean broad driveways between
monuments 20 the Commissioners industry
and abty-and they have disguised his enemies
and amazed the people Of the city.
Accustomed as they have been In the past to
lingering days OF snow and s.ush and mud atter
every fall OF snow. the performance OF Colonei
Warng in placing the streets IN their present con-
dtion seems to them really marvellous. He has had
much to contend with besides the elements, ana IL
not until yesterday that he got the slightest
recognition from overhead. Then the sun came out
and deigned a faint little smile OF approval but IL
was so wan and feeble that it assisted the Com
the weight OF snow and added to the difficulty in
removing it.
The first obstacle he encountered was a gang of
citizens Ghey claimed they we're citizens) who APP
piled for work. secured shovels and disappeared
around the first corner. They have not reappeared'
and 2G0 800 shoves are missing.
Then Yesterday many of the 1909 teamsters and
owners Of carts who had been put into service re
fused to work because 1t was Sunday. and num-
Der Of the regular department laborers had hai
their badly frozen and were incapacitatei
for work In spite OF these difficulties the side
walk and street In front Of every church In Madi-
son. Fourth and Park ayes, cleaned by 3 o'clock
yesterday morning. and when the church bells rang
for morning service the streets we're clean ana dry
The department decided Il would give the worship
per excuse for staying Indoors. and big force
OF men, with l5j carts, sent uptown and the
snow was quickly removed broadway. Fifth-ave..
Church-st. and Forty-second between Sixth and
Third aves were the next OBJECTIVE points and the
entire army Of shovel-juggiers was thrown into
these thoroughfares anl about every vestge Of the
turbulent storm was piled in high mounds against
the curb.
More than ZOO men were at work yesterday. and
as fas, As neN Inen applied AT ne healqui.ters III
the new Criminal Courts i'uilding superintendent
Robbins and Deputy commissioner Moore Organized
them into gangs @Hh s%n' 'msn eayeh hwenn
Thirty fourth and TwentyeIghth SIS and last night
as ase wasSngon 9iSSf TSr' sga%% TH' tnd ForSScoa
Another gang vas depoyed IN Fourieonth-s;..
dillon Tor to-iays traffic. colonel Waring has the
eternal gratitude o. the big drygoods firms ana
their feminine patrons. longer compelled 20 iori
small rivers of melting snow. are grateful for Oh
vious reasons The club windows are not as popular
formerly. 90,
Tho ferry streets. Chambers Cort!anit Des-
hrosscs Liberty Barclay. 'hrlstophcr AM many ~
the others have been put IN passthi' sAaic' an
Nassau New Exchange Place and Bfoddway from
the battery have been swept by the 'oion'l army
WIN the new Patterson snO" -fl".tinf Wlcnil', u"
prop. ses io tackle lower Fulton-sL ana nc loNi-
nhny. fy-scconlst and an thc crossiown streets
ahove thai number will hc rer.ryed ior sl..@hlnS
AMI no attack Will he made on tfcm "hi" me '''I
gangs W.re also working last night In F9nrieenih
Tw,rfy-fhlrl ana Thiry-iour,h sis, ana N'l
kent there to-day Colonel Wtrng ha- p'iso''i ~
eup.r .rlrfrnlsl tnc work lie dii not "aFr thc n'-
r.rffrenf rooms until . O'Clock SUNDAY morning
Major Throcknorton is stil siuaftng uui"t 'tl9
dismissal arI Yesterday b" announcer ihHi ~
,,'o,i4 ,rucaL to the courts he says that ~" com
n,issilnsr's reasons FOR lismissing him were un'
i,ps and IN long letter. attempts 10 prov" ~ i'
h. was not guilty q either neglect oi Ghiy or III
rarAclty.