The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-09
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CELERYVILLE WAKING UP.
The Greenville section, which was as
quiet as graveyard, owing to the severe
storm, recovered this morning. The
pearance and the storekeepers who had
read the weather bureau reports and
Were on the lockout for ANOTHER storm.
for the. usual Saturday trade, being
bright. In many respects the Celery d1sr
trict suffered more from. the storm las last
evening than on the previous night. The
wind was Blowing at a regular gale, and
the snow was blown off the roofs and
through the streets at rate that made
was In possession Of the town: IN tact.
We're it not for the bright light from
Luna's golden car, it would have been
hard TO convince the average Greenyll-
Ian that another snow storm had not
arrived. The streets were deserted and
the only signs of life were early in the
New York arrived. and the passengers
hurried to their homes. Once indoors
the residents stayed there and hugged
the fires for the wind which seemed to
increase in velocity every hour. found
entrance at the windows and doors and
chilled many an aRartment,
IN many of the houses the occupants
were chilled in spite of the fact that the
stoves were kept red hot. There are
feEe frame houses in Greenville that can
battle such q wind as that of last even
ing and many of them rocked to and fro
on their foundations, causing much anXi-
ETY. to the inmates This was especially
true Of the frame houses of three and
four stories in height.
Although the Consolidated Traction
Company kept three scraperS at work on
the Bayonne line all day. the line was
as badly tied up last night as earlier
in the day and few cars succeeded Ia
experienced the most trouble at Clare
mont avenue. the most exposed spot
on the line. where snow had piled UP In
a drift six feet high. Two scrapers and
this spot and they managed to keep
one track clear. The cars from down
town were switched back on the right
trail Railroad had it's tracks cleared by
night and but for the delay in the cross
ing of the river by the ferryboats the
PINKMAN's EARS FROZEN.
Many Greenville residents who braved
the elements last evening have souvenirs
Of the great storm in the shape of frozen
ears. Doorman Pinkman, of the Fifth
precinct, who found the trolley cars
TO the station house. and had his ears
badly frozen in consequence. Mr.. Thos.
Fagen. the .well-known gardener, sent a
load of produce to the market last even
ing, and the team became stranded in
Lower Jersey. City. Mr.. Fagen set out
to bring the. horses home, and he failed
10 protect MS ears lTOitl tI9 COIQ. IuGy
were frozen as a result.
AT a quarter to one o'clock this morn
ing Tony Puca, an Italian, twenty-five
years old, and residing at No. 20 Long
Street, was found unconscious at seaview
and Garfield. The citizen who discovered
him rung out of bed one of the. members
Of the seeman family. who reside in the
TOO MUCH RUM THE CAUSE.
Mr. Seeman, after inspecting Puca, de-.
clared him a sufferer from over-induI-
~-lf1on in f9rin a n n "a i'm
into his house. but allowed him to be
laid on a straw bed in the stable. The
citizen hurried to the Fifth precinct sta
the unfortunate Italian was brought to
the station house. DR.. Stegmair was
summoned. and. although he worked nn-
to restore Puca to consciousness. An
ambulance was summoned, and Puca was
taken to the City Hospital. He recov-
doctor at the hospital found him almost
frozen to death. but he improved so
rapidly after being restored to conscious
ness that he will be taken home this
afternoon.
Al cuarter to two o'clock yesterday
afternoon Harry Shaw, twenty year; aig; old
Ocean avenue. He said that he had
walked a great distance in the cold. and
was suffering much pain. He. was taken
to the city BeSpiss1 sn aa phfGRT aafTiance
People living in Hoboken who wanted
to get to New. York yesterday were. com
pelled to walk to the different ferries
or else remain in the town., as every
street car line was blocked. This morn
ing, however, the cars are all running
and traffic has been resumed as usual:
With the exception of an occasional
block now and then no trouble occurred.
From freezing water mains, waste
pipes, etc, the cold air deviated from its
course and froze a gas meter at No.
Liz Park avenue. Someone lighted
fire under it, which resulted in the meter
exploding. An alarm of fire was given
and the engines were on hand a few min
utes afterwards ard eXtinguished the
blaze. The damage was very light.