New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-17
WINTER IN EARNEST.
STREETS BLOCKED AND TRAVEL sERl-
OUsLY DELAYED.
DRIFTING SNOW CAUSED MUCH TRoUBIE-ThE
BROOM BRIGADE AND THE sLElGHRipEf''
GOT THE BENEFIT OF WHAT OTHER
PEOPLE GRUMBLED OVER


GOT THE BENEFIT OF WHAT OTHER
PEOPLE GRUMBLED OVER
Winter set in in earnest in Brooklyn YESTERDAY
There had been a previous feeble attempt al sho"
ing but yesterday 1t came down In the sooo, Wv .s
fashioned way The foundation was laio ioi .'o
snow by the sieet and the storm WHICH oes, ,,
before midnight Tuesday. pelied down n'e'
for an hour or more, and then turned "
drv snow. Throughout he early hours Oh 'ne
~,orr,rc yos,eraav-and indeed throughout the
dav with only a few short. intermittent spei's
the snow continued to come. being swept throus'i
the streets by the strong wind from inc 'o " -
west, which, striking the street corners anu ~
lots was whirled into all sorts OF anhoyihs e'O'e
and gusts. o- r,
The wind had the effect Of banking the sho" u
evenly through the streets one man idu Nv 49,
At all 10 shovel from in front Of his house. "hi'e
his neiehbor was required to toll for an houi VI "
In removing white mass several reef deep
Only Brooklyntes who had to deser'eo ~
warm nresides. and those who were in the streets
hurried along with heads bent low 10 se' '".'
tournev over as soon as possible. few uhior'u-
nate individuals ugged umbrellas with them. nav
ing soon learned after leaving their ooofS '""'
was as much as the life Of an umbrella was "o''"
10 open 1t in the treacherous gusts
some of the streetcar lines were tied up for SNORT
rer,ods and the service throughout the DAY was
.,ouv and irregular The remarkable rush 10 ous
Christmas presents. which has been giving inc en-
ploycs of the large department stores n'e"
day work for a week. came to sudden sup w.
of the day yesterday the clerks had an easy ''o -
4, While the advent of real winter d'd not o'is
happiness to the homes Of those VINO are /" WV
.hadou Of poverty still there was compensatory"
An the additional work that was given 10 a iaree
army of snow shovellers. All that was neeoe wa
a canital Of a shovel and broom. ana woiA was ~
no had all day. generally at good remunera'ioH' oe
c.usa those who succeeded in keeping BUSY man
Nn<c
decidedly a better end Of the SITUATION 'n"n ."s
houseboldcrs for the reason that one cleaning was
no sooner finished than the snow began 10 man
necessary that the Sidewalks snou'u NC S'o'
and swept again. 49, ,,r
Another class to whom the snow was not an u'',
mixed evil was the proprietors OK the oo'
-oodhouses Sleghing enthusiasts were unaoie u
wait until the wind Gained down before 'heE 'oon
a whirl down the road. and the res"i. wa" ',
throughout the day the jingle OF sieiF"''
he heard in the Park and down the bouie'a'u ~
(,onev Island. The roadhouses were ao"~S VIZ"
,,eht when night came and from the'" cam. Wv
.ounds of reyeiry and the music that was piaSee
for tmpromptu dances. L. c. OvertoH' Vi IN.
Island was one of the first OF the au'en w.
en,rits Of that bailiwick TO come UP 10 ,he cay
sinnly maintained reputation as Deins ''e ~
q, trrr out which he has held for huhoei "a
wears At the Riding and DRIVING Ciuo '"e ~
80 r,era kent busy obeying orders from mem"
80 ~ gat their sleighs and horses in readiness ioi
n glide through the streets Livery-s'ao'e p ~
tors asked big prices for their fancy r'ss' CIV
gagemerts were made with the hote's io' 'N'T
for strawrde parties. l., .ho nav
..o,na down awnings and electric wires, blowing
az shutters and breaking off the limos Oh ''ee'
an dav the sno xploughs and sweepers OF .he
,ar,ons trolley lines were kept busy heep'''e ~
tracks sufficiently clear for the cars ~ ,,,on
y, the nloughs OF the Nassau system were broken
"a ,,ten 10 the shops for repairs one OF 'Neso
$50 down on the Church Lane line, wnere the
snow was piled a yard or so high ana urdiiio "a'
susnended for several hours. The brooHisi' iie'e"
svstem had sixty ploughs and sixty sweepers d
v,ork President Rosster said that the oliy sei
So,av in traffic occurred the Richmond Hill hhe'
where the cars stopped running LOT several i'V .
That part of the Nostrand-ave. tracks winch "
used by both the Brooklyn Heights and Nassau
systems was impossible during the early morning,
Y and the officers of the Nassau Company compaiheo
ar the slow manner in which the snow was re re-
moved. The snow packed up so neay E ON sue ,nc
tion that the wires broke ana inc i,e e ~ers
stalled for nearly an hoqr ber %ay 81 toug the
snow the Bridge or ferries Inere was 81 me
failure some of the cars Inc omce f ol .e
company aid the blame iSr ns TO Supply the
Company with ali the heaters needed by Novemoeedd
iia wnen ny ;n Of them had no plugs with which to ura
on the heat and the cars became SO overneasedd
until they could be repaired The Smiths road Dad
ond Suburban road reported only d little Ceidy, Dut
on the lines of the Long Island Railroad NOT more
than half the usual number Of trains were sent out
although attempt was MADE 10 accominooate t me
patrons of the road. Some OF the morning trains
reached the city twenty minutes late: .o. i
The storm caused much interruption 10 street ana
river trafic in the Eastern District. Hundreds OF
neople had to walk to the ferries because OF the
frregularity with which cars were run on the var-
ous lines Cars the crOsstown line were run Tor
awhile at the rate Of about one an hour. and there
were fifteen minute intervals between the cars on
At Coney Island the breakers rolled upon the
beach with terrific force, although the WIND was on
shore High tide came at Z a. m. two hours later
than IL was due. Further nroads were made by the
sea In Sea Breeze-ave., where the oio ocean Hotel
Formerly stood, but all the waves could do was TO
sweep the sand of the old cellar. Another slice
of Brighton Beach was eaten away by the waves.
ana the remaining part of the old music-stand was
TORN down. A chanrel to Sheepsnead Bay just ABOVE
the Brighton Hotel, washed through Tor a Sec
ond time, and part Of the racetrack was inundated
In several Of the houses along the Boulevard the
water flowed in AM extinguished the furnace hres
Al West Brighton picturesque enect was Produceo
~ Nv ,he cleaning white snow which was piled nigh on
the suspended house OF the Ferris wheei anu inc
roof OF the iron lookout tower. ..,.a .s,
Trucking was dfficult because OF the banked cond
tion of the and in many cases truckmen oio
not venture out AT all IT,, - A.. .,,.u ho,, .rd
The small boy and MS sieo ana tne sma d Ioy amo
mis- snowfall, were. OF course right IN tneir eiement
the streets OF the Park Slope were converted into
slides and pitched battles were the princi
rees,ime during recess at the various schools
Many Brooklyn people VINO eSpec.e9 10 sSc es
,.ttsrs al breakfasf-tme were surprised 70 ma tna
the mail dd arrive at their homes until III CLOCK
1sh,s was caused by the storm The weather was a.
its wors, early in the morning, ana b no ,,d
The man which would have been sent QUIZ on tnt
second delivery was kept until the tnird wncn u
scSeS,sd for II O'Clock and both mails were DEW.