The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
BURIED deep IN SNOW
A Blizzard Like Storm
Sweeps Over the City
and Vicinity.
TRACTION coMpANY's GOOD WORK
Terrible Destruction by the Break
ers Along the Coast Bulk
heads Smashed.

heads Smashed.
Two or three inches of snow cannot
fall in this neighborhood these days
without creating a great deal of talk
about blizzards and cyclones. There is
some reason for such talk today, as the
storm and wind which prevail today bid
fair to develop into a blizzard, though
not so great. perhaps as the memor-
able storm of 1888. When darkness veil
ed the city last night it was trying to
snow. but was making such a poor show
ing that no one anticipated what would
result from persistency. This morning
those who retired early were much sur
prised at the derceness with which the
storm was raging and the amount of
snow which had already fallen. They
hurriedly dressed themselves and went
down stairs to talk over their exper-
fences in the great blizzard.
Those who lived in Bayonne and on
the Heights were worried over the storm
and began picturing to themselves the
awful times they were going to have get
ting to the ferry in the Consolidated
Company's cars. When they got to their
prised. They found the tracks clear and
the cars running on the usual time. The
only delay they encountered in getting to
the ferry was caused by the trucks
which got in front of the cars
AS soon as it became apparent last
evening that the storm would be a Sc
we're one the Traction Company began
to prepare to cope with it. Sweepers
cnpt A.,
moving all night and at frequent inter-
walls today. In that manner the tracks
were kept clear and cars running with
no more delay than usually occurs every
day.
Fearing that some disturbance nigh,
arise between merchants and employees
OF the Traction Company. Chief of Po-
nee Murphy sent out reserve men to
prevent 1t. In clearing the tracks the
company has been in the habit of piling
the snow up sometimes TO height of
three and four feet between the tracks
and curb. AS a consequence trucks Were
unable to reach places of business. This
condition of affairs caused a riot on
lower Montgomery street during the last
snow storm. On that occasion Captain
Cox. of the Gregory Street Station, was
plteHeu nedG foremost into snow heap
by shoveller who did not know him.
The Chief Is anxious 20 avoid a repeti-
ton of the trouble
me Chief,s precautions, however, were
unnecessary, for early this morning the
Traction Company got oft its carts and
men and soon had them at work clearing
the snow away from the streets between
the curb and the tracks,
1t is truly an i'll wind which does not
blow some one good. Totlays storm fur
nlshed work for many a poor man who
otherwise had little prospects of getting
the day the Pennsylvania Railroad had
work for all who applied and the appli-
cants ga, We're put to work at once clearing
the tram sheds and yards. The company
experienced very little trouble in moving
trains. Their western trains arrived this
morning comparatively on time while the
philadelphia and Southern trains were
from tWo*to nine minutes behind time.
All trains left on schedule time. The
ferries were not delayed and ran as
closely on schedule time as usual The
locomotives OF all incoming trains were
covered with snow and presented a pic
turesque appearance as they came into
the station.
The Hoboken cars put on an extra team
OF horses and managed to make fairly
good time.
The telegraph and telephone companies
reported that they were meeting with
little trouble considering the. storm. Oc-
3caslonally they were worried by crossed
wire, bat on the whole did better than
they expected to. s'.@'1'
The heavy fall of snow has all but
paralyzed the trolley lines in the Hudson
are doing business on the plan of the
proyerbial angels visits--few and far be-
tween. The Summit avenue line is in bad
shape and the ears on Central avenue
Fully ten inches of srtow fell in New
York City and vicinity from O'Clock
last night to 3 o'clock this morning, and
with no signs of cessation. Traffic IS
greatly delayed. The snow storm is the
heaviest known hereabouts for several
years.
hours late this morning, and local out
going mails were sent out from fifteen
to twenty minutes ahead of time in order
to catch trains.
the night and the flakes seemed to fail
lazily AS a result the snow lay at an
even depth all over the, city. The Their
mometer had not dropped to such a de-
and the absence of clustering wind and
sWirling waves of snow robbed the storm
OF all semblance to blizzard. The mer-
curry indicated rs above at o'clock.
Weather Forecaster Dunn said this
morning that the STORM centre at 8 A.
M. was along the lower New England
coast. 1t formed yesterday on the South
Atlantic coast and snow fell over all the
Middle Atlantic States, Ohio Valley. the
Lake Region and New England States.
Mr.. Dunn said that it was still showing
to the north of Washington and west to
the Lower Lake region. The storm is
moving northeast and is increasing in
force. Storm signals for high northwest
winds from Breakwater to New Haven
have been ordered.
The storm thus far has not SERIOUSLY
interfered with shipping on the Sound.
but its effect is felt on the ocean.
A heavy veil covered the lower and up
per bays. The rivers ara similarly affected
and all morning craft having business on
the rivers hugged close to the shore In
the lower bay the fog was very heavy, ac-
cord1ng to reports received at Sandy Hook
at 1880, so heavy was it that the water
could not be seen from the station.
No vessels passed out or in during the
morning. 1t is expected that number of
vessels are anchored outside waiting for
the fog to disappear btAfore coming up.
Up to IL O'clock not one of the fleet of
steamships due had been reported
The various Sound boats arrived A few
minutes behind their schedule time. and
while an reported that the weather was
very heavy none reported having had ex-
perienced difficulty in making their docks.
The only boat that was known to have
had any trouble up to noonsNas the steam
er Continental, of the New Haven line.
She left her pier in this city bound for
New Haven at midnight A despatch re-
ceived at the company's offices this morn
ing stated that she was. at anchor off Step
ping Stone hight waiting for the storm to
subside.
Reports from up and down the New
Jersey coast show that the prevailing
snowstornl is the heaviest experienced in
several years in this latitude. Outside
the wind is strong.
Beside the snow the weather Is so
thick with fog that the strongest marine
glass cannot penetrate deeper than a
hundred or. SO yards. An uncommonly
heavy sea Is runnings at Atlantic TJieb