New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-13

.s, NJ North Carolina, which Il reached by
y. m that day. At 10 p. m. OF the same
.,a, part Of the storm which was over the
%, rsr,ons united with the secondary part and
- one general storm which extended from
-. lower New England States TO the North
r.,o,,na shores This storm was again re-
'.-c,es in its progressive movement. and by :
an March l. its centre was on the coast
.,u,os, Immediately east Of New-Y York City.
ra,e IFS progressive movement was finally
,o.c1 but its rotary motion was increased
I'll i,s velocity ranged between forty and six
=, niles an hour. 1t remained In that position
t,or ,he morning Of the 18th until the morn
,s ~ the 18Th. its centre then moving slightly
,,4huari 10 The lower New England coast.
rurng the lith it passed New England, and at
nm N. that day its centre was on the coast Of
,eva Scotia. on The 18th it passed beyond the
range Of observation
A CONTEMPORANEOUS DESCRIPTION.
This description conveys no idea Of the work
., the storm. nor Of the looks OF New
yO-k City when ii had reached its height
r,a Tribune of March Is said: The forcible IL
a., elegant vocabulary Of pugilism supplies the
,brases which will. perhaps. best reveal TO the
,,pular Imagination the effects Of the storm
,Aa, visited New-York yesterday. New-York
Was simply knocked Oft paralyZed,' and re-
sueed TO a condition Of suspended animation
Traffic was practically stopped and business
ABANDONED The elevated railway service broke
aoan completely. the s,reetcars were valueless:
,se suburban railways were blocked. telegraph
communications We're cut. the exchanges did
4 ,riCif is OH no
,i,y was LEFT g. run itself. chaos recned and the
uoud boastful metropolis was reduced TO the
condition Of a primitive settlement"
The men whose business took them downtown
early ON Monday morning and who believed
na, it would clear up later in the day,
BEARDED the occasional streetcars that lurched
tnl reeed over the snow-covered tracks and
we abandoned In most instances before reach
ng their destination. despite the fact that six
or eight horses were used IN front of each car.
Once downtown. the question was how 10 get
back Matters were as bad on the elevated as
q The surface roads. While the storm was rag
i,g no train got through under three or four
hours and for the greater part Of the day no
elevated trains ran
Those people who wanted to walk had TO face
fine sharp snow which came from above and in
swirs and great clouds from the street and the
houseiops Fabulous prices were demanded by
he men who had carriages for hire and the
wvrage 10 drive through the gale, but the thor
Vehfarcs were strcwn with wrecked vehicles
gtwine that many never got through the noun
anous drifts which blocked the streets The
lifts varied in height from two to ten feet. and
% add To the difficulty Of locomotion there was
b danger OF getting ones legs snarled up in
III wrecked telegraph. telephone and electric
light wires that had been disOdged by the
vsght Of the snow and by the wind.
sUBURBANITES PRISONERS IN TOWN
There were no returning trains FOR the sub
Than residents and cold offices were turned
ho bedrooms and men sat around In comfort
IS chairs Or slept on d,sks and tables. while
e.hers sang Wait TIL the Clouds Roll By" or