The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
0LNEyviLLE:
Work Of the Storm Street Car Traffic Suspended
Since Late Saturday Night.

AS a result Of the storm, Klondike
conditions prevailed in olneyville yes
terday. The principal streets resembled
country roads with "a zigzag cart path
winding through them, while the side
walks were impassable 10 pedestrians.
Early i'm the evening the milk peddlers
began to put In an appearance, and the
jingle of their sleigh bells seemed to
impart q small degree of life. The local
Union Railroad company officials then
made the first move of the day by run
ming out new improved snowplow,
with which they labored during the re-
naming hours Of the night, finally sue
ceeding at an early hour this morning
in clearing the track from the car house
half way up Bennett hill.
The fierceness Of the storm began 20
be realized at about 10:80 o'clock Sat
urday night, when street car trat1c mad
to be suspended upon all OF the lines
running out OF Olneyville. except the
Broadway and Westminster street
routes, which We're kept running
by the aid of numerous plows and cars
one hour later when they. too. were
compelled to give up the fight against
the elements. One OF the fortunate cir
cumstances connected with the storm
Is that but little difficulty was expert
enced with the telephone. telegraph,
electric light, police and fire alarm
wires.
The passengers on n late Centredale
electric. which became stalled here sat
urday night about 1880 o'clock were
obliged TO seek quarters among the
boarding houses OF the vicinity.
At the corner of Grove ana lldSe
streets "A pole containing police and fire
alarm wires broke off at the bottom, but
the break caused no interference TO
their working.
The police OF the district were kept
somewhat busy yesterday carrying OUT
the requests OF persons who telephoned
that they desired that relatives in this
section be informed that they were un-
able to reach home.
on Plainfeld street Saturday night an
electric arc light was blown from It's
arm and fell with crash on the side
walk. smashing tho globe and damag-
ing the lamp.
Church services in most cases were
Yesterday omitted, st. Marys Catholic
church being the only one TO carry out
its usual order, but all were lightly at
tended.
In many places awnings and signs
have been blown down and wrecked.
All told, the storm approaches very
near the severity OF last February
record breaker.
Peabody lodge. Sons OF st. George,
No 1S4. will meet in its hall tonight and
officers for the ensuing term.
\ man whose name was not learned,
but who said he lived on Florence
street. appeared at the Sixth station
about 8 o'clock yesterday morning,
much excited, and demanded of Lieut..
Dairy that he send the patrol wagon at
once to st. Theresa's church, on Man
ton avenue, and bring home his chill
dren who were there and unable 10 get
home afoot. The lieutenant politely in
formed the man that he sympathized
with him. but that the patrol wagon,
which now consists OF pung, was not
in the livery business, and that the
lowest figure for its service was $3.50
per passenger. He told him that there
were cheaper Conveyances obtainable,
adding that the children would prob
ably. under the prevailing condition OF
things. overlook the absence of hand
some blue and gold livery. The man
protested. but finally departed in the di-
rection OF one of the stables, TO which
he had been kindly referred by the Off
cial.
The installation OF the officers recent
~ elected by What Cheer lodge, Sons
of st. George, will occur on December ..