The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-14
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The Esst Gets 8 Touch OF the
Blizzard.

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New York, Feb. 13-The storm whicl
has been raging since Saturday night, 1
becoming a thorough blizzard Snow Eel
all day and Is stnl coming down A bit
ter northwest wind drives the snow II
clouds. The street cleaning department
after struggling for thirty-six hours I,
clear the principal streets. gave up entire
~, even surrendering Broadway TO tn,
wind and snow, The surface railroads rur
snow plows over the roads at interval
and maintain a service. but the cars nrt
not well heated and are not well patron
lied. Theelevated roads are running. bu
trains pay no regard to schedule time
In the suburbs. where the wind has fre,
sweep, the drifts are from Ave to ten feet
high; street railroads have stopped alto.
gether. and suburban steam roads ar,
blockaded Many neighboring towns ar,
cut on from New York altogether. Few
| truck and delivery wagons were seen on
the streets today Floating ice cakes IN
the river hinders the ferries greatly. Few
persons ventured from their homes today
unless obliged to do So Courts had 10 be
closed because Of the cold ard the special
Lincoln day celebrations ard the theatres
we re thoroughly attended.
The day was a legal holiday with the
banks and exchanges and an enforced one
In the business districts generally As
| there were no shoppers, the big stores
closed their doors and sent their clerks
home The streets, even the theatre dis
tr,ct. are almost deserted
ALE the charitable societies are taxed be-
yond their resources. ewing 70 Fhe sudden
demands made upon them
OF tho 1900 destitute families In the
cgty. "a estimated by Blair. superintendent
Of tho outdoor poor. nearly an are either
tinuod storm has handicapped all efforts
to- aid and the blizzard OF today has ncces.
STATED n complete suspension.
The thousands Of poor Jews Italians.
Armenians. and Greeks who make a iiv.
Ing selling fruits, confectionery. and other
articles from push carts and stands,
have been driven out OF business altogeth-
er and brought to the verge OF starvation.
Persons employed out doors have lost en-
ployment temporarily They number In
the thousands and some OF them WIN swell
the number Of destitutes
RAILWAY TRAINS HAMPERED.
The task OF keeping railway trains in
motion was almost herculean. Particularly
was this the case with the lines running
out OF the grand central station. with
each hour the severity oz Slss condition In
creased and those In cho,ev. Of tho work
were compiled TO admit that total stagna-
ton os traffic stard them in the face.
When told that continuation OF their
existing conditions were expected tonight.
officials OF tho road said It was Tlkely
that traffic would come TO standsr1l be-
fore tomorrow.
Tonight orders were issued to suspend
all operations on the main line and bran
ches Of the Long Island railroad. untl
the storm subsidized.
Drifts nearly ten feet high were prevail
ent throughout the island. All of the
Sound steamboats, are tied up by the
storm and II was announced That none of
the Fan River. stonington, or Norwich
lines would venture to make trips until
the storm ceases, and the entrance TO
Hell Gates Is free from ice.
No out OF town mails were received here
today with the exception Of two early
morning consignments from Boston None
of the incoming malls from the nortn and
northwest over tho New York Central
form the south and southwest over tho
Pennsylvania and tho Baltimore & Ohio
was delivered az the postoffice today
chief Of Police Devery. tonight issued
an order 10 the captains OF the various
precincts IA Greater New York to give
shelter Ia station houses TO al who apply
for 1t and 20 AFFORD general assistance to
destitute persons.
Mayor Van Wyk today notined Commis
sioncr John W. Keller. Of the department
Of charities, thota he haad $50. 200 subject
20 the commissioners draft for the pur,
pose OF relleveing the poor
Tammany Han gave half t.e amount
and Richard Croker and James a. Keen
contributed s. 900 each.