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The times., 1899-02-15
AMONG THE RAILROADS.
Many Trains. 1t Is Expected, VIII
Be Moved To-day.

| Many Trains. 1t Is Expected, VIII
Be Moved To-day.
AS yet neither the Baltimore and Ohio
nor Pennsylvania Railroad has been able
| to operate trains in any direction, although
several experiments were made Yesterday.
Both systems were tied up all day until
$50 p. M, when the Baltimore and Ohio
started train TO Baltimore as an expert
ment. This train only got far as Lau-
rel, where it is now stalled in company
with a suburban train, which has been
there since Monday.
The Southern road started an express
out last night. which was stalled at Alex
andria, and the sleeping cars were re-
turned to this city.
The only train to enter the city for a
space of nearly twenty-four hours was a
special milk train from Alexandria over the
Pennsylvania, which arrived here at 1870
this morning.
The Chesapeake and Ohio officials claimed
last night that their line was clear and
that trains would depart on schedule time
today.
Trains will be run to New York over
the Baltimore and Ohio this morning. al
though schedule time will not be attempt
ed. One track on the Baltimore and Ohio
is clear to Rockville and trains will be
started west this morning. A train will
also be started from Baltimore for Fred
erick Junction. Train Nc. 2. from Gin
cinnati, is stalled at Martinsburg, w. Va.
The Pennsylvania officials have placed
two sleeping cars at the disposal OF COM
muters who are unable to leave the city
owing TO the tie-up.
All railroads are doing everything pos
sible TO clear the tracks. Gangs of men
are at work all along the lines clearing
away the twenty-foot drifts across the
rails. II is possible that no regular trains
will be run out earlier than this after
noon on either the Pennsylvania or the
F, Baltimore and Ohio.
The Chesapeake and Ohio. Atlantic
| Coast Line. Seaboard Air Line, and the
| Norfolk and Western are all having trou-
| bic in running trains. The storm was so
| general that it paraiyzed railroad traffic
| all along the Eastern coast.
/ The Southern Railroad is disabled from
snow as far South as the South Carolina
State line. The Atlantic Coast Line has
| run no trains north of Petersburg. Va. since
| Sunday The Sea aboard Air Line has had
no trains TO or from Atlanta since Satur-
| day night Several Chesapeake and OHIO
| trains have been tied up in the mountains
| for some time but it is said that these
| will be got out today.
| The first train to leave Cincinnati since
! Saturday over the Baltimore and Ohio
! left that point last night. The Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern is said TO be badly
| blocked. The Pennsylvania main line from
| Philadelphia west is Blocked.
| The present blockade is the worst gener-
| al tie-up ever recorded in the history of
| railroading in the Eastern States. 1t is
/ possible that schedule trains will not be
restored on the Baltimore and Ohio or
! Pennsylvania before Saturday.
| The Atlantic Coast Line hopes to get
! trains through 10 Richmond this after
noon. The Southern and Chesapeake and
! Ohio viii try starting through trains out
| today.
The times., 1899-02-15
BLIzzARD-BoUND PASSENGERS.
Having n Good Time at the Rail-
roads Expense.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 14.-There has
been no communication by rail between
Harrisburg and Philadelphia since yester-
day morning and it is announced that no
trains will depart for or arrive from that
city until tomorrow. Two trains from the
West and Northwest rolled in this after
noon and passengers are being entertained
at the different hotels as guests of the
Pennsylvania Company. The railroads were
never SO completely tied up on the divi-
sion between this city and Philadelphia
The train which left here yesterday morn
ing reached Philadelphia this evening.
Thousands of men have been employed
along the various lines shoveling the snow
from the tracks. Big snowplows have
been used 10 good effect. A number of
women passengers on a Cumberland Val
ley train three miles from Mechanicsburg
were taken to a farmhouse for the night,
but the male passengers slept in the cars.
This morning nine engines and a snow
plow pulled the train out of drift which
was as high as the windows of the coaches.
The times., 1899-02-15

attention of the cleaners. Other thorough
iares VIII follow according to their i'm
portance. The prime object of the Super
intendent OF the Street Cleaning Depart
ment VIII be to open the cutters to pre-
vent hooding of cellars. Next in impor-
tance is the opening up OF long business
streets so that the wheels of trade may
move again.
In this connection the District authori-
ties have not lost sight of the fact that it
Is utterly impossible for the Fire Depart
ment to respond to calls. This being SO.
the city is today and has since last Sunday
been practically at the mercy of any big
fire. Fortunately no large cOnilagrations
have occurred.
An effort was made yesterday and night
before last to respond to several fire
alarms. but the heavy engines could not
be pulled more than several squares from
their respective stations One engine stuck
in the snow. Four horses were required
to draw it back to the engine house, and it
took almost an hour to clean the snow from
the intricate machinery. Some of the
snow shovelers will be assigned to the
vicinity of the engine houses today and
open up roadways leading to principal
streets. so that the Fire Department may
be no longer crippled
The times., 1899-02-15
THE SNOW PROBLEM.
Plans for Relieving the City of Its
Burden.

A task not unlike that which confronted
Hercules when he undertook to cleanse
the Augean stables faces the District Street
Cleaning Department The streets and
avenues must be restored to their original
condition by removing and carting away
the thousands of tons OF snow that has
fallen within the past two weeks More
than 100000 square yards OF street area
come within the jurisdiction of the Street
Cleaning Department, and this vast ex-
panse of asphalt is covered with an average
depth of thirty-seven inches of closely
packed snow. In the business streets
alone it is estimated that 100000 cubic
yards of snow will have to be removed
Three hundred miles of gutter awaits
opening, and this is one OF the most diff
cult and not the least important part of
the work TO be undertaken today 4
rapid thaw. or warm rain would melt
much of the snow now piled in the streets,
and unless cutters are clear the water will
overflow into the cellars of business es-
Adjustments and cause thousands OF dol
lars worth of damage to valuable stocks
and property.
Warner Stutler Superintendent of Street
Cleaning. is charged with the duty of see
ing that the work is done properly. lie
has about S23. 900 at his disposal and the
most rigid economy will have to be OBJ
served to eXtricate the city with the funds
now available. Late yesterday afternoon
Superintendent Stutler summoned his as
sistants and arranged plan of campaign
for his snow shoveling brigade The
business streets and principal thorough
fares will be attacked first Large gangs of
men will also be assigned to all parts of
the city to open up the cutters. This
work cannot progress rapidly for the reas-
on that high embankments line every side
walk In the city. and the snow will have
to be thrown high in the air
The cutters when opened to the width
Of foot can carry the streams of melted
snow to the sewers and the danger of
damage from water and floods will be in a
great measure averted.
Superintendent Stutler conferred with
the District Commissioners yesterday. II
was decided to employ every laborer who
presents himself and all will BE- paid 81 .2j
a day. Five thousand men will be given
work If that many apply. With the money
at hand five thousand men can be given
steady work for four days, provided there
is no more snow. Three thousand
men can be employed more than a week.
All persons desiring work should be at
the District Building as early as poss-
BILE in the morning, 80 that they may be
assigned to the early squads of men
Men will also be wanted to serve as
foremen and subforemen at $3.50 per day.
Their duty will be to assume command of
the pick and shovel brigades and direct
them in their labors in the streets. Penn
syiyania Avenue. Indiana Avenue, the vi
cinity of the Centre Market, and Ninth
and Streets Will receive the Immediate
The times., 1899-02-15
SNOW BLOCKADE BROKEN.
The Eventful Trip of a Train From
Boston to New York

New York, Feb. 1.-THE first train that
has reached this city over the New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad since
yesterday morning got in at the Grand
Central Station this afternoon. 1t was
more than twenty -four hours late. The
first train to arrive was from Boston. II
left the Hub at 1890 p. m. yesterday 1t
was pulled by two Of the biggest engines
of the road. but at New Haven they could
drag ii no farther The engines bucked big
snow drifts unsuccessfully and the train
had to be dug out. There were nearly
three hundred passengers aboard. The en-
gines and cars were incrusted with snow
from wheels to stacks and ventilators. For
tunately the passengers found food aboard
during their delay. Following the first
train came another. and late in the after
noon it was believed that the blockade was
raised.
The times., 1899-02-15
DANGER OF A COAL FAMINE.
Families Go into Partnership and
Take Their Meals Out.

Take Their Meals Out.
Many families took their meals in hotels
and restaurants yesterday because they
were unable to secure wood or coal for
cooking purposes. No deliveries of fuel
were made yesterday except in small guam
titles, and in some parts of the city it
could not be obtained at all. Many homes
are being kept warm by the use of gas
and oil. There is little or no coal in the
hands of the retailers. Their stock was
practically exhausted several days ago.
The larger firms who have surplus sup
ply on hand find so much difficulty in max
ing deliveries to consumers that they re-
fuse to send out their drivers and horses.
The only way in which hundreds of fam
lilies were able to get coal yesterday was
by making personal visits to the yards and
carrying home fuel n bushel at a time in a
sack. Well dressed persons were seen in
the streets carrying small quantities of
coal in baskets, buckets, and sacks.
popular way of economizng in coal
has been for several families to move in
the same house and each furnish a small
supply of fuel. In this way they have been
able to exist in comparative comfort. Those
who feel the famine most are the poor,
who are compelled to pay from so to 10
cents bushel to the small retailers for coal
which they formerly purchased for 20
cents. The larger dealers have not ad-
yanced prices much. only charging about
Sl.50 per ton excess for the difficulty Of de-
livering.
Great difficulty is also experienced in
getting men TO work and in some in
stances they have refused absolutely to
make deliveries. No outside labor could
be secured yesterday, as all of the unem-
ployed were engaged in shoveling snow.
1t will be some time before the retailers
can supply families. as the larger dealers
refuse to supply them.
A wholesale dealer stated yesterday
afternoon that in his opinion there was
enough coal in the city to last at least a
week. The trouble is that this fuel is in
the hands of a few, who are supplying
only regular customers. The hotels are
economizing and have shut off all un-
necessary machinery, using only enough
coal to heat the buildings.
OIL dealers report that their sales have
increased enormously and the greater part
of the oil sold has been for cooking and
heating purposes. The hardware men say
that they have exhausted their stocks of
oil and gas stoves. Many factories have
shut down until the coal supply is re-
plenished. This has been done at the
advice of the local dealers.
The street railway companies take a
serious view of the situation as their sup
ply is almost exhausted. These companies
only use the bituminous coal and there
is now less than 1000 tons in the city.
The most of this coal comes from Cum
berland. by way of the canal. and as this
waterway is now closed the companies
will have to wait until supplied by the
railroads. The Western High School is
short of fuel and will not open until
ThMrsday
The times., 1899-02-15
RIVERS CLAD IN ICE.
Many Currents StiIIed and Held by
Frigid Lock.

From the Bay of Bundy to Puget Sound
river after river has stilled its brawIing
course at the Arctic breath of aged and
chilly Boreas. The American adolescent,
whether he lives in Maine or in Washing
ton, or any State between, is a happy
youngster If he owns pair of skates, for a
legion of frozen streams await his fun.
Here are of few of them: st. Lawrence,
ST. John. Penobscot, Kennebec. Connecticut
Hudson. Mohawk. Hackensack, Passiac,
Delaware, Schuylkill. Susguehanna, Allie
gheny, Monongahela. Ohio tparD, Potomac,
Wisconsin. Mississippi tparD, Missouri
tparD, Yellowstone, Big Horn. North
Platte, Dakota, Red River of the North
Snake, and Columbia.
The Great Lakes are feeling the touch of
below zero weather. Michigan is almost
frozen over In the southern end, the other
lakes are bound along their shores In an
icy frame in some cases miles wide The
smaller lakes above Mason and Dixon's line
are fast locked In a crystal shroud
The times., 1899-02-15
MARKET MEN DOUBLE PRICES
Fish, Oysters, Poultry. and VeGe-
tables Scarce in New York.

Fish, Oysters, Poultry. and VeSe-
tables Scarce in New York.
New York, Feb 14-Famine prices
reigned in the markets today. Fruit and
all vegetables but potatoes were scarce.
and there were no tomatoes, spinach. beans.
or lettuce on sale. Fish was as hard to
obtain as fruit. Hundreds of fishing smacks
are ice-bound along the coast. There is
great scarcity of oysters. clans, and lob
sters- Poultry is also hard to obtain. Prices
of all of these things have gone up so per
cent. Butter, cheese. eggs. and milk have
also gone up in price. This morning $500
tins of milk came in over the Erie Rail-
road. but that was the first to arrive since
Saturday. Later in the day milk trains
on the Lake Shore and Ontario and West
ern. which have been stalled since Mon
day, got in and put an end to the famine
The times., 1899-02-15
DIED.

JENNINGS-on Tuesday, February II. at 9:3o
p m, NJ. E JENNINGS. infant son OF Richard
and b. Agnes Jennings
Funeral from parents residence. f01 Four-and-
a-halt Street southwest Thursday, February l5
at p IN. Friends and relatives invited. fel5-2t
kOOKoGEY-The funeral of MRS kOOKOGEY,
which was to have taken place yesterday was
postponed until today from lbs Street north
west, at O'Clock p. M, ii possible 1t
CLARY-on Tuesday, February Il, 1850. at
l:30 p. m, at the residence of her grand
daughter. Mrs. C.. W. Clarvoe, sos Tenth Street
northwest, MRS. ANN T. CLARY. widow OF
W: 5. Clary, in the ninetieth year of her age.
Funeral from residence Saturday. February Is
at 30 p m, thence to Mount Vernon " f.
Church, corner Ninth and h Streets northwest.
fel5-3t
The times., 1899-02-15
CAPE MAY GETS RELIEF.
After Ringing Fifty-four Hours, the
Storm Lets Up.

Cape May, n. j., Feb. 1.-THE Storm
after going fifty-four and half hours,
ceased this morning after forty-one inches
of snow had fallen The wind blew from
the northwest last night at fifty miles an
hour and drifted the snow to some places
eight feet high. No trains have arrived
today on either the Pennsylvania or Read
ing. and the Pennsylvania train which
started this morning has only succeeded
in getting three-quarters of a mile away
from the Cape May station. A train on
the Reading got as far as Dennisville to-
day and is there tonight. Stores are short
of provisions
The times., 1899-02-15
DIED FROM EXHAUSTION.
\ Devoted Teacher Expires Among
Her Pupils in New York

New York. Feb. 14.-Miss Ella c. Hutch
ins died this morning from exhaustion at
the Girls High School, at Macon Street
and Nostrend Avenue, Brooklyn. where she
was employed as a teacher Of stenography
and typewriting Miss Hutchns had re-
Gently suffered from an attack of the grip
and although not fully recovered deter
mined, against the advice of her friends
to go to the school this morning Miss
Hutchins was a daughter of the late
Charles Hutchins, who was for many years
member of the Boston school board and
purchasing agent for the American Board
of Foreign Missions. Before coming to
Brooklyn twelve years ago she had for
nine years been a teacher in the training
department of the Boston Normal High
School
The times., 1899-02-15
Storm Victims mt Boston.

the great snow storm are being reported.
Walter G. Maker. one of the assistant day
editors of the Boston Herald" died sud
denly in the Northern Union Station last
evening from heart failure caused by over
eXertion. Frank Ward. a well-kn1wn char
acter of Cambridgeport, Ventured out into
the storm to reach his place OF business on
Putnam Avenue. being stricken with heart
trouble Immediately after arriving. and
expired
The times., 1899-02-15
Los, u,s Way in th. nIiz,.ra

William II. Hazel. living at 2l0 Fourth
Street northeast while on his way hom
during the storm last Monday night lost
his way and nearly froZe to death in a
Streets northeast. Hazel was discovered
by b. Lockhart about s O'Clock in the
evening and removed to drug store. He
was afterward removed to his home.
where he now lies in a critical condition.
His legs were frozen to the knees and his
arms to the elbows.
The times., 1899-02-15
FLORIDA ORANGES.
II Is Feared the Blizzard Has Done
Great Harm.

Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 14.-Reports so
far in from the southern portions of the
State at the Weather Bureau office show
that low temperatures prevailed at al
the fruit sections Along the east coast
the temperatures were "a to 2S. Pineap-
pies, early vegetables, etc, have, doubt
less, received heavy blow. How heavy
cannot yet be told. In the orange belt
the damage cannot be even estimated yet
as the trees will not show the effects for
several days. AS Tampa reported q and
other contiguous fruit portions report low
temperatures it is likely the groves have
suffered
The times., 1899-02-15
TWO coNGREssMEN SHOWED IN.
Mr.. Sherman and MIR. Wise Caught in
Drift Near Laurel.

Laurel, Md, Feb. 14.-Congressmen
Sherman of New York and Wise of vir-
ginia spent all of last night and today
on train that was caught in snowdrft
about a mile above this place. The ther-
mometer was below zero. and acting on
Mr.. Wise's suggestion, the passengers cut
sections of the woodwork from the bag
gage car and kindled fire. None of the
passengers had anything to eat until late
this afternoon. when the Baltimore and
Ohio officials succeeded in reaching them
with a relief train and brought them back
to this place. Congressman Wise, who has
studied medicine. attended the crew OF the
train who were frost bitten.
The times., 1899-02-15
Disor,IerIy Soldiers.

Lexington, Ky, Feb. 1.-Two carloads
of Fourth Kentucky soldiers. bound for
the mountains, started out on the Lexing-
ton and Eastern yesterday They began
shooting at the houses as they passed. so
the engineer backed the train to the depot.
AS the police refused to take away their
weapons the trainmen cut off the two
coaches and ran away from their frisky
passengers. The soldiers VOW vengeance,
The times., 1899-02-15
STILL IN THE STORMS GRASP.
Zero Temperature Clings to south
Carolina.

Charleston, s. C., Feb. 1+.-South Car
olina is still in the control of the snow
storm. though the weather moderated for
while today. Zero temperature is re-
ported from various sections of the State
and there Is much distress among the poor.
In Charleston this morning the tempera-
ture went down to degrees. No mails
have been received hero from New York
since Sunday. The railroads are still Grip
pied. and tonight no information can be
had as to the arrival of trains from the
East. There is some damage to the truck
farms.
The times., 1899-02-15
Hello. Hello,

New York Feb 1.-THE New York Tel
ephone Company took no chances on being
crippled by the lack of operators on ac-
count of the snow blockade today Only
half the force turned up yesterday. These
were tco precious to let go. and last night
the company engaged 100 rooms at down
town hotels, where the hello" girls were
corralled. This morning they all showed
up for business on time.
The times., 1899-02-15
THE LOCAL MAIL.
A. No Trains Are Arriving the Car
riers Have II Rest.

Except for the handling OF the local mail
yesterday the employees at the city post
office were practically idle as result OF
the recent storm. The last mail from be-
yOnd the city arrived on Sunday. and on
the same day the last of the outgoing mail
trains left for points North, East, South,
and West.
The local mail. however. has been col
lected and delivered with remarkable reg
ularity. considering the difficulties which
confronted the letter carriers. In many
instances the carriers were Obliged to dig
into the snOwdrifts to find the letter boxes
In the eastern and northern sections of the
city nearly all the letter boxes were lit
orally showed under. and unless the mail
carrier was familiar with his route he was
apt TO miss a box or two.
Yesterday being St Valentines Day. the
local mail was naturally very heavy, and
it kept the force busy handling it.
The times., 1899-02-15
VICTIMS OF THE STORM.
Three Negroes Frozen to Death in
Alabama.

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. Ii.-Several per-
sons lost their lives as Il result of the
cold weather here. The body of an aged
negro man was found beside a by-path out
beyond Highland Park yesterday, and to-
day the dead bodies of an old negro and
his wife were found side by side in bed in
Il hut in Peacock's tract. both having been
frozen 10 death.
The times., 1899-02-15
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICE-Headcuarte Wash
ington Commandery No. l. K T., Feb. -.
lS99-"Ladies Night OF Washington Com
madery is hereby postponed to THIS
tWEDNESDAY1 EVENING.
CHAS. T. CALDWELL
1t Eminent Commander.
The times., 1899-02-15
TO FEED COLD AND HUNGRY.
Anonymous Phiianthropist Comes
To the Aid of the Poor.

Willamsport, Pa. Feb. IA local phi
lanthropist, who will not permit City Mis-
sionary T. P. Wilson TO disclose his name,
has given to Mr.. Wilson authority to draw
on him for money for the alleviation of
distress among Williamports deserving
poor. The extremely cold weather has
caused much suffering, and this beneficent
citizen has instructed Missionary Wilson
to provide clothing, coal and food to all in
distress, and he will pay the bill.
The times., 1899-02-15
Too Much Work.

(From the Chicago News)
'Jonglers is always worrying for fear some
body will undermine his reputation"
Hes foolish: nobody whose word is worth
considering will ever get down far as that"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-10


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