New-York tribune., 1899-02-15

RESUMING TROLLEY TRAVEL.
LINES BEING OPENED AS RAPIDLY AS
POSSIBLE.
MANY SUBURBAN PLACES STILL CUT OFF FROM
THE c1TY-ADvANcEs N PRICES OF


Ira A Mccormick. the general superintendent
OF the Brooklyn Heights Railroad. has been
directing the opening OF the lines under his
supervision from his home in Gates-ave. Last
Friday while he was on a sweeper, which was
working on the Sea Beach Line one OF his legs
was frozen badly and he has not been able
10 leave the house since. Yesterday the doctor
decided that it was all right but afterward
q sort OF itch broke out which was extremely
annoying Mr.. Mccormick has spent his time
by the telephone and feeling satisfied with
the result OF the work in opening UP the various
lines
The full number Of cars was running all day
on the Fulton-st.. Gates-ave.. Putnam-ave'
Third-ave.. Flatbush-ave.. Broadway Graham
ave and some Of the crosstown lines. Last night
the Bensonhurst line open only as far as
Eightv-eichth-st The Meeker-ave, Nassau
ave. Grand-st and Flushing-ave lines were not
open. but it was hoped 20 be running cars on
them to-day.
The through service will not he open to Flush
ing until late to-day This is on account Of the
wind in the open country. which blows the
snow back on the tracks as fast as It is taken
off by the ploughs. This Is true with the through
line 10 Bergen Beach. the Flatbush-ave cars
being run only as far as Nostrand-ave.
Cars We're being pushed through in tandem
formation on one track on the Nostrand-ave eX-
tension The same thing was being done on the
through line 20 Jamaica by way Of East New
York. The Richmond Hill line by way OF
Myrtle-ave. and Rdgewood was not open last
night. but It was said that cars would be run
ming there to-day.
Since the storm came up the Brooklyn Heights
has had thirty-slx snowpoughs and twenty
eight sweepers at work continuously In spite
OF the hard work only two Of them have been
more than temporarily disabled.
NO ATTEMPT TO REACH CONEY ISLAND.
The Nassau lines in Fifth and Seventh aves.
were giving good service during the day. NO
attempt. however. was made TO get cars through
n Conev Island. A large force Of men was al
work digging out this line, and il is hoped 10
get cars through on at least one track by To-
dav AS for the others. the Bergen-st, Doug
lass-st and Park-ave. lines. none OF them were
omen for their full length. and the passengers
received transfers 10 other lines wherever pos
sble.
In the rush hours last night the cars were
much delayed on the Bridge by the teams which
were carting snow and dumping 1t from the
middle Of the Bridge. This obstruction was add
ed 10 by the blowing out Of one or two fuses
on the cars People on the Heights who walked
across the Bridge reached their homes mucn
sooner than people who left NewYork at the
same time for the same place but trusted their
transportation 10 the trolleys. Thousands OF
people who have been using the troleys are
travelling on the Bridge cars. causing much
crowding in the terminals
TRANSPORTATION between Brooklyn and Coney
Island was entirely abandoned. one man VINO
vertured the trip in a sleigh by way OF the
Boulevard said that the DRIFTS along the way
were immense. The trip took about three hours.
The supply of coal at the island has been prac-
ticaIlv exhausted and II the weather had not
moderated there would have been much suffer
ing The supply OF provisions was equally
small and the inhabitarts were getting down
10 siege ratiOns."
Most Of the ferries were running at various
the boats in the morning. The first boat which
left Montague-st for Wall-st. did not get back
70 Brooklyn for two hours.
A BIG KICK AT THE SOUTH FERRY.
There were several hundred angry and dis
eusted patrons OF the South Ferry early in the
morning. The company had collected their
fares and after an unsuccessful attempt to
take some Of them to New-Yor refused 10 re-
fund their money. Scarcely any cars were run
ming IN Atlantic-ave, ana most OF the peopIe
walked from there across the Brldge. boat
packed 70 the gunwales left the slip at the
brooklyn side for the Z 30 o'clock trip. The
boat got into the middle Of the stream, ana
found it impossible 10 proceed any further.
After an Intellectual struggle the boat was finally
turned about and returned 70 the BROOKLYN SIP
There the people were hustled on the Doal' Inc
ferry house was filed with people VINO were
waiting for the boat. They were told that the
service would have 70 he aDandoned ior IHe
present The disgusted people who had not even
had an opportunity 70 get on Doaeu a poa'
asked for their money back. but thls was re-
fused. in some cases heated discuss4"H l"'-
lowed but II was Of no avail
Later in the LaV the ferry people succttutI
IN getting boats back and forth between BROOK
lyn and the Battery al long and irregular inter
vals The wind had blown great deal or the
ice toward the Brooklyn shore. and tugs were
used TO assist the ferryboats to reach the clear
water
VEGETABLES AND COAL SCARCE.
There is a great scarcity Of vegetables at the
Wallabout Market owing 10 the suspension OF
traffic on Long Island The farmers have not
been able 10 send in their big wagons. and po-
tatoes. lettuce. squashcs and other farm prod
ucts are almost an unknown quantity. foa-
foes which last week brought only =, NeS'eI-
day sold al Sc q barrel. Eggs are 30 cents
dozen. and butter - cents pound. There is
lot Of farm produce from the South az the
old Dominion pier. but the prospect or ~
raocbinc Erooklvn before Saturday Is not bright
BROOKLYN prices are governed by Mannallah'
and the lump in quotation made IN Mammalian
was followed instantly by the l5roohlyn .rtt Iea'e.9
An advance % 81 cents ton for anthracite
coal was made by nearly all the dealers yeSleI
day Thomas J. Patterson. % the scranton ana
Lohieh Company. said yesterday ttal there was
almost sure 10 be a shortage ana that lht
Droduce~s had determined on an advance. III or
dor IN cover the cost Of rush work in getting
out and forwarding the coal He said the situa-
ton might become serious. hut he did not ex-
meet n coal famine. He said that for the hrst
tir,. in his experience his company had 10 work
on SUNDAY 70 help out regular customers
HOTELS DOING A BIG BUSINESS.
All the downtown hotels were crowded to their
fullest capacity on Monday night by residents
of the suburbs who We're unable TO reach their
homes. In some cases men spent some time In
walking from hotel TO hotel, only to be turned
away. because every room was taken. and as a
last resort they ended by sleeping IN halnes
law hotel O.,
Brighton Beach. Sheepshead Bay and Canarsie
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