New-York tribune., 1899-02-10
FIREMEN KEPT BUSY.
MANY SMALL BLAZEs CAUSED BY THE
EXTREME COLD
MoToRMEN AND POLICEMEN SUFFERERS FROM
ICY RLAsTs-ELEvATED ROAD BLOCK


ICY RLAsTs-ELEvATED ROAD BLOCK
DUE TO FROSTY RAILS.
According 10 those whose business keeps them
out Of doors Yesterday was one OF the coldes' anu
most d,sagreoahle DAYS ever experienced. Truck
men motormen. policemen and hremen' WHO VI,
account Of the forcing Of furnaces were caIleu
on, freouentlv 10 nut out small blazes all suffered
The unusually low water. caused by the norm
wind made a pitch Of nearly four feet pe'"ee"
the ferrvboat and the ferry-house in some caSeS
Il frequently happened that heavily loaded WAGONS
had 10 be lightened before they could be puIeo UP
the steep ganEway. $500
Notorrnen protected their faces from the biting
b,as.s IN a variety of ways. Muiiiers and even
wells Of various coors were wrapped aroun" '"'
face leaving nothing exposed except the eye. o''
eral motormen we're overcome win the cOll ''at
they had 70 be taken off their cars at the emu Vi
the run One man who has recently come from
Huntsville Ala. where he was private III '"'
esth Regiment. and is now motorman on the Mas
san Railroad was 50 affected by the severe weather
that IL took some time to revive him in the car
barns
Accidents caused by people slipping on the ICY
walks were reported from almost every precinct
William Harvey hlty-two years old. OF NO ol'
Franklin-ave.. received a severe spralheu a"N''
and was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital
Lewis Ross thirty-two years old Of CoIumoia-
ST. slipped off icy car Of the Baltimore anu
Ohio Railroad on a lighter at North tirSt-St ne
fell into the water after striking the float. ana
vas taken to the Eastern District HoSpl'al S"'''
ing from shock and confusion Of the back
The Fire Department was kept busy al ua!' anu
exp,rienced much difficulty in responding qulckN
on account of the cod and the condition oil '"e
streets
Mrs Elizabeth Roebuck and her daughter Lizzie
unr. slightly burned in trying eXtinguish a HIe
q; their home 80. ~ SeNenth-aNe. IN oI,-rI ~
secure more heat i'm of the rooms al, Ylu ~ ~ ~
stove was pressed into service. and IL eNPoueu &
il Was being hlled. The damage was nos more ''''
4 frozen water-back caused an expQslon ana ana
fire I'm the house owned and occupied ~ J@....0
Oeovie at Bay Twcnty-s -second-aVe. ana h'e"'E
sixth-st The damage was slieht . so,o IN
tho APARTMENTS Of Nathan Blank. on ine toP Hoo-
~ tho huiIdinc on the south side Of Surf-aNe near
Hendorson's Walk. Coney Island ,, r,,,o
The tNo-story brick building OF the hcoW h. ~ 81 %
va~ burned out IN the afternoon me 5'''l'''
and stock were damaged 10 the eXie,t o, $i''s
In tho kitchen # Carl FlOzdlrt NO. ~ ! ~. =
frsi-st an overhealed range caused damage
n / Reiss druggist at No i5l Graham-aYe,., =,
sustained damage of $50 10 LIS stocN' c""sed III
nm. ing out a arc in defective me. ,, l.
FrnSfy rails aud chilled bearings were reSpoiiS - W pi
road bet Wecu and o'clock N 'nt IL tro,1
Inc drst Of the fve-car trains with the ruSh
Manhattan struci the grade just n.YQnd tne IL
I.~i@rd-st station became stalled. and uI4'tilE
sd back again to the bottom. Af-cr several trains
,,.re sfail.9 , solution OF the diff 'utN was l'dAu
The engine ~ the second train was uHhook'u ~ ~
bepe9 10 boost the train in front 10 me top o iV
Ia Tho engine then returned 70 its own Ildln
and received helm in turn from the engine OF ~ .Ii
,ran in the rear This WAS kept UP unui I'e i"''
was over and the thrce-car service resumed