The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-15
THOUSANDS OF MEN At WORK
sgIOVEIING SNOW OFF STREETS OF
THE BENIGHTED CITIES.
incidents of the Biizzard-FIOrida Or
ange crop Nipped-COIdest Weather
Ever Known I'm the Southwest.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14-With clear skies
and warmer weather New York started to
dig itself out of the snow this morning. The
thermometer rose smartly to-day. BY noon
the mercury had reached twenty-five degrees
above zero, and there was not a cloud in
the sky. After Saturdays half holiday and
the suspension of business on Sunday and
Monday to-days street traffic was tre-
mendous, with the result of blockades every
where. The snow contractor estimated that
upwards of $500 loads of snow were re-
moved from the streets up to o'clock to-
night This means about 70O0O cubic yards
and an expense Of over $2l, 900. At o'clock
a night force Of about 1850 men started to
work with between SEQ and 1000 carts. All
the night force was practically concentrated
on Broadway, and it was expected this
thoroughfare would be cleared by the time
of opening business tomorrow from Forty
second street to the Battery. At midnight
tonight the thermometer on lower Broad
way recorded seventeen degrees above zero
and the temperature was rising rapidly.
The railroads running into the Grand Cen
trail station did not make much progress
to-day in restoring order from the chaos
into which the blizzard had plunged them.
While their officials were very hopeful that
of train service tomorrow, they were
obliged to admit that no through trains had
passed over their lines since Monday. Five
hundred men were struggling with the great
drifts in the Grand Central yards ali day,
and late tonight it was announced that all
the tracks were clear. The New York Cen
tral continued to be tied up all day as far
incoming trains were concerned The
great drifts thirty miles south of Pough-
keepsie We're too much for the snow pIows,
and trains were massed at both sides Of this
point in large numbers. The Empire State
express was annulled between New York
and Albany, but it is said 10 have made it's
run between Albany and Buffalo.
OF the trains which should have arrived
in the city Monday night No. IS, due at D..
m, is at Poughkeepsie, No. % is right be-
hind No. Is No. IA, due at S;45. is at Utica,
No. 80, due at $50 a. m. Tuesday, and the
other trains not accounted for are some
where on the Mohawk division, it was said.
At l p. m trains Nos 19 and 81 which
should have left the city at $50 and 9:15
MoEday night respectively, for Western
POINTS, were sent out. 1t was announced
that other trains were to be started later.
The railroads which have terminals in
Jersey City are much crippled. The Penn
sylYania did nearly all the business that
was done. No train arrived from the west
or south during the day. At the Jersey Cen
tral depot tonight it was announced that
the road was open this side of Mauch
Chunk. The officials said the road would
he open on all divisions tomorrow. The Le-
high Valley road dispatched and received
no trains. The Erie got in a few local trains
during the forenoon. The Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western road kept it's local serv-
lee open. BY tonight the passenger trains
were in good shape although no attempt
had been made to run freight trains