The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-15
Storm Goes AS Quick
AS It Came.
MAINE TO FLORIDA.
Country Buried in Snow for
1000 Miles Inland.

New York, Feb. I4.-With clear skies
and warmer weather, New York slowly
started to dig itself out of the snow this
morning.
The great blizzard of 1899 had gone
as quickly as it came. There was not a
cloud in the sky, but under foot lay 1876
inches Of snow on level with drifts 10
feet high in many places.
Meanwhile, the great snow storm has
blown itself out to sea putting in its
last best strokes in Nova Scotia. 1t left
the entire country between Maine and
Florida buried in snow for 1000 miles
inland. Virginia felt less its fury, with
two inches of snow on the level, and
New England experienced most it's Wig
Or with IL inches, New York being a
good second.
The snow fall fell short by six inches
of reaching the record made in this
city by the great blizzard of 1888. Then
the snow fall was a fraction over 20
inches. Barring that mighty storm,
this blizzard is the worst IN 20 years,
according to the records.
In this city the thermometer rose
smartly today. BY noon the mercury
had reached 25 degrees above zero,
which was warmer than it was in Jack
sonville, Fla, where the thermometer
sank to 16 degrees above.
After Saturdays half holiday and
suspension of business on Sunday and
Monday today's traffic was tremen-
dous. The result was blockades every
where. There was no place to go save
along the car track The new contrac-
tor began at a. M, the work of clear
ing the city streets.
He admitted it was the biggest job of
the kind ever tackled ny a contractor.
He estimated that upwards of $4,000
I loads of snow were removed from the
streets up to o'clock tonight. This
means about 10000 cubic yards, and an
expense of over $21,000 About 1000 men
were at work with about 1900 carts. In
addition to the actual removal there
was much work done in piling the snow
in stacks. At 6 o'clock tonight a force
of about 1900 men started to work with
nearly 1000 carts. All the night force
was practically concentrated on Broad
way, and 1t is expected that this thor
oughfare will be cleared by the time of
opening business tomorrow from AID
street to the battery.
The railroads running into the Grand
Central did not make much progress
today in restoring order from the chaos
into which the blizzard had plunged
them. Five hundred men struggled
with the great drifts in the Grand Cen
trail yards all day, and late this evening
1t was announced that all the tracks
were cleared. The New York Central
continued to be tied up all day as far
as incoming trains were concerned.
Tonight the following statement was
issued by George II. Daniels, general
passenger agent of the New York Cen
trail railroad: Our general superin-
tendent advises us at O'Clock, that he
will resume our complete train service
tomorrow morning"
The following account of movements
on New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad was given out tonight: 1.-THE
train leaving Boston at 2.03 this morn
ing for New York, was stalled in New
Haven until s a. m, and arrived here at
1880 today; the 1.02 from Boston to this
city, was stalled in New Haven over
night, and did not arrive until 3.45 this
afternoon, The o'clock afternoon
train from Boston on the air line divi-
sion. coming by way of Hartford, left
New Haven at o'clock tonight, and
should be here by g. We started the o
o'clock a. m. for Boston on time over
the Springfield division, and under
stand that it is stalled on the New
York & Northern railroad During the
day we sent every Boston train out of
here with the exception of the Boston
air line from New York, which we did
not start because we heart the air line
was blocked between Willimantic and
Middletown. All the trains are now
running between here and Boston, with
the exception of the Boston & ALBANY,
which has experienced trouble near
Worcester. Our line was clear at 7.3O
o'clock tonight"