New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
EMERGING FROM THE .cNOw
wEsTCHEsTER COUNTY GRADUALLY p.
sUMING NORMAL CONDITIONS
COMMUTERS MAKE RUSH FOR THE FIRST rr.r.
THROUGH FROM PORT CHESTER To ryx
cTTY-HUDsoN RIVER TRAINS DE-
LAYED AND TROLLEY LINES
AT A sTANDsTILL

AT a sTANDsTILL
The snowstorm completely isolated w..,,s.
County until noon yesterday. The grea,ss, S.
Guilty was experienced by the railroads N.,u
the New-York and Harlem nor the Nsw.vS.,'
New Haven and Hartford was able 10 %, -
to New-York before noon. Hundreds o, o.."
muters gathered IN the stations IN Mount ve,,s-
White Plains New-Rochele and Port Ches,s, ~.
waited for hours for an opportunity to reach ~.
city.
The first train 10 get into New-York m -.
New-FIaven road was In charge % Condu,,a,
George Buttcrheld The train consisted n, 49,,
, three and was preceded by n large s,n
plough 1t left Port Chester at o'clock ana =.
rived in NewYork at l:20, requiring nearly a..
hours TO travel a distance Of twenty-six NIL
Large drifts were encountered at Larchmon, p.,
ham and Morrsanla When Il reached tho -.
tlons along the road tho commuters fought u,,,
ono another to get on. After leaving Mount verno,
the were overcrowded that many neon.
were obliged to stand on the platforms
The road being opened. this train was soon ,A
lowed by others, which, drawn by two enTin.,
slowly crept through from Stamford and Br,dv.
port
STUCK IN THE SNOW ALL NIGHT
A train on the Harlem River branch OF the New
Haven road fast in the snow all night ns,,
Van Nest. The passengers all Of whom wer.
men, remained In the train until they became h.
numbed with cold, and then waded to the rairo.s
station. where they made a blazing fire. ana
stretching themselves on the benches. slept ali
night
While the blizzard was at its height on Monday
night the signal tower at Woodlawn caught hrs
and completely destroyed There were four
teen signal lights and switches connected with n.
tower. and great inconvenience will be experienced
by the Harlem and New-Haven roads until n,
damage be repaired.
Trolley lines between Yonkers. Mount Vernon
and New Rochelle are being dug GU, slowly but
will not be IN good working order for several days
Mayor Fiske Of Mount Vernon set good examp.
to other public officers yesterday by getting up
early IN the morning and helping TO clear th.
streets and sidewalks. The Mayor hired all the
idle men and carts in the city put them to work
and then stood about all day TO that the plans
Of the Street Commissioner properly carried
out. As a result. Mount Vernon is in much better
condition than the other cities and villages IN tie
county
SOLDIERS HAVING a HARD TINE.
About one hundred soldiers who left Fort sloeun
before the storm on leaves OF absence. are having
a rough experience When the men left the fox
on Davld's Island Neptune Bay was frozen owe.
and they walked across the ice to NewRocheA
On Monday the ice became so dangerous that Ia
commander OF the fort issued order that a.
furloughed soldiers must remain on the New.
Rochelle sde until the ice breaks UP and the Gov.
eminent launch can take them back to the fort
Many Of the soldiers had spent all their money
having a good time in New-York and New-Rochels
and in consequence OF the order have had TO sleep
on the floor Of the QuartermasteFs pier and Ns
short ratons
urday from pneumonia. is still In the deadhouse az
the fort and the undertaken cannot get across 70
The Government steamer General Megs IS going
up TO the fort to-day. and an attempt WI. De MADE
A number OF young men from the city who came
10 the suburbs on Sunday 10 cal on young women
storm Some Of them who visited remote country
places were showed in and were obliged % remain
one young man VINO called on a girl nNng IN
Nort62t declared yfS5e5Gay 6 VA Ss
at o'clock IN the morning 10 help him mAiAp.~s'
u snowplough.
SING SING CUT OFF FOR A DAY
Sing Sing was practically cut off from the Ouisi.
world for nearly twenty-four hours. 4 dozen
social affairs set down for Monday evening had 20
he postponed The concert at the Highland ave-
nue. Methodist Episcopal Church was put on untl
February %. The Croton Aqueduct ,secuon-house
measurement shows that fifteen inches OF snow feA
on Monday. Several factories shut down yes'er-
day as it was impossible for employees 10 re2ea asa
their work the r3adi eeng sndled nPoSer
The snow is from two 10 FIVE feet deep m l IarIy,
town and the drifts in some places are 'ppecH psctH.
feet high The Tappan Zee Palisades ana ho.y,Ai
land County snowclad hills present neau..1s. .
picture from the heights OF Tarrytown Inc usi, yhGs
has completely tied up the Tarrytowh, ntAss 80
Plains and Namaroneck trolley line. ana II s
doubtful II the road will be in operation tns "eeA nS
The Hudson River trains are greatly delSyeu vS .s
only a few trains nave passed on the Ne"t.tVssn Vssn
and Putnam Railroad. Traffic IS impeoed u ionr. a..
drections The mail trains arrived several @ ao.ss
6ebind time and the letter-carrieis were Les CVn.
ouently delayed although they managed 20 IA nm
dsliverv The blockade on the trolley Ioa1 -
cause OF much inconvenience 70 lawyers III
and others from Sing Sing PeeksNll ana tn,s ~ ~
i9ea who have business at White Plalns. As ' Z,
railroads are running under lmited Aea44ynsS2
- NOT thought that residents along me nueS'D
r,ere able TO reach the county seat yesterday