New-York tribune., 1899-02-14
CONTRAsTED WITH THE BLIZZARD OF %
THE OLDEST INHABlTANT ASSISTS THE MtNoi'
or THE VOTING REPORTER.


or THE YOUNG REPORTER
The Oldest inhabltant sent word to the ONCE "S'
evening that he wanted 10 SEQ a reporter i'0
lives in the neighborhood Of Audubon lhrN' "ru !"
reporter promptly took an elevated train 10 ohe-
hundred-and- -nfty-nfth-st and then strollod III Il
lcsurelv manner up over the viaduct and across u"
his house Il sent for you" he said. "bccause /
thought that you might Ike to print In your paper
that / never anything Ike TINS II > "'''
showing for about forty-elght hours "''"o".
letting up. auA ! don't remember when II ever
sroued so long or when the snow was ever so
deep or when It was ever cold. or when the
wind over blew so hard
What about March T., 1882 tho reporter aS"eu
Il don't remember OF anythings happening theH'
the oldest inhabitant replied
IF YOU will excuse young mans taking the Id
erty to say So" said the reporter Il was IN town
at that time. and I remember distinctly that "h"t
has since been known the blizzard happened
then"
"Oh. the blizzard: yes. yes" said the oldest In
habitant 80 1t was: but that wasn't such plS
storm as this That lasted only one day and 'hi7
has lasted for two and there Is no KNOWING no"
much longer Il viii go on"
But thero was about twice as much snow feii IN
that one day" said tho reporter. as has fallen In
these two"
was there7 Well didn't recall that"
And the wind blew n good deal harder" the re-
porter on. and II the mercury wasnt SO low,
Il felt twice as low. And DO you happen 70 re-
member about transportation? THIS evening J.
came llting up here to you the elevated; on
March r. lsSs the elevated trains were blocked ana
passengers had 20 De taken down to the street Ds
ladders between stations"
But was just thinking'---
And have walked about in ne streets o gGP6 g,'b
deal today sea ine Seportgr anG t"' walked
about lttle on March -. l>%. 100: hut men j,
WAS impossible 10 walk three short blocks "iih9ut
great effort and much suffering whl'e 10 Walk lot
any long distance was pos i've HIls+t. 10 -.
happen 10 remember tn6t on that evening men ven
hon1c- unable to find out whore they were .
II don't just happen 70 reinfi""e'' sal" ''' '''
.Do Won recall" said the reporter that for days
artcrWar1 Won could walk mp md down the aFen-
NO, ana nud piles ~ SNOW a good deal higher than
your hend. perfectly continuous. between You ahu
tho street? DO you remember no% im'anS u"I vi, ~
was before any milk could 10 eot mo 'ut, ~ ,
and how many days q was before coal could he
delivered. even hN those dealers VINO had H. III
any way except in h,gs. carried ON men parKS'
and how q good ranv Of the rich pcopl" we're
mono too comfortable DO you remcmner now ne
ton was by Atlantic cables. 'elccraphing over ang
hack 10 YOU rerolort hos trains were Siallrl
for dav or moro an around the city, ana now me
passengers ato everything that there was 70 cav III
au tho fa-nhouses around. and stll wont hungry
10 ,ou remember I'm short how oil tnat has nap
pencd this time IN two days and aoout ~ Hu' u
..rho Strf ~ tho matter lq" said tho Oldest ~
hahitant "thlf was In Florida that winter M no. ! !
ddn't get back tl April Now, 'H'T. nD,ei'S re,tT
rood authority ON the weather. and 7 knew YOU q
want 10 print what could tell you aoou' n. a
he glad 10 help YOU out NJ any time; Jlst el, p
when I've got ANYTHING 70 say. Then none Of The
other boys viii got r.. or come up any time You
Know always sure thcre isn't anything more
can do FOR YOU this time