New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
LONG ISLANDS BAD PLIGHT.
SUPPLY OF PROVISIONS IN THE VII
LAGEs GIVING OUT.
TRAVEL CUT OFF BY SNOW AND IcE--ANXIETY
ABOUT LIFE SAVERS AI.LAYED-RErLEF
FOR IMPRISONED BoATMEN.

FOR IMPRISONED BOATSEN.
The effects Of the storm Long Island Will be
felt for many days. Yesterday there was not much
traffic I'm any Of tho villages. on account OF the
immense drifts which had piled up In the thor
oughfares. The houses OF members OF the Meadow
Brook Hunt Club near Hampstead, were almost
surrounded with wall OF snow four or five feet
high Tho house of O. H. =. Belmont was nearly
| hidden from view Some Of the members OF tho
Meadow Brook set tried get to the city yester-
day but had TO turn back on account or DelnS
unable get n train. Flushing Bay. ponds around
Hampstead which help TO furnish water to Brook
lyn Huntington Bay Lloyds Harbor, Great South
Bay. and. I'm fact nearly every pond on Long ISL
and Is completely frozen over, and persons were
crossing on tho ice yesterday. Nothing has been
heard I'm Whitestone Of the mysterious man, cIad IN
"Klondlke costume and wearing snowshoes''
who It IS alleged. started to walk across tho Sound
The indications that with the weather poderat-
ing the hundreds OF vessels which have been storm
bound along the Long Island coast. Will be released
and be able to proceed 70 their destinations.
There IS considerable suffering in some OF the
villages on Long Island due 70 the fact that meat
coal and other supplies intended for them cannot
be sent owing to the blockade OF the Long Island
Railroad Food was secured yesterday by many
of tho captains icebound off Hammond's Flats,
near Whtostone, and their families were much in
need Of the fresh provisions. II .,.
Canned goods in great demand IN all the
villages, and they are taking the place Of the food
wi
The funeral OF Miss Mary T.. Ketcham. OF west
Babylon. had to be postponed Monday afternoon
until to-day owing to the fact tHat S bngss Sng
Village President Van Welden OF BABYLON pen pen
the streets Of that place yesterday
DUCK HUNTERS ON GREAT SOUTH BAY.
The Freeport Bank and the public school there
were closed yesterday. and a number OF baymen
who went duck-huntng on Great South Bay on
Saturday had not returned up to yesterday evening
Their absence is not worrying their families much
for It is generally believed that they sought sneer
from the storm while in some out-oi-Ihe-"@S Pia0o
and Will return home to-day. -. 49,, s,.,o,
1t is years since Huntington Bay has been iNzen @
so solid and to walk the bay yesterday was con-
The Rev E. X Kress. Of Brooklyn, was one Of
the Long Island Railroad passengers VINO was
caught I'm n stalled train and remained IN JalhdiC3
Monday night lie had an audience made up o., OF
belated passengers, VINO listened attehutey 70 MS
religious discourses until nearly midnight.
IJFE-sAVERs HAD a HARD NIGHT.
Tho two life-savers who 1t was thought had lost
their lives while patrollIng the beach on Monday
night were found yesterday in shanties They mad
gone into the buildings for shelter. and as they nad
not returned to their stations when they should the
report spread that they had Deeh lost One % De
longed to the Southampton station. IN charge @ t 0I
Captaiu Nelson Burnett. and the other was IIVIn IQ
the Quogue station, in charge OF captain O"a'ieS
II. Herman. -. .....to-oo, -,
the life-savng crews on the Long Island coast ne
weather Was even en- 2zar5 9ge IN s The members
OF tho crews who out OF the stations ala SO at
the risk Of their lives.
SCHOOLS IN QUEENS CLOSED
All tho public schools in the borough Of Queens
were closed Yesterday, the attendance was 50
small at the morning session that It was decided to
close them Many Of the school children have long
Journeys to the school and large majority did not
attempt It.
Captain Riley, In charge OF the ferryboat Bowery
Bay, of the Nlnety-second-st. EAST Riyep ferry,
was caught In an Ice foe yesterday while making
his Q A. IN. trip from Manhattan. He was nearly
an hour in freeing his boat and after she reaehed
tha Astoria pier she tied up as captain Rlley
exnlained that there was danger Of A boat being
Caught by the ice and carried over the rocks IN tne
channel at Hell Gate. 49,, - ,A II
Monday night anxious time Tor John III,
had plants valued at thousands OF doars III rs
hot houses and they were threatened with deslruc-
ton by the cold as his coal supply had gwen % ou,,
AR TAYLOR nut a force Of mon 70 work cuttlng
down trees and these furnished sufficient heat 10
provent the plants being damaged. ,,..,,..,...
The eupplv Of meat and groceries IN W ooHI.aN'Sh,
Picbuond I'M ozone Park and nearly an the
0ueens borough villages IS low, ana there was
hiF demand for canned goods yesterday Coal IS
short. too and big prices had 10 he paid Tor smali
quantities yesterday.