Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-15
Railroads Making Heroic Effort to
Raise Snow Blockade.
STORM SITUATION MUCH IMPROVED
Big Cities of the East in Better
Shape Today.
COAL SCARCE IN PLACES

NEW YORK, February 15,-The city is
recovering from the effects of the blizzard.
but the process is very slow. Although
thousands of men and teams have worked
strenuously for the removal of the snow,
only small portion of it has disappeared.
In the down town districts where the
greatest efforts have been made to relieve
| traffic and facilitate business, there is still
plenty of work to be done, and the side
streets are in many cases practically
blocked.
Very little has been accomplished in the
uptown district. Even If no more snow
falls it is believed that it will be two weeks
before anything like a thorough removal
of the present accumulation can be ac-
comDIished.
The surface roads are not all running yet
Two of them are still completely blocked
and those in operation are not running on
sch adule time. Brooklyn and the Bronx
suffer the most general snow blockade.
The crush on elevated roads is great.
Suffering From Lack of Coal.
Much suffering is entaled by the lack
of coal. There is said to be enough coal
in the city, but the difficulty in moving
it makes the condition similar to that of
coal famine. To add to the inconvcn-
fences and sufferings the gas companies
coal can BE- moved, their supply having
run short
The ice in the East and North rivers still
acts as an obstruction to ferries and ship
ping, but there is a slight diminution of
obstruction.
There was somewhat of an improvement
in the outlook for resuming travel on the
steam roads today. The first train for
Pittsburg in two days left Jersey City at
9:25 I'm. rhe Chicago limited was started
for the west at 1O:14.
This forenoon an agent in Jersey City
was selling tickets for Washington, but
would not guarantee anything beyond Ehil-
adelphia- Local trains were but little be-
hind time.
blockade Raised at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. February 10. - The
worst effec.s of the great storm have now
passed. The railroad companies have sue
ceeded in opening travel over all the vari-
Gus branches and the officials are of the
opinion that by tomorrow the full sched-
ules of passenger trains can be resumed,
and that freight and coal trains may also
be set in motion.
In the city the street cars are again NOV
ing nearly all the lines. The few lines
still blocked will in al probability be open
ed up by tonight. The temperature has
moderated considerably, and at noon today
the snow piled in the streets is feeling the
effects of a warm sunshine. The thaW is
slight, however, and the prospect is that
several days of thaw or rain will be re-
quired before wagons can move over the
streets except to follow the railway tracks
which have been cleared by the electric
snow plows.
Train Service Resumed.
WILMINGTON, Del, February 15.-The
storm condition is greatly simplifad in Will
mingtou today. The railroads are running
through trains between Philadelphia and
Washington.
The blockade of the Delaware railroad
and branches Is stin complete, bat u train
from Wilmington will be started for Dover
this afternoon, with every assurance OF
getting through. BY morning it is expect
ed to have the road and all the branches
open TO travel.
BUFFALO, n. Y, February 15.-Passen-
ger trains for the east are leaving about on,
schedule time. The shipment of live stock
and dairy products has been resumed.
BOSTON. February 15-The railroads
have succeeded well In opening up their
blockaded lines, and this forenoon all sys-
TENS had trains moving with some ap-
proach TO regularity. Some of the stalled
trains are still delayed however.
The post office was buried with delayed
mail today. There is still a great deal of
mail matter unaccounted for, but it is
expected to turn up during the day.
Suffering in West Virginia.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, February 15-West
Virginia specials TO the Commercial Trib-
une show that the fatalities from freezing
are already about thirty in the state Re
ports are current of many fatalities in the
mountains. Two lumber camps in BraXton
county are without provisions and cannot
be reached. In Charleston, Jefferson
county, coal famine exists. The snow
is three feet deep on the level.
A NOrther at Colon.
COLON, Colombia, February 10, via
Galveston, Texas.-A norther is blowing
high seas are running and all the steamers
have left their wharves The shipping
business is temporarily suspended.
There are no signs at present of terni-
mating the strike at Panama.