New-York tribune., 1899-02-14

THE TROLLEY LINES AND RAILROADS
ALMOST OUT OF BUSINESS.
THE BLIZZARD CAUSES A GENERAL SUSPENSION
OF TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE STATE
MANY PLACES ARE PRACrl-


Newark ani its suburbs experienced the full force
OF the storm. and the situation was made much
more serious by the short water supply caused by
the waste from faucets 10 prevent freezing. Eary
yesterday Engineer sherrerd OF the Board Of
Works decided 10 start the pumps at beHeVi"e
and pump directly from the Pasyaic River The
police were Informed that the pumping would begin
AZ ?. n. and people were advised to Doll the
water before using H. There was hardly any coal
a. the pumping station. and wagonioads were
hauled with great difficulty from the city
AS yesterday was a legal holiday the banks. The
public market and the municipal Offices were closed
and the usual travel TO NeWYork was greatly re-
duced but crowds flied the railroad station early
and waited a. street corners for 5eated cars on
the South Orange Iryington. Paterson. LIZA JetA
ana Jersey City trolley lines travel was stopped
early in the day ard Il was carried on at long IN
tervas and with great difficulty on the other lines.
TIE traction company sent electric sWeepers over
the lines clearing the tracks for cars 70 foAo"'
but the drifting snow soon covered up the tracks
araln. Cars were frequently stalled. on heavy
grades two cars were hitcLcd together in order 10
double the power OF propulsion. Il was the most
serious snOwst0rm the trolley lines have ever OK
percnced and the service was surprisingly go'n
within the city under difficulties that seemed In
surmountab!e over thousand men were put 10
work b. the traction company IN clearing on the
SNOW and a large force was also set 20 worK oy ule
Board OF Works 4 number OF milkinen AViHs III
the outskirts the lines ot the trolley ROADS sent
their cans Of milk to the city In troley-cafS cary
IN the morning
sweepers Gent out toward Passaic and Caldwell
were not heard from FOR severa. hours and men
were sent 10 look for them. They had become
stalled by the snow, and had 20 be dug out. one
sweeper. returning from Montcair brought twenty
passengers OF a Morris and Essex Railroad Tram
that had got stuck near Montclalr Inc pas
fengers decided not 70 take their chances on the
ar
rvlng IN Newark after trip o. an hour ana
hall. nearly frozen.
President quinn Of the Board Of Education sent
out an order yesterday that all the schools shouIo
be closed until further notice. The steampipes III
many O. the schools are frozen or out Of order.
Mayor Seymour called up the Overseer OF inc
Poor's Office. and found that It was closed on
account Of the holiday. lie was indignant that
officials having charge OF the poor should take
holiday on such an occasion. Many persons IN
distress applied for relief and found the doois
locked. The Mayor directed tie Superintendent OF
tire Almshouse 10 take IN anybody, no matter VINO
II was and he also requested al the public insu-
titions 70 keep VIDE open dOoIs LOT ptop'e '' vas
The American Volunteers barracks IN Mulberry
st were thrown open for the WaFI ers' an"
several hundred homeless ones found sneuer me
officers Of t3e sa H'to" ,i' ,,nber Of peoni.
were dug out Of the snOwdrlfts. ana the ponce
Vere instructed 70 keep a watch for exhausted
ST. Brooklyn. ana employed in I4iian} . Z, VIZ
factory was found buried In snOwdr.ft In Sylvan
were frozen. Hamin was placed IN seigH ani
taken to the o.uce Of Dr G. H. Wlnans, I'M Belle
VILE where he was revived ott ms cohdIe4oH -
There were seven fires b. ween noon and
o. m The most serious wa the burning Of a
tbree-story frame house In Cinton-av ana Leslie
ST. Tho snowdrtfts prevented ne fire engines from
burn II used - sa.oon and tenement-no@use, @
Withdrawn from the streets and ihe Efforts Of the