Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1900-02-22
NOT QUITE A BLIZZARD.
The Big Storm Continued Until Some Time
Nearly Eleven O'Clock Saturday
Night-Incidents of the I'm
ual storm

ual storm.
The snow ceased falling Saturday night
some time between ten and eleven
O'Clock. The wind was bowling merrily
and the light, whirling snow drifted
badly. Upon the level the snow had fal
len some ten or twelve inches.
1t was a real, old-fashioned snow storm
mot a blizzard, but a genuine storm of
the kind of long ago
Another ten or twelve hours of the
storm and the blizzard of year ago
would have been equalled. At nine
O'Clock Saturday night it looked for all
the world as if the storm would never
cease. Railroad managers we're contem
plating all sorts of trouble. People in the
country were not sure that they would
get in town for some time to come. The
snow was banking fast, and some drifts
had already blocked the main roads,
Trains from Philadelphia came in some
thing like half hour late, but there was
no serious trouble. the big engines being
able ITO pillow away and push the snow
from the rails.
The trolley people had troubles all their
own. All day the cars had been running
badly. In the afternoon there was no re-
gard for time, and at five O'Clock General
Manager Hires gave up all hopes of Civ
ing the public service, and ordered the
cars to the barn. He had the specials out
pretty much all night, doing all they
could 70 keep the road open, but there
was not much accomplished.
was at standstill all afternoon, ,and even
ing, paralyzed. Stores closed early Sat-
urday night, and the salespeople plunged
home as best they could. Hackmen went
to the barn with their teams. They could
not make any headway against the storm.
| Sunday morning dawned bright and
clear-a perfect mid-winter day. 1t was
much colder, and this increased as the
day went by.
| Sunday morning Manager Hires of
the Traction Company put out big
gang of men and there was work all
day in getting the Millville and Cedar
vile lines opened. This was accom-
| plished, although not without difficulty,
for the road was blocked with high
banks in some places, and there was
necessity for considerable ditching.
Everything was propitious for the road
being operated Monday, however when
one of the circuit breakers, at the power
house blew out. This cut out one gen.
orator. and the line was deper ding upon
10 other. Monday. ..mornjng:tha circuit
breaker was disabled, and the trouble
the Company was in was a plenty.
Quite number of sleighs were out
Saturday afternoon and night. They
slipped along nicely.
The newsboys had some! trouble in
getting over the routes, but they man
aged to get around to the many hundreds
of Bridgeton readers.
Tom Hoff. the West Jersey depot agent,
was pretty we'll tired out Saturday after
running of trains. He finally said TO one
man, I'VE don't expect to get train out
after three O'clock" That report was soon
spread all over town. The West Jersey
people have both phones in the Office,
and from that time there were nothing
but inquiries concerning the trains
Craig Elmer says that if all the people
who asked questions had wanted to &c
out on the five O'Clock train, the company
would have had to run out a couple OF
extra trains.
Very few country people were in town
Saturday. Can you blame them for stay
iag right around home?
The merchants had plenty of time
Saturday to go through stocks and get
things in shape. The clerks were en-
gagged in ticketing goods and re-arranging
counters, cases and shelves. One mer-
chant remarked that owing to the snow
| storm, there was not enough business
done Saturday to pay off the help.
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