New-York tribune., 1902-02-18
THE STORM HITS JERSEY.
TRAINS LATE AND TROLLEY CARS
STALLED-SNOWDRI BLOCK
STREETS AND ROADS.

Lakewood N J.. Feb. II (speciaD.-Every-
body excepting a few weather sharps' was
astonished at daybreak this morning to find
this place snowbound in the grip Of modified
blizzard. and in a measure isolated from the
outside world. The beauty OF the weather in
the early part of yesterday tempted many to
dream of coming spring but when In the after
noon the sky became overcast and the wind
changed abruptly from west to east, the
weather wise thought OF the Southern snow
storm which had gone out to sea, and began to
look up their storm coats and top boots This
morning their apprehensIons were realized in a
binding snowstorm, borne the wings OF a
bowling easterly gale. AT breakfast time the
snow lay a foot deep. with waist deep drifts,
and was still falling so thicky 10 darken the
air. Traffic on the streets was almost paralyzed,
and many a breakfast table waited long for
milk and cream and other matutinal supplies.
The train service on the railroad was de-
moralized. The early train got down from New
York with papers and malls and couple OF
trains were dispatched to the city in the fore
noon The great rush Of travel was. as usual
for the fast Atlantic City special. which leaves
Lakewood at 1907 When intending passengers
made an arctic pilgrimage to the station at
that hour they found that there would be no
such train to-day. no attempt having been made
to run it through from Atlantic City. Some
gave up the quest and decided to remain storm
bound in Lakewood until tomorrow. Others
waited at the station for the next train, at
1858. which, 1t said. would be run. 1t
was run, but It did not get away from Lake
wood until l1:10. and then Il did not take on
the usual drawing room car lest the engine
should be overloaded and fail to get through the
heavy drifts. Dispatches from passengers re-
port that after a trip which resembed in out
Io,lr tha IDaia {V
was, of course entirely comfortable in the we'll
heated cars they reached New-York at about
80 oclock-only three hours later than they
meant To do!
With the clearing OF sidewalks and breaking
down of the snow in the roadways. local travel
has been made easy and-to the possessors OF
DISQUALIFICATION. The endless stretches OF
pine woods heavily laden with snow present
such a scene Of beauty as is scarcely seen as
often as once year. and. with a fine founda-
ton Of frozen ground. and favorable temper
ature. there is promise OF the finest sleighing
OF the winter. II not of many winters. The tenn
perature is only just below freezing, so that
there is no discomfort from the cold. and 1t is
probable that the snowfall. instead OF marring
will greatly enhance the social and other pleas
ures Of the multitude Of residents and winter
guests.
Orange, n. J., Feb. II Especially In tho
Oranges felt the effects Of the storm most in g..
curtailment of transit facilities Trains on the
schedule, and commuters who were able to wade
through snowdrifts 10 the stations finally got
20 New-York, but the trains were few and far
between. The North Jersey Street Railway
was entirely closed down. cars sent out early
this morning being stalled, and il was not until
10 p m. that a car left Orange for Newark.
After that the tracks were kept clear enough for
a few cars to proceed
The failure OF the big corporation was made
all the more apparent by the success of the
smaller Orange and Passaic Valley Railroad
which got its crosstown line to Bloomfield open
in the morning and ran cars all dav as ala tbs
south Orange and Maplewood line.
All the schools were closed The severity of
the storm was felt most on the Orange Noun
talns, and the milkmen from Livingston and
Northfield had great difficulty in getting down to
the Oranges. On the mountains there were in
many places snowdrifts fve feet deep
Morristown. ". J.. Feb Il (speciaD.-From
the weather outlook at daylight the commuters,
who comprise large part of the residents of
Morristown expected a repetition of the bliz-
zard OF 1888. when some of them spent the
greater part Of three days trains, or were
stalled between Morristown and Hoboken The
air filled with snow, whirled about bv
torty-m gale Drifts had already formed on
streets and sidewalks, rendering some of them
almost impossible.
With snow fifteen inches deep on the level
and drifts from ten to fifteen feet deep, locomo-
ton about the streets was difficult The 7:50
a. m and SD a. m. Morrlstown express trains
this morning nearly two hours late in
reaching Hoboken. while the westbound trains
were from one to four hours late. The snow
fall continued all day. and the officials of the
fire department attached extra horses to the
apparatus. while the wagons were loaded with
shovels that they could be dug out If neces-
sary. The mercury is at 2S degrees with in
dications that ii will go lower.
Paterson. n. J., Feb. II (SpeciaD.-rwelve
inches Of snow covered the ruins of the great
fire to-day and practically put a stop to all
work. The ruined district was a white waste
made still more desolate by the parts of black
walls standing above the drifts. The telephone
service, which had begun to recover from the
effects of the fire, was poor to-day as it was
last Monday. During the forenoon the trolley
service was also ineffective, and most people
who wanted to reach their offices or mills had
TO walk. but in the afternoon all the lines in the
city were in operation again.
The demand for relief at the parish house of
st. Pauls Church was much greater to-day than
II was on Friday and Saturday. Before the
doors were open this morning number of peo-
pie were standing shivering in the snow All
the honest applicants We're fitted out for cold
weather. Stoves. coal and heavy clothing were
in great demand