The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22
SLEET AND SNOW.
New York and Vicinity Visited
by Another Severe Storm.

New York, Feb. 22-Snow followed by
rain and sleet yesterday created in this
city and vicinity the most disagreeable
weather conditions known in many
years.
During the early hours of the day
heavy wet snow fell in great flakes.
This condition prevailed for several
hours. Shortly after noon the snow
turned into a steady drizzle of rain that
continued with intermittent periods of
sleet all afternoon and far into the
night. Much of the snow that was left
from the recent blizzard was quickly
converted into slush, and the streets are
inches deep. The sidewalks throughout
the city were covered and the crossings
were almost impossible. The work of
the street cleaning department was I'M
done, and the city's streets are in a
worse condition than before thousands
of snow shovelerS went to work after
the blizzard
During the evening the temperature
dropped enough to turn the dOwnpour
of rain into a coating of ice over build
ings and trees. In Central park the big
trees creaked under the weight of thick
ice. Many branches fell. This condi-
ton prevailed throughout other parks
in other parts of the city. Traffic on
Brooklyn bridge was almost at a stand
STILL Heavy trucks could scarcely be
moved. even when four horses to each
did their best to get a foothold on the
slippery roadway.
Street car traffic everywhere was
much interrupted, but the greatest diff
Guilty was experienced on cross town
horse car lines. Four horses were at
tached to each of these cars and had
hard work getting along.
Fifth avenue was a sheet of ice. 1t
was early deserted by carriages and by
midnight nothing save an occasional
automobile was to be seen on the thor
oughfare-
In Broadway after theaters closed the
scene was one of great confusion. Cabs
and carriages drawn up in front of the
theaters were handled with great diff
Guilty. Many horses fell. Automobiles
had less trouble than the carriages, al
though they were hard to handle.
Many electric light wires were broken
by the weight of the coating of ice,
and many others hung low.
In Fifth avenue the sidewalk along
Central park, where the trees overhang
it, was almost impossible owing to the
branches which were bent almost to
the earth.
Jersey City was hit hard, and by 10
O'Clock in the evening the city prac-
ucally was in darkness and there was
every indication that the electric serv-
ice, which is wholly overhead, will be
entirely out of order. Electric wires
were down in every part of the city.
The fire alarm system was crippled and
the police wires are in badeshape.
Trolley cars ceased running entirely
late in the evening. All the trains in
and out of Jersey City were behind
time. The departing trains were de-
IdyeQ Dy the IeTfyDOaIS,4 winch con-
sumed thrice the usual time in crossing
the North river at Newark. The streets
were ankle deep in slush.
South and west of New York tele-
graph and telephone wires were pros
trated early in the afternoon, and al
though conditions improved somewhat
between New York and Chicago late in
the evening communication by wire
with Philadelphia and Baltimore was
cut off absolutely.
WASHINGTON CUT OFF
Washington, Feb ga severe sleet
storm struck Washington last night and
the national capital is absolutely cut off
from all Geographic or telephone COM
munication north Of Baltimore and is
compelled to depend upon uncertain
wires to Richmond and Atlanta for
reaching the country at large. Aside
from damage to wires, however, the
storm did no injury, the sleet not being
heavy enough to do much harm to trees
The storm came from the south and in
travelling north the rain turned into
sleet and snow as it struck the colder
ATTITUDES. It is said at the weather
bureau 1T will reach the New England
coast by Saturday morning and make
1t necessary for shipping to lie by.