Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-02-20
The Worst In New York Since the Great
E Blizzard Of 1883.
CITY COMPLETELY SHOWED UNDER
Ferry Boats, Trains and Shipping Subjected
to Great Delay-Steamers Come to
Anchor at Quarantine.

city has borne the brunt OF the nefoos'
snow storm that has struck this section OF
the country since the great blizzard OF
1888. Beginning soon after midnight the
storm increased rapidly, until by dsybreak
the whole city was completely showed un'
der. The rising force Of the gale piled the
snow in great drifts that for time almost
suspended traffic, except in the main
thoroughfares, where the car tracks were
only kept open by the constant use oi
snow ploughs and sweepers.
Communication between Manhattan
and Brooklyn was subject to long delay
The ferry.boats with difficulty made trips
across the ice choked rivers, and the work
of tugboats, lighters and shipping general
ly was almost at a standstill. So heavy
was the snowfall that the loading of YES
sells was stopped, it being impossible TO
keep the matches open.
Two steamers which arrived during the
night struggled as far as quarantine where
they came to anchor. Several steamers
are supposed to be of Sandy Hook wait
ing for the storm to abate before attempt
ing to enter port.
Tonight the local Weather Bureau re-
ports that the worst of the snowfall, which
began to abate in the afternoon, is prooa-
bly, over. The fall up to 8 p. m. was y
$40 inches. This afternoon hurricane
warnings were hoisted at Sandy Hook and
New York, and many vessels were de-
tanned in port.
There was considerable delay in the ar
rival of the mails. The local deliveries OF
mail were hampered by the difficulty OF
driving wagons through the snow encum-
bered streets.
All mail service between this city and
points on the Long Island Was practically
suspended.
The congestion of the traffic on the Man
haitian street car lines was severe during
the morning, when many of the avenues
were blocked with long lines of stalled
cars. On roadway, traffic was confined to
the narrow lanes between high snow hills
and along these cabs. truck and cars
crawled at a snai's pace. From other
thoroughfares truck traffic disappeared
almost entirely.
Staten Island suffered more than the
residents of any of the borougks OF Greater
New York. The boats were all much be-
hind time, and no effort was made to keep
schedule time, the main trouble being due
to the great masses of ice packed in the
st. George. The island itself was COM
pletely showed under, and the movement
of trolleys or trains was brought to halt.
The conditions of traffic were in every re
spect worse than in the great blizzard o
1888.
Telegraph and telephone service in Ne"
York experienced little interruption, fo
while the snow was heavy there was nj
sleet to break the wires.
During the day only few minor &C
cidents to pedestrians resulted from tn
storm.
The fleet of warships lying off 9uarar
tine to await the arrival of Prince Hem
was for hours cut off by floating. ice fror
Communication with the shore. Fort
marines who put of to the ships in boat
from Staten Island were compelled to pu
back, and returned to the navy yard.
In the shopping districts the blockad
was 30 complete that several of the gre'
department stores closed at 4 O'Clock.
Four thousand men we're set to work
clear the streets Of Manhattan early in To
afternoon. Of these half were..engaged i
opening cross walks, while 1000 men an
300 trucks were employed to work all nigh
clearing the main streets.
On the elevated lines there was consi(
erable delay in the early hours. All trair
are now running on time, although emo
mously overcrowded, owing to the intel
ruption on the surface lines.
The Brooklyn bridge was kept clear
snow from the time the snow began, b'
both the elevated and trolley cars we
crowded to their utmost capacity, althoue
many thousand Brooklynites preferred Il
perilous passage Of the ferries to particip
ting in the crush on the bridge.
Throughout Brooklyn the blockade W
even more general than in Manhattan, al
little progress was made by the ssre'
cleaning department beyond opening crc
walks on the principal streets. Duri
the day not over sixty per cent. of t
cars OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit syste
were in operation, and thousands we
compelled to make their way on foot
the ferries.
Mr.. Shenard 70 Sneak.