New-York tribune., 1902-12-06
SAID TO BE WORST IN YEARS
THE FURY OF THE STORM
THE SUBURBS - SUFFERING
AMONG THE POOR

The storm, proved to one OF unusual Se'ei
itv in the suburbs of this city as wen as
districts further away in New-Jersey anu 80
Island and reports of consideraole ua'iiN
been received Sailors ON Staten iSiA
that the storm was the worst in twelve years
III h.o,,,. ooIe which raged over WestcheSrsf
Countv ear,v Yesterday morning caused many
80 oh. ,roI1ov cars to become stalled because "i
lev rails The New-Yorh newspapers nlo ho'
roach Mount Vernon until o'clock IL Vas d.
most noon before they arrived in NeW-hochrn0
and other places further up the Souhu-
the gale was at its height score oi 'Vi7
and telephone poles along the tracAs vi t
New-York and Harlem Railroad were o'o"l'
dou-n pear reesantville The Chatham express
bound for New-York. was running dt
rate when the engineer saw the dahsel' oH ~
reversing the lever and applying the ar OldAe'
e1oD.ed nm in time to avert a calamity. Great
precaution taken on all trains enterins 'n7
Grand Central Station as the weather and con-
ditions were almost Identical with those OF 1ah-
uary last. when the Park-ave- tunhei uisas
tor occurred The sudden fall in the tempera-
,ure has caused much suffering among the poor
of yonkars Mount Vernon and New-Rocnelle'
who are una bic TO obtain fuel 1here is taih
in Mount Vernon of cutting down all OF the
dead trees on city property ana giving theiii u
persons who are too poor TO buy coal. ne stofiii
caueed many LAWYERS and juryunen bound for
the supren1e Court at White Plains to be late
while the ferry boat plying across the HUDSON
batveen Tarrvtown and Nyack abandoned her
trips. 80
The storm seriously interfered with railroad
and trolley travel in Newark. and CID great
damage to electsic wires. The high wind otew
down MANY trees and tore away house fasten--
ings The railroad blockade began ABOUT io
a m On all the railroads running out OF the
city prostrated poles and wires lay upon the
tracks. Between 10 A. m and l-;So p m I'D
trains on the Lackawanna Railroad reached
Newark from either direction On the Centrai
Railroad the telegraph poles and wires Httereu
the tracks for the whole distance TO Jersey Clty'
and at II o'clock trains were stalled on ootn
sides of the Passaic River. Passengers for
Newark walked across the bridge and were
taken on cars to their destination. The first
train for New-York left Newark at 2:3O p. m
On the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad there was the
same condition but the delays were less
Wagon travel on the roads between Newark
and Jersey City became dangerous. owing 10
the electric wires. broken wire struch
team of horses of Wilkinson & Son. dealers IN
rubber specialties New-York. killing them both.
on the Plank Road. near the Passaic orldse-
A team belonging to the FeiSenspahn brewery,
in Newark. was killed by a wire on the turn
pike ROAD. Inree otneT noISeS were alSo niiOU'
The telephone service was badly demora1zed
by the blowing down of poles and wires, ana
communication cut off in all directions
Gangs of linemen were busy ali the afternoon
and last night in repairing damages.
Asbury Park, N J.. Dec 5.-The severest
storm of the season ragged here last night and
continues to-day. On the Monmouth shore
northeast gale lashed the into fury. driving
the brea kers over the board walk, but doing no
damage The storm this morning developed
into baby blizzard, with rain, hail and snow
MineoIa, Long Island, Dec. 1.-TWO and a half
inches of snow had fallen here by noon Troll
ley traffic between this place and Hampstead
had ceased 1t is said there is not sufficient
power to run the cars. People wishing to come
here from Hampstead had to travel by way of
Floral Park Jamaica.