New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-14

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Derafuye Mark the Day.

All New-Yorl1 was satisfied yesterday that
winter had come in earnest. The great storm
from the Gulf that spread over many states or
the Union and was central in Ohio and moving
in a northeasterly direction. causing floods IN
the South and snowdrifts in the North. was
trying in this city to initiate a blizzard. Sno"
and sleet fell continuously throughout the day
and part of last evening, but the Weather Bu-
reau gave its prediction that they would not
continue to fall to-day. The temperature in the
city kept below the freezing point, not falling
so low as to make the cold extreme, and thus
preventing genuine blizzard weather. but there
was a brisk wind that helped greatly to make
the storm uncomfortable to everybody who hau
to go out Of doors.
Travel in the city was slow and uncomforta-
bic on account Of the storm Throughout the
day and night and early this morning trains
on the elevated roads and cars on the surface
lines continued to run. but there were many
delays Blockades the surface lines We're fire.
quent and early in the day lack of power stalled
many cars Of the Broadway line for about
twenty minutes. The daily blockade of trolley
cars on the Brooklyn Bridge occurred at the
rush hour in the morning yesterday, and many
people who wanted to ride walked over the
bridge There several blocks the ele-
waited roads late in the afternoon and evening
People caught in the blockade on the bridge
had perhaps the most uncomfortable expert
ences OF the dayS in the stalled the cold
became unbearable account of the high wind,
and people left the cars and walked in prefer
ence to sitting still and freezing. For long
time before the tieup came the had been
moving by fits and starts, with intervals of
waiting long enough to make the passengers
impatient.
In Manhattan the worst bockades of the day
were on the surface lines and most of them
were caused by vehicles getting in the way of
the cars and stopping because the horses fell
unable to pull the loads Wheeling in the
h.ca
which did not pack. 1t was common sight to
see motor1nen of the electric helping to
push an overloaded truck out of the way of
Trains entering the city delayed by snow
in the country. Mails from the West were late.
Telegraph wires in the West down in
places and telegraph communication was de-
layed.
Trains on the New-York Central and New
York NeW-HaVen and Hartford railroads were
badly delayed by the storm. The Southwestern
Fxnress from St Louis due to arrive at 6 o. NJ
did not get in until after midnight. and the Lake
Shore Limited, due at $50 p m, was eight
hours late though part of this delay was, it was
said, caused by heavy snow west of Buffalo.
The trains from Boston also ran far behind
schedule time; the train due at 10 p. IN. did not
get in until after II p. and the one due
II y. m. was three hours late
commissioner Woodbury. of the Department of
Street Cleaning started the work of snow
moVal yesterday afternoon. although the snow
contract with William Bradley had not been
executed by the filing of bonds. The entire force
of street sweepers received orders to begin heap
ing up snow for removal in the streets in which
there is most traffic, although the depth of
snow on the surface was only about two inches.
Commissioner Woodbury. said the department
would tackle the first job Of snow removal with
out the help of the contractor. At all stables of
the department there were calls for extra labor
ers to shovel snow at 81 a day of eight hours,
and for carts and horses to help in carrying the
snow to the rivers.
II was said in the office of NJ. D. Bouton. the
snow inspector late in the afternoon, hat all
the laborers needed would be ready to work this
morning and that enough horses and carts had
been engaged to clear Broadway and several
other important thoroughfareS to-day. Consid
erabIe snow was carted out of Broadway last
night between the Battery and Fourteenth-st
The orders are to attack the snow In the ferry
streets and other streets much used by trucks
in the business districts of the city to-day. Un-
less the snowfall in the present storm greatly
exceeds the expectations of the Weather Bu-
reau il will be removed by the Street Cleaning
Department. without the aid Of the snow con-
tractor.
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