New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-06
WOODBURY'S EARLY START
AGAIN ATTACKS THE SNOW CLEARING
PROBLEM WITH VIGOR-SCHEDULE
FOR THE MAILS UPSET

TUESDAYS forecast Of the Weather Bureau was
verified with vengeance Yesterday. Rain OF
snow, with brisk to high northeast wind. was
announced by the official prophet There was
snow. rain and seet. and the wind reached
brisk to high velocity. Snow 70 a depth ot
65 inches. and sleet and rain in addition 70 the
amount of L. 90 inches were the precipitation for
the day.
AS result of the storm steamships were
delayed in sailing and several boats met mis-
fortune in the lower harbor. Railroad and
telegraph companies were Handicapped in re-
pairing the damage done by the previous storms.
Mails and street traffic were more less de-
layed. The Snow Cleaning Departments had an
other opportunity TO show what it could do.
CLEAR WEATHER PROMISED.
The snow is to cease this morning according
TO the Weather Bureau. Clear weather Is
prophesed for this afternoon
II seemed strange yesterday TO recall that only
day or two ago nurses. children and hun
dreds Of idlers were summing themselves in the
parks of the city. The snow and slset storm
shattered all hopes of exceptionally early
! spring. The storm began as early a. M
but did not develop vigor until two hours and
half later. BY . a. m. IT looked If heavy
all day storm had got under full headway
The snow came from the South. the storm hav-
lnS originated IN Jne nelSnpctIoou q ICAdS AZ
! noon the rising temperature caused the snow
fall to turn into sleet BY a. m three inches of
| snow had come down. The Weather Bureau re-
| ported that six and one half inches had fallen
/ before noon.
The wind was strong. attaining velocity -
| forty-nine miles hour az y m. and averas-
! ing thirty-six miles nearly all day. II wrecked
| hundreds of umbrellas and made N difficult for
| pedestrians 70 turn such exposed corners as
r1arIx
! spruce-st Crowds braved the wind at these
| points 70 witness the vholesaIA destruction OF
| umbrellas
Walking was particularly had. because much
| Of the snow melted shortly after It's fall and
| covered sidewalks with soft slush 70 a depth OF
| from two to six inches
WATCH THE SNOW FALL ANxIOUsLY.
| Telegraph. telephone and railroad companies.
| the railway mail service and the Street Clean
| ing Department anxiously regarded the storm.
| Much of the territory affected by yesterdays
| snowfall has suffered severely from the bad
| weather Of the last TWO weeks. The latest
/ storm though undoubtedly a severe one proved
| TO be less of a burden than II at first feared
! II would. The telegraph companies congratulate
| cd themselves that they could continue the
| work Of repairing the heavy damage wrought
| by the previous storm.
| WORK OF CLEANING THE STREETS.
i Street Cleaning Commissioner Woodbury..
| while expecting rain. made early preparation
| TO clear the streets. BY breakfast time he had
| arranged with Snow Inspector William s. Clarke
| 10 concentrate his attention on Broadway. John
| F. Maillie. the snow contractor. az 1880 a
/ started "piling' gang of one thousand men
| in that important thoroughfare. No horses
| could be obtained in the afternoon. because OF
| the rain which followed the snow. In the even
| ing however. s0N men were AZ work and
| teams were Carting snow from the streets below
( Canal-st. II was believed that ten thousand
| loads would be removed this morning The men
| and horses of the department will nor be used
on the snow. as they are needed for handling
| ashes and garbage.
/ BY starting work at once Commissioners
| Woodbury. was able to organize gangs and gain
/ at least twelve hours. The men piled snow In
/ Broadway all the afternoon.
| BY to-day. said Inspector Clarke. the con-
tractor will have got the work Of snow removal
| we'll in hand. officials Of the department. are
| anxious TO have the principal streets cleared BY
| tomorrow evening when Prince Henry returns
70 New York.
| The surface electric railway tracks were kept
well cleared with ploughs and rotary sweepers.
! THE WORST IN YEARS
Charles A Tinker. general superintendent OF
the Eia aStern division Of the Western Union Tsls-
/ graph Company. said yesterday afternoon:
/ A severe sleet storm this morning near Phila-
/ delphia. added 20 the general miXup OF wrecked
! wires I have been with the Western Union for
| TWENTY-FIVE years. and 1 have never seen any
thing like this last series of storms Our ser
/ vice is in sad shape. / can give no estimate or
/ the money damage which have thus far
/ suffered. About New-York our wires still
/ working fairly we'll. and We are sending mes
| sages through to the West. We are especially
| criI pied about Washington. Baltimore and Phil
| adelphia and further South. The New England
| service is doing we'll
| why don't YOU bury Your wires along the
! route between New-YOrk and Washington - Mr.
| Tinker asked
! Because II would cost too much the
| replv Another reason Is that il is difficult 70
| communicate over long distances through buried
| wires because Of the induction We have
/ thought OF the project. but have never pushed
! the scheme into effect because of the expense
/ / admit that the loss Of the last week or Iwo
| DRY MoNoPoLE CHAMPAGNE,
/ officially adopted by H. NJ the Emperor OF Ger
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