The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-18
new YORK CITY FELT
FORCE OF THE STORM
Worst Snow Since the Great
Blizzard of 1888.
TRAFFIC IS INTERRUPTED
Only Main Thoroughfares Kept
Open by Snow PIows.
SHIPPING AT A STANDSTlLL
Fcrryboats Made Trips With Greatest Dill
Guilty, and Even Loading Of Vessels Had
70 Be Stopped Vessels Had to
Anchor Off Sandy Hook Waiting
Abatement of Storm,
Other Cities Suffered.
SHIPPING AT A STANDsTlLl
fBy Associated Prcss.)

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-New York city
has borne the brunt of the nercest snow
storm that has struck this section oil
the country since the great blizzard OF
1885. Beginning soon after midnight the
storm increased rapidly until by day
break the whole city was completely
showed un6er. The rising force OF Inc
gale piled the Snow in great drifts that
for time almost suspended traffic, ex-
ccpt in the main thoroughfares. where the
cur tracks wore only kept open by thc
constant use Of snow-plows and sweep
ers.
Communication betwee-. Manhattan and
Brooklyn was subject to long delay. inc
ferryloats, with difficulty, made trips
:fcross the ice-choked rivers, and the
work of tug boats. lighters and shipping
generally was almost at standstlil.
So heavy was the snowfall that the load
ing Of Vessels was stopped, 1t beng I'M
possible a keep the matches open.
Two steamers which arrived during the
night st,Jegled as far as quarantine,
Where ey came to anchor ScVeral
steamers arg supposed to be on Sdiiuy
Hook waiting for the storm TO apate
before GltSlnpIliE w CiA1Si 49, -
WORST PAST.
Tonight the local weather bureau re-
ports that the worst Of the snowfall
which began to alrate in the afternoon, Is
probably over. The fall up to ) O'Clock
hi safternoon was 9 $40 Inches This
afternoon hurricane warnings were hoist
ed at Sandy Hook and New York and
many vessels are detained in port.
There was considerable delay in the ar
rival fthe mails The local deliveries OIL
mail were hampered-
The congestion of the traffic on the
Manhattan street car lines was severe
during the morning, when many of the
avenues were blocked with long lines OF
stalled cars. On Broadway wheel traffic
was confined TO the narrow lanes between
high snow hills and along these cabs
trucks and cars crawled at snaifs pace.
From other thoroughfares truck traffic
disappeared almost entirely.
In the shopping district the blockade
was so complete that several of III,
great department stores closed at
o'clock.
THOUSANDS AT WORK.
-Four thousand men were set at work
l., clear the streets of Manhattan early
in the afternoon
ON the elevated lines there was con
-iderablS delay IN the early hours but by
evening ali trains We're running on tine,
although enormously over-crowded.
I3rooklyn Bridge was kept clear OF the
snow, but both the elevated ana trolley
cars were crowded TO their utmost capl-
rity.
throughout Brooklyn the blockade was
sren more general than in Manhattan,
md little progress was made by the
Btreet-cleaning iepartment beyond open
ing cross-walks on the principal street
During the day not over 60 per cent. OF
the cars of the Brooklyn Rapid transit
svster, were in operation. and thousands
were compelled TO make their way on foot
20 the ferries.
Staten Islanders suffered more than
.hc residents of any OF the boroughs OF
Greater New York. The boats were all
much behind time The island itself was
completely showed under and the move
ment OF trolleys or trains w:s brought TO
halt.
telegraph and telephone service in New
york experienced little interruption, Tor
while the snow was heavy, .here vas no
.leet TO break the wires.
During the DAY only a few minor acci-
derts 10 pedestrians resulted from the
storm.