New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

obliged to plough their way through the sno"
10 the St George ferry. The trains of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit Railroad ran at long IN
servals and they wee crowded TO the gates oW-
ing 10 the trolley cars being stopped Many
electric and telegraph wires we're down on the
Island.
TROUBLE WITH TELEGRAPH LINES.
The Western Union and Postal Telegraph COM
panies reported yesterday that they had mao
.rouhle with their wires since Monday morning
Wires covered with ice had broken under the
weight and were down in many places
The worst trouble was experienced III 'he
South The line of the Western Union at Char
.otte Y. C. runs west and crosses the hilly
section that felt most heavily the storm OF Mon
day and Tuesday. Only wire was open 10
Jacksonville. the one that carries the Havana
cable service and IL almost hopelessiy III
adequate Forces of linenaen were rushed IL
the points where the most breaks occurred anu
the company said they hoped most OF their
lines would be in normal condition by TINS
morning Business was taken throughout lhe
day subject TO delay.
All messages were nearly six hours iaie. DE-
tween this city and Philadelphia many wires
were down. The Postal Telegraph repor'eu
their Southern lines crippled.
sLEIGHING AND SHEDDING.
Central Park and Riverside Drive were the
gathering Places Of those who sought TO take
advantage Of the snow and enjoy sleigh ride
As early as q O'Clock few sleighs gathered IN
The park. but the first comers were subjected to
The hsrd task OF ploughing their way through
Ihe unhroken snow banks. In the afternoon
1he roads became trodden and there good
Sleighing. IL was noticeable that there were
,nore vehicles on wheels than on runners The
former evidently contained spectators who
ciN.T Il Mar nj
were in evidence. and they seemed 10 run
through the deep places with
Children with sleds numerous on the
shovellea walks and paths The ice was left
after the snow had been removed, and the
slippery surface delighted the children.
The slippery sidewalks and streets were re-
sponsible for many accidents. Several persons
were taken TO the hospitals with broken limbs
and bruises.
Horses had hard day Of it Every available
one in the livery stables brought into use,
and the demand Was the greatest in years
Many trucks required extra pairs, and all the
horse cars were equipped with four horses to
The latter animals were forced TO drag
The off the tracks in taking frozen switches.
aIlo they were kept standing in the cold for
long periods. Many horses fell on the slippery
pavement between the car tracks
Commuter trains from the Grand Central Sta
zion TO Mount Vernon. TO New Rochelle. Yonk-
White Plains and the Hudson River towns
We're from forty minutes to an hour late last
night.
The public lodging houses were crowded last
night. At the outdoor Poor Department fewer
appilCa1stS cdileG yesterday lndIl Tor several
days. Superintendent Merwin said that he be-
leyed this due 10 the opportunity for
ing money by shove1ng snow.
The thermometer gradually fell Yesterday. At
a. nl It registered 30 degrees. and from then
on il grew colder. This morning almost zero
weather Is expected.
Several residents in West Forty fourth-st.
complained last nig:-t that some Of the drivers
who were supposed TO cart the snow from
broadway 10 the river had dumped their loads
in the side streets to increase their number Of
loads.
Reports Of delayed trains kept coming in late
last night. Al the Grand Central Station it
was said that most Of the local trains were run
ming pretty we'll up to schedule, but that the
through trains Were hours behind time. At 10
o'clock last night the officials at the Grand Gen.
1ral Station gave out this report on their princi-
pal trains:
Eastern Express. due ct S:45 O'Clock. three
hours and fifty minutes late; Chicago Express,
due at ti:::,-t eight hours late; Boston Express.
due AZ q y. m, eight hours and fifty minutes
eight hours late; New-fork and New-EnSland
Express. due at .:oo r. m, eight hours ana
fifteen minutes late and the Empire State EX-
press arrived forty minutes late
II was said. however. that as many OF the
latest trains got 10 Western New-York they
began rapidly make up time, and that they
would be able 10 make up one or two hours
Superintendent Clarke. in charge OF the Brooh-
lyn Department OF Street Cleaning, was en-
1husiastic over the work done in removing snow
yesterday. He expected to have the shopping
district cleared to-day. and the entire job done
10y Saturday night.
Last night at the Pennsylvania station in Jer-
Sev City al through trains from the South and
West were reported to Ice four hours late on
the average. The Chesapeake and Ohio train,
due at Jersey City at 1921. was last night stlll
out on the road. fourteen hours late and steadily
falling further behind.