New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08
TRAIN SERVICE IMPROVES.
SNOW TURNS TO SLUSH.
one Death from ErPosHre-HGrbor
Ice SOftenS.

49, ...s.s--s, marked -he end OF the cold
ave An old nan was found Iyii's n 9'-1~
-1s n 'front.' % 30. 2+f East IweTtH-f-itl-sl- &c
-a,,rn 70 Bellevue Hospital, where ne died soon
80 arrival His death vas sscriJed TO ser:ity
- ez3osl-e. Noiaiug Tas foCrsa on the man by
-rf-h ne could be Identified
49,, IMPROVEMENT vas reported yesterday IN the
-,- service The through trains arriving in Jer-
= --v were from Jv0 10 four hours late, but
..a local passenger trains ran nearer 10 their
,-.A5s.es Most Of me accommodation trains were
,-r, ten 70 thirty minutes late.
--.e oa-aitlons in he ha-bor traffic yesterday
IRE .-o-t-eahly improved The ice which had been
=, rbe haroor for several days had become rotted
81, -ns warm air and the salt water II was easily
o.-saed b. TIE boats. and although there was
,--,ch fresh ice drifting n the harbor the ferry
.r5 row boats met with less trouble than AT any
tine the previous week
The aiEre~ -Pe-ature was gratefully welcomed
,.asra-dav morning by Commissioner Woodbury. ana
,-e men under him il their FIVE days battle with
t-a snow. In q sense il made great deal more
work 1ut they had The qualification % accomplish
rent Before IT was possible merely 70 get the
loose snow off the surface, leaving several inches
n derzely packed snow. almost ice, clinging TO
me pavement. This was noticeable asphalt up
town. especially Fifrn-ave. As long the low
temperature continued there little trouble with
tais packed snow, bur yesterday il began TO give
way under the enormous weights, and by noon the
srree-s which had been Cleaned presented very
much ire problem OF second snowstoru- Lower
broadway was covered with six inches OF sticky
mixture Of snow and street dirt. and that was
tracked into offices and buildings making halls
and stalrways dirty. Captain Gibson, The Deputy
commissioner, said.
Now We can get something done The packed
snow will break up into cakes. and We can make
a clean Job Of 4 street Il u near time for relief.
znC horses are played out ! have tried
every Plan 10 get horses. but without success
There only about two thousand available trucks
-or this work in the city. and We've got all %
them. The t-aw is great thing for the men, and
expect 10 make much more progress, as now
tney Will stick % the work longer than p lew
hours time Tonight viii put our forces
downtown and clean, OF all thus slush and mud
The city won't look dirty tomorrow II This
rh1w Keeps Up.
The weather predictions for to-day promise con-
ditiols II which 4 Iaaa may be supreu1ey unhappy
without effort II was bad enough yesterday down.
Town. with half a foot OF slush and filth 10 annoy
the pedestrian but with the rain promised for TO-
day no VIII be able 10 boom New-Iork as &
desirable place for dwelling or business.
IN the daytime yesterday 200 men and 800
carts were al Work removing the snow. Most O.
the work done was uptown. where the traffic was
NOT SC congested- Last night just one-fourth o.
that number OF men and about One-Loird OF tht
wagons were ar work IN the day 14o 100 cubic
rards Of snow were removed, ard last night abou
$500 yards were taken away