New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
COLDEST DAY OF THE WINTER--To BE WARNER

While Wednesdays record breaking blizzard
absted yesterday a scarcity of milk, shortage
OF fuel and a general threat Of a food famine
followed IN fits wake. The arctic cold caused
intense suffering 10 man and beast alike. Fur
ther deaths and accidents were reported. The
trunk line railroads were still so blocked by
Enowdrifts that provision carrying trains could
not run TO the metropolis
Excepting on two or three lines, not wheel
was turning on the eurface car roads in Man
haitian and The Bronx Up 10 a late hour last
night. Fast trains were hours late mails were
delayed, traffic was blocked and business dis
located Fires were fough' under extreme diff
hcultics owing 10 snowdrifts and clogged
hycTa1ts. Commuters had to pass the night in
railroad stations. and Hello" girls in hotels.
Even funerals had to be postponed
After midnight some Of the lines resumed.
The e. &c. Lexington and Madison ave. cars
ran with comparative frequency
The river traffic was again seriously impeded
Practically no freight was received and none
was applied for IN many instances for the first
time this winter tugs were employed TO force
ferryboaJs through The ice
The thermometer is rising, and fair weather.
not SO cold. is predicted for to-day
ID TO late hour not single load Of milk
reached the. city TO supply the demand that
habitually runs up into millions of gallons
We have not received a single can since
Tuesday" a Tribune reporter was told at the
ofhees Of the Borden company "and we don't
know where the trains stalled" At the
hhefheld Farms it the same story Both
concerns. liks many smaller retailers, carried
over supplies from Tuesdays receipts Early
IN The day the Sheffield company announced that
Only hospitals, orphanages. private homes and
institutions where there We're babies or invalids
NOula be supplied. The quantity on hand was
~'oai ~. per cent Of the normal As the day
wore On the demand became more pressing
Nus'ofers began TO overbid one another In
CT leln Instances IS cents Gnd even 20 cents a
quart was offered
1'~CuOcsiiy no FISH received from fishing
BACKS Or yrailroad from Jersey or New-Elng-
--id points The dealers drew on their cold
rage supplies, which sold al vastly enhanced
prices
inquiries at The market Of one Of the largest
"i'"sslefs at Fulton Market showed an alarm
.s increase in prices, ranging anywhere from
. ''n's 10 70 cents pound. When all is said.
O-aay BIDS fair 20 be a lshless Friday Seal
.ogs Aad SCARED nom 81 10 81 % quart. Bass
,-'el l"o days 2go sold for 35 cents a pound
~ a''-sAl 20 ceatg: salmon had risen from 35 to
Osils' fresh cod from 10 TO 121z cents. Should
:, transportation lines not resume business by
-1ay "a fish famine may be expected.
- tAe poultry stan Of 4. d NJ. Robbins it
e ceolared that prices had increased. al
s-OusA 50 tac the consumer had escaped the ef-
- Herman Mayer announced that fresh
80 mad risen from - cents 10 30 cents a
-1Ns'i ln the last twenty -four hours. Cold stor-
ss esss showed an Increase OF two cents a
Not single shipment OF oysters
'ea yesterday or to-day" said dealer
'iy one Of the fishing snacks in our feet in
~ has any fish aboard There are about
q" pounds Of cod on this boat, and IL is sell
Nhe hot cakes. He is charging 10 cSnts a
-lu from the boat, and l. cents is being re-