The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-27
STORM RAVAGES
Country Staggering From
Solar Plexus Blow.
COOLEST DAY FOLLOWS BLIZZARD.
Forecast Fair skies, Less Frosty Air.
business at n Observation-Disclosures
Digging Out Trains--LonE Is-
land Road Tied Up.


Digging Out Trains--LonR is
land Road Tied Up.
NEW YORK. Jan. 27.--New York Is
recovering from the effects of the great
storm which so effectually put stop
TO traffic and tied up some lines Of
business. Although the day was bit
ter cold, the thermometer registering
zero yesterday morning. 1900 men
were sent ont to remove the snow from
the leading thoroughfares, and, aided
by the men of the surface ear roads,
many avenues of travel are now OPEN
Cars are running on the principal lines,
the railroads are sending out trains,
ferryboats are running on schedule,
and milk, coal and food supplies have
begun to reach the city.
This has been one OF the severest
days for a number Of winters, and
those compelled to be out of doors suf-
fered much. over go snow shovelers
were treated at hospitals for frostbites,
and scores of others were attended at
uptown institutions and by physicians.
Owing TO the difficulty In reaching
downtown offices, but little business
was transacted during the day, and
places of amusement were scantlly at
tended
Suburban railroad traffic gradually
resumed normal conditions late In the
day, but through trains on most roads
were hours late. The Twentieth Cen
fury limited over the New York Cen
trail reached here nearly ten hours be-
hind time, and the limited train over
the Pennsylvania from Louisville
reached Jersey City six hours behind
the time table hour.
No through trains have reached Ho-
boken over the Lackawanna, and on
the Erie through traffic is in bad shape.
Trains on the New York, New Haven
and Hartford and the Central Of New
Jersey are running according TO sched
ule.
The Long Island road, which was en-
tirely tied up, has partially raised its
blockade. Suburban trains were sent
out frequently. and one train got as far
east as Patchogue. Over 800 men and
women spent the night In the passen-
ger station In Long Island City, and
125 persons slept in the station in Ja-
maica. Many others were compelled
to remain all night in trains and troll
leys stalled in deep drifts on roads
around New York
The embargo on shipping was lifted
with the advent OF clear weather, and
the large fleet Of delayed liners reached
port ice covered. All report tempestu.
Gus voyages and much suffering among
their crews. The steam lighter Clar-
ence, which left Bayonne, n j., for
Brooklyn. with seven men aboard, has
not been heard from.
vessel is reported sunk off Rob
bins reef. The wreck was noticed by
passing vessel. and il is feared il may
be the Clarence.
The cold weather, which has been
general along the Atlantic coast, APP
pears to be giving way. At 10 O'Clock
last night the mercury in New York
registered 10 degrees above zero. In
Washington, Baltimore and Philadel
phia 1t was II above, New Haven 6
above, Boston IL above, Portland ID
above, St John 20 above and Halifax
G above. Reports from New York state
points show that the cold is still Sc
we're Mails are greatly delayed. and
rural mail carriers have been unable &c
| cover their routes