Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-27
BLIZZARD CAUSES
GREAT SUFFERING
EIGHT DEATHS REPORTED IN
NEW YORK
THOUSANDS WITHOUT FUEL
No Trains Moving on Eastern Roads
Atlantic Shipping Terribly Bat
tered-Steamer Strikes on
Nantucket Shoals
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26--Clearins
weather which followed the great
storm of yesterday brought New York
one of the coolest days 1t has expert
enced in many years.
During the early hours of the morn
ing the mercury reached the zero mark
in the weather bureaus official ther-
mometer, and at o'clock this morning
it stood at two degrees above.
Terrible suffering is reported among
the residents of some of the poorer
quarters of the city, where thousands
were without sufficient heat, clothing OF
food. Charitable institutions where
free lodging is given were packed tt
their capacity during the night.
The subway and the elevated lines
were running today and in very good
condition, but surface lines were prac-
tically unable to operate their cars
Efforts were made throughout the
night to clear the tracks, but the light
snow drifted back on the tracks as fast
as it was cleared away.
Eight Deaths Reported
The mercury clung closely to the zero
mark during the forenoon, rising at G
rate of hardly one degree per hour
While nothing like full reports from al
sections of the city had been received
1t was known that at least eight death:
had resulted directly from the alb
persons who fell on the streets be.
numbed by the cold and exhausted.
One of the problems which confronted
New Workers today was the food an6
fuel supply. Already there is practical.
ly famine in milk. Coal dealers re-
ported today that they had about 6
two-days' supply on hand, but they
seemed certain that the conditions will
improve sufficiently within that tim,
to allow them to get a renewal from
the wholesalers, who have thousand
of tons in barges on the New jersey
side of the Hudson river. Provisions
OF all kinds have been advanced II
price.
Every railroad running to this city is
suffering severely from the storm. Not
one of the through trains had succeed
ed in getting through in either direc-
ton and the suburban traffic was in a
serious state.
Conditions in Brooklyn were worse
than in New York. Dispatches from all
sections of the state generally report d
cessation of the snowfall and clearing
and intensely cold weather Railway
traffic was said to be badly crippled.
Seventeen passenger trains from New
York on the New York Central, sched-
uled to pass Little Falls during the
last fifteen hours, had not been heard
from up to 8 a. m. Among them was
the Twentieth Century Limited.
Trains on the Pennsylvania railroad
which should have arrived last night
came in today from eight to thirteen
hours late, and suburban lines were in
very poor condition.
Harbor Blockade Raised
Through trains on the Erie road due
last night had not been reported today
At Poughkeepsie, on the New York
Central, large number of through
trains were still stalled today.
The Southwestern express, Cleveland
express, Adirondack express, Twen-
tieth Century limited and the Chicago
express, all due to arrive this morning
were reported to be from three to four
hours late.
over the city and the conditions at the
are such that no funeral can
take place for several days.
The end of the storm permitted the
blockade of shipping to lift and the
steamers which had been held up out
side the harbor came into port.
Among them were the transatlantic
liners Calabria. Menominee, Germania
and Rotterdam, and the Colon steamer
Allianca. All the vessels were covered
with zee and snow, The rigging, rails,
boats and the decks were coated
heavily.
Although the day was bitter cold 49,
900 men were sent out to remove the
snow from the leading thoroughfares.
Many Are Frostbltten
over $50 shovelers We're treated at
hospitals below Fourteenth street for
frost bites, and scores of others We're
attended at uptown institutions and by
Owing to the difficulty in
downtown offices, but little
business was transacted during the
day, and places Of amusement We're
attended tonight.
The firemen of New York suffered
severely from the effects of the storm.
They responded to 20 alarms and by
the order of the commissioner We're de-
MED their usual time off duty.
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