Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-26

er which following the great storm of
yesterday brought New York the cold
est day it has experienced in many
years. During the early hours the
mercury reached the zero mark.
Terrible suffering is reported among
residents of the poorer quarters OF the
city where thousands were without
sufficient heat, clothing or food
Charitable institutions We're packed to
their capacity during the night.
sleep In stations.
Although the storm cleared compar.
atively early, many lines of transpor.
tation were unable 10 make their usual
schedule early today. Thousand OF
persons slept last night in railroad sta.
tions and ferry houses because OF the
inability of railroads ferries to take
them to their homes through the block.
ade of snow.
The plight of passengers stalled In
trains in outlying sections of the city
was pitiable.
slow ia Moderate.
The intense cold held very steadily
close to the zero mark. during the
forenoon, rising at the rate of hardly
one degree per hour. The wind con.
tinued and conditions were hardly less
unpleasant than yesterday.
Eight Fell In streets.
While nothing like full reports from
all sections of the city have been re-
ceived IT is known at least eight deaths
had resulted directly from the abnor
NAL weather All these victims were
who foil n tho Gf fra "A.
ed by cold and exhausted from the ef.
fort of attempting To force their way
along the snow drifted streets.
Food and Fuel scnrce.
One of the most serious conditions
which confronted New Workers today
was the food and fuel supply. Already
there is practically famine in milk.
Coal dealers reported today they had
about two days supply on hand. Pro
visions of all kinds have been advance
ed in price.
Recovery of surface lines even I'm
the center of the city was very slow
underground and elevated trains were
seriously taxed TO handle the increased
traffic
No Through Trains.
Every railroad running is suffering
severely. Not one of the through trains
had succeeded in getting through In
either direction and suburban traffic
was in serious state.
Even Worse In Brooklyn.
Conditions in Brooklyn are worse
than in New York. On many lines no
cars at all were running during the
q IL f,f
sons were Obliged to walk long dis.
tances TO other lines. only to find cars
and trains filled to their capacity.
In the Interior.
Dispatches from ali sections of the
state generally reported cessation of
the snow fall and clearing and In
tensely cold weather. Railway traffic
WAS said TO be badly crippled.
Seventeen passenger trains from
New York on the New York Central
scheduled TO pass Little Fails during
the last Is hours had not been heard
from up to 8 a. m. Among them was
the Twentieth Century Limited.
Philadelphia Isolated.
philadelphia, Jan. 2G.-The storm
has brought about "A condition on rail-
roads that mas not existed since the
blizzard OF 1888 Up to- / O'Clock to-
day not one through train had arrived
from south or north. on the Pennsyl-
vanIa railroad. One train came in
from the west.
Bitter cold weather today followed
the snow storm OF yesterday. Rail
road traffic is badly cripped today by
drifting snow.
BOSTON In Grasp.
Boston. Jan 26.-The mercury early
today registered above zero. There
was much suffering from exposure
which was the direct cause Of two
deaths I'm the city. Snow ceased fall
ing about midnight.
Reports from coast points this