The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-26
THIS CITY IN GRASP
OF BLIzzARD'S FORCE
SEVEREST STORM OF THE YEAR
YESTERDAY.

Weather Man Tells How 1t Happened
Very Cold Weather for To-day and
To-morrow-How the Storm Was
Dealt With Yesterday by Railroad,
Trolley Lines and others--Much In
convenience Caused PubIic--But Lit
tie Damage Reported by Public Ser
vice Corporations--No Schools and
shops Close Early-Conditions in
This City.
The weather man had considerable to
say about the conditions yesterday
when interviewed last evening. White
yesterdays storm was the worst this
year. taking into consideration the
wind, temperature and snow, still it
was nowhere near as severe as several
billiards we have had since the mem
orable one OF 1883.
The storm yesterday which visited
this section was the result Of combine
alton of two storms which met off the
Jersey coast shortly after midnight
yesterday. One OF these storms came
from the lake region and the other
from the Florida coast. The meeting of
the two storms was in the vicinity OF
Atlantic City. The effect was. the
production Of practically hurricane
during the night, While the center OF
the storm was passed early last night,
still this city was within its limits much
later in the evening. #
While the storm was at its height the
wind velocity was about forIy.iive miles
an hour. This lasted from early yes
terday morning until yesterday after.
noon. The wind then varied from ihir.
ty-five to forty-five miles until shutdown,
at which time 1t gradually dropped
to twenty and twenty-five miles an
hour. As the wind died down the cold
ness increased. the thermometer Drop
ping to nine degrees below zero at G
o'clock and gradually getting lower
During the day it varied between four,
teen and nine degrees. Between nine
and ten inches Of snow fell during the
day. -.= -.
According to the weather man New
Haven Is to have some very cold
weather to-day and tomorrow. This
morning the thermometer is to hug the
zero mark and 1t will be the same to-
morrow, although both to-day and to
morrow is to be pleasant otherwise
A brisk westerly wind is predicted for
to-day. ~ - - -
1t would be hard to form good es
innate of the damage done by the storm
in this vicinity, although, with the ex'
ception of clearing the snow away, it is
believed to be slight. The wire chief
of the telephone company stated last
night that with the exception of very
few wires being crossed there had been
no trouble. All the local wires and
trunk line wires leading out of this
city were reported by him as working
in their usual excellent manner. The
telegraph wires, and thes fire alarm and
police box wires were also reported as
being in their usual good working Or
der. g..
The railroad and trolley companies
met with the greatest difficulties. II
was stated by one of the Consolidated
railroad officials yesterday that tho
storm was the most severe since the
blizzard Of 1888. and almost as pad as
at that time. All the regular Trains
were kept moving, but they were made
as small In number and size as possible
They were also all late. The news from
Al. II, H.
afternoon was that there were no trains
going out of Jersey City.
Much trouble was expert sncel from
drifts on the Shore Line and Hartford
divisions. Towards noon during thl
height of the storm the delays became
even worse. but the trainmen worked
on, inspired by the hope that the end
of the trouble was near at hand. TRAY
ell was light. The worst trouble came
from the swirling, drifting snow, and
from the keeping of the deltratIly han.
died interlocking switches clear.
A special train which executive Of
ficials OF the road were to take over
the Hartford division of the system tt
inspect the travel service yesterday
had its trip postponed.
! Up to noon no shipping disasters had
been reported from any Long Island
sound port, vessels apparently having
sought harbors before the storm assum-
ed dangerous proportions.
All the tugs in the harbor had &c
keep their steam up ali day on account
of the wind and the heavy tidef and II
was with difficulty they were able to re.
tain their anchorage.
General Manager Punderford an6
Superintendent Judge of the Consolidat
ed Railway company kept gangs of men
with eight snow plows ana six sweepers
at work on the local trolley road from
early Tuesday night, and they are ...'ll
at work. AS a consequence the trolley