Evening star., 1908-01-24
SNOW DOWN, COAL UP
New York Suffers the Worst
Blizzard in Years.
PRICE OF FUEL Is RAISED
Dealers Prompt to Take Advantage
of the Situation.
TRAFFIC ALMOST PARALYZED
Subway Is About the Only Means
of Getting Up or Down Town.
Surface Lines Blocked.
TRAFFIC ALMOST PARALYZED

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Snowstorm OF the season struck here jus-
after the lights were lighted last night
and carried everything before it as though
New York had never seen an ambitious
blizzard before. Every means of trans
portation went by the board except the
subway. and that speedily became so
crowded that those who fought to get in
the trains were straightway fighting to
gel out again. The surface cars might
have had a chance-their wiseacres sent
snow plows out early last night-but for
inc trucks that blocked the way and had
- be pushed or pulled TO side streets.
where they were stuck hopelessly until
something else came 10 push pull them
along another stage OF their journey.
Weather Man Emery said that nine and
. half inches of snow had fallen UP to 8
O'Clock this morning.
Alongside the car trac cks the snow had
been piled in artificial drifts by the sweep
ers. and this. aided by the natural snow
banks. made wagon traffic impossible eX
cept on the tracks 1t was the same way
all over the city. All the elaborate plans
for taking care Of traffic in just such an
emergency as this were upset before mid
. night. and by : o'clock this morning they
were in almost hopeless confusion.
Saved by the Subway.
There was only one sure way 10 go
down town in Manhattan. and that was
by the subway. The ID Sd 9th and 9th
avenue elevated roads were visibly on
Z blizzard schedule. The surface cars
whenever there were any, were loaded
10 the steps. with men and boys hang
ing on 10 the dashboards. Sat the
greatest interruption TO traffic was at
the Brooklyn bridge. There three
shuttle trains struggled bravely TO carry
f.tEe undaunted Brooklysites wno were
dumped from the different elevated
and surface lines into the Brooklyn
terminal. The passengers adjusted
themselves with much readiness to the
changed condition of affairs. and did
their best TO crowd into one train as
many persons as il was impossible be-
fore 10 boot Jack into two.
0ut-of-town transportation lines in
Every Rdirection. including the ocean,
nave been unable TO deliver tneir pas
sengers according TO schedule. and in
some instances they have not deliv-
cred them at all. Business men from
AL over Long Island have been tele-
phonine their regrets 10 theif iespec-
tive Offices because trains We're stalled
the Long Island railroad ana the
numerous .tro1ley lines We're blocked
The Staten Island ferry went out of
business altogether just before mid
night. but this morning the Doats are
making A feeble and rather ineffectual
effort 10 bring people across the bay.
Coal Prices GO Up.
Several ocean liners are anchored in the
vieiaity oc Sandy Hook. waiting till the
pilots can see the prows from their re-
spcctive bridges.
Al II am. the snow was falling as fast
a. ever ard conditions in the streets were
growing WorSe.
Even the subway was handicap pped by
The snow. which fit >r-d into tine tunnel
III various openings i'm sufficient guam
titias TO int ,r.ere with the third rail. For
At least half an hour during the heaviest
of the morning traffic trains We're stalled
ard III Gai kness frcm one end Of the tuIs
II The ether.
Retail! coal dealers today ADVANCED the
Yiics OF the domestic sizes of coal ii
cents per ton. the increased price 10 re-
Iaain in force until traffic conditions be-
come normal again. II was announced
that the Increase made IL cover IL.
addItiora! cost Of delivery.
Tt.eg ANS continue 10 arrive from all
ps.ts OF IN. Atlantic seaboard telling OF
t@e ferCeaeSs of the storm and the block
ing ot railway traffic, but thus far no
serious disasters have been reported. So
IA this city is concerned the storm
ended shortly after noon.
Blizzard in Jersey.
SpccnI Dispatch 10 I he Star.
CAMDEN. y. j. January IA good
sized blizzard has south Jersey in its
grasp. and railroads are suffering greatly
Tire electric service 70 Atlantic CITY is
demorslized. Two trains that left Allan
tic Ci,y last evening for Camden are
sIalied. one ~ Minitola and another at
Mays Landing
There mas beer no service on the road
today Steam roads are almost as badly
"r. Al trains arc from one TO two hours
laIe. and steam trains from the seashore
nave not arrived.
relegraphic communication between
iere and the Seashore points has been
out Of service since last night
Local trc.ey lines TO the suburbs are
running irrc.> ulafly. and delays from de-
rallied ears nave been frequent Not for
rsars nave the railroads had a similar ex-
perience
Shovel Gangs Out.
Special Dispatch 70 Tie Star
NEWARK y j. January .l-snow
'"l. ever mis- city 10 an average depth OF
ten i1che". seriously Interfering with early
fao:n.ng TRANSFORMATION. The Public Sery-
.ge Cooperation put out its sweepers and
S,rugs Of slCeelers almost as soon az the
snow logan last night. and the rails tave
l.e1 kept ciea".
Three States Shiver.
PHiLADELrUIA< January 4-Penu-
sylvanis New Jersey and Delaware are
today IN the grasp of real winter weather
Snow. which began falling in these. tes
Yesterday afternoon. has rea ched a depth
of six inches. and the prospects are that
lie storm will continue until this evening
\ moderately high wind prevails and the
snow is badly dtisted in he country The
storm Is worst in New Jersey. where .aii-
read trafic Is badly crippled. especially IL
southern New Jersey. In Pennsylvania
and Deleware some trains are late but as
a whole the railroad service has NOT neen
iGte1fered with TO any serious extent
In this city there were the usual scenes
witnessed on a stormy winter morning