The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1908-01-24
LOCAL STORM
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parently, as far as this was concerned,
all preparations had been made by the
companies to cope with such an emer-
gency.
Division superintendent Graham Of
the trolley service took hold of the
reins last night, and for hours stood on
the corners of Market and Broad
streets, waiting to hear reports from
subordinates on the outlying districts.
When 1t became evident that there
was danger of tie-ups in these far
away sections Mr.. Graham ordered out
twelve crews of men, and these
manned as many snow -sweepers, and
before the fall had become extra heavy
the sweepers We're cleaning every
trolley artery in the city and in the
suburbs. This foresight enabled the
trolley patrons to get some kind of
service, which prevented long delays
and hold-ups while on their way home
last night.
The Newark Paterson cars were kept
going, and made fairly good schedule
time.
This morning there was little break
in the regularity of the running OF the
cars on the Elizabeth line.
Delays occurred on the Plank road
and Turnpike lines to Jersey City
The delays We're largely due to the
persistency of drivers of vehicles, who
insisted on using the car tracks on ac-s
count of being unable to pull through
the deep snow drifts
Conditions were said to be especially
bad on the Elizabeth line, and when
the reports were carried to Superin-
tendent Graham he remained at his
nfFJ
late in the day and sent crews to clear
away the snow along the sides of the
trolley tracks, making way for the
drivers of vehicles. This resulted in
the cars running their regular schedule.
Snow drifts piled up on the Turnpike
and Plank road lines, and for a time
early in the morning travel on both
was Interrupted. With the clearing OF
the drifts travel was resumed.
At o'clock this morning everything
on all the trolley lines leading into this
city was moving along in its normal
condition. Superintendent Graham was
seen by an EVENING STAR man at
the Central avenue Office.
81 have been out with my men dur
ing the night said the superintendent, |
who looked weary-eyed land I am
happy to say that not one of our lines
is in any way disturbed now. OF
course, we had to keep hustling, but
we find that the public appreciates our
endeavors.
eve have had no complaint from any
quarter and this is remarkable, when
1t is considered that this storm is by no
means small one. We were prepared
for it and every sweeper at our COM
mand was put at work.
"The result was that when the early
patrons of our lines left their homes
for their cars they found cars. Wei
have the situation we'll in hand now
and fear no delays, even IL second
storm should Immediately follow the
present one"
Greatest complaint was heard from
residents of the Down Neck locality.
Instead of running the usual number
of cars east of the Pennsylvania Rail
road only a few, comparatively. were
sent down. and this at irregular in
tervals. This compelled residents of
that district to walk part of their way
toward the centre of the city.
Newarkers who are accustomed to
| patronize the much-abused Erie lines
were surprised this morning when they
found the trains between this city and
New York We're hugging their sched-
ules Between this city and Paterson
| it was the same
| Out going and incoming trains on the
Lackawanna Railroad were put out of
running schedule this morning due to the
fact that the switches below tho tunnel
were snow-coveTed and the Sheavy fall
made it impossible for the small number
of men engaged at clearing 1t away, lifting
1t from the tracks in time to allow east
and west-bound trains going through.
Naturally this caused serious delays and
affected the entired ivision OF the. road.
One of the officials of the road said:
1--WE are running trains slow but sure,
| and expect to gain the upper hand In this
first real snow storm before night"
The numerous switches which are con-
| gested on the east side OF the tunnel made
the railroad an easy prey to the snow ana
the delay in getting sufficient number OF
laborers to clear 1t away only added to
conditions.