New-York tribune., 1909-12-28
MEDICINE HIT LET'S
ANOTHER OUT.
But Experts Sometimes Err,
SAYS Edzrards, and Cleans
Streets 4HyhOsc-

missioner William II. Edwards of the
Street Cleaning Department drove bis
regular force OF white wingsr i've
thousand emergency 1abOrers and the two
thousand odd men OF the traction COM
panies of the city az high speed ali day
yesterday hoping that the weather man
had gone wrong on his prophecy that a
Manitoba blizzard would be the city
next visitor. swirI1ng down from Medl-
cine Hat.
Railroads entering New York said -
ficiaIly that their service vas -practt-
calIy'' resumed, but investigation dis
closed that although trains we're de-
parting on schedule the incoming through
trains We're behind their schedule time
The Lake Shore Limited was three hours
late
Testimony on this point came also
from a high source yesterday. in fact
from the highest possible source. in the
form OF dispatch from Washington that
President Taft had been obliged 70 give
up his contemplated trip to New York
to address the American Historical and
Economic Association because the rail-
roads could give him no assurance as
to when h would arrive
GOOD WORK WITH SNOW
Locally conditions were much i'm
proved over those of SUNDAY and Big
Bill Edwardis's claim that the main ar
teries of traffic would be cleared for use
by nightfaH vas made good Broad
ways entire length was piled which IN
the departments language meant that
the snow was cleared and put into piles
which though not transported away en-
tireIv. left the street passaole for ve~
hicIes. and sixth avenue. Third avenue.
Fifth avenue, Park Row. the BOvery-
LAFAYETTE street. West street and I'll
ferry. main crosstown and IRE station
streets we're in similar condition by
uightfalI
Nearly three thousand men were AZ
work on the night shift last night, anu
of the twelve hundred odd trucks that
we're in use through the day half were
available for the night shift men, More
trucks was the great cry from Big
Bill" and his deputies yesterday and 20
help out the supply Brooklyn and near
by Jersey towns we're caIled on for al
they could give
On account of the delay in awarding
the contracts for snow removal which.
according to the last edict OF the Board
of Estimate. cannot be done until Fri
DAY. Commissioner Edwards has been
forced TO employ his labor direct. and
that. coupled with the holiday followed
by Sunday delayed the start OF the
work TO such an extent that il was not
until yesterday morning that he was
able 10 get sufficient force busy.
The present system of snow removal
which I am compelled TO proceed under"
said Commissioner Edwards -ssterday.
lis far more expensive than contract
labor
The City's street railways. which ara
required TO clear certain areas. were
held risidly to their duty in that re-
spect yesterday by Mr.. Edwards and
he gave personal supervision 70 the
work OF the traction men. as well as %
his own men and emergency Iaborers.
Sixty piOughs were kept going in Man
haitian, and dozen in The Bronx yes
teriay. and in the carting work a new
automobile truck gave good service
WIRE SERVICE NEARLY NORMAL.
Telegraph and telephone service was
reported normal by the companies con-
cerned, web the exception OF the Bos-
ton telegraph wires of the former and
some nearby suburban telephones
Postmaster Morgan announced that
there would be delay in the delivery II
mail from the South and West. as the
storm had delayed at least thirteen
through trains
Local streetcsr service vas DELAYED 10
great extent, not because the tracks
We're not clear OF snow. but because they
were. Truckmen made il a point to use
streets occupied by car lines. becaus.
the tracks we're cleared quickly. and
that gave them the best going. but n
also held up streetcars so that their ser
vice was badly demoralized.
Commissioner Edwards himself offered
testimony cOrroboratins the telephone
companv's assertion thar its service VAS
Tot impaired by the storm when he said
[ that he had made upward OF three hun
| dred calls IN ive-hour search for con-
7 tractors with trucks to hire
/ Apart from the through train service
/ from New England points and from
( Philadelphia. the Long Island Railroad
/ was the hardest hit Of any OF the roads
/ around the city. After an all day strur
/ gle with the snowdrifts which Isolated
/ main line sections east OF MineoIa. tides
/ that broke all previous high-wata-
marks caught the road along the sound
/ side and at the loop which runs frorn
/ HammeTs station. ROcksway Beach.
around 10 Far ROckaNay
/ Water from Jamaica Bay GoosIed tb.
! third rail in that section and O., avoid
accidents the power was shut or and
I that part Of the electric service was sus-
/ pended. ON the GreenpOint division. on
I the eastern end OF the island hevone,
/ SCuthoId- the tide from Peconic Creek
/ flooded the track and carried away The
/ railroad bridge Three passenger trains
/ which had been stuck IN a snowdrtg,
between central Park and Hicksviu-
since Christmas night were liberated
yesterday as was forth train which
ran into DRIFT on the main line between
queens and Nineola-
ALL RIGHT IN NEW JERSEY
The New Jersey Public Service Cor