New-York tribune., 1909-12-26

out IN oroves along Park Ro-. ccm-
plsined OF the awful night and asked for
a cup or coffee and osrfsre 20 williams
burg.
About sixty canal boats tied up in the
aide docks along south street were
showed under last night. The saust in
land carriers with their Bedouin com
nunitiss made an unusual picture as the
snow covered them. only three Of the
big hotilla had lights IN this cabins the
occupants OF the Others being either NOT
90 home" or asleep
The eriyang snow swept over trolley
tracks in the outlying sections and made
progress for the GERS di-icult. Many lines
were abandoned before midnight In
westchester. The Bronx. Staten islsnl
ana parts OF Brooklyn and Queens.
Telephone and telegraph companies
end the purveyors 81 electric lights were
worried about such Of their wires rs
we're not buried IN conduits. The high
wind kept the wires clear. however. and
few breaks were reported.
The Fire Department with many
alarms. - usual. fer small hlszss due
90 candles on Christmas trees. as ven
a. big hrs in Manhattan and another
IN Williamsburg. found the work pretty
cirlcult IN the snow covered streets. In
1onEers the apparatus was mounted on
sls,ghs early in the evening. and prob
ably the New York hrenen longed for
sorne such sid 20 their work
SNOW FLoUGHs SENT OUT
Enough snow had fallen BY O'Clock
- convince Ccmmissioner Edwards that
~ vas JUSTIFIED IN breaking up the
Christmas celebration Of forty snow
Plough drivers. The ploughs were start
&c out frcm the stables then FOR the
FIRST tine this winter. Two teams were
required Cor each p,eush. Mr. Edwards
expects thar the entire city will Ne COW
~re6 this nao-nins ana tho sidewalks viii
he as clear as This 'roushing out" cleen-
eng Van make them
Hs WI order cut the entire street
cleaning fierce % day 20 clear snd csrt
sway ths snow that is LETT after the
work or the heavy pleughs As many
Extra teams as can be hired from the
various contractors VII also BE put %
work Mr. Edwards saiS last night that
-he last % the fap would not be carted
away urtil to-mor-oyv, On account 90 the
oi1culty of hiring suricisnt additional
reans to-day
So fierce was the gale in Centre street
shat the cars 81 the Fourth and Madison
avenue line were stalled az u o'clock
fhs snow siftins into the trolley slet and
waking progres almost impossisls.
a nan was toun6 unconscious n The
snow m front OF the Brosdway Theatre
We vas taken 20 the West Soth street
srstion ana there the police said ne vas
,ntoxieatso. The man said he was
Thomas Rvrne bvt ne Was too sleepy 70
Efve h!s address
In Herala square the wind was blow
ing a terriec gale. In Times Square the
wind swept the Sidewalks clear Of snew
and piled drifts in front OF the site OF the
old Hotel Metropole Chsuneurs began
20 charge double fares and cabbies aid
rhe s@nle and IN some instances triple
fares as the night wore ON.
Win e repent that could he heard al
the Waldorf Astoria, the plate glass
~inooW of the sewelry hrm of J Kirk
patrick a C was smashed by the ter
rife gale which was about az SIS height
- II o'clock P&trolmsn Mowy OF tbs
West seth street station. fearing that
burglars were AZ work. hurried 10 where
the sound came from. There he vas
met By The wstchman. who assured the
pstrolman thst there vas no levelry IN
the window and that the wind vas re
Fponsible FOR the accident