New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25

New York will have a white Thanks
giving At midnight last night more
than an inch Of snow had fallen, and the
white fakes were still coming down thick
and fast Traffic on the rivers and in
the city streets was already beginning
to feel the effects OF the young blizzard,
the first of the winter.
The storm. which se-rued 20 be general
along the Atlantic coast. struck the city
early. There was a high wind at first,
accompanied By rain and sIeet-
One life was the penalty. The victim
was Moritz Blum. an orthodox Jew,
sixty-eight years old. who went Up on
the roof Of his home in stanton street TO
pray. He lifted the scUttle and was
about 10 begin his Orisons when the scut-
tie was blown down upon him, and he
died an hour later in GoUverneur Hospi-
tai from a fractured skull
The wind began at sixteen miles an
hour from the northeast. and by IL a. m
shifted 10 the north and put on a speed
of thirty-six miles an hour. II the aver
a ase taxicab had travelled as fast through
the city the driver would have been ar
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lame fences went down before the blow,
and advertisers who thought their paper
posters were getting business for them
had 10 admit later that the wind had
caused an error and the business was
mere suggestion. Many big horses fell
as they struggled over the pavements.
MRS. ROOSEVELT DELAYED
The wind was no respecter OF persons,
and if the wireless reports be true its
pranks at sea were rougher than on land
If it impeded the progress Of the passers-
by in the city. IL also prevented the for
mer Presidents wife from getting into
port according TO schedule. Mrs ROOse-
velt and her family. who are passengers
on the North German Lloyd liner konis
Albert might have arrived last night
had not the gale stretched seaward-
The KONG Albert was only one OF
fleet OF steamers that should have ar
rived yesterday The Prinz Friedrich
Wilhelm. from Bremen; the Teutonie.
from southampton: the TaSus, from
Kingston. and the Graf Waldersee. from
hamburg. might have made port had
the weather been more favorable.
While the hail was not thick enough
10 block surface traffic directly. il caused
minor delays on the trolley lines. espe-
ciaIly on the grades The slippery pave
ments caused horses to fall on the
tracks. and passengers were slow in get
ting on the cars and alighting. \ block
ade on the Broadway line. north OF the
custom House. shut of traffic from the
loop at South Ferry at $50 p m. and
the passengers from the Staten Island
ferry had long wait for surface ac-
commOdations nOrthward. During the
blockade there We're no cars on the
tracks south OF the Custom House.
shortly before noon large wooden
sign on the eighth floor Of the build
ing at No. I36 Broadway. belonging 70
solomon Brothers. shirtwaist manufact-
Urers. was wrenched from its fasten-
ings and fell 10 the street with a crash
The sign. which was ten feet long and
about foot and a half wide. hit An
thony BlaZzi. a tailor. Of No. 81 Mes
erole street. Brooklyn. and Peter Christ.
Of No. % Montrose avenue Brooklyn.
who were passing at the time. They
received cuts about their heads and
arms The sign also bounded against
the plate glass window OF Joseph Cohen
& Bro. on the ground fOOr OF the
building. and shattered H.
CUT BY FALLING GLASS.
At about the same time Hester Kos
taky. OF No. 100 ~. Marks Place. and
her companion. Gertrude Golden, OF the
same address. both seamstresses. were
struck by broken glass and falling flower
pots from the upper story OF the
building az No. 2Oi IA street. Miss
Kostsky received scalp wound and
Miss Golden was cut about the face and
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