The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-15
In New York Today There Was
Fourteen Inches of Snow,
More Than Fell All Of the
Previous Winter.
THREE PEOPLE DEAD;
THREE MORE DYING
To Add to the Troubles a Milk
and Food Famine is Threat
ened-BIizzard Driven Along
BY Gale.
american News Service)

fAmeriCan News Service)
New York, Jan. 1J.-Driven by a gal
the blizzard-the worst in twenty-five
years which has continued unbroke Ell
since midThursday, today maintained
it's grip on the East. In New York
where the suffering among the poor is
intense, fourteen inches of snow had
fallen when dawn came today-more
than was registered here all last win
ter A milk and food famine is
threatened. seventy-five mile wind
has swept the coast driving to shelter
or to danger every craft, big or little
in it's path.
Mayor Was imperiIed.
The death list of the storm in New
York alone had reached six early to-
day, with three dying. and reports
from other points indicated that the
total would be much higher when the
Gaynor was imperiled while trying to
reach his home at St. James, L. l., and
escaped with his life by narrow mar.
gin. One of his companions was IA
tally hurt by being blown from a tres.
tie. The mayor saved himself from q
similar fate by lying on the tracks,
clinging to the rails. After a battle
Of half an hour, he reached the home
OF friend and was put under the care
of physicians.
Traffic in the city and suburbs waa
practically stalled, and throughout the
whole area affected by the storm was
seriously crippled, every train reaching
New York behind time.
Traffic is Abandoned.
The Long Island Railroad company
was forced to abandon all attempts al
traffic and six trains were stalled all
last night and until late today be-
tween Hampstead and Jamaica. With
out food, the passengers suffered in
tensely. Today relief expeditions were
sent out to them and all energy was
devoted to clearing the tracks of snow.
drifts. which in some cases were al
most level with the tops of the cars.
Situations nearly as bad abound
through the storm-swept sections OF
the country, from Indiana to the At.
lantic and from Virginia to Maine.
Army Street Cleaners.
But the worst hit spot on the mar
was Greater New York. Street
Cleaning Commissioner Edwards en-
rolled an army of extra hands. besides
the regular white wings of the city
and thousands of men labored to keer
the streets in condition. even while
the storm was doing its worst to clos
them.
Transportation companies today
turned their attention to keeping theil
rights Of way open. Every line in the
larger city was idle or running with ar
occasional and haltirg service. Trol
ley lines were hardest hit, and some
in the remoter districts shut down al
together. marooning thousands of per
sons in their homes.
In the tenement districts suffering
was intense. The wind whistlet
through the streets with terrific fury
and flimsy tenements offered poo1
shelter. Thousands took refuge il
charitable sleeping places; the munich
pal lodging house held hundreds and {
string of relief. seekers filled almost ev
cry police station. The hospitals, too
we're overcrowded.
Many pedectrians who had beer
overcome on the streets, were fount
today, most of them, in a precariou
condition from their terrible ordeal
and the hospital surgeons were KEEP
very busy.