Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-15

Total snow fall, 11% inches.
g Duration of storm "a hours. s
= Wind velocity from 4 to 80
+ miles an hour. Z
Z Eighteen sweepers out by Pub 9.
X lie Service.
+ One hundred and thirty-nine
z carts sent by city to remove g
: snow.
+ Five hundred and two men Z
{ shoveling streets for Board of {.
Z Works. !
+ Railroads all open; a few
z Western trains late.
! No trolley line out of commits !
+ sion +
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In spite of the fact that the snow
storm which ended at $3.50 o'clock this
morning was one of tho longest on rec-
ord for this part of the country, and
that the snowfall ranks we'll among
the high markers, with the exception
of the blizzard of 1888. trolley traffic
has remained practically uninterrupted,
as far as the passengers are concerned.
and no long distance train arrived moro
than an hour late. In most cases West
ern trains were on time and schedules
have been almost normal for local train
service.
Without waiting for the storm to
stop, Charles NJ. Shipman, superin-
tendent of works. started his men on
the gigantic task of keeping the streets
open for wagon traffic, so that when the
snow actually ceased the more con-
gested points were free from snow and
the shovelers and wagons were dis
patched to the bad places outside tho
centre of the city. -
| In comparison with the street essf
conditions in New York and othir
cities the way cars were kept running
here is considered exceptional by trafdc
experts. Every line IN the Essex IL
vision Of the Public Service was kept
open, with the exception of section
of the Springfield avenue and Plank
road lines. On the Springfield line the
west-bound track from Forty-thlrd
street to Maplewood was blocked from
1 o'clock to $50 this morning Wnik
there was no traffic in that direction Q
car was kept on shuttle duty on the
east-bound track so that it was never
| blocked.
Trucks stalled.
The tie-up on the Plank road was nod
due TO the snow that fell on the tracks.
but to stalled trucks and automobiles
A heavy stringpiece borders the rails.
and this was buried SO deep under the
snow that drivers could not see it, and, :.
consequently. drove over it onto the
tracks, and could not get back again.
A car was sent to aid in pushing the .
stalled wagons off the track, manned
by force to shovel path out when
necessary. The block, which began Ut
10 O'Clock last night. was broken at $50
| this morning, when the day schedule
| was resumed
| The Turnpike, Paterson, Caldwell and
| West Orange lines all ran all night. The
| only serious trouble reported was in
the Central division, where at Dunellen,
Sewaren and Metuchen cars were
| stalled.
force of 200 men has been working
for the trolley company to keep things
in the shape that they are. The men
began work at 1890 Friday morning
and are still going. In the Essex di-
vision twenty Eight sweepers were put
on, and in order that there might be
no delay the crews were supplied with
lunch and coffee during the night at
the various power stations. Nearly i0a
men are taking care of the switches
and crossings.
Beside the regular storm crews the
Public Service has hired 100 wagons
which started at o'clock this morn,
ing to attack the banks of snow
thrown up on the side of the tracks By
| sweepers. These wagons were ordered
yesterday, but the men to handle them
could not be obtained until today. They
began work in Commerce street, NIul,
berry street, Central avenue. Broad
street. Belleville avenue. Orange street
and Springfield avenue, after which
they We're sent to less used thorough,
fares The work has been under the
charge Of Superintendent of Transpor
tation Newton W. Bolan and Division
Superintendent w. B. Graham
The railroads. too report that becaps,
they were prepared for the trouble thel
pulled through almost without DELAY
The Laekawanna reported that all It'll
/; trains. including the Western flyers, arr
coming through on time, While the loea
service was unimpeded. The Erie wal
equally fortunate Milk trains to thu
city We're delayed somewhat not on ae
count of the snow on the outside lines
but because when the cars got TO tht
yards the tracks there had not beer
cleared. The Chicago train came in 81
hour and q quarter late. From tifteei
to eighteen plows have been running be-
tween Jersey City and Port Jervis eye
since yesterday and are still at il.
7 Freehold division of the Centrs
was tied up. On the PennsyIvanii
Western trains are coming in from tel
to twenty minutes late, and the Eas