New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
CROWDS GREET sun
s,oT SPORT FOE ALL,
u1oze Cty Goes Co0st'Hg'
.gsg1ing or Tramp'ng.

.he <y~oundhog VINO hunts hls "oio
sses his own shadow, the New
""''' .s-e-dav welcomed the sun. which
- :. shadow on the gIistening snow IN the
''s' .,o,x the drives and in s'lcn streets
,ot ret been scraped clear by the
- - street cleaners. Sleigh bells
+he honk OF the automobile, and
ol0~s.c~ ,.o-,es of a hundred thousand chlloTen
90 'le "a the JOY which flied the hesrt
fel--- ,es who owned bobsleo. IL was
OF al5-fashioned winter Gay IN Ne"
York --,idS,,,,r,e- thronss
nesches, g greater NUMBER enjoyed
a g. e. ideal day Of midwinter furs and
ne - rere much in evidence along
So Drive. Fifth avenue and the
Central Park presented mid
s.e,e s1lch as New Workers mostly
VIM -,srazine covers but rarely in
ely. automobiles took q day off and
s,,,se and cutter held the park roads
'l- e,o,es Of central Park, Prospect
", Cortlandt Park were dotted
- me small boy and girl. who enjoyed
~-.r-,rg more than ever before IN their
r-,s borseulen filed the bride paths.
- was only the man or woman VINO
- r,s-ned a day Of skating on one or the
I- 80 u--o found that form of sport
sa-,i5se, nv the snow banks on the ice.
WORK FOR MANY HANDS.
rrs-v house from Coney Island TO far
.,--o,5 -hs northerly line Of the city limits
.o-,-;,,,-ed its tenants 20 the outdoor
,L-,,g Where millions were enjoying &
,.,isgv another great proportion OF the
t. 5,reIje-s -who are wont 10 hide behind
r-.v walls Of the teneueuts were flnd-
- s,,,lovruent n clearing away the snow
e +he resumption Of weekday business
-s--- nan who could grasp shovel had
,.--,-,erative employment. and no Santa
C,.rs ever finished his task as completely
ss cid rhe weaLher
~ Staten Island fs-ryboats, with their
s..a-e -rowded. carried thousands of ex-
-,,-cior;sts 70 the snowclad hills Of Rich
- po-oueh. New Jersey entertained its
,-,s- outdoor amusement crowd, and the sub
,r-hs- roTns were filed with weekend
-,ss-s who made Up the straw rides or
.--,-sng uarries n the rural sections. Down
- ronev Island and ROckaway crowds
=uss ne boardwalks. and along the Brook
In saors Road the promenaders marvelled
- -,e ICE foes which were swept slowly
past them eut TO sea on the tide.
Long Island, dug out OF It's isolation, was
tbreugsd with sleighing parties. who made
ha big day for the roadhouses and hotels.
he seds and automobiles, packed to-
retber On the fsrTyboats across the East
River. presented al unusual spectacle. All
The railroads, trolley lines and city traffic
srstsms were operated on holiday schedule
when the crowds began 10 swarm TO sub
way. elevated and tram terminals.
BIG BILL" MAKES PROGRESS.
Big BIZ Edwards and his football
squad played fast game against the snow
heaps. The three thousand regular mem
bers Of the Street Cleaning Department
we're rewarded with an extra half days
pay for their paTr II the work Of clearing
Broadway and Fifth avenue. They scored
enough first downs TO take them as far as
z7th street on these avenues, and made big
gains on the East Side
M Edwards and Mr.. Gunther, the CHEZ
superintendent OF snow removal, had 100
men in addition 70 the standing army OF
street cleaners Then there were 200 carts,
including farm wagons from New jersey.
Long Island and Westchester County. 1t
vss estimated that 2o.o0O horses were being
employed N snow removal throughout the
e-y The work of clearing Manhattan
Borough has been pushed so rapidly that
almost al OF the snow has been piled IN
The cross streets pending the arrival CT
trucks 10 clear away the remains Of the
1sn-inch snowfall
TIE snow removers worked with such
haste that John Cashier. \ driver, Of No.
e, West I47th street. followed his load Of
snow into the East River at the 131st street
DUMP. Cashier was being carried into
midstream on a snowbank when he vas
rescued by several policemen. who, led by
John Davis, Of the West 18th street sta
ton made Up human chain. The driver.
coated with ice and snow. was taken TO
MS home IN an ambulance from the J.
Hood Wright Hospital.
RIVALRY AMONG THE DRIVERS.
Ire rivalry Of sIeighing and automobiIna
caused corsidera BILE excitement at Column
bus avenue and I'D street. where d, large
touring car and Z cutter became so closely
entsngled that the horse deserted the sleigh
and bclted down the avenue Mr.. and Mrs
John c. Gross. Of No. 22S West I'D street,
were thrown from the sleigh into snow
bank but we're not injured The automo-
Gle was driven by Denis Denhar, Of No.
* y est @fth street.
among tie popular forms Of amusement
n the parks was skiing and snowshoe run
iIns The hills near East 18th street in
central Park made the sports of S1fitzer-
iano and Russia possible. and the efforts
of he ski Jumpers proved one Of the anus
lhe diversions u the promenaders. Another
Z, enthusiastic crowd gathered on one Of the
MS near East 74th street. where bobsled
races were held all afternoon.
By IN q promise Of continued fine weather
AeW Workers VIII continue 70 have an out
oeor season sucn as has not been enjoyed
ior several Years. Il IS expected that
every sie-sa IN. the city will be pressed into
service today Many Of the hotels organ
-1eo -heir guests into sleighing parties
Nalc- VIII leave the city tonight for trips
laroCgh The suburbs The thousands OF
Patients in The CITY hospitals were allowed
70 spend The greater part Of the day in tho
sunshine
-Airty-lve gangs Of man, each OF 125
member or more. and fifteen hundred
rlcks we-- az work under contractors in
brooklyn yesterday. The Street Cleaning
30 i-aFfHlent also had eight hundred sweep
fs and eight hundred emergency men
'ieaning up rhe snow The Brooklyn Rapid
fans.t Company had fifty large cars for
ne removal OF snow in operation all day
enc between rour hundred and fvc hundred
hofelle-s