New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-07
Day Full OF Minor Accidents.

Day Full OF Minor Accidents.
Hundreds OF minor accidents were re-
ported throughout the day TIE Nu-
nicipaI Lodging House had a big run
during the last two NIGHTS. and other
refugees Of the distressed also reported
many applications for shelter
The streets were rendered slippery
throughout the earlier part OF The day.
and horses had great difficulty in keep
ing their feet. while those forced TO haul
loads We're taxed TO their utmost TO get
along. The difficulty Of driving smoothly
shod horses along the slippery pavements
caused many accidents and much delay
in team traffic in all portions Of the city.
The storm swept down shortly after
midnight yesterday morning from the
Tennessee Mountains. and in a short
time snow was falling Throughout the
country north Of Virginia. while south
of that point there was a driving rain
A gale which attained a velocity Of
twenty-four miles swept up the Atlantic
coast. and the binding snow rendered
navigation difficult, and while the trans
atlantic liners reached port with only
slight delay, those coming from Havana
and points down the coast were held
back. and did not come in at a last
night
Practically all the railroad lines re-
ported their through trains from the
The local trains. however. were all
within a few minutes of their regular
time. while the new Philadelphia fast
service was practically on time through
cut the day. On the Long Island Rail-
road trains were on time during the day.
tut there was some trouble in the even
ing and il was anticipated that z the
snow continued to fall all night there
would be- long delays to-day
TroIIeys Hold Their Owr.
Within the city the trolley systems
we're kept going fairly well on schedule
time. the loss OF time amounting 70 a
few minutes The Brooklyn Rapid
Transit. warned by its experience on a
similar occasion last year. had sweeDers
,ut early. and the traffic was kept NOV
ng.
A deIay on the Sixth and Ninth ave-
me elevated lines above 145th street
,-as due 10 the blocking OF a switch frog
,v snow. This caused a car 70 leave the
rack. and the express service was badly
led up for time
tn to s o'clock last night the snowfall
vas measured by the local weather
,,-eau at Al inches There were accu-
,,rIations all over the city. however, and
ba driving wind throughout the day
,iIed I'D banks IN many spots, SO that
pedestrians found the depths OF snow
Iearlv double what was officially re-
,orted-
Staten Island trolleys were completely
led up last night. and many OF the
twenty-five thousand commuters who
purnev on the ferry each evening had
hard time of IL in consequence. as the
taten Island Rapid Transit Railroad
oes not reach all the interior points
uch. therefore. in order TO reach their
ONES had 70 walk miles through the
asst falling snow. Here and there on
heir route those inclined 70 stop and
est had ample opportunity TO do SO. for
rolley cars were stalled at intervals
long all the various lines The officials
{ the Rapid Transit Company had antic-
,ated the situation, and had put hun
reds of men at work on the lines. with
he result that their trains were run
-ithin a few minutes Of schedule
Thick Weather Delays Ferries.
The storm was no respecter OF off,
iaIs. for among those stalled for four
ours at New Dorp were the employees
Z the County Clerks and the Sherift's
flee The ferry 10 Staten Island. like
ae other municipal ferries. suffered
MY minor delays. and that was because
he thick weather made IL difficult 10
each the slips at the terminals
The storm affected the receipts OF the
arious traction companies in the city.
ut the surface roads were hit the most
eavily Shopping was lighter than
The Standard Railway OF the South
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