Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-06
NEWARK IN GRASP
OF A BLIZZARD
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at Bloomfield and Belleville avenues.
The Bloomfield car was turning the
switch when the Paterson car APP
preached. The motorman on the Pat
erson car, which was coming south, put
on the brakes, but the car skidded
seven feet, hitting the other car. The
reported that his knees were
hurt by the shake-up. There were no
other injuries.
Some annoyance is caused in the
street cars by the steps being covered
with snow which makes them very slip
perry. The company officials say that
there is a standing order that conduct
ors. must keep the steps clean. This
rule evidently is not observed in some
instances.
While walking on Plane street last
night Albert Hecker, % years old, of
IS Charlton street, slipped and sus-
tanned contusions of the ribs. He was
taken to the City Hospital and after
being treated went to his home.
Private physicians about the city say
they have treated several patients who
sustained sprained ankles by falling
in slippery places. The city has as
yet made no preparations for removing
the snow on the streets, but police
officers are strict with property-owners
as to the removal of the snow from
sidewalks.
Many lodging-houses in the city are
almost empty today. Those inmates
who are able-bodied are patroling the
streets in search of a job to remove
the snow from the walks. In many
homes this morning the head of the
house and others who go to business
left without their breakfasts. Milk
dealers and bakers were behind time
in their deliveries. News carriers found
it difficult to deliver the morning pa
pers.
The blacksmiths are doing a land
office business this morning shoeine
horses. Some drivers wrap the horses
hoofs with burlap bags to prevent the
horses from slipping.
The small boy is in his glory. In
front of every schoolhouse there are
several Slides on which youngsters
are making merry. SNOWFALL throwing
is proving to be IS popular as ever
Stores in which sleds are sold were
kept very busy all morning.
storm to Last All Day.
Professor william Weiner. the loca.
weather prophet, stated this morning
that the storm. which is a continue
ton of the n that started in the
Rockies, is likely to go or all day.
1t began at 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon and did not let up until 8 o'clock
1t started again with renewed vigol
at 800 this morning. Up to the pres
ent time three inches of SNOW has
fallen. The wind Is from the north.
west and at times has a velocity Of
twenty miles. 1t varies from eight Il
twenty. The temperature at II O'CLOCK
this morning was 81. At 7 o'clock yes
terday morning it was 2S and droppet
to 81 degrees at noon and made q
further drop to % at 6 o'clock. Al
9 last night, when the snow stopped
falling, 1t was 81; at 8 a. M, IS.
Professor Weiner stated that at
O'Clock this morning the recording ba-
rometer indicated a pressure of 29.9
inches and in five minutes made q
drop to 1858 inches, and in a surpris
ingly short time jumped back again
The professor has written to Wash.
ington and Atlantic City to ascertain
the cause of this. According to the
professor. this has never occurred be.
fore.