Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-06
THOUSANDS WADE
IN DEEP SLUSH;;
SCORES INJURED
Ambula-co~ Hard Pressed to
Care for Victims of Ice
Coated Payements.
CAPT. CARROLL. BADLY
HURT IN TUMBLE
Traffic Blocked and One Man
Walks Home in Stock
ing Feet.


has ever visited this section, payements
and sidewalks were made as smooth az
glass, rendering travel for pedestrians
and horses almost impossible. Scores
of persons we're injured by falls, many
horses had their legs broken and had to
be shot to end their suffering. and bust
ness suffered partial paralysis. Duo
to the slippery rails, trolley and railroad
schedules suffered greatly. Fire horses
had to go slow answering alarms of fro
and the condition was altogether one OF
the most remarkable ever experienced.
The coating of the streets with ice be-.
gan last night and although the rain
today melted the ice some and ren-
dered locomotion safer than last night.
all day long the police and the ambu-
lances were on the jump taking care OF
persons who mad fallen. bruising them
selves or breaking limb.
Walked In Stacking Feet.
Leon Evans. of the Empire Thea tre.
mad a strange experience. With Mrs.
Evans he left the theatre shortly be-
lore midnight for his home at Ia NeI-
son place. zig-zagging their way they
finally reached the corner of High and
Market street, where Evans, who had
ihiien perhaps half dozen times, SAT-
down ON the sidewalk and took off bis
shoes, thinking that he would mako
petter progress in his stockings. In his
stockings he slipped moro than 100 feet.
but finally reached his home.
pedestrians goodnaturedly houndered
about until someone was noticed Il,
sink to the street with moan, telling
OF some broken limb or severe lacera~
ton hundreds OF persons whose btsi-
ness took them out last night and early
To-Day, songht In vain to engage CABS.
cnpnaen thought too mitch Of their ami
mails to permit them out on the streats.
Many family today looked In win for
tile early morning milk delivery Milk
men, like the cabmen would not ruin
the risk OF taking their horses out In
the early morning hours when th9
streets We're like a sheet of glass.
Suburbs Hard Hit.
In the suburbs where the wind and
sleet had a tuli sweep the conditions
were even worse, and many commuters
did not leave for their business in
this city or New York until we'll on to
noon.
Men and horses slipped ON the ice
throughout the Oranges last night and
today, and the ambulances for both
man and beast had several cases for
attention Alexander Hoffman, of S,
Forest street, Orange, fell in front OF
his home and injured his shoulder He
was taken TO the Orange Memorial
Hospital last night.
The attendance at the public schools
was very light today, and in Bloom
field and Glen Ridge half sessions were
held. There was considerable damage
to the trees and shrubbery the heavy
coating of ice and sleet clinging to the
limbs and they crashed to the ground.
1t was hard work for motormen to
keep fires in the trolley cars ana
their patrons suffered considerably
| One of the victims Of the s1eety
pavements was Captain William. Car
roll, of the detective bureau He Ia
at his home, 70 Walnut street, today
| with his left shoulder bone dislocated,
and it may be several days before he
will be able to report for duty at
police headquarters. Captain Carroll
left headquarters last night ON his way
to his home. He had reached the front
/ Of 75 Walnut street. two doors from
! his home, when he fell. He is a heavy
man, which made the fall all the more
severe. He was carried into his home.
where DIR. ]. N. Mccormick, who was
called, found that he had fallen or his
left side. which was badly bruised. and
! that his left shoulder was dislocated.
| Captain Carroll was in great pain to-
day, and although he says that he Will
be about in a few days. DR. McCor-
mick says that it will be longer than
! that
| Others injured who came to the mo-
tice of the police and hospital au-
thorities are:
| List OF Victims.
BYRNE. GEORGE, As Elliott street. a
night watehman in Sacks foundry.
/ Hamburg place. slipped on the steps
/ injuring his back as he fell. He was
taken home in the Third Precinct am
! bulance as soon as the authorities We're
notified.
BETZ, WILLIAM, aged % years of
lob William street. Fell on the side
| foot of Centre street and sprained his
| left ankle. He was taken to St Mi
chaers Hospital in the Fifth Precinct
ambulance.
BLAIR, GEORGE, 40 years old OF
263 New York avenue, fell in front OF
13o Ferry street early this morning
and sustained an ugly scalp wound
Went home.
CASEY. JOHN. 90 years old, of 4oa
Bank street, fell at Bank and Hunter
don streets. He was sent to the City
Hospital. suffering from severe scalp
| wounds.
! CONKLIN, LOUIS, of Il Morris ave-
nue., sprained wrist. After treatment at
ST. Barnabas's Hospital went home.
cROSLEWITz, FRANK, of 1863 Four
teenth avenue. In ST. Barnabas's Hos
pitai suffering from fracture
| EKLING. ERNEST E., of 26 Hermou
| ctrapt fpil in front of 46 MfflbeFFss