The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-14

on the crosstown lines, sweepers
were stalled with cars In many in.
stances ana the drifts got completely
out Of hand.
Emergency gangs cleared up the
tracks enough by noon to enable the
stalled cars to be brought in and an
irregular service was renewei. The
Third avenue line was never stopped,
though It was slow. Nearly all the
stalled cars ON all lines were In mo.
ton by O'Clock.
Harry Carrigan. superintendent Of
the trolley lines. said there would
b . long delay In getting the cars
running. Hundreds Of persons walked
miles through the drifts to got 70
the subway or elevated lines. Both
the subway and elevated were In
good working order. but the trains
ran slowly because the crowds fairly
swampsd them at every station.
Policemen stationed ON fixed posts
blessed the name Of CommissAouNs
Mckay for the order issued Q few
days ago permitting them to get into
the shelter OF doorways. Even with
this chance Of relief from the snow.
the rasor.sdssd wind and the sting
Ing sleet brought torturss during
their vigil Nrsmsn. too. called out
into the storm faced multiplied psrils
and exhaustion far beyond the great
trials ordinarily imposed on them.
LODGING HOUSE MEN oGT
CHANCE TO eHovEl.
The busiest spots In New York this
morning were Nos. 500 and SOL Fifth
avenue and No. SO East Sixteenth
street. At No. 500 F1eth avenue 10
the hsadauartsrs OF the Snow Re.
moval Bureau and ct No. sol are
the odloes Of the Belmont Trucking
Company which. With the exception
Of small territory turned over to
u. LArhn q Son By . sub. contract,
has the Job Of removing snow from
al the strssts on Manhattan Island.
The Larking Arm has ofIicss at No.
10 0ast Sixteenth street, which was
the third busiest spot
.. h =. KEEPS LINgo OPEN,
EXTRA ~" cARO.
The b. r. T. reported all it, lines
open this morning and prepared Tor
the rush crowd. which Il said Il
would b able 10 handle. It's trains
from the suburban districts were from
ten 70 thirty minutes late. but the
road officials said they sxpsctsd 20
have on large force Of men TO keen
their lines opsn.
They put on extra elevated trains,
which proved fortunate, for thou
sands Of persons living within walk.
Ing distance Of the elevated preferred
to take chances ON II to going by the
trolley. ~ usual. The result was that
The crowds were handled pretty we'll,
whore they would have swamped the
line but for the extra trains.
The extra trains were run TO the
bridge and passengsrs were trans
fsrrsd to the regular bridge trains.
TIE b. n. T. also issued transfers
from Ito trolley lines to the bridge
cass for The bsnsnt Of thoss who
might b delayed II they remained on
the crawling trollsys.
Hundreds OF persona In Brooklyn
went ~ near ~ they could 70 the
subway on trolley cars and then got
out and took the subway to New
York TO insure getting 70 work on
time. The result was that the SUBJ
way had an unprecedented crowd to
handle.
All oars on the Consy Island and
Brooklyn road were delayed by the
snow. but the company reported tts
lines open. Trains on the Long Island
Railroad sntsrtnH the Flatbush ave-
nSs station were ill delayed BY the
weather.
The Staten Island electric car syn.
ten was tied up absolutely at Z
o'clock this morning and. EXCEPT for
those living within reach OF the steam
Nnes. there was NO np~eNA ~ reach.
Ing the ferry At st. George. Hundreds
were thus prevented from coming to
their business In Manhattan.
An unidentified man about forty
ave years old. evidently an Italian
laboreP. was found frosen TO death
to-day In the hallway Of No, .l7SS
Third avenue, whero he had prob
ably gone TO kssp out es re slpem.