New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-27
Outbreak Possible Unless
Rain or Warm Weather
Comes Soon.
FILTH MOUNTAINS
ENCUMBER STREETS
Would Take Months 10 Clean Up
Residence Streets by Hand,
Saws FetherstOn.

rain. Unless the heavens pour ioI'h
moisture and the sun bestow its coun-
tcnance for period of weeks the West
Side of this municipality particularly
viii remain an cyesore for al least two
months. so far AS thc ability and re-
sources Of the Department Of street
Cleaning 10 remove snow and slush
from thoroughfarcs i'm that district are
concerned. other portions Of the city
may also logically be included
Commissioner Of Street Cleaning
Fcthcrston. that much criticised city
official since the big storm Of February
IL. thus summarized the situation yes
terdsv There can Dee no doubt that
Nev York rs not now presenting its
.bcs, side foremost a reporter for The
Tribune. u 20 brief journey through
some Of IT'S streets yesterday. hereby
tostincs 90 that self-evidcnt fact
Commissioner Fctbcrston declared
onphaucany that an army immeasur-
ably greater IN numbers than he could
employ would not be able to clear the
snow from residential streets for at
least two months. The efforts Of the
douartmcut he said were being con-
contrated upon streets in the down
town business district, and progress
was being made.
a Tour Of inspection.
The Tribune reporter walked from
23d street through Fourth and Park
avenues 10 42d street. His route north
ward then led through Vanderbilt and
Madison avenues. across 10th street TO
Seventh avenue. car bore him TO
asth street through Broadway and Am
sterdam avenue. He went afoot to
Central Park West and by surface lines
and croes-toVn cars back TO Columbus
Circle.
Cross streets east and west Of Fourth
avenue from oath street between Third
and Madison avenues and north TO go
street are still almost impossible for
teams and other traffic
Park avenue from oath to 40th street
presents a spectacle to mourn over.
Householders on several blocks have
shovcled the snow from the front Of
their homes TO provide room for auto
mobiles and delivery wagons, with the
result that ordinary traffic must come
10 standstill or crawl over piles Of the
accumulated debris.
Cross streets east and west Of
Seventh avenue from 46th TO SD street,
as far as one could see, presented the
same aspect. Eighth avenue north and
south Of SD street was a morass. a
view Of Ninth avenue south Of the
cross street presented the same feat
ures. Snowdi1fts, chunks OF ice and
fifth filed the cutters.
Columbus avenue 10 Lincoln Square
is in the same deplorsble condition. but
further northward It has been partially
cleared. One street. S3d. is cleaned in
this district as far az Central Park.
Few Cleaners at Work
A few carts Of the city department
we're seen I'm the cross streets as far up
ss Goth street. There was quite num-
her at 95th street and Amsterdam ave-
nue. IL was explained that the depart
ment had modified the greater number
in the downtown streets. Amsterdam
avenue between Tooth and 109th streets
has chastened appearance. That is
the only part OF the busy thoroughfare
that has been touched.
Ninety sixth street resembles an Arc
tic scene. and Central Park West down
20 Columbus Circle a mountain trail
Practically the only route for traffic is
along the car tracks. A two-foot path
way on the park side Of the street pro-
Vfdes passage for pedestrians equipped
with goloshes.
The seth Street Improvement Asso-
citation. despairing Of the city's help 20
clean the asphalt between Columbus
avenue and Central Park West, hired
It's own men 10 remove the snow from
the sides Of the street. They did II
also by throwing the snow into the
middle Of the passage. Now there is
y narrow driveway on each side OF the
street. with a mountain ridge in the
centre.
An enterprising janitor OF a building
81 columbus avenue and 10th street
FILTERED the associations idea and hired
q number Of laborers to clean 10th
street I'm tho same fashion. He collect
ed toll from the tenants and is said
60 have cleared more than 500 by his
business acumen.
Twenty four Hour Grip Now.
Notwithstanding the fact that Com
missioner Fetherston said that the gar
hage and ashes situation was much i'm
proved i'm the last twenty -four hours.
feeling was prevalent among residents
Of tho upper West Side that the pres
ence 81 the filth in the streets might
breed disease unless IL is removed soon.
To substantiate this fear new all
ment has sprung up as result Of the
effects Of tho big storm. II is known
90 the twenty four hour grip" Ply
sicians last night corrobOrated this
story when they declared that "a pecul-
FAR form OF la grippe was prevalent
among their patients. While possessing
many OF the elements Of the disease, II