Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-05
NEWARK ALL BUT
RECOVERED FROM
EFFECTS OF STORM
Cars Run on Schedule, Wire
Service Improves, Snow Dis
appears and Lights Are On.

Almost normal conditions are re-
stored in Newark today for the first
time since the storm. Trolley cars
again are running on schedule time,
although the NewarkTrenton line is
tied up badly. The army of men
working on the streets, with the as
sistance of the sun, have removed a
greater part of the snow from main
thoroughfares. Telephone and tele-
graph lines in the city also are being
repaired rapidly.
In the outlying districts little
progress has been made. Telegraphic
communication with Trenton was
established late yesterday afternoon
for the first time since the storm.
A report received from Trenton in
the Public Service offices here last
night showed the poles are down for
miles and the tracks are hidden in
many places by drifts of snow. Pub
lie Service officials today said it will
be some time before the line will be
open again. Repair crews have been
sent out from Newark and Trenton in
sleighs to remove the poles strewn
along the tracks. Most of the dam
age done by the storm was in the
vicinity of Milltown Junction and
Monmouth Junction, where in many
places the snow blocked railway and
trolley service Tor miles.
Trains Run on Schedule.
The passenger service ON steam rail-
ways into and through Newark again
drumming on schedule time with few
exceptions. The Lackawanna Rail-
road is running passenger trains on
time, but the freight service still
is crippled badly This, according
to officials, is due to the great
accumulation of snow and ice
in the railway yards, and also the
condition of the road further in State.
All freight to distant points is being
accepted at the local freight offices
subject to delay.
The Pennsylvania Railroad reported
today that its passenger trains are
running on time, but the freight still
is tied up at points between here and
Trenton, particularly near Monmouth
Junction, where serious snow drifts
occurred. Freight to all points, how
ever. is being accepted, There is no
delay in shipments between Newark
and New York.
The Erie and Central Railroad of
New Jersey announced today that
both passenger and freight service
are being conducted on more or less
schedule time Many men have been
employed in the railway yards, and
ii is expected that before long normal
conditions will be restored. No great
delays have been reported. but ice in
switches has been a serious obstacle
to the working crews.
Due to the work of the Public Ser
vices repair gangs, the electric light
ing conditions in the city are normal
again. Although the city was little
more than half lighted last night. it
is expected all commercial and resi-
Dental sections will be lighted by to-
night. Considerable progress also has
been made in repairing the fire alarm
system. Patrols still are maintained
in outlying districts to report fires,
which have decreased in number Of
ficials today said they expected the
entire system to be working again by
tonight. The situation of the fire
alarm system in West Orange still is
in a deplorable condition.
Suburban Towns Dark.
The suburban towns all have suf-
fered severely from lack of electric
power. The Public Service today an
nounced that by tonight it was eX-
pected that the greater part of these
circuits will be in working order. The
trolley service to the suburbs, how
ever, is again running on schedule
time. Irvington and the upper part
of Belleville still have no electric cur
rent, but it is expected the greater
part of this will be restored today.
Under the direction of Charles NJ.
Shipman. general superintendent of
works, the city's principal streets
have been cleared of snow. Large
forces of men are employed today in
cleaning out cutters and catch basins
to prevent foods from the melting
snow More than 700 men are engaged
in cleaning cutters, as it is feared the
warm weather will bring floods with
the melting snow.
1t was learned today that in many
places in Warren and Essex counties
telegraph and telephone lines have
been destroyed Game and domestic
fowl are said to have died by the
thousands in SNOW drifts