Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-02

: Polnt5 betWee nthe Atlantic coast
ana Cleveland and upper New York
State and Baltimore today were
idshed by what the weather bureau
described as the worst snowstorTn
in twenty five years.
Sleet, wind and snow combined TO
tie up railroads. cripple shipping. de-
moralize telegraph and telephone
service and cause great suffering.
The storm began yesterday and
continued with intensity all through
the night and the early part of to-
day. Reports at noon from manv
sections had it that the snowfall was
becoming lighter. The weather bu-
reau predicted the end of the snow
and probably clearing skies before
night.
New York. New Jersey and Penn
syl probably are the States hardest
hit by the storm. In practically
every part of the three States be-
tween eight and eleven inches of snow
coves the ground. Sleet, snow and
rain is falling in sheets and the wind
blows fiercely. At times during the
height of tn estorm the wind reached
avelocity of eighty-four miles an
| hour
In New Jersey almost intoIerable
conditions followed the breaking of
the storm. Persons intending to
travel eighether on boats or trains
were unable to start on their Jour-
neyS. The Pennsylvania, Lehgh Val
| ley and Baltimore and Ohio railroads
were unable to run trains to South
ern and Western points today, mostly
because fallen telegraph poles and
| wires blocked their tracks
Ocean liners were held up In the
outer harbor, and steamship lines
nnGfnnnad hai
| til later in the week
Telegraph service outside of Newark
| was demoralized The Western Union
! Company reported no connections
could be obtained north and west of
/ eieai2y, nor vest and south Of P,ii;s-
de1phla. communication between New
ark and New York and between New
ark and New York and Montreal could
be established, but this section was
practically cut off from all other Sec
tions of the country
Ihe Postal Telegraph Company re-
| ported wirer communication between
this city and New York and between
| Newark and New York and Yonkers.
| Mount Vernon and Albany was In
| good shape, but that it was impos-
s1ole to establish connections between
other points.
Both teelrgaph companies were ao-
cepting messages subject to indefi-
mite delay"
| Local telephone service was said
to be near normal today so far as
the amjority of calls in the city were
| concerned, but service from Newark
to Madison. Morristown and other
points on the Lackawanna railroad
was cut Off
| Connections were made with Sum-
nit and other places, but with diff
|
by persons making New York calls
| The Public Service Corporation re-
| ported that the present storm is ths
worst one in it's experience Usually.
! officials said, they are called upon
| merely to cope with traffic blocks
when a blizzard comes, but this time
electric light and power service and
the gas service are hit. too.
So many wires fell under the weight
of ice yesterday that the police in
practically every large city supplied
with electric power by the Public
Service ordered the corporation to
| shut off the power to guard against
accidents from live wire. in the
streets. The result of the stopping
of electric power was the gas supply
was taxed to capacity.
Trolley traffic on nearly all Public
Service lines was practically demor-
allHed. 10 tne delays due TO snow
and ice banked on the tracks was
added the danger of the trolley wires
falling beneath the weight of the ice
that hung from them. No accidents
from broken trolley wires were re.
ported. but one man was shocked to
death by power wire in this city.
Seven horses perished by coming in
contact with live wires or by being
crushed under falling electric light or
telephone poles.
The inability of the railroads TO
operate trains to this city was the
cause of great shortage In the milk
supply. Dealers reported they had on
hand only the milk and cream that
was left over from the day before, but
that the railroads had informed them
every effort was being made to run
the milk trains into this city. The
fact bakers and others were unable
to make deliveries today also led to
small famine in bread. The short
age of the milk supply also aided this
famine, for bakers were unable TO run
their plants to normal capacity.
The local department stores reported
they were making no effort to deliver
goods today, realizing the streets
were impossible Delivery of goods
by other merchants also was ham
pered, and all funerals scheduled for
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