Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-15
Northern and Western Parts
Of State Suffer Intensely
From Chilling Blasts During
Past -Four Days,
TRAFFIC COMPLETELY
TIED UP BY DRIFTS
fierce Gale Dashe8 Ocean
Waves Into Towns Along
New Jersey Coast Seven
teen Deaths Are Reported
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New York Feb IA snow storm.
said to rival In severity the great
storm Of 1888 ragged to the aCcompani-
ment If zero weather in the upper
Hudson valley. the Mohawk valley
and the northern ana western parts
of the state am day long. tying up
many of the smaller railroad and troll
ley lines and naralyzing communica-
tion generally An mails We're delay
ed
Late today the fall of snow ceased
in many districts only to be followed
by return to the zero weather and
high winds which have held the state
in their grip for the last -four DAYS.
-Four deaths werr caused in this city
by the storm, ana the total fatalities
due 20 the recent cold spell and stormy
conditions numbered seventeen to-
night
While the snowfall In the metr0po-
lis was only ten inches and at other
points In the lower Hudson valley as
low as twelve inches, districts in the
upper valley reported fall Of twen-
ty-four inches AZ Albany the blanket
was fourteen inches in thickness and
from points north ana west Of the
city phenomenal fails for those Sec
tions We're reported. the snow ranging
from twenty-four to thirty-six inches
in depth
Reports from most Of these points
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drop i'm temperature had taken place,
and that biting wind. reaching in
some places a velocity OF seventy
miles an hour was adding to the dis
comfort and suffering The southern
tier counties were affected by the
storm. ais wen as the northery dis
tricts
Conditions in northern New Jersey
were almost as bad although the fan
Of snow was not as heavy there, rang
ing from twelve To eight inches
Trolley line service was crippled, If
not wholly suspended almost through
out the state, and on many railroad
lines traffic was virtually halted, The
abandonment Of It's regular passenger
train schedule was announced 10y the
Erie railroad only one train was sent
out during the day by the Lackawan-
nH and none came in
Lashed into fury by a heavy gale
which swept down the coast. high
waves today again attacked the Sea-
bright y. j., peninsula and placed 1t
under two feet of water. causing the
population To seek safety on the main
land Conditions in scabright 10 was
said We're worse for time than On
January 3, when the bulNheads along
the beach gave way and many build
ings We're demolished bg the inrush-
ing waters.
To-day. part Of the Beach club build
ing was torn down by the waves and
three cottages were swept out TO sea.
A northwest wind later drove the
waves back and averted further dam
age.
II was estimated THAT more than
5000 cubic feet 81 snow were
removed from the streets Of New
York during the day About 5000
men We're employed in clearing the
principal streets of the city for traf-
hc. but even this number could not
afford much relief I'm the upper parts
of Manhattan all surface line traffic
was stlll suspended tonight and the
same was true Of a greater part of
The Bronx, outlying districts Of Brook
lyn and almost AN of Staten ISLAND.
The high winds kept the elevated
structures of The island subway lines
clear Of snow and these. being over
crowded, kept the north and south
lines Of traffic open Trucking b,
means Of horse-drawn and motor wee
hieles was difficult or impossible.
OF the deaths caused by the storm
and cold in this vicinity today, Robert
McKlnn died from exhaustion az Bay
onne, after struggling through the
snow and William Collins Of Pater-
son. met death in the same manner
The body Of an unidentified laborer
was found tonight in an upper east
side hallway Miss Jennie Heron Of
Elmhurst. n j.. fell into "A snow drift
and was found dead from exposure