New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-14

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skcy. Of Broadway and 2olth street.
found lying unconscious last night on
the sidewalk by Patrolman Hughes.
and Charles Dalton. Of No. PA Wcst
G1st street. overcome at list street and
Central Park West.
Even the merry skaters did not cs-
cape the righteousness Of the weather,
albeit the cold snap did so much for
their joyance. pwo dozen OF them dp
at Van Cortlandt Park suffered from
frozen cars. noses and toes. and an am
bulance from Fordham Hospital with
two doctors was sent to stay on the
scene and treat them as they got H."
Hard on the Policemen.
1t was q hard time for the policemen.
too. although Commissioner Mckay dill
his little bit TO relieve them by sending
out a general order last night 10 the pre-
c.nct commanders instIucting them 70 use
their discretion in regard 20 keeping the
men on fixed posts. The fixed post was
favorite institution OF former Commits
-sioner Waldo. who kept mis- men TO them
no matter what the weather.
IS n result Of the Commissioner order
many OF the captains took the men OF OF
the most exposed stations. while others
were allowed 10 seek shelter near BY. In
all cases. even where tho watch was
maintained. the men were relieved at half
hour intervals
In the police station at EHmhurst.
Queens forty patrolmen had TO abandon
their quarters on the third floor because
Of the lack OF radiators there. They
bunked down on TIE first floor, where heat
was provided.
The management Of the Hotel Mar
tinioue sent word TO the Tenderoin sta
ton last night that all patrolmen who
called ri the hotel during the cold spell
would be served coffee and warm food.
The facilities Of the city and benevolent
associations for caring for the homeless
we're taxed 10 their utmost again last
night. After personally supervising the
work at the Municipal Lodging House.
John \. Kingsbury, Commissioner of
Charities. announced that he had made
arrangements with the Dock Department.
and with Miss Davis. Commissioner OF
Correction. BY which he could greatly re-
Ieve contested conditions al the lodging
house
The conditions under which these
noor homeless souls have been compelled
70 sleep" he said. "aTe inhuman and IN
decent and should be relieved at once.
He obtained the use Of the recreation
pier at East oath street and arranged to
have II Enclosed and heated and cots
placed there for 100 men. He also ar
ranged for the accommodation OF 400 men
on the boats of the Department OF Cor
rection. All OF the women applying will
be housed in the lodging house. He SAID
the number OF homeless this winter is
greater than ever before
Traffic both on land and sea was greatly
hampered by the storm. From various
points came reports of wrecked ships ana
boats From New Haven came word that
the steamer Hartford. Of the Hartford
and New York Transportation Company
lad gone ashore at Rock Landing.
OF the disasters TO vessels one OF the
most serious was that TO the Royal Mali
Packet steamship Cobequid which went
ashore near Briar Island in the Bay OF
Fundy She carries crew OF seventy
five and number Of passengers.
In Nantucket Sound the three-masted
schooner John Paul sank. being aban-
joned bv her crew of six men, whose fate
was unknown, while two schooners were
reported in distress I'm the lee or Cape
Cod. From Nantucket also came the re-
port that a Iehigh coal barge was ashore
of Great Point with its crew In great
peril. Last night they were finally res
cued after a hard fight with the sea
Az Bivalve. y. J., IL was reported that
the small oyster sloop Rosa English was
caught in the gale and driven across
Delaware Bay. Two men on the boat
were almost frozen 10 death.
Shipping In New York Harbor was
hampered considerably by the high wind
and low temperature. Reports of. minor
accidents were plentiful, while in several
instances the transfer OF cargoes had TO
he abandoned entirely. Incoming steam
ers resenlbied fairy ships, their hulls'
decks. tunnels and spars glistening be-
meath coats OF frozen spray.
Added TO the intense cold TO render
shipping difficult were the extremely high
and low tides in the harbor. On the
RrookIyr shore, where the fun effect OF the
gale as II swept across the Bay was felt,
the freight steamer Matanzas OF the
Ward Line crashed through the end OF
a pier. In attempting 10 warp the vessel
into Pier 10 the wind carried the bow
around so far that II smashed into the
plling at the end Of Pier o.
The lumber schooner Thomas Wins
more. which went aground Monday near
Sandy Hook, was foated yesterday by
the unusually high tide. Towed by tug
the schooner. apparently unchanged, pro-
ceeded into the harbor.
The crew OF Pennsylvania Towing
Company's tug Newport were rescued
early Yesterday morning after the vessel
had drifted helpless IN the Lower Bay
since 8 o'clock Monday night. The New
port was running from South Amboy TO
New York when the engines went dead
When the TIDE threatened TO carry the
tug out 10 sea a boy risked his life 10
GO ashore in a small boat and telephoned
for aid.
The New York Central trains were aver
aging from three TO FIVE hours late. ore
being nine hours behind time. The Cen
fury Limited, due at $40 o'clock. got in
AT 1862 o'clock, and as there were 10
aboard this cost the company $40 In re-
turned excess fare.