The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-13

spffng gardening, obsossed with the idea
that there was not going to be any winter
after all Some of them IN the suburban
parts of tho city had noted all sorts of
hardy flowers making al effort " usher
h the spring by budding.
A report came from the yard OF Joseph
e. Matthews. an Assistant Corporation
Counsel who lives at 80 willett street
Jamaica. Queens Borough. that an opti-
nhstic pussy willow had begun bloominng
when the frosty gale hit her and headed
her back TO wintry seclusion.
Accidents in the storm.
Miss Mary MCGOWAN Of 613 Thirteenth,
street, Brooklyn. was blown down rs she
passed the new Municipal building. at
Centre and Chambers streets. yesterday
afternoon. Patrolman Rossner OF traffic
squad A ran to her assistance but as he
bent over her the wind bowled the woman
along nifty feet Rossner got hold of her
and put her on her feet again. Her lips
were cut and her face was bruised. Her
nose glasses had fallen off. She found tho
frame at her feet but no lenses.
Sarah Flannery Of "a City Hall place
was blown down at Centre and Reade
streets. Her right forearm was broken.
5he was taken to Hudson street hospital
Theodore Howell of 27S6 Atlantic ave-
nue. Brooklyn. was struck on the head by
= pieco OF flying wood at Canal and West
streets. DR. Blanchard of Hudson street
hospital patched up an ugly scalp wound
and Howell went home.
A plate glass window blowing out Of
the store at 1915 Avenue A. between
I'M Avntx -fat, .sk, .,,I
struck Irene Glenz, 20 years old, of 1878
First avenue. between Sixty-e!ghth and
Sixty-ninth streets She received num-
Der OF cuts on her legs. but went home
unassisted.
Falling Sixn knocks Down Girl.
Miss Theresa 81. John of 400 East
i36th street was turning the corner OF
Third and Westminster avenues. The
Bronx. when the wind lifted a twenty
foot sign from over a store and hurled 1t
into the street. The young woman sprany
to one side and escaped serious Injury.
but "A corner OF the sign hit her a glancing
blow over the right eye and brought her
to her knees She made light of the ac-
cident and went home to have the wound
dressed.
The upper bay was not navigable by
small craft, even the stanch Whitehall
boats, while the Northwestern was kicking
up the wrltecaps. staten lsianu DOatfnen
refused 10 go on shore mt any price last
night and shippers who wanted to get to
the ships anchored in the bay were forced
TO hire tugs at twice the usual prices.
The wind raised the roof from Leh!gh
Valley Railroad box car In Newark and
took Earl w. Roberts. "A brakeman, with
II. Roberts IS at ST. Barnabas's Hospital
recovering from his injuries His home
IL at Jatland, N. 7.
Richard Mcbride OF ASS Grand street
was blown off the pier at the foot OF
Stanton street last night. He yelled just
a. soon as he hit the water. Capt.
George Williams NJ the barge Alberta
and Louis Klein OF 80 Avenue a heard
him and put out In boat. They fished
him out OF the river and sent him TO
Gouverneur Hospital.
The red ball was up at Van Cortlandt
Park last night and signs in the subway
stations told 50 many people about II
that. high wind or low. thousands OF
skaters went TO the park last night to
enjoy the sport.
There was no skating in Central Park
and no iniimation as to when there
would be.