The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-14

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In sight for blocks In either dirsctior
Tor ten or twelve minutes at q time.
The Westchester surface lines raw,
up efforts to carry passengers sxcep,
In the busler parts Of Yonkers, Noun,
Vernon, New Rochelle and White
Plains. Intercity lines were aban.
doned. The line from Yonkers 10 thu
subway terminal at Two Hundred and
Forty second street managed to kesr
one car IN hour In motion. Hundreds
who usually come to the city by tina,
route either went home or took to the
railroada
The lines Of the Public Service Cor.
poration throughout Northern New
Js.ssy were abandoned. Even IN the
cities travellers had no choice but b
walk or stay homo.
YOUNG w *SoSxAns,,pp,s s IN A
Miss Elisabeth Simpson. who lived
with her sister. Mis- Anne Simpson,
Ct No. . Tsnfoid rood. Nlmhurst, l.
l. was killed b. the storm this morn.
Ing. Exhaustion and exposure caused
her death.
The young woman left her home
about . o'clock this morning to walk
several blocks 10 the Woodsids ave-
nue. trolley car. She had rot about
half way when she collapsed and fell
Into . saowdrift. Il wss ten minutes
later whom Aiss Jessie Heron Of No.
% Tsnfold road came along and
found the unconscious woman. She
tried vainly to raise her and then
fought through the drifts to WOOD
side avenue. where she found Police
man Burke.
With the aid Of Afiss HERON, Burke
carried Miss simpsUu to her home.
whsrS DR.. FRANKLIN Booth was called,
but nothing he could do served to
her.
DToRM RgAcHgo OliZzARp
PROPORTIONS EARLY.
The SNOW began failing at AtS
Solock last night. AZ . ths6s vas
svesy indication that Q storm Of bis.
ard proportions was at hand. BY
midnight thsrS was Q thick blanket
u snow on the streets and the drifts
Asd begun to form. ny dawn the
verssts were banked.
The railroads. In spite Of the fore |
handed efforts Of soae Of them to |
Keep their tracks clear b. starting |
Inowplows an hour after the snow
basan 70 whitsn their rights Of way. |
we're all made irregular In their ser.
vico. Western trains, which had trsv.
llled toward the city with The storm,
we're IL most delayed.
Mr.. 0unther. superintendent Of
now removal. who was at HE once |
4 No. so Broadway all night, ~.
,ortsd 70 the Commissioners. who
Acsd the 6rst real snow Of his i'd
that sixty.sour gangs.
4 ct least Afty men each. were at
vork In NanhAttan. Ave In the Bronx |
IA festy.osvesa - D1ooklyn. ocraD-t
~ o0 croG0.walks and pilinG snow |
N the principal Highways. Twenty
rucks had bssn ordered to every |
Iang. 70 report later In the day for |
'smoval Of the piled snow. sixty
Itrsst Cleaning Department ploughs
vers snubbing away ON the elevated |
Itations and subway stations and
,rosstown surface car line streets |
rom midnight on.
'o" eI.Hs'mo oxwAS teS*ow:. o'V
Dix gangs OF men. 900 In al. were
4 work before o'clock In the bust.
,sss district south Of Chambsrs
Itrsst. -Four hundred and Afty men
we're 1t work between Chambsrs and
lanai streets.
NJ. FsthsrstsW sWd M. ovnthos |
,sksd The Evening Wsrid 70 On.
that aNy man vine wanted |
work q - esnts On hour could Get |
I by spVlylns - . Department ssrs.
Wsn o. the chief ~ sNy ssWtrsstsss |
DsWe. No hspsd - havs 1900 men
u wsek bsssre night
City Chamberlain Brusrs announced
.e-Aay that hs had asksd Charities
l1ingsbury to arrange 70
hat workers supplied BY the city may
not b ovsrtaxsd. Most Of them have
not had emp)pymsnt for Q long time
HnA apA ~nnls punsn aanSr - $1,000.