Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
NEWARK DIGGING
ITSELF FREE OF
THE SNOW PILES
Thousands at Work on Business
Streets Here and Suburbs.
Much Progress Made.
TROLLEY LINES ARE
CLOSE TO NORMAL
Railroads Expect to Soon Re-
sume Full ScheduIes-Wire
Systems Still in Bad Shape.

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Newark and the rest of Essex
county is busy today digging itself
out of the snow and trying to connect
with the rest of the world again by
wire, rail and mail. The turn in the
weather was big help, and the warm
sunshine promised to be of much as-
/ sistance, even if it did tend to fill ths
sidewalks and roads with slush.
| The sun shone today clear ana
warm, and the temperature after
a. m. averaged thirty-six degrees
This is four degrees above the freez-
ing point, and the result was the snow
melted and rivers of water poured
! through the slush-filled streets The
weather bureau reported no snow is
in prospect for the next few days
The forecast is clear and warmer to-
night, tomorrow warmer with in.
creasing eloudiness.
In other parts of the State condi-
tions are reported as bad, but it il
expected 1t will not be long before af-
fairs are normal again. The railroads
and telegraph companies are fighting
hard to restore communication.
Leveling the Drifts.
All through Newark and tne
suburbs shovels are leveling the
drifts, carts are dragging the snow
away and linemen are busy repairing
broken telephone and telegraph wires.
Other workers are removing masses
of snow from the car tracks and
thawing out snow-clogged and frozen
switches.
1t is estimated at least 5000 men
and at least LOCO teams and wagons
are enga ged in various parts of the
pl nj n an a IL -f--4-
the damage done by the most disas-
trous storm of the last quarter cen
tury.
Practically the whole county, with
the exception of the business section
Of Newark and Orange, which has
its own lighting plant, was in dark
ness last night so Far as electric
lighting is concerned. The Public
Service Electric Company, fearing ac-
cidents from broken wires hanging
from the poles, did not turn on all O.
the electric power last night, AMI
gas and oil lamps, candles and other
all but obsolete methods Of illumina-
tion were called into service.
: The Public Service Electric Conn
pany has hetween 500 and 6DU men oua
t261aT repairing damages done
lines in Essex county by the storm
When current will be sup
plfeu .sual could not be said TO-
day, but officials of the company said
. the broken lines were being repaired
as quickly as possible.
Except for telephone and telegraph
service which, despite the efforts OF
an army of linemen for the last
thirtysix hours, still is demoralized
trolley traffic today probably is suf-
fering most from the effects of the
storm.
Officials of the Public Service Rail-.
, way Company today reported that 30
! per cent. of the lines in Essex county.
and all lines in Newark, are running
The ordinary schedules, it was ex-
> planned, however, were being disre-
{ garded.
Suburban lines were hard hit BY
, the storm. Five cars on the Turn
pike line are stalled near the Hack
ensack river bridge, where they have
e been since o'clock Sunday after
q noon Passengers on these cars were
forced to sleep in them Sunday night.
1900 at Work.
About 300 men were put to work
t by the street department today clean
e ing the streets of snow. Broad and
Market streets from the -Four Cor
ners' to points about ten blocks away
were practically clear at noon. Efforts
p to remove the snow on the other inn
portant streets were under way this
L afternoon.
f Superintendent Shipman and Com
e missioner Gillen, of the Board OF
e Works. who have the work of snow
r removal in charge, find themselves
l. hampered by their inability to obtain
e a sufficient number of teams to cart
: away the snow after the city laborers
e remove 1t from the streets. Only about
e 1S0 teams were out today. and to get
= these this city, Elizabeth. the Or
4 anges, Summit and other nearby
2 places were secured.
Y OF the men who are working on the
Z streets 300 are laborers regularly In
/. the employ of the city. The rest are
d men who applied for jobs at the City
y Hall today.
8 Many of the men said they came
S here from Elizabeth, Jersey City
] | Bloomfield Summit, Montclair and
other places. Some of them asserted
| they had walked miles to this city in
= the search for work.
Sending telegraph and telephone
messages today was a most uncertain
!, proceeding, The telephone company
y reported 1t could give no idea of the
number of lines that are down, but
2 officials said complaints are coming
. in constantly from subscribers who
|, find themselves unable to get phone
! connections.
The telegraph companies reported
= local service in bad shape. Traffic
to New York. they said, Is almost
- normal because most of the wires
n between this city and the metropolis
. are underground. Service to the sub
. urbs and other parts of New Jersey.
however, is crippled. 1t was predict-
ed. however, sufficient repairs would
, be made to bring about almost nor
: NAL conditions by Thursday or Fri
p day.
, Only two of the Public Service
a lines are still seriously hampered by
: the eeffcts of the recent blizzard
: These are the Crosstown line, run
\ ming from Orange to Bloomfield, and
\ the Springfield line. from Forts' third
! street to Maplewood. 1t is expected
s that both these lines will be running
! again before tomorrow.
6 The cars are running on regular
Q scheduled time, except where they are
n hampered by yehicular traffic
i Wagons and automobiles have greatly
delayed the progress of the cars after
their routes had been opened.
Telephone and telegraph wires fall
ing on the feed wires OF the railway
: company caused the trolley cars much
e delay yesterday.