Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
WESTERN ESSEX
STILL ISOLATED
AFTER BLIZZARD
Other Suburbs Resuming Nor
NAL Condition, Except for
Lighting and Phone Service.

for several days. Caldwell, Verona
and the other towns west Of Mont
clair are still isolated, so far as troll
ley cars are concerned.
Seventy-flve per cent, of the tele-
phones in the suburbs are out of COM
mission. Service on the steam rail-
roads are gradually resuming regu-
lar schedules. Millburn and Spring
field are still cut off trolley commu-
nication, the cars on the Morris
Traction Company line being at a
standstill.
Except for the crosstown trolley
line, traffic facilities in the Oranges
are getting in good shape. Flee of
the cars on this line were frozen
fast to the tracks in the Orange Val
ley section from Sunday afternoon
until nearly noon today. A sweeper
and passenger car We're stalled on
Day street. near Main street, Orange,
until noon today
Orange Light system Restored.
The municipal lighting system in
Orange was restored last night. Re-
ports of tree limbs and electric light
wires being blown down continued
to reach the police during the day, al
though in steadily decreasing num-
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last night. Late in the evening the
Orange police received word that a
large tree on Hayward street, be-
tween Thomas and Long streets, had
fallen and was blocking traffic. A
lamp was placed upon it as a warn
ing to drivers. Milk dealers were de-
layed by the fallen wires.
Western Essex Isolated.
The fury of the storm that ragged
until yesterday morning after more
than twelve hours duration seems
to have hit the western and north
western part of Essex County with
greater severity than in any of the
other localities for miles around this
city. Though under normal condi-
tons within comparatively easy
reach, most of the communities up
to late yesterday afternoon were cut
off from all communication.
The inhabitants of the Caldwells,
Verona, Roseland, Fairfield, North
field and other hamlets are SO isolated
from the rest of the county as IL they
were living in the wilds of the Rocky
mountains.
Two horses of Henry Becker, a
dairy man of Rose,and, were killed
near Verona Lake They were struck
by live wire early yesterday morn
ing Becker drove a three-hitch and
the third horse just escaped the fate
of the others.
Between the First mountain and
Caldwell seven cars of the Public
Service are stalled and await being
dug out of the drifts of snow that
have piled around them.
Public Service employees we're put
to work today clearing one of the
tracks from Montclair to Caldwell.
1t Is supposed the service will not be
resumed before Thursday.
Mayor David H. Slayback, OF We
roma, had a number of large sleds
rugged up, and these vehicles made
trips between the two towns. Stages
are being used today from Caldwell
to Montclair.
Irvington Returning to MAP
Irvington is slowly returning to the
map after it's isolation by the
storm. Trolley car service has been
resumed on the Broad and Spring
field lines, though the latter is still
partially crippled. The Springfield
cars are running only to Forty third
street.
Linemen have cut the network of
fallen wires along Springfield ave-
nue.. This morning workmen started
to clean the snow from the town CEN
tire and open up the cutters.
The fire-alarm system will remain
demoralized until the
huge telegraph poles, on which the
wires OF the system are placed have
been reset. Efforts are being made
to repair the police signal system.
Hilton is still without any trolley
service. Not a car is running be-
40 NIL V-fD
street, Irvington. Hiltonians are
forced to walk to either of these
places to reach the trolleys.
Montciair In Good Shape.
The effects of the storm on Mont
clair avenue are being gradually
out, although residents
In several sections of the town are
yet without telephone service or cleo
trio lights, but matters are being
righted as rapidly as possibly. Travel
on the Valley road trolley line, which
was abandoned last Sunday after
noon, has been resumed from Day
street, Orange, to Berkeley place.
Montclair The wires above that
point are being repaired and it is
hoped that what Is known as Upper
Montclair Centre may be reached be-
fore night.
That will still leave about two
miles of the road yet to be opened
before the end of the line is reached.
The State Normal School at Montclair
Heights, which is located at the ter
minaI of that line, has been closed
until next Thursday, the Public Ser
vice people having promised the
faculty of the school that the line
will be open on that day. The pupils
have been notified of the closing of
the school until that date.
Considering the violence OF the
storm Montclair escaped any serious
damage, no accidents having beeen
reported to the police and no cases
having been admitted to the Noun
tainside Hospital.
Bloomfield Hard Hit.
with the exception of one fire alarm
hox located in Bloomfield Centre, the
entire fire alarm system of Bloomfield
was out of commission last night, not
withstanding that Superintendent of
Fire Alarms Augustus Olsen of that
town and a large gang of men were
working all day making repairs. The
breaks We're found to be so numerous
that the workmen were unable to
make all the repairs by nightfall. Su-
perintendent Olsen requested Chief of
Police Collins to notify his patrol not
to attempt to send alarms from any
fire box, with the exception of box SO.
in Bloomfield Centre, during the
night. 1t Is believed that full repairs
will be made today.
Citizens of Bloomfield last night
were compelled to brave the icy pave
snents in darkness, as the Public
Service Electric Company was unable
to repair the numerous fallen electric
wires in all sections of the town.
About o'clock last night the Pub
lie Service was able to send one of
the Orange and Passaic Crosstown
trolley cars as far as Belleville ave-
nue. on Broad street in Bloomfield.
This is about three blocks to the