The Washington times., 1915-12-14
Trains Lost" For Hours
In Storm; 10000 Men
Called to Aid New York

NEW YORK. Dec. H.-Greater New
York and the entire East coast awoke
todaY storm bound.
Trains were stalled in snowdrifts and
wire communication interrupted Little
relief was foreseen during the morning
by the Weather Bureau and II was pre-
dicted that the day would bring north
west gales. more snow and a decided
drop in temperature.
The New York Central had no word
from any point outside Manhattan re-
RardinR trains from Chicago or other
western points, except that. one local
train from Albany had become stalled.
All Boston-to-New York trains were
DELAYED or snow-bound
Two trains due from Boston last nlrht
arrived at I a. m. today, heavily on
crusted In snow. and three others due
between % and II last night had not
reported this morning and were given
up as lost. until wire communication
could ne restored. The New HaVen's
coastal trains were tied up almost
without exception. In some cases. the
passengers were REQUIRED to spend the
night in the cars between towns, ac-
cording to reports here.
Train Runs Into Crowd.
Heavy casualties were feared. as a
result of the storm. Twenty persons
were injured, some seriously, at otis
Vile station. N. Y, when an Erie pas
senger engine plowed through a
crowd. crossing the tracks to boa rd the
train. In New York city a number OF
persons We're struck by automobiles end
other vehicles while forging their way
through an ankle-deep coat of slush
OF snow continued last night
charles +. Evans. seventy-five, was
overcome and died of exposure at
Springfield. Mass
hard plight. Snow, piled as deep as lNO
feet in some places. filled the streets
and covered the sidewalk. Walking Was
extremely difficult and surface cars
scarcely were able to creep
Calls For 10000 Workers.
Elevated lines took their time owing
10 the bad condition of the rails and
even subway lines experienced diff
cultles.
Soon after the snowfall abated a call
by Street Cleaning Commissioner Feth-
erstone demanded 5000 men for work in
shoveling paths for city traffic. Four
teen thousand emergency enpIOyes were
at work before midnight. but they
scarcely were able to hold their own, so
heavy was the fall until early morn
ing. Many of the workers were thinly
clad. and their sufferings were acute.
Relief organizations and city charit-
g BILE departments were out carry 10 aid
thousands of families.
Though warned of the storms APP
proach, New York was unable to pre-
pare to meet It. Other cities along the
Atlantic coast also suffered heavily,
despite the Weather Bureaus bulletin.
warning of a storm of Sandy Hook
moving northeastward.
The entire organizations of the New
York Central and New Haven lines were
thrown today into the work OF clearing
the lines and restoring communication.
Many of the stalled trains are 'eXcess
fare" trains, and heavy refunds must
be made to each passenger for every
hours delay. Passengers on other
trains were warned that the roads could
not guarantee the time of their arrival
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-THE snow
storm that hit the Northern Atlantic
States yesterday took a toll of two
deaths in Eastern Pennsylvania. One
was reported today in Philadelphia and
the other i'm Bethlehem. Twelve per-
sons suffered injuries, the result of col.
lision and slippery walks. railroad
traffic was delayed many hours, bul
telegraph service continued today with.
out interruption. II is estimated that
seven inches of snow fell in Philadel.
phia and surrounding counties.