The sun., 1916-12-17
COLD HOLDS BACK
REMOVAL OF SNOW
Ice Covered Streets Present
Difficulties to Army Of
ShOvellers.

On top OF Fridays snow came a chill
yesterday. which. lowering the mercury
to Is degrees at IL o'clock last night
and promising a still further reduction
by morning. manlfolded the difficulties Of
the snow removal forces. increased the
,rsfic hardships and brought death and
suffering in its wake.
At no time during the day was 1t
warmer than 25 deprees. At s A. NJ.
when the rush to work was at it's height.
II was Is degrees. Then gradually 1t
grew warmer until mldafternoon. when
the cold came on again.
The streets became covered with thick
coats OF ice. particularly in the DOWN
town districts. where the sun is obscurcd
by the tall buildings. Street Cleaning
COMMISSIONS Fetherston. angry at the
weather. which increased his burden, was
agreeably surprised to find that he was
able to get out more men with snow
shovels and ice picks than I've had ex-
pected.
He In still short Of men. and he be-
lieves that with 10000 or $1,000 more
men he could sweep the busy sections
clean by tomorrow morning. But last
night he had 8.942 men at work, 1000
more han he had or his emergency
lists. and three times as many as he
had expected to get out.
Students Fail to Aid.
The boys Of c. c. ". Y, New York
University and Columbia who had been
promised to him failed to appear In
sufficient numbers to attract his atten-
tion.
The contractors with their carts got
on the Job before sunup. carrying away
the piles Of snow left by the I2O snow
ploughs which had been at work all
night. They were able, however, only
to peck at the myriad piles,
A thaw would have eased the situation
! greatly. but the ice that formed created
unending fortunes for the horses and de
layed the motor trucks.
Because this Is Sunday the department
will be able to use all its ash and gar.
bage wagons In collecting snow. so much
better progress Is expected. 1t will be
, ten days or two weeks before the whole
city Is cleared. however. COMMISSIONS
Fetherston said that under normal con.
ditions the department can clear away
an incl a day Cat $4,000 an inch)
! Fridays fall was twelve inches.
| Because II Is Sunday the Commits
sioner also hopes that many laborer.
will pick up some extra money on theil
day Of rest by s~nowshovelling.
Would Use salt.
The Commissioner said that his tasI
would have been much simplifed II Tn,
Board OF Aldermen would permit him I,
use salt on the snow to melt II away.
Frank Christ. a Carpenter out OF work
crept into the hallway OF the tenemen
house at 307 Christopher avenue
Brownsville. to get warm. He was foun,
dead Of cold and hunger In the morn
ms. Another man as yet unidentife,
was found Pressing to death In a hay
stack on an open stretch OF ground II
Corona. J.. ]. lie died on the way to tn
hospital.
A thinly clad old deliverin
papers In Brownsville toppled over Il
front OF 577 Schenck avenue. Her fec
had been frozen. She was sent to King
County Hospital. where she said she wa
Mrs. Gusta fisherman OF 5t+ Hendri
street.
While August Rusch of 20 West Forty
seventh street. Bayonne. was deliverin
bread In his nome tow he tried to e
on his g He fell to the groun,
His feet had frozen.