The sun., 1916-12-16
70 INCH SNOWFALL
BOTHERS TRAFFIC
Ships Forced to Anchor Out
side, Streets Blocked and
Trains Delayed.
STORM RECORD BREAKER
Half Of FetherstOn's Reserve
Out-ThOusands Of Stu
dents Weld Shovel.

Viewed as a spectacle and as a glgan-
tic brake on metropolitan energy and
steamship activity the snowstorm yes
terday came pretty close to smashing
records. The complete fall was n foot.
according to measurements Of the official
experts at the Central Park observatory.
where the offerings Of Cloud Pusher
Fetherston Pluvius nearly always attain
n maximum greater than that on top Of
ing. bossed by Chief Scarf Of the local
forecasters.
Anyhow It was the biggest middle
cember precipitation on the weather
books In other and more impressive
words. the greatest autumnal M
shower ever. winter still being i've days
of. meteorologically reckoned. and not
scheduled to appear until 10 81 p. NJ. on
Thursday.
Sc fast did the flakes fall that streets
were quickly blocked. vehicles stalled
and ships were forced to anchor. The
ferry service to Staten Island was de-
layed.
There has been seldom an autumnal
storm like this. The original disturb
ancc from which II swirled into being
was a mere pirouettlng shadow Of an
air ghost down In the western edge OF
the Gulf Of Mexico. where other than
aerial revolutions are born. on Thursday
morning. 1t gathered energy. as the
forecasters say. dashed across the Gulf
and raced up the coast. and as i,s
periphery hit the frosty air of the higher
ATTITUDES, such as ours. snow spurted
from the rim Of the colossal meteoro,oyt
cal pinwheel.
Half Of Reserve shows Up.
1 Street Cleaning COMMISSIONS Fether.
ston's frantic endesvor. ali T.ii % hui,d
up a reserve Of snow REVIEWERS we're n,
small success. He had 5000 men on hi.
emergency list. les, than half as man,
as last year and NJ, comn.rad viii
IA. 900 two vsaru apo when unemniov,
ment was so great.
The Commissioner was able to &c,
only half OF his 5000 to work by mid,
afternoon. so IL looks as ~ snow remova'
will he slower this wear than formerly
Helm came from AN -unexpected. quar-.
or loss willing % turn nm homes, IN
cents an hour. chang their lexicons
for snow shovels, and puffed at their
tasks until late last night. Most OF
them came from c. G.. n. Y. but Co.
lumbia and New York University fur.
nished substantial numbers.
Although there was lack OF laborers
commissioner FctueTStOn Dut 10 WOTk
more and better equipment than evei
before. lie sent forth 100 snow ploughs
thirty more than last year. Each ha.
a ten loot blade. and under the pro.
pulsion Of huge motor trucks the plo,iSh,
were sent along the important avenue,
and side streets, the busiest arteries, q,
traffic.
The one day fall will, cost tho cit,
$4,000 or al the rate ~ AN mn n,
inch for the twelve inch dsn,h rn.
Board of Estimate authnr,,aI , e.ao
600 issue ~ revenu. hnnd. o.. =.
moval I'm Manhattan Drnnriv, 80 ~,
Bronx. W." -"
One ,bousa,a ror.
N IVORY in Tho pr,nv - !.
sffor,s 10 80 80" .ssoehE .neI
Ten au,omoh,ia su,.ana, "'are'
there nv morn,,r Srn, Su's u
In have rev,i.r shi,,s ooa nop.
work for .iybt ho,,rs aaoh " NV" "
= suh,,ox Line. n.,...
H..
minor accidents were many. particu
Iariy III 'he SUBWAY on elevate
roaus' a snort circuit at Ninety-sixt
street ',e" up tne SUBWAY Tor about hal
an nouI oeslhnins AT o.so T. NJ. an
re'aroeu sunseuueht 'raWc Tor a Ion
,Nne' AZ i'''h street n broad"n
kudTuS urea 10 IOICe lou passengers I