Evening star., 1920-02-07
NEW YORK ATTACKS
!. bLOCKAD|NG SNOW
City MarshaIs Forces for
Prodigious Effort After
Storm Paralysis.

NEW YORK, February z (by the AS
ISOLATED Press).-Snow-bo New
York mafshaled its forces today in
q prodigious effort to extricate itself
from the paralyzing grip Of a storm
that has reminded old-timers Of the
classic blizzard Of 1888.
Spurred by Mayor Hylan's procla-
nation urging the suspension of all
but vitality necessary trucking traffic
Tor period OF three days, big truck
ing corporations, the great metropoli-
tan department stores and others
turned over their automobile trucks
and drivers to cart the snow to piers
where steamship companies lent their
employees for the task Of dumping 1t
into the harbor.
Hundreds Of stores set their en-
ployes to work with shovels. The
street cleaning department, still short
of about 10000 shovelers, renewed its
efforts to induce more men to join the
ranks. Special attention was given to
digging fire hydrants out of great
piles of snow.
Trucking in the city's snow-filled
streets was restricted to those en-
gagged in moving food, fuel, milk and
newspapers. Private passenger cars
except those used by physicians. have
been placed under embargo until
Tuesday morning.
Women Give Assistance.
Meanwhile citizens resurrected snow
shovels from attics and cellars and
walks. Women. too. helped in the
snow removal. taking the hint from
the Barnard College girls. who yes
terday put them to shame in cleaning 6
walks in the vicinity OF tn ecollege.
Janitors Of buildings on side streets.
drifts with a shovel. built great fires
of boxes and melted the snow banks.
In some streets last night the mounds
resembled sleet-cased volcanoes belch-
ing flame and smoke.
The traction companies: worn out by
the strenuous efforts of three days,
struggled grimly to restore traffic on
the surface lines to something ap-
preaching the normal, and succeeded
in measure. Lines Of street cars,
in the heart Of the city. told the story
of the companies tribulations.
Many outlying towns, however, still
Ware isolated today. and every hour
brought fresh tales of woe from sea-
shore resorts, where great tides had
hardships wrought by the snow and
ice.
Trains Hours Behind Schedule.
Snow-covered trains from the west
and New England crept into the rail-
way terminals hours behind their
sch edules, and with passengers tired
and worn from their experience.
Hotels were crowded beyond capacity.
due largely to the inability of many
commuters to reach their homes
The coal and food situations, which
were viewed with some alarse by ON
cials earlier in the week. appeared
brighter this morning. 1t was said
that unless the storm continued the
traction companies would have a
sufficiently supply to operate, although
it might be necessary to cut of the
heat.
Edwin ]. O'MalIey, cemmissi oner
Of pubic markets. urged housewives
to conserve perishable food for tn
next ten days. He said there were
perishab1e goods valued at $2,000,000
tied up in the harbor.
The newspapers were hit by the
shortage of news print. All Of the
morning papers restricted the num-
Der of pages today. while some Of
the afternoon papers yesterday re-
duced the number of editions.
Conditions along the water front
improved somewhat, but great ice
foes in the harbor caused craft to
move with caution. Six Long Island
sound boats were still tied up in the
ice pack of Execution light early to-
day. having been unwilling prisoners
since Thursday.