The New York herald., 1920-01-20
More Snow Due
Within Three Days
Railroads Report Worst Storm in
Years in Upstate Section
Many Trains Tied Up.

The Weather Man jumped into towr
yesterday. stormed around for few
hours, deposited a blanket of snow an inch
and a half thick, made plenty OF trouble
for horses. motor trucks and those per-
sons who find it hard to keep their feet
on slippery sidewalks, and left thousands
Of children happy. with roses in their
cheeks and speed in their feet.
1t was no blizzard in the New York city
area, although It bluffed for few hours
as If it might turn out to be one,
The storm came from the lake region and
according to James II. Scarr. the fore
caster, the snow area extended over the
Ohio Valley, upper Mississippi Valley. the
Great Lakes region and thence spread
east to the Atlantic coast. running gener-
ally northeast and extending as far as
Virginia on the south.
For today the fo:ecaster said the indica-
tions were that the wind would swing
around to east by south, bringing a
slightly milder temperature, and thence
would continue on its cycle until IL would
get around to the northwest again on
Wednesday or Thursday. Then would
come another period of cold weather. This
type Of storm, Mr.. Scarr said, never laid
more than five inches of snow. and in the
present FURRY has left two and one-half
inches in the New York city area.
Railroad trains entering the city were
only a little behind their usual schedule.
The New York Central, the Pennsylvania,
the Long Island. the New Haven. the
Erie and The Lackawanna all reported
that the service had experienced only a
st,af tc al rl,e,,
the fall of snow IS spread over several
days. In central and northern New York
railroads reported one of the worst storms
in years with zero temperatures. Traf-
fic was virtually suspended on the Adj
rondack. st. Lawrence and Ontario di-
visions of the New York Central because
Of deep snow drifts. The main line from
Buffalo TO New York has been kept open
by the constant use Of huge snowploughs.
Some of the trains from tho West have
arrived hours late. Limiteds have been
split into as many as four sections TO
make it possible 60 heat them. Reports
were received that some trains in the
northern part OF the state have been
snowbound for twenty-four hours n short
distance from stations. the passengers
being fed by the train crews making
forays on nearby farmhouses.
Varying degrees Of temperature were
experienced throughout the country, the
highest temperature being at Miami, Fla
where IL was 6s. and the lowest at North
field, VT, where the mercury dropped tt
% below zero.
In the city $500 men were busy cleaning
off the snow from the streets. Street
Cleaning Department officials said they
could have used 1000 more men than
applied for employment OF the number
shovelling. 5000 were regular employees
Motor ploughs and horse ploughs were
used throughout the city, and the snow
was carted away IN the trucks of the
department. Scarcity Of men did not
warrant the use Of contractors trucks IN
addition to the city wagons. II was said
az the department that the situation was
we'll in hand. and that the snow had been
removed from the principal traffic streets
Several persons were injured by slipping
on the pavements. and a few automobile
accidents were due TO persons slipping or
being blinded I'm the storm. But the list
of injured was small compared to previous
storms Of like character.
It was the coolest January 10 in the
Traffic Court The radiators were not
working, and the judges and attendants
went about the building wearing overcoats
Even the inkwells were frozen. Magistrate
Frederick Y. House ordered oil stoves lit,
which helped the situation. but the cor
ridors of old No. 500 Mulberry were so
sold that Policeman Daniel Grove had 10
have esrmuffs pstrolling his beat in the
corridor