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Show SLEEP IN STREETCARS Hew Yorkers Unable to Get Home Because of a Blizzard. . NEW TORKJan. 4. New York City end all the surrounding- country today wti in-the grasp of the moat, severe storm of the winter. Traffic of all kinds was hampered, trolley line were tied up and the streets, swept by a gala driving before it fine snow that cut like utnd and pjled.ln areat drifts, were practically impassable. Railroad tralna from all points were delayed from a few minutes to three hours and the elevated lines were operated with, the preatest difficulty without regard to schedule. At sea the conditions mum have been severe, but so far no disaster disas-ter has been reported. All over the city early today trolley ears were found blocked in the streets, great drifts piled against . them, preventing pre-venting them from moving an inch. In many of the cars were snowbound passengers pas-sengers Who had remained in the cars all night rather than face the bllssard In an attempt to walk to their homes. |