Ogden Morning Examiner and Morning Standard | 1909-01-31 | Page 3 | Center of Storm Has Reached New York

CENTER Of STORM AS REACHED NEW YORK HEAVY FALL OF SNOW FILLS THE STREETS Transportation la Is Delayed Municipal Lodging House HouGe Shelters Forty I Women and Children I New York Jan 30 The center of Iho the western blizzard reached this city today t day Accompanied by a high west wind a heavy hea fall CaU of o wet snow suc BUC succeeding a rainfall throughout last tIght filled the tho streets with slush which threatened to delay all city tran except the subway Frequent accidents to pedestrians were reported With the tent front win wIndows dows of o the street cars thickly coat coaL coated ed eti motormen were unable to see pc p dodging across tho the street and snow on the track dead deadened cued ened the sound son of o the approaching cars Among the hundreds who sought shelter last Jast night in the municipal lodging houses were about forty wo women women men and children Most of the men I I were put to work clearing Fire Firo I which broke out In a stable on Mont Montrose Montrose Montrose rose street In Brooklyn spread so rapidly that forty fort families were turn turned turned turned ed Into the thc street An adjoining ten tenement ement was soon lOOp In flames s and the thein tenants in it bad had narrow escapes