New York, 1895
Mrs. John Casey, of Oyster Bay, was found half frozen in a snow bank near her house Wednesday night. The woman left her home about 8 o'clock upon an errand, She did not return by midnight and a searching party was organized. It is thought that her mind has become unbalanced.
Sheriff Norton's Son Hurt
While Sheriff Norton's son was riding horse-back through Glen Cove the horse slipped on the ice and fell. The boy was thrown under the horse and had one leg broken and a foot crushed.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 22, 1895, p. 1.
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Found Him Freezing in the Snow
New York, 1895
Elias Losee of Freeport had a narrow escape from freezing to death Saturday night. He was found by Officer Dunbar at midnight lying in the snow. His hands and feet were frostbitten.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 15, 1895, p. 1.
Elias Losee of Freeport had a narrow escape from freezing to death Saturday night. He was found by Officer Dunbar at midnight lying in the snow. His hands and feet were frostbitten.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 15, 1895, p. 1.
Saved from Freezing to Death
New York, 1895
Joseph Wantagh, an aged resident of Wantagh, had his hands and feet frozen Thursday night. He was returning from the village to his home and when about 100 yards from his house he was attacked with a stroke of paralysis. He was picked up in the snow by neighbors and saved from freezing to death.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 15, 1895, p. 1.
Joseph Wantagh, an aged resident of Wantagh, had his hands and feet frozen Thursday night. He was returning from the village to his home and when about 100 yards from his house he was attacked with a stroke of paralysis. He was picked up in the snow by neighbors and saved from freezing to death.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 15, 1895, p. 1.
Incidents of the Storm In and Near Jamaica
New York, 1895
Friday morning Gouveneur Edwards, of Jamaica, started with a team and a wagon loaded with bread to serve his customers at Far Rockaway. He found the snow drifts impassable on the road crossing the meadows, and turned his horses toward home. When near the residence of Isaac Fisher, on the Rockaway road, his team went into a snow bank, upsetting the wagon and breaking the pole. After much difficulty he reached Mr. Fisher's house, where he was taken care of for the night. He reached home Saturday afternoon. His ears and face were badly frozen.
The condition of the streets were such on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, that the village trustees had teams of horses and men at the truck and hose houses ready to haul the carriages in case of fire.
The storm caught many people short of fuel, and the coal yards were unable to fill all the orders on Friday and Saturday. Where it was found impossible to fill the orders sent to Van Allen's yard, customers were told that they would be served on Sunday rather than that they should suffer from the cold.
Friday night John Nichols, Mervin Snedeker and John Allen, of Jamaica South, when on their way home from market, found it impossible to get through the snow drifts on the Rockaway road near the residence of John Selover. They were obliged to abandon their wagons. Saturday and Monday a large force of men, under the direction of John J. McLaughlin and the highway commissioners were at work breaking the roads, the snow in many places being from eight to ten feet deep.
The dummy cars on Myrtle avenue, running between Richmond Hill and Ridgewood, were badly blocked. No cars were run until Saturday evening.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 15, 1895, p. 1.
Friday morning Gouveneur Edwards, of Jamaica, started with a team and a wagon loaded with bread to serve his customers at Far Rockaway. He found the snow drifts impassable on the road crossing the meadows, and turned his horses toward home. When near the residence of Isaac Fisher, on the Rockaway road, his team went into a snow bank, upsetting the wagon and breaking the pole. After much difficulty he reached Mr. Fisher's house, where he was taken care of for the night. He reached home Saturday afternoon. His ears and face were badly frozen.
The condition of the streets were such on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, that the village trustees had teams of horses and men at the truck and hose houses ready to haul the carriages in case of fire.
The storm caught many people short of fuel, and the coal yards were unable to fill all the orders on Friday and Saturday. Where it was found impossible to fill the orders sent to Van Allen's yard, customers were told that they would be served on Sunday rather than that they should suffer from the cold.
Friday night John Nichols, Mervin Snedeker and John Allen, of Jamaica South, when on their way home from market, found it impossible to get through the snow drifts on the Rockaway road near the residence of John Selover. They were obliged to abandon their wagons. Saturday and Monday a large force of men, under the direction of John J. McLaughlin and the highway commissioners were at work breaking the roads, the snow in many places being from eight to ten feet deep.
The dummy cars on Myrtle avenue, running between Richmond Hill and Ridgewood, were badly blocked. No cars were run until Saturday evening.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 15, 1895, p. 1.
Three Men Killed and Several Hurt on the Long Island Railroad
New York, 1895
The 11 A. M. train from Long Island City Friday was snowbound at Fenhurst. It was in charge of Engineer Louis Cornell and Conductor Barto. An extra engine in charge of Patrick Mahoney and David Lavelle came to their relief, and the train left Fenhurst at 4.45 P. M., made up of two engines and two cars. Opposite the New Venice Hotel at Arverne Mahoney's engine ran into some freight cars on a side track and was upset. Lavelle was killed instantly. Mahoney attempted to jump, but was caught, and so crushed that he lived only a few minutes.
During the storm at 7.30 o'clock Friday morning the snow plough from the east that was opening the Long Island railroad ran into the section men who were cleaning the switch at Deer Park. It struck Louis Lesser, killing him instantly and Andrew Preissello, whom it threw a hundred feet, breaking both of his legs and one arm. Both men were Italians. William McGahen saw the plough and attempted to jump. His foot slipped and his leg was broken.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 15, 1895, p. 1.
The 11 A. M. train from Long Island City Friday was snowbound at Fenhurst. It was in charge of Engineer Louis Cornell and Conductor Barto. An extra engine in charge of Patrick Mahoney and David Lavelle came to their relief, and the train left Fenhurst at 4.45 P. M., made up of two engines and two cars. Opposite the New Venice Hotel at Arverne Mahoney's engine ran into some freight cars on a side track and was upset. Lavelle was killed instantly. Mahoney attempted to jump, but was caught, and so crushed that he lived only a few minutes.
During the storm at 7.30 o'clock Friday morning the snow plough from the east that was opening the Long Island railroad ran into the section men who were cleaning the switch at Deer Park. It struck Louis Lesser, killing him instantly and Andrew Preissello, whom it threw a hundred feet, breaking both of his legs and one arm. Both men were Italians. William McGahen saw the plough and attempted to jump. His foot slipped and his leg was broken.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 15, 1895, p. 1.
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