New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-02-08
FROM THE EAST.

We received last night at midnight Boston pa
nets Of Thursday evening, the Salem Register u
Thursday. and the Concord, n. H. Patriot OF
tho came date. The storm III that quarter was
even more severe Than it was here. The Salem
pegi.ter states that the train OF cars which ieii
Boston for that place on Tuesday evening after
,,oceedinp about mile was stopped by the IN
crea,Dg violence Of the gale and the depth OF the
drifts.
After eshaustng every exPedent, II became
necessary 10 back 10 East Boston. As the gale
| sill increased some oil the gentlemen adnfessec
| the company, and endearored 20 dissuaGe tne'i
from another attempt. BIT as large nniiioeI "eie
| from Salem and Oh account 81 the peculiar STAT
al ,I9rfn r+rvadins this city unwilling 10 De absent
from their homes ever night, II was concluded 10
,rv again. Two powerful engines were attached
TO a single passenger car, and the tralh again FRO
cseded Il had not gone mlic before II was o9-
red in snow-driit, and so deep that II couiu hei-
Their advance nor recedr.
This was nbou, o'clock The passengers were
informed that there they must remain until the next
morning. The tempest was terrific, almost li'ins
llI. car from the track. It vas a most unpleasant
predlcament To be thus, at so early an honr ana
At So small distance from the city OF Boston, con
fined for the long night IN howllDS and rafting
prison. But every expression and every feeling OF
cornnlaint was hushed and forbidden by the retiec-
ton that their situation was 30 Infinitely preferable
to that OF the poor sailors but a few miles IRON them,
IN the Bay.
Portland train for assistance, that train, having
ia ssed through Salem at ii o'clock, was buried III
a snow-drlit IN Chelsea. about 2 IN the morning.
After daylight the passengers walked BACK 10 Eas'
Boston and from halt past until hall past ii the
Railroad steamboat was operating as a DatterlhS
ram. upon the lce-Cad harbor oil Boston, driving
into it with the full power OF her steam, and pene-
| trating about halt her length at each impuision
| The Portland passengers reached Last boston
| about III O'Clock.
| The passengers who had left in the SIX O'Clock
tram, returned To the Boston depot alter about Il
hours having reached no farther point than one Inl'
from East Boston, and endured an experience whlcl
has not been paralleled since the days when on
first ancestors ploughed rough The SHOWS from "a
lem bv III. way OF sedtord, and thought them
selves fortunate it they accomplished the journey i'
Boston in two days. As the engines were frozen
up or exhausted, during the night, they had TO be
dragged back by ropes and the passengers could MOI
start again from Boston until halt past two yester
| day afternoon.
The harbor is pretty well filled with floating ice
| and floating slets oil snow. The terry-boats be
tween Chelsea and Boston have been obliged tt
discontinue their trips and the East Boston terry
boats have found 1t rather tough work 10 keel
up "A regular communication between the city aht
East Boston By drnt OF great labor, energy, ant
| perseverance, they have, however, succeeded. Iht
ship channel is still navlgabc, although much oh
siructed. The railroads leading from this city art
more blocked with snow than they have ever beer
before. II WILDE some days before regular coRlmu
nication is established between distant places.
Boston Mer. Jour.
| illrGE Snow DRIFT-We learn from the Pos
that the Newton train which went out on TUESDAY
| evening" encountered drItt al the shlp-yard II
| Brookllne and was detained all night The drt
was cut through yesterday, and by measurement
| was found TO be nineteen feet deep! lib.
The Dedham Branch Railroad is completely
blocked up with SNOW For quarter OF u mile II
hes about esh, feet deep the track, and no,wlth
standing large number OF men are shoveins II
oil, the road Will not be open for dey or two.
tBos,on Post.
COLD WEArHER.-Wc have received a table
from the Postmaster at Franconla, from which II
appears that at O'clock \. NJ. on the 10Th OF last
month, the mercury sunk 10 81 degrees below zero.
ut that place. We shall publish the table next
week y. IL. Patriot.
| In the Supreme Court this forenoon, Peter York
| convicted al the murder OF Norton, was sentenced
| by Chief Justice Shaw 10 be hung al such time as
the Governor and Council shall appoint.
Boston Transcript
| RAILROAD AccIUENr.-We learn that collision
| occurred on the Providence Railroad, al the toll
gate depot, RoNbuy, on Tuesday evening between
| the accommodation tram from NewBediord, anc
the Dedham Branch tram. The accident Is SAID &c
| be attributable 10 the negligence OF the Conductor
of the Providence and New-Bedford train. The
engineer Was disabled, and one or two OF the pas
sengers received some slight bruises
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