The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-18

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WAsHIsdroE. Left Warrington a. q quarter to
nine IN. "wednesday, January ~. for New York
The wind, which the evening before was from
the southeast, had chopped round to Cape God, the
| sky was heavily dvercoast, and light rain was
falling Left Baltimore at II, the rain increasing
AT tho,c shallow estuaries of Chesapeake bay,
called Bush river and Gunpowder. the rain had
increased to regular driving northeaster, min
| gled with small bail. At the Susquehanna cross
ew
quarter) the storm had increased in violence and
in the quantity of hail. At Wilmington patchos
In the fields were whitened with mixture of hail
and snow. At Philadelphia the hail and rain pre-
dominated. with q wind which gave the usually
stagnant Delaware the lively appearance of Huri-
gate at ebb tide. Ial 'of.laY aiae &iif
Left Philadelphia at hali-past Eve M, cross
ing the Delaware to Camden and thence, via
Bordentown,a to Trenton-snow, hail and wind
increasing. Near Princeton began to be sensible
OF arriving in New York little behind time.
several stoppages on account of snow-drifts--
country completely wrapped in snow. At New
brunswick the storm had become hurricane of
hail and snow; the wind fierce and keen as a win
try blow at Cape Horn. Put on heavier engine.
Heavy drag, backing and filling, and buckng too
again to Newark, where the train (Which should
have been at Jersey city at half past nne) arrived
at midnight. AT Newark old Boreas fairly van
pushed our locomotive. After struggling with
the snow upon the track for an hour or more,
backing and running forward again, and snorting
and putting, the contest was abandoned, and the
train was fairly stuck. Half-past midnight oue-
half the passengers, by means of omnibuses, went
up half a mile to the City Hotel, the storm still
raging, and the snow varying from foot four
feet drift. On coming down from the hotel in the
morning in Sleigh we found the train still wait
ing, with the reinforcement of the midnight train
from Philadelphia. One-half our passengers were
still aboard the cars where they had remained all
night-a foraging party, detailed for the purpose,
having shortened their suspense by pint bottle of
champagne, bottle of brandy, three bottles of
porter, and some cold ham, bread, crackers, and
cheese. Meantime, on giving up the fight with
the snow, Mr. Coulter, our perseyering conductor,
had, by an express wagon, made requisiton
upon the depot of Jersey city. the result Of which
was that at about five O'Clock a. M. two heavy
locomotives, with strong snow-ploughs, strength
ened by reserved corps of Irishmen with shovels,
came up to the rescue. This acquisition gave us
the benefit of two locomotives to each train. The
storm was over, but the snow was still drifting.
under high wind, 'veering round to the clear
northwest. At half past nine O'Clock got under
Roadway with both trains for New York; but the
cuts through the Bergen hills, from the heavy
accuinulations Of snow, gave busy employment
for couple of hours to the whole siren 9Th of both
trains, locomotives and Irshmen Arrived at
Jersey city at half past tweve--having made the
trip from Newark, eight miles, in three hours
travelling, however, in that interval, backwa rds
and forwards, perhaps not less than thirty miles,
nice trip that, all the way through a.r'aaa
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