New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-03
THE GREAT STORM AT THE EAST.

The Boston papers which have been detained se,.
DAYS by the great body of snow upon the railroad TIA
came upon us yesterday in perfect avalance They eo,.
annie details of the late storm Of which sabo.
f From The Bostcn Post Of Friday. |
The rreat Snow Storm of Thursday, Dec. 90 ls51 -
no referred 10 in the almanacs II began these ps 49,
o'clock In the morning, but did not become violent a
amer o'clock II did thereafter furously increase -
increasing did continue through the day not abaiing ~
Going down Of the invisible II the seemed
have stopped falling from the clouds the wind sin ssss
that which had fallen wildly in al directions forming
ike those we read Of buthave nj actually had the pesp.
of wallowing through in Boston for number Of years I'd
past: ~ ,.u,o.A,,
fine STYLE and the only boat that stood the violss
gale She arrived AT New York at 7. NJ, during 81
Storm and left that city at her usual hour on lhud
evening. -
on Thursday morning arrived usual bringing New
York papers OF Wednesday afternoon Aiter that veal
ceivedno newspapers by mail till clock IN the eyen
when the Worcester train came in. Lowell New bi
ford Providence Springfield snd Salem mails-all WI
missing
Tur SroRx-The heaviest fall of experienced fxi
some wears has almost completely blocked up tina passS
of trains on the various railroads. and the mas nan
been received but from a few points AS last a. al
trains force themselves through the snow seems % n
hack on the track. which Immediately becomes S ~ i
nsssable as ever The New York land route trains ta
In This city at PM, and midnight of Thursday reaehz
This city about O'Clock yesterday afternoon; BAT "
irn tbat the snow fell In the track a. they caas
through thus making the passage OF he neN tram
scnlt as theirs The train from Fall River due 10 "
city on Thursday morning arrived ABOUT T A
in some places IL aid to have been thirteen ee deep ~
three engines were barely sufficient to force pasa
aacbed Now York at L. o'clock Thursday night and "a
on her return yesterday morning NJ,
The northern trains from Rouse's Point, via Lowd
rosbed This city Yesterday forenoon having met win ID
comparatively little detention They met no snow o. coo
SEQUENCE until they reached West Andover, ~ H. ~
their progress not impeded until they reached ns ~
of Manchester. The greatest obstruction was oc'"aa
No trains have arrived from Stonington, P,ovidens
Norwich New Bedford the South shore, or nom ~
point to the eastward Of this city since lharsaay MA
The Eastern Maine Providence, stonington end oa "a
onv Railroads the latter beyond the Junction a. som
Brantree appear he compley blocked up py ,ne gr
anos rorob on the Worcester, Western, FitchbuF
JoweI and Fall River roads, but the tracks are amosi
much impeded as ever. The snow IN the urecnon
Fitchburg is said to be about one quarter Us ueeP
'i'' ''~'' From The Providence Journal of Friday.
Snow SroRM--Yesterday we had an "odfsshionN
snow Storm" one that must have satisfied even thcs
who are constantly referring to the past and complaining
that the thunder and the storms oil tho present
generate days equal TO those of the good old times
The snow commenced falling at IL o'clock "Wednesday
evening and continued until clock yesterday aerno1
although it continued TO blow so that the air was ii
with the flakes Till or clock Thursday morning u
snow fell pretty evebut at that time the wind rose al
has been Blowing since almost gale. The snow
dred in of the streets to the depth OF four or nv
feet and in other places the ground Is quite bare hs
not TO estimate the depth 70 WHICH nus laen On
Against some OF the sidewalks II has been cut down s
presents wall ranging from three to i've fee,
hight Very praiseworthy efforts were made by many
the good people TO make the walks in front Of their house
and shops passable and this in degree accom-
psht cd in the central streets.
vigorous attempt made to get through on ID
Boston road train of three locomotives and vs
made its way out seven miles when it encountered
snow DRIFT that proved too much Tor IL AT I'VE 9eSss
exhausted, and the fire out.
No attempt was made to get train the Stoningtss
/ road.
From The Springfield Republican Of Saturday
] THE Snow STORM AT THE EAsT.-The blocksds d
the Boston and Worcester Railroad by the snow storm
Thursday believe is without precedent in severity
certainly II is quite extraordinary But ono train gotoye
the road between Worcester and Boston either way
Thursday; that the first out of Boston whose a
val here we have already mentioned The express trail
that started only half hour ga NJ, had two engine,
but only reached birmingham. twenty five miles, at
p. NJ. There il got an additional engine, and proceede
mile and half further at which point II stuck fast
a big snow drift and could go neither forward or back
ward And here, with frozen up engines, the train wild
over sixty passengers, nine Of whom were ladies' wer
obliged remain from p. NJ. Thursday till A.
on Friday-twenty hours. The snow was so deep tha
il impossible, without great effort for passengers
wade back to birmingham. Several attempted u, am
part of them frost bitten on the journey.
At the hour mentioned on Friday morning the train va
dug out by extra locomotive and Irish force, and cam
on to Springfield, arriving here at y p M, having bee
over 81 hours from Boston to Springfield
No other trains attempted to leave Boston on Thursday
The express of Friday morning started out with live on
gines and car, and was an hour getting one mile
No train from Boston of Friday had reached Worcesis
atl0P.M NJ.
The severity of the storm east of Worcester given
almost beyond description. II showed heavily Al
through the day on Wednesday, while the wind blew
goIe and piled the up in huge drifts in some lace
no less than 10 feet deep
From The Boston Transcript als..
LARGE Snow BASKs.-A merchan, of this city who RI
sides in Lynn informs that he reached Boston by pr
vate conveyance yesterday the trains did not upo
the railways He reports immense body Of snow L
the deep cuts upon the Salem Turnpike In many place
in North Chelsea the Is full 20 feet deep for d
lance of 40 rods The citizens Of the town had turne
out to break open the paths.
From The Boston Atlas of Friday.
IHE sroRm-sn East Boston Chelsea, South Bosto
fourteen feet and in streets is piled In rregua
lodges from four to six feet in hight.
The tide rose unusually high in the harbor and over
flowed number OF wharves causing considerable incon
veDience to the occupants of store houses and cellar
whose property lay in exposed situations The water
over portion OF Long wharf and into the salt stores
Nessrs. Bent & Blake, and Edward Cakes & Co, dan
aging their stock Of salt TO some extent The grocen
store Of Charles +. Eaton Co, was oyeriowed 10 ID
depth Of two or three feet but not much damage We
done TO the goods, as they bad been removed 20 sa6
place The store Of John Mahan also suffered from b
water. Constitution wharf was flooded with water
number Of cellars in the different parts Of the cis
overhowed by the rising Of the tide and as far uYs
Merchants the water in cellars two inche
above the floor, but no great damage was done.
Sea st. also overlooked and for while travail owe
it mpeded. The I'rOreer says the water eOmpetel
submerged the Old Colony Railroad bridge at South Bc'
ton, and two heavy locomotives were placed upon %
draw to prevent from being washed away This ros1
it said, has suffered severely by the storm and tide
/ The Prori1ence Journal of Saturday morning says
train Of three locomotives left Providence depot
the St0nington Road yesterday morning aud got back
81 in the evening, having accomplished FIVE miles. IN
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