The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-20

The New Ynk and Boston (Hou,e) Telegraph, No. 2l
Wall street, worked slowly during the day but Of
the pocs broken down though the storm very
violent along the route The Americas from Hail.
fax came through without much trouble
Houses New York and Washington Printing Telegraph
also worked well during the day.
The Merchants Marine Telegraph 10 Sandy Hook ard
the Highlands did net faro we'll Being
posed TO the full fury or the storm along the
csast, the poles blown down, and to make
matters worse there was means to get at them
to repair, as the New jersey railroads found u i'm
possible TO run their Ians. This state o. things
tinued TIL late hour last night. is generally supposed
that several ships upon the shore, aud very
desirable thns communication should be had Tho line
will probably bs repaired to day.
The New England and New York Union Telegraph, No.
% Wall street, In good order TO the eastward.
The National telegraph to Warrington, No. 23 Wall
street, though worked slowly, transmitted oil
sary messages.
Tho New York and Erie also worked well.
The New York and Washington magnetic also
1t was Impossible to tell where the line broken. No
message was gotten through uns, late In the evening
the New Jersey Railroad running AS this M The great
southern line all the oites below Washington cut or
Tho New York State Printing Telegraph, No. az Wall
street, was open during the day.
TOTAL STOPPAGE OF THE MAILS.
Up to midnight yesterday no. single OF the great
Northern, Eastern, Western Southern mails due
Sunday night and yesterday had arrived with the single
exception Of The Southern and Washington mA which
came In at Ia O'Clock Saturday TO Jersey City,
the Now York and Philadelphia road, hour and half
behind time The conductor reported that he had the
gine Pennington, and five passenger we'll filed, with
which he came through drifts i've and six feet docp
The Eastern mail due at O'Clock yesterday morning
over the New Haven roads did not arrive yesterday at
all Great Efforts made to clear the track with but
little success, the wind drfted tho snow back upon
the cleared spots and the work had to DO done
again Last evening, at O'Clock, train left the depot
in Canal street, but what success Il had We could not
esrn.
The train the Erie voad due .. IL O'Clock Sunday
evening had not arrived last night, any of the four
trains due yesterday. Most Of the locomotives
out On the road showed In. passenger train
was at Patterson at unable to proceed,
and number Of locomotives sent out the road,
and finally succeeded In bringing the train 70 Jersey City
No trains we're sent out during the day, will any
leave before this evening large force Of laoorers will
be put en- 10 day he telegraph Is down across the river
and messages hsve to be GENT to Jsrsey City.
On Sunday thers trains run on the Hudson Rvcr
road and conse Quently trains were detained. An At
tempt made 10 clear tho Track yesterday but
found not to be feasible This morning large force OF
laborers VIII be put on, and II possible the llAo A. III.
uain rom this city will leave the thirty nrs street de
pot No trains are TO .ave Albany until tho New York
trains got through.
Ibe Long Island Railroad stopped running and II ls
doubtful matter whether VIII get started again In .
month.
To rum up vnh regard W tho malls, there wore none
arrived or left the city yesterday.
The following mails had not been received up to half
past ten lsst night
From Boston, due about A. NJ, and 5nP.N
From Philadelphia due about 6)s A. NJ, noon, T. ~,
and 9h l. NJ
From Albany, due about IL 80 A. H., 3l0P. NJ, p.
NJ, and loab p. NJ
roE Chatham -Four Corners, due at4P. N.
Ere Rarosd, due lstn, AT Q r. NJ 18Th at A. NJ,
1o1l p. ~, p. NJ, aud lOI p. NJ.