The Portland daily press., 1866-12-29
THE STORM.
The Most Severe Since 1S35-.-RailrOad
Communication suspended-- Heavy Fall
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ALBANY, N. Y, Dec %.
The storm yesterday was the most severe
since 1885. Twenty inches of snow fell, which
is terribly drifted. Railroad communication is
entirely suspended. The train due here yes
terday. at half past four, P. NJ, ran into a
snow drift few miles west of here. Efforts
were made to reach the train from the city
with six locomotives and two coaches, but they
could not proceed beyond the city limits, the
snow being drifted higher than the locomo-
tives. No trains have arrived or been despatch
ed to-day, nor is it likely any will be sor some
time. The drifts ON the Boston road are said
to be enormous. Several trains were showed
under on the Hudson Railroad. Nearly all
the telegraph wires between here and Buffalo
are down. A dispatch from Syracuse says the
train there is snowed-under.
tetsss Troy, N. Y, Dec. %.
There is two feet Of snow here. The streets
are blockaded, and trains of cars are within q
few miles of this city but cannot reach here
No trains have arrived since yesterday noon,
and none left. 1t is the greatest storm in
twenty years, ami still continues.
A fresh wind from the southwest has pre-
vailed since last evening, causing very low wa
ter in our rivers. Ferry navigation is very
difficult on all sides of the city on this account
and such is the effect of the ebb tide that the
steamer Austria lasian, from Liverpool, is now
aground in the bay. Three schooners are re-
ported ashore inside Sandy Hook.
...sl q, .tse HUDSON, N. Y, Dec. 28
The storm last night was the most severe
ever known in this CITY, Every avenue to the
city is blockaded. The Hudson & Berkshire
Railroad is completely closed. Four passen-
blown from the track last evening, but without
serious damage. Trees and fences in all di-
rections are blown down. The damage done
was very great. ~ an
GoDERIcH, C. w, Dec o.
A fearful snow storm has prevailed here for
the last ten days No trains have arrived
since the 26th. The railroad is completely
blocked and the storm is still raging.
QUEBEC Dec. 28
The wind blew hurricane from the East
last night tits now showing and drifting
The river is full of ice. Thermometer above
Barometer 28-60 a.
BOSTON, Dec %.
Very little sncw has fallen in this vicinity.
The wind continues fresh from the West. At
sunset the thermometer stood % degrees
above. AT White River Junction, VT, eight
cen inches of snow fell yesterday, and the
storm seems to have extended over that State
and portions of New Hampshire.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec, %.
The wind is strong and clustering; ther-
mometer 18 degrees above zero. T..
There is a dreadful storm between Hamburg
and Dunkirk. The snow drifts are from five
to twelve feet deep in places The hands have
stopped work on the road until the storm
abates l cif
Two freight trains collided this afternoon on
the Niagara Falls Road near Knowlesviile.-
The two locomotives were smashed up and
sixteen cars were badly broken.
The Lake Shore Road is completely bloeka-
ded to Dunkirk. Passengers from the West
are ferried at the latter place to the Erie Road
The Central Railroad sent out regular trains
to-day. The through train from Schenectady
has arrived. The road will be all right in a
day or two. The trains on the Great Western
Railroad are arriving and departing on time.