The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-30
THE GREAT STORM.

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Raecs as AIbany-suAerinGs Of Railroad Pass
sessers-sappessd Less q Lfse-incidensas
IFyom the Albany Evening Journal Dse 70
ina train due on the Central At hapas four yesterday
sstsrpoon was blocked n, West Albany about four
O'Clock and eight trains lyisg there this morning
Every train reached Schenectady time, al the trouble
on the road being bstvesn that point and this city and
principally between here and Roese'a Tho track is
not driftsd much but The fastened TO and the
car and locomotive wheels heavily. There some
had had nothing since leaving Syracuse yesterday
morning. Much suffering prevailed, especially among
ssra r. a. soon = possSs ssss the % SsssnsoS
yesterday afternoon ak locomotives undertook 70 propel
two passenger cars . West Albany but were unable 70
down this morning passage WAS forced through this
forenoon, and the ont ns.aImen. Or passengers we,s
brought down, reaching here about ten o'clock. AL
we're got through during the forenoon
The Boston road drflsd to The depth Of fourteen
The trains on the Hudson have al been detained since
yesterday afternoon end arc lying along the track from
The susQnsbanna trains ali came through on time
No communication can be- had with Troy.
The ars. tram tina. arrived this morning vas the Ha5
had been stopped mes out 1t eight O'Clock last
night II was shoveled out and reached here n half
Three trains on the Hudson River road are lying at
High Bridge, one mile below Gresnbush.
to bring down four trains lying there An attempt viii
BE- made to 10 out with the nye O'Clock train tonight
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possible 70 either In out Of the city this morning.
in any direction. few sleghs are working their way
Into this after noon having dug their way through
hugo snow embankmsnts
ihs cashier and teller Of the Union Bank live fcw
them usual last night but unable to get to the city
this morning The result that the funds OF the bank
are n0nc0manbe.
span or horses were found in q snow bank on the
Troy road this morning Ono Of tho horses was dead
The owner could not be found II supposed that ind
ing impossible TO get along with his team, he tried 10
make his way to house on foot, and perishcd Men,
as We to press are digging into the drs to find hIa
body.
Last night two parties started from the West
Albany for this city One company was supplied with
formed one OF The latter party became Sewere lost
his way and fell down benumbed with cold When found
s was neay s1nc he was e IN the % mouse
The storm the seyoress which has visited this part
An Eastern bound train embedded in q large snow
bank, near Syracuse this morning.
morning. and probably many more OF these hardy
lures were overcome by the unusual severity Of the
storm.
Additional Particulars Detention Of Rail-
read Traius-A Train ON tho Schenectady
and Saratoga Read Buried Beneath the
Snow-Snow Banks Twenty Feet Deep, DC.
Troy, Dec. 20, 1853
The city is sim bound. No trains have reached
since Thursday afternoon Yesterday trains left the
city by the Central road for Schenectady and also the
Rensselaer, and Saratoga road but in each they
compelled after proceeding distance Of seven
or eight mes
On the Schenectady and Saratoga dsion OF the latter
road, q locomotive and train Of completely
buried in snow hank and are entirely out OF sight
Communication by railroad is not yet open between
this city and Albany 1t 10 expected train will get
snow bank this road below this city nearly twenty
feet in depth, extending for q long distance.
Six locomotives and two three hundred mon
endeavorns dig the Troy and Schenectady divi
sion or the Central road
The horse cars in the Streets will not be able to run
for number Of days In the upper part Of the city
horse cars are entirely buried in snow bank.
RocuEsrx, Doc. 20, 1906
The storm IL over but the railroads not yet clear
No Albany train has been here in two days The west
crn division Of The Central is cioar.
oswEoo, Dec 20, 1885.
The storm which has prevailed hero since Thursdey
morning has been Of unusual severity. The Rome.
watertown and Ogdensburg and Rome and Oswego
rosds have boon blocked up by the snow. The train
which left here for Rome yesterday morning got fast in
u snowbank = mile and half east Of Mexico where u
compelled 70 remain all night There have been
trains hero from Romc since Thursday night On the
Oswego and Syracuse road the trains got through but
this morning they several hours behind time The
weather to-day 10 more moderate.
., A.s..-'.' 1855 RryrAIO, Doc. 2o 1866.
No trains have arrived departed from any point east
Of Rochester to-day the Central Railroad the track
expected 10 be clear night The Lake shore road
between Buffalo and Dankirk, Is abandoned for the
present Passengers going cast from Cleveland are
transferred TO the Erie road At punkrk Tho Eric road
lie unobsructed the through trains from New York
arrive on time The Great Western and Grand Trunk
rosde are unotsructed and running their usual
time
The Storm Rt Halifax.
HaLUAx, Doc. 20, 1906
Heavy gales from the southeast since Thursday ghL