The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-29
The Gale Along the Hudson.

PouGHxEErsR, Dec 2s. 1865.
Reports from all points north and east speak or the
severity OF the Of yesterday and last night Not
much has fallen here but above this place IL has
been terrible, increasing In violence northward. Al
Hudson the expression OF railroad brakeman
.'ten times as much snow fell as here" Between Hud
son and Albany the storm ragged with unparalleled
fury. In some OF the cuts IN the Hudson
River road between those two points The snow
IL piled higher than the smoke stacks Of the
locomotives and Two trains stalled az Castlcton
last night poth bound north The down train also
stalled. train from Albany reached here nj Two r. NJ
to-day The up trains vii, get through tonight No
stages have arrived nero from the eastern part ~ the
country To-day
The snow between here and Beekman ia piled in huge
drifts. The Of Lagrange Ia about showed under
south Of here but little fell The wind at this
time tseyen NJ has sbated little but II Is still blow
ing heavily from the west Newburg bay In cboksd
with heavy now Ice The telegraph wires are working
badly.
The Gale North rud West-TremendOus snow
storm -RaiIroad- Blocked Up and telegraph
Wires Broken Down. .,,,,, n.c ~ ,sos
The yesterday and last night the most
We have had in this locality since 1885. The snow fell
the depth Of twenty inches and The wind blew gale
all nish, creating immense drifts IN places esha
and ten feet IN depth.
The gale continues this morning aud new drifts are
forming rapidly Railresd communication h sntr.ly
suspended The train due on the Central Railroad
half-pss fonr yesterday afternoon ran into
drift ct West Albany and could not be exrcated An
effort made 70 reach the train from this city. Six
locomotives aud two coaches seat out, but they
could proceed beyond the city boupds large gang
Of rlen were employed TO shovel away the snow but
every effort proved futile Tho gale terrific that
the inea ~ers completely covered up in the drifts
Daring the nht Two other passenger trains and four
I'VE freight trains succeeded In reaching West Albany
txzax f~pfh h. nil
higher than tho locomotives and all attempts 70 extr
Gaze them by shoveling proved useless.
were sent out 70 the relief Of the bound train Amer
almost superhuman exestion success crowned their
EFFORTS and the p.sssnssr who had osss spending me
10 this city pretty well chilled and with most veracious
appetitea
No trains have been out on any OF the railroads
since last evening have any reached this city from
ls drifts on the Boston road are said 70 BE- enormous
Along the Hudson River road there great embank-
mcnts Of SNOW aud several trains are showed under
Nearly all The tcsgraphc wires between this city and
Buffalo are down. and those that have wishsiood the
me storm q aow raging with great severity at the
West srccmrsnied y heavy gale the sacs s drin-
terccpted Tor some time.
a despatch from syracuse says an eastward bound
train 10 embedded To large snow drft
The sevsrest snow storm experienced here since 1899
occurred yesterday and Last night About two feet
OF snow mas fMon ana tue o&roe4 are COmpleteH
bokaed No railroad train has reached the city since
yesterday afternoon al four O'Clock and none have lef
snce that time Trans arc showed In ON every road
On de Troy ana Boston Railroad two trains lay ell
night within two miles Of the city, unable 70 Get down.
The was % deep that the passengers could not be
reached by csrriaxss and bad remain all night Sup
per and breakfast were served 70 them By the Railroad
Company: Twelve engines are on The rod bsswssa
here and Esst Albany.
train ths Central Road Ism here yesterday ncea
for the Wont with thvs locomotives Il hes not 20
nees heard FROM No other trains win Isavs ,hs sy
to-day.
The storm sin csstinass and 10 10 growing lsissssiy
syRAcusr. Dec %, 1s60
Stormed hard all might, with q strong west wind.
Ovcs two feos Of snow fell level ssill snowsng
hard
Arsvxs, Dec. as, 1sea
wind west and vevy boisssroua showing hard al
day and drifting badly.
Rocurrrr, Dec ~, 1890
Storm Of wind very heavy here without much snow.
Wind blows the snow upon the tracks interfering With
the trains The trains are running between this city
and Buffalo aud also 10 Niagara Falls. With two more
engincs 10 train. The trains the Aubufn road
detained. One westward bound train IL showed In al
Csyuga No train from Albany has arrived to-day The
way train from Syracuse NJ ths forenoon nearly
Time Not mucn prospect Of trains Dcins regular 70.