Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-01-03
Local and state Items.

THE LATE Snow SToRM.-RoUGH Ex-
PBRIRNcE ON RAILRoADs.-The late snow
storm was one Of the most severe which
has visited this section for many years,
and accounts from points south and west
speak of it in the same terms. Tele-
graph lines were Frustrated railroads
blockaded and much other damage in
flicted, not to mention the incalculable
delay to travellers and property.
In this locality, the Troy and Boston
Railroad Jared the worst, the passenger
train which left this place for Troy over
that road at 5;45 a. m. on Friday not
reaching that city until Saturday after
noon, at 1870, From Conductor E. S.
Mcclure of the train we learn that after
leaving this place, they were not very
badly impeded by snow at any given
point until below Eagle Bridge. 1t was
deemed advisable to attach another en-
CINE to the train at Manchester. This
done, they proceeded to Bennington,
where, prospects looking bad, another
locomotive was attached. with three
engines drawing the train, they made
Schaghticoke, about 100 Soon after
! leaving that station they encountered q
heavy snow.drift, through which, after
untiring efforts on the part Of the train
hands and male passengers, in shoveling,
&C., they made their way. But the fates
appeared to be against them, as they
were but just out Of the drift above
mentioned, when with a full head Of
steam on all the engines, and high hopes
of reaching Troy without further diff
Guilty, they, when near Aiken's Junction,
encountered another severe drift, and to
crown ALL in this last drift, were so I'M
! fortunate as to run one or two Of their
engines off the track. After several hours
OF toll and exposure, with snow of i'm
mense depth, the train hands were again
enabled to right up and break through
the drift, when they pushed on to Aiken's
Junction. But here again, the fates in
terfered, and the wood and water in all
three locomotives gave out. Nothing
was then to be done, but telegraph to
Troy for assistance, and men were sent
back to Schaghticoke to do so. Assist
ance reached them about noon on Satur-
day when they were again placed in
running trim and arrived at Troy about
$50. AS the train entered the Union
depot in that city, JOYOUS hearts sent up
loud and prolonged cheers, it being the
first train which had arrived there since
the previous Thursday evening.
The train on the same road which rem
dered the assistance alluded to above,
left Troy at a m, and though it had
two engines attached, did not succeed
in reaching this place until p. m.
On the Rensselaer, & Saratoga road
trains were much impeded by the storm,
no through trains passing over the road
from early Friday morning until Satur-
day night,
On the Rutland K Burlington Rail
road, much trouble was experienced,
though the trains were, by extraordinary
efforts on the part Of the employees of
the road, enabled to make very good
time.
In justice to the officers and employees
Of all the roads centering in Rutland,
we would add that passengers over the
respective roads unite in saying that
everything was done which could be, I'M
der the circumstances, to promote the
comfort Of passengers and hasten the
progress Of trains.