The Portland daily press., 1867-01-18
THE STORM.

NEW YORK, JAN II.
A fierce snow storm, the heaviest known
here for years, set in last night, and is still
prevailing with unabated fury. Tho snow has
fallen TO the depth of over foot on a level, and
the drifts are three feet deep.
Ldter.-Snow ceased falling here about night
fall. Omnibus sleighs are running through
Broadway, and small sleigns in profusion are
flying about the uptown streets. The railroad
trains are all behind time. There are large
quantities of ice in the North and East rivers
which greatly impede navigation.
Boston, Jan. 17,1P.M.
The storm sUill continues without anv SIGNS
of holding up. About eighteen inches Of snow
has fallen. A heavy northeast gale is prevail
by snow drifts.
IL +. M-The snow storm has ceased and
moderate wind is blowing from the north
snow 1en during the day to the depth OF ABOUT
twenty inches, and is badly drifted All Dut
Ihe main streets are nearly lmpaSsaoie. All
puDhc travel between the SUBURBAN Clues Is
closed, neither trains, horse cars or Omnlbuses
running, No train or boat left for New York
or any other place after z O'Clock yesterday
No mails have arrived here tonight from any
quarter, No disasters on the coast have been
reported as yet
PROVIDENCE, r. L, Jan. II,
A snow storm commenced here at o'clock
A. NJ, and has increased in violence and in
tensty until now, O'Clock P. NJ. The steam
and horse railroads are blocked, and the streets
are becoming almost impossible.
Later.-The snow storm that commenced at
one o'clock this morning, cleared up at half
past ten tonight. 1t is the heaviest fall of
snow we have had for several years. and is
badly drifted by the gale Business was nearly
suspended to-day. No trains have arrived.
NEW YORK, Jan. II.
The SHOW storm has ceased, but severe gale
is prevailing. The New Haven mail, due at
noon, was three hours late. The trains from
Buffalo and Philadelphia are all behind
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, JAM II, 6PM.
The heaviest snow storm that has occurred
here for ten years has prevailed to-day 1t
commenced last night at midnight, and has
just ceased. Snow has fallen to the depth of
twenty inches, and being accompanied with
gale of wind, is very badly drifted, in many
places to the depth of twenty feet The trains
on all the roads are greatly delayed. No train
has yet passed over the New London Railroad,
to cut through. The morning train on the Ca
nal road has just arrived, drawn by two en-
glnes. Only two trains have arrived from
New York. The trains on the Hartford road
have all passed through about three hours be-
hind time, drawn by two engines.
MEANWHILE, Pa, JAN II.
Six inches of snow has fallen here. All the
trains on the Atlantic & Great Western Rail-
road are late.
PTTTsBURG, Pa, Jan. II.
The trains on the railroads are detained, none
arriving from the east On the Pittsburg road
the snow is four feet deep in some places.
PHILADRLPHIA, Jan. II.
The trains on all the railroads leading to this
city are delayed by the snow. Trains are only
able TO proceed miles from Baltimore over
the Northern Central and Erie roads.
NORWICH, Conn, Jan. 17-Midnight.
Snow commenced falling at one o'clock this
morning, and still continues. Over twenty
inches have fallen: 1t is the heaviest snow
storm since 1856. Three trains from Worces-
Ter got here tonight several hours late On
the New London & Northern road, no trains
have got through. The morning trains both
ways are stuck al Wiliimantic on the Stoning-
ton Boston 81 Hartford Railroads the trains
are showed up. The morning train from Wor-
cester reached here with three engines at five
o'clock this evening, but it is probable the
trains will run regularly on this route to-mor-
row. The trains on the Bristol road run un-
til noon and then suspended. The street cars
have been taken of, and few vehicles can be
found in the streets.