Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-27

After cold snap Of almost unprecedented
severity for this locality, the weather moderated
somewhat yesterday morning, and snow
storm began about eight o'clock, continuing
furiously all day. During the afternoon and
evening the streets were almost deserted, and
even the horse cars, which had struggled
through the rapidly accumulating drifts all day
with heavy loads and doubled teams, were
forced to retire early in the evening. The stores
all closed soon latter supper, and the entertain
ments announced were poorly patronzed. The
trains on the railroads centering in this city
have been all badly delayed, and railroad
men assert that for its duration it has been the
scverest storm since that of January, 1867.
The Boston and Albany railroad was seriously
blockaded, and the entire force employed by the
company was kept constantly at work in the
vain attempt to keep the track open. The first
train unable to get through was freight train,
which encountered heavy drift: near Davis
cottage. The train was here divided, and half
of it brought as far as the deep cut, where
1t was again divided, and the engine with few
cars, succeeded in reaching this city, The pas
Senger train from Boston, due here at $50, got
as far as the rear of the first half of the freight
train, where it also became fast. In the evening
five engines were sent down, and succeeded in
getting the freight and passenger trains to this
city at 1l.3O, eight hours behind time At II
last night the NewYork express from Boston, due
at 80 was fast in the snow two miles from
Ashland at place called Parks corner Com
ductor Daviss train, due at 6 Is, was at South
birmingham unable to get along. The p. ii.
train out of Boston was between Wellesley and
Natlck, and the p. NJ. train for the same place
was between Auburndale and Granville. No
train has started from Boston for this city since
4:30. The north track, which is the one used
by all trains coming from Boston, is most seri-
ously blockaded
Between here and Springfield the severity of
the storm has also seriously interfered with rail
road travel, and all trains have been seriously
impeded. Conductor jennings train left Spring
field at II 80, and reached this city at 4: IS two
hours and half behind time. An ATTEMPT
was made to proceed to Boston, but before get
ting out Of the yard the train was run back
TO the lower depot, where it remained until :35
when, with three engines, it was taken through
to Boston, arriving at II :s5, having been twelve
Springfield. The New York express due at :25
arrived at 1910, over six hours late. The train
had to wait at West Warren, West Brookield,
and Charlton until the SNOW could be cleared
away by hand. The Albany train arrived at
II 10. over seven hours late, bringing with it the
300 p. NJ. accommodation train from Spring.
field. The three trains were united in this city
and left for Boston, drawn by three engines,
about y o'clock. At midnight no trains had
left here for the west since the New York ex-
press at 10 :55 in the morning. The passenger
depot was besieged by an anxious crowd of pas
sensers during the afternoon and evening, and
reports from the different trains were awaited
with anxiety.
On the Providence road, Conductor Taft's ex-
press train, due here at 3 80 p. NJ, had not
arrived at midnight. 1t struggled along from
Providence, meeting with delays at various
points until it arrived at UXbridge, where it was
forced to halt and wait the arrival OF a snow
plow from Providence. The accommodation
train due here at G 20 P. Nj was also at
uXoridge at last accounts. The train leaving
here at4o'clock got no farther than Whitips.
vile, though the engines pushed through to
'iN7N' L hO lalcl pdSsSuSeT Trains were mol
started odt.
Inc afternoon train on the Nashua road ar
rived only about an hour late, but as the storm
advanced further north the delays became
greater, and Conductor Brooks boat train, due
at seven O'Clock, did not arrive until after nine
The 4.l5 p NJ. train out started on time with two
engines, but on reaching the clay cut about
mile above Lincoln square, was forced to return.
1t remained in the depot until the arrival of the
boat train, when it took a fresh start. Tho
Groton special was not run.
The chief trouble on the Norwich road seemed
to lie between the engine house and the Foster
street station. The departure of the 5:15P.M
train was delayed until S.2O p. NJ, by the
difficulty experienced in working the turn
table and in getting the locomotives across
the common. The turn table was frozen in so
that it required the joint efforts of a locomotive
and large force of men to move it. Finally
three engines were brought out, and after con-
siderable work reached the depot and the train
was started. The up train due at $3.50 p. NJ.
was obliged to wait at Webster until the arrival
OF the down train. A freight train was started
out about noon, but after reaching the Adriatic
mills was obliged to return. No trains have
been run through on the Boston, Barre and
Gardner road since yesterday noon.
The storm ceased about nine o'clock last eve
ming
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