New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28
RELATED TRAINS.

MOST or THE RAILROADS CLEAR OF SNOW.
The regular Washington airline train, which
LETT the capital on Christmas night did not reach New
YORK al all but literally frozen in, milo and ha
TINS SIDE Of Newark. 1t I'VE hours in making the
tr,p from Philadelphia Trenton, owing partly to Il
pshsp at Germantown. but from Trenton TO Newark
made only about three miles hour. on leaving
Newark additional cars very uuw1sely attached 10
HE train and the first obstacle enoouDtered proved W.
surrnountsbe. The locomotives were detached from he
rest Of the tram and pushed through bank OF snow
which had drifted into a small cut Before
;hey could return, however, the binding storm
had again filed the cut, and II was found impassabe
Thus separated from the locomotive the cars exposed on
The vide plain this side Of Newark were soon Embedded
IN snow which drifted against them until the windows
o one side we're covered and when three other loeono
tiyes from Newark tho aid Of the passengers the
carr were found to fast and we're mmovaoie
For over eight hours the passengers thus imprisoned
endeavored and quite successfully to auee themselves
by various devices and 10 warm themselves py
great exertious and activity. rebsf train sent
out from Newark the other track finally at D. N.
took on board the ofhe beeagnsred
tr,in and brought them 70 WORK, reaching tie
Jersey CITY depot at a. N. TO leave the snow-oouno
train md reach the relief cars ladies with Dfante ana
ANAL children had wade through snow tTo feet aeep
and I'm some instances tunnes had to be cut through the
drifts against the sides Of the cars On reaching ,e"
York nearly 500 passengers found themselves absolutely
without means OF travel and all the downtown hotels
were allied by previous arrivals.
The Hudson River and EewNYork Central RairoAos
were cleared late yesterday afternoon all the trains due
being in. The drifting snow, however, soon mace "
Necessary 20 run two engines with each uain' Inc
western ran due at 1880 q. Thursday, WAS & eaty
but yesterday outward traips were starting
on time arriving were not more than an hor
and . hag OF two hours late.
A dlspatch from Poughkeepsie dated yesterday,
stated apo train has left this place going south tnce
hHVa
This morning 20 clear the down track. They reacsed
FYsbkin at o. H. and will 10 TO Cold Spring, where
they will hitch on 70 the saraOgA special which len
here AZ 1923 Yesterday, and the Cincinnati express.
which left here AZ / p. N, ana endeayof
" get them through TO NeT-forK' Inc
Eew-Yorh special train, which reached here
yesterday evening with western passengers for New
York, win leave for the sOnth at &c There are over
100 passengers w1ound between here and Peefskl
but 1t IS thought all will get through 10 Sew-forR some
slime to-day Tue nrst train through from New'forF To-
Gay was the Montreal express which left at4 o'clock
g. aud reached mere tonight at D. a. and PROCEEDED
The road cleared ahead Of The train by two locono
ilyes Both tracks pow clear from New-YorE 70
Albany and to-nOrrpw on trains Will begin running reg
Hlary again.
dispatch iron Cold Spring n. Y. also dated yasier-
day, stated: "Pbe chicago express which left New
York O'Clock This morning, he i've hours behind
and nothing can heard H. No Information has
been received 70 whereabouts O1ls Que train has
passed north since lOs yesterday Tne weather Ia
clear and undertaking"
The worst crit on tue New-YOrk and EevHaven
gslsoad The deep dorrisania. Here, the
Boston tram due at p. Thursday bockaaed, aud
the passengers were transferred 10 outward bound
local train which retuyDed the track. late yos
terdsy afternoon the drifts cut away aud the
trains IL. Most " the trains left the depot
tue aud the O0tvard track kept eeOT Two engines
aud a paow accompanying each train. Tie number Of
ioea trains r0duced
The "nesrs OF the Harlem Road reported thai the lines
~sTeiA s0sd toaRiDg order last oight though the NUN