The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-23
The railroad Blockade.


The snow storm of Saturday las, was
the worst so far as blockadiug the railroads
are concerned that we have had this Win
ter. Every train in to Rutland, Monday,
was behind time from half an hour to
three hours, while those leaving were in
many instances blockaded, especially the
early trains.
The freight train south over the Harlem
Extension railroad left at three o'clock,
Monday morning, with fourteen cars
drawn by the engine Luther Park. Near
Cold River bridge the train was blockadcd,
and the engine was finally detached from
the cars and run to Wallingford. where
after taking water she returned for the
train and drew it to Clarendon where the
larger part of the train was left upon a
side track. The engine with one or two
cars finally arrived at Wallingford about
seven o'clock, having been four hours on
the road The remainder of the road was
not very badly blockadcd and tho train ar
rived at North Bennington about five hours
late.
The mail train over the same road, due
here at noon was one hour and half late,
the delay being caused principally by the
Troy and Boston train at North Benning-
ton being more than an hour late.
The mail train from the north, over the
Rutland road, was nearly on time, the
train that passed over the road Sunday
having partially cleared the track.
The night express for Boston over the
same road left Rutland at 1890 Monday
morning with two engines. the Moosa-
loomo and James II. Williams attached,
with the intention of cleaning the road with
them. They experienced pretty rough
trip, the drifts in many places being so
deep that they could hardly 90 through.
Just after going through large drift. and
while on the high bridge just north of the
Ludlow depot, a journal on the tender of
the first engine, Moosaloomo, broke. The
forward truck frame, the eccentric hook
and the strap on the Williams also broke,
both engines being thrown from the track,
together with the sleeping coach. The
train was fortunately running at n very
slow rate and was stopped on the bridge,
which is about seventy-fye feet above tho
highway, and had they been running
at fast speed nothing could have prevented
a terrible accident. The engine Shelburnt
was sent from Rutland, and after getting
the engines upon side track, drew thu
passenger coach and baggage car to Bel
lows Falls, the sleeping car being returned
to Rutland by the tram due here at . a. m.
which arrived here about p. IN.
The mail train from Boston left Bellows
Falls at 10 10, drawn by the engines Shol
burn and Dunmore. Between Gassets ant
Cavcndish tire on one of the Shelburn'
drivers broke, making 1t necessary TO draw
her to Cavendish, where she was left, tn
Dunmore bringing the train TO Rutland, al
irving over two hours late.
The New York express from the mort
was over an hour late, being detained b,
trains on the Canada roads.
The noon train over the Saratoga rail
road was two hours and half late, the dc
lay being caused by snow between White
hall and Saratoga.
Old railroad men say that it was tn
severest storm that they have experience
in three years, and hope that now the back
bone of winter is really broken.