New-York tribune., 1877-01-03

through the snow at West Mount Vernon, and al
While stuck fast in the snow near scarsdaic the 1890
m Chatham express, also drawn by two powerful loco
applied To the task OF propene the rst train OF three
passenger without effect. Finally the two engines
IN front were detached and sent clear the track
to White Plains. distance four five miles which
was accomplished. when the engines bacKeu anu
aided In drawing the two trains the astnamed place.
arriving there at D. m The passengers of the Pawl
ngs mail train then tranferred TO the chatham
press and with three engines proceeded
23O o'clock The 1880 a. m train from the oty for
White Plains followed the aforementioned tram o us
destination and returned from that place about 80 p
reaching the city only about 10 minutes behind regu
The New-York Central and Hudson River road SUI
fered much from delays, although the trains, ~ was
declared, running time in the afternoon AlDany
trains were an hour late and western e1Piesses
from six 10 eight hours Snow was most heavy between
New-YOrk and Poughkeepsie long detention ID tne
morning caused by freight ear getting
the track on the Central division Of the road The Al
bany Local Express due at 3i5 m was one hor aua t
10 minutes LATE and the ST. Louis E4press' uuo ~
1880 a H.. ak hours late.
THE STORM AROUND THE CITY.
From dusk New Years night until yesterday morn
ing the snow-D blows running over the railroad
tracks in Brooklyn but the snow fell faster than the
plows could dispose OF IL, and the double teams oil
horses struggled hard with the overloaded cars.
In the carly morning large forces OF workmen
were entaged in clearing the streets wnere n Ine
snow was deepest, SO that ear travel was ony iy
lightly interrupted Though most of the paVcnents n
fr,r OF private residences were cleared 70 tne cuIp
theIe we're many complaints IN feg1 M t 70 Works AT lis
meeting Yesterday morning passed resolutions directing
the contractors for street cleaning TO clear pr3@sn. @
streets and ordering the cutters. &C., about the Cy
Hall to he opened. The Police Commissioners tHrOugn
superintendent Campbell sent directions To the various
precincts that the ordinance requiring the cutters 10 DC
cleared three feet from the curb should DE ehofceu III
ID & ARR n j., the snow dl1fted badly, delaying
travel the streetcar lines, and interfering with lhe
railroads. passing through Newark SNOW plows were
brought into requiston and yesterday afternoon lhe
making quite reenlar trips The ,nS snow
fall in Newark and viciGity was about 10 mems s
on the level. The midnight train from New-fOrk
Ou the Delaware, Lackawanna and western halroao L.
Gu. in Newark l2:iO did moi arrive untl ater
O'clock Yesterday morning. and 1t did not reach SOuth
Orange it's destination. until nearly o'clock lesr1aS
morning trains left Orange between boO anu 0;1O a.
IN. Ine 30 D. tram on the Pennsylvania hiIoau
from Jerse, city did not arrive in Newark untlI 3So
Yesterday. No serious incidents naEe oeen %
but the the Oyerseer OF the Poor ior ala
greatly incseaseg yesterday. ... .,,o
The snow blockade on Long lslahd !esieIuay wa & To
worst that has neen experienced there for years Inc
fell during Monday night to an average drpta M OF
from l. lpcncs to two feet ana Delng very iGha % n
il drfted readily and mpeded travel on all the Tfoan
lines. The through trains from Patchoiue sag "a TDur
Port JefeIs N, and Grernport were ddy9a; ie ,
jefferson tram forced 10 cut through drifts irun ~
- feet deep The sag llarhor brdnch was entGy ,
closed during the cary part Oh tHe uaS dl4 t4io
Cireenpurt train. starting about four hours ,e
nnu h b1Io ,aTrs Nattitrck and Rverhcad and did
not reach Hunters Point until late last evening Inc
also the Port Jefferson train due at Hunters Point at
oclock The CireenpOrt mai! the Long Island road
was coupled with the freight train and drawn Dy Two en-
gues, and two engines were used on some Vi 'c oiq %
trains. Ows were run over the roads al an cary
hour and kept running AL udy Dut III sohr oaS' Wv
snow drifted in behind them, rendering the passage O
trains about difficult as before. Inc nIst trh Oh H
Bronkyn Central from Jamaica for East Newly ORR sue
cceded IN getting through considerably behind tne Dut
the return trip scf Last at NOOdhaven anu tnS
water getting the locomotive. Conductor Hnlh-
ridge forced to walk two or three miles 10 Jamaica
and telegraph for another locomotive u pun Ills uaih
through. -, . ,
The snow fell Staten Island 10 the depth OF nearly
two feet level and was banked in many pkiccs rom
five 10 eight deep. Travel on some O tle country
roads entirely suspended The carry morning tIAin
the staten Island Railroad from Iotehve ga no,
arrive al Chiffon until 9:3O-abOut three hours Dehnu
time-although the superintendent was out an hSn. az
ceriu. thr track The slcghs substituted Oh the shore
road for the drawn by four horses some
Of tue sidyals in Edgewatcr much blocked up
that il was necessary to Ise plOws To clear tAc
The morning mall reached StaplctOn al O'clock