The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-03
VOL. XLlY.--N0. l25.
OUR BIGGEST Snow STORM.
BLOCKIDE THAT REMINDS OLD
STiGLRs or BITTER 1859.

Entire Railwav Trains Buricd-Street Cars
Iiouscd-Thc Mails Delayed streets Made
In,pa assn bic-IIut Happily the Poor Em-
plo,cd The Ice EMBARGO IN the Rivers.
Although 1877 is not the Centennial year,
and though It IL not yei three davs old, 1t has
already made Itself famous by giving us a snow
storm uncqualed In this region since 1859. BE-
ginning t. fall Ut four o'clock on Monday after
noon, the snow whirlcd and eddied through the
city streets faster aud faster as the night wore
on. until cars and wheeled vehicles were
blocked. pedestrlanism became feat, and by
daylight tho great city lay buried beneath foot
OF the pure, ellstenng element Then began
the work Of clearing away the great drifts from
sidewalk and ossins-work that gave employ
ment to hundreds of destitute men. On all
the horse cars It was found necessary TO double
the teams, even the lille bobtail cars being
drawn 10y the horses he transportation OF
merchandise was seriously interrupted OIL the
railroad lines, and the livery OF the mails was
impedcd Tho mail rain from Phil idelphia,
due at q o'clock on Monday night, did not arrive
until 9lO Yesterday morning. Yesterdays At
iantlc express over the Pennsyly mia road was
six hours late. Commuters trains were doaYed
an hour or two In the morning. but by evening
were on time. More trouble was experienced
on the Southern and Western divisions than on
the New YORK. On the Etie road, the Atlantic
until after IL o'clock. Commuters tr ins were
from one to three hours late In the morning. but
were on lime IL the afternoon. Passengers on
the morning Nydck express, that were three
hours late. complain tnat there was no plough
attached t. the cowcatcner OF the engine
Trains provide with these appliances were not
DELAYED. The train men say that small plough
Is provided for everv passenger engine On the
road but the engine drivers dislike to use them.
I
road trains were not over three hours late. The
morning train from summit and the Bingham
ton express suffered more than others.
No trains stlrted from the Grand Central
depot before IL o'clock Yesterday morning.
Those started after th0t hour were provided
with two engines. The tbfeatre train that
started on the II trem road at 1l:i5 on Monday
night was snow bouni at fremont, and It re-
mained there until y o'clock yesterday morning,
o. did also the l. o'clock train ON the New
Haven. Many ladies on these trains passed
very uncomfortabl, night. The snow formed in
great drifts, and overlapped the cars, IN some
places entirely suomersing them.
The Montreal through train on the Hudson
River Ro d that started on Monday evening was
showed In at Peekskill, and remained there
uhtil 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The second
Atlantic express was snow-bound at Yonkers,
and the 81, LOUIS express had not been heard
from last evening. All ths early commuters
trains were prevented fro running yesterday
morning. on account Of the showing In Of the
night freight tain near Tarrytown.
The through Boston train due here at $40 \.
NJ. arrived at l2l5, and the Shore Line mail.
that should have been with 1t did not arrive,
hnyins lied to connect at New Haven.
In Brooklyn In the e4rly morning the cars
were on hali time. and were then slow IN
their progress despl,e tue four or SIX horses at
tached. tnrong II laoorers were put 70 work
the st!pgfS. ana Tue suONlAil put ultlltc III
many all empty rocket The Police COMMITS
tinners scnt orders 20 enforce the ordinin d.
recting the sidewalks to be cleaned, nd the
eutters TO be cmpued he superintendent of
b ,sins. aud tue Water Purveyor nd the entire
pipe yarI force clearing the snow from the hre
Board requ ste1 authoiit, to have the snow re-
l'ain street below ,nds, ana from First street,
NilnamsDurgh, between Grand and Kent
avenues The Iir lokhn CITY Railroad Company
offered to give $l,UoO toward the expense Of cart
lux the snow from fuit0. and Main streets.
The ,nOw-tlockaIg GA Long Island was the
worst tn,t haI Uetn hnown for e rs, the snow
being Of an average depth Of from eighteen
Inches to tw' feet, oeing deeper at tl- east than
at the west end. At the east END tno through
trains from Pdtrhngus. Say HIroOr. Port Jensr-
son aud Grcenpuri were seriously delnyei. rhe
Port Jen,r-ontr In " -iorced to cut through
III rDor branch was Clu-t d IA the early part Of
the cay, ana the nreeuport tram, starting
90 I'M .ensa Drifts At Southold and be-
t~een ia ntuck aud lnvcrhead, ald did
mt ke Hunters POlut until Lite last evening.
Tue nr-t traiu on Tie Brooklyn Central. from
jan lc for Last NV York. went Through con
w~.t4tk f-t ~ Woodh ven. and. the pcomo.
tive getting short OF water. Conductor Hol-
Urligv ~ forced 60 walk twO or tnr . miles 10
Jamai, ana trieeraph for another locomotve.
Hoi-, cafs were a. nd .ned on the route be-
tween Jam Tea ana L..st New YORK, aud sieghs
Piu,hDiug II = Dutch HI wis found frozen
NJ We. iainer Of wooi-iie, W i L. T., found
fol. fafrcfs Ma "a stuck Ia the snow.