The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-25
RIVER NAVIGATION CLOSED.
solid Ice In the Upper Mudson-The Snow
block nde-The Storm

PoUGHKEEPsIE, Dec. 2I.-Navigaton north
OF Rondout is closed for the season. Opposite
this city there ls considerable floating ice.
Seven miles north tho river is filled with now
running ice. Near Esopus lighthouse thero
arc also heavy fields Of ice moving with the tide.
From Rhinobeck to Barrytown running leo
reaches from shore to shore In some places
the west wind has forced 1t against tho cast
From Barrytown to Tivoii tho ice is
much hoayier than at any place south
possible Tor the erryboat ton 10 make regular n trips %
to Saugorties dock. and in all probability she
viii bo laid up Tonight Then the only mode
which will be showed across by men and tho
ierriage rates G vii aiyance from fifteen to ffty
and barge are fast in tho leo At Hudson the
channel IL completely chokcd with ice and in
some places It Is fast. North to Castleton and
short distance above tho ice is fast from shore
TO shore.
In ali probability ut least nifty miles Of tho
Hudson River. from Albany south. will bo sol.
idly frozen over to night All steamboats, north
OF Poughkeepsio have been hauled OF and put
IN winter quarters. Last year u sail vessel
reached Rondout from New York on the LIST OF
January.
Railroad kilograms from the West tell Of tho
snow blockade between Rochester and Buffalo.
Last Saturday train OF six cars loaded with
ailkworms from China camo through from
san Francisco. Since then there have been no
through trains from the West All tho postal
cars that were bound east when the storm began
are blocked in the snow near Buffalo. This
morning the first Atlantic express and tho St
Louis express were discontinued,
CHICAGO. Dec. 24.-The extremely cold wealth
or Tor the past few days has made an unusually
quiet Christmas season In the streets Trains
have been delayed, and freight trains have been
laid up entirely Instead of being removed by
be moro rigid the severity OF the cold and tho
constant drifting OF snow proving more serious
obstacles than before.
storm in the west and northwest OF Ontario. the
snow fsll varying from one to three feet on the
level. Trains are delayed.
BUFFALO. Doc 24.-The storm continues.
with only m occasional lull. and At this timo
M0:9O I. M i is blowing almost a gale. Since
depth OF 81 inches. and the wind at noon o-day
attained velocity of72 miles an hour. On the
freight, have arrived or started fSs6 from t6e cty
sylnce Monday morning. except on the Niagara
The New York Central train, which left New
York last night. is stalled at Lancaster. ten
miles east OF here. the track from there being
completely blocked with snow in some places
six to eight feet deep. and for the present ali
Efforts at clearing II have been abandoned on
account Acc Of the intense cold, On the Erie road
200 men were at work all night at the immense
banks OF snow in tho vicinity OF East Buffalo
The train which started from here yesterday
afternoon was returned to the city. and nothing
has been sent out since, An attempt will be
made TO start train early tomorrow. On the
Lake Shore road through and local passenger
trains are being sent out. each one OF soven to
nine cars with four 10 six engines as far as
Angola, beyond which tho track Is compnra-
lively clear. All trains are necessarily behind
time, but live stock trains are being received
regularly.
On tho Canada roads tho tracks are clear be.
yond Fort Erie. and there is comparatively
little snow from that point in. Trains are run
ming with considerablo irrceularty. On tho
On the Buffalo. New York and Philadelphia
road thirty freight cars and three engines are
completely covered with snow near Ebone2er
and the express train due here mt ii o'clock
yesterday Is stalled at the latter place.
AZ East Buffalo live stock yards nothing has
on hand at this point 100 cars OF cattle 100 cars
Of hogs. and 80 cars Of sheep, The intense cold
has prevented local dealers from moving pur-
chases made on Monday.