Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-01-15

It will thus be seen that the snow
blockade will not be raised before Wedn-
esday night under the best OF circum'
stances, and should another storm sci
10. only few hours of wind and snow
will bottle US up tighter than ever. Al
ready the consequences have been most
serious. Tons Oh tons Of freight are ly-
ing here waiting shipment. aud the de
tention of inbound freghts is even more
serlous. Various kinds Of supplies are
giving out. Condos knitting factory.
employing 100 hands. has suspended
operations until the blockade ls raised,
The supply of cotton having failed. The
Osweyo shade cloth factnry's supply oi
the same material is nearly out. The
Blanchard sash and blind works, in tie
southern part Of the city, have STOOD suN
pended since Friday, their men oeing
Unable to reach the " orks. Al Phoe
nix. on the Oswego River, eighteen miles
souti, OF O,wego. the wate. stands even
with the banks, having set back so that
the biz dam is not visible, there being
not a ripple on the surface to show
where it is. All the mills there have
been obliged to suspend. This is uupre-
cedeuted in the history Of the town.
The cessation oflhe storm is a reliel
here. Last night marketmen reported
that their supplies would not hold onI
longer than Tuesday night. unless the
storm abated they coald not replenlish.
Of canrse the opening of the country
roads has been begun.and it is probabl'
that the markets will be rrslockcd b,
Tuesday. Another slavc feature OF the
storm has been the blockade of the
roads leading to cemeteries. OF which
lie out of town. Many bodies lie un-
hurled in houses OF mourning. \ specli
effort has been made to-day TO optn tn
highways to the cemeteries, but nome
of them had been reached when nigh
closed in.
CIV. Painter aud ". w Wallace
passengers from the train emhargoed at
Hannibal. on the O,wego and NIAGARA
Falls Division OF the Rome. WatertOwn
and Ogdensburg Railroad. arrived here
at 10 O'Clock tonight. having made the
distance. twelve miles. in nine hours
ON foot. At Oswcgo Centre. four miles
from the city. they gave out from eX-
haustion and exposure, but after resting
revived and pushed on. They report
the depth of the snow vary ing tom three
TO fifteen feet. aud cuts packed iull.
They had abandoned the railroad track
and take TO the fields. often hounderinH
in the snow up to their armpits. The
storm-bound passengers are doing very
well; except that some OF them are OUT
of money. There are nine ladies' at Tie
hotel one of whom has not a cent. The
engine drawing the train had coal
enouqh TO last until 10 or IL O'Clock to-
night. Seam is kept up by mellln-
snow. Another train is stalled mile
further west. The passengers have
abandoned it. Fuel has giv.n OUT and
rail fences are being torn down aud
thrown IN to keep the locomotive alive
The Hon. y. w. .Nutiihg, County Judge.
and his wife aud chileren were On this
train. aad were assisted TO a farmhouse
some distance away with great difficulty.
He offered large sum Of money to am
man who would take them 10 the hotel
at Hannibal, mile away. A farmer
at,cmptedit. hut hal to give it up.
These men say nobody can imagine tn
dcsolalion of all the surrounding coun
try.
SYRACUSE. Jan. 5.-The Atlantic
Express. drawn by eight engines, start
on Friday evening from Rochester the
way being plotted bya snow plough
At the Fairport Sand Cut the plough
Jumped the track and the approaching
,r,;. coulJ not be halted in time to
avold.a collision. Five OF the engines
we're precipitated into the ditch down an
embankment ten feet high. The ensin'
Ger of the forward engine was killed on
his engine. Conductor John Holmes
and roadmasicr Clough were both serl'
ously hurt. as were two trcmcn and nv
n,ssenrers. On board tn train, wrlc'
which has lam at Fdrp ,rt since.was H.
Mex. Twombly. son in'iaw OF Presi-
denl VANDERBILT. aud his wife. \ wreck
lnr train despatched from Rochester
drawn BY eight engines, arrived at liz
same cut. aud was also thrown from tine
rack. To day another wr"cklnS TRAIN
WAS fitted out in this city and sent |"
Fairport, where ii arrived this evening
It is provided with all Implements and
largc.gans of men. sufficient to clear
the road. No trains arrived Or depart
parted for the West to-day. FourIee"
. passcngers trains for the west are wall
ing in this city.
BREwERToN. y. Y, Jan. 5.-Ih'
, passcnger lraia bound north from Svra
D cuse. Al lilo p. NJ, on jar. 2 arrived
e at CLAY. eleven miles from Syracuse a
I 3.3oP. NJ. after having had considera
[ hle trouble at Woodard's Station. Al
ter leaving Clay Station il experience
h no trouble until reaching what is knowI
a as Davidson's Cut. where it ran into
u very deep snow hank. Although run
r;rc Of the rate about 35 miles an hour
= II could succeed only in passing par
= way through the sut. Men were set a
, ooon os nossible To claar AVA