The New York herald., 1879-01-03
THE SNOWsTORM YESTERDAY.
SNOW AND COLD IN WESTERN NEW YORK
RAILROADS BLoCKADED.

SNOW AND COLD IN WESTERN NEW YORK
RAILROADS BLoCKADED.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
BUFFALO. Jan. 2. 1870.
At about one O'Clock this morning began to
fall in this vicinity and at halfpast five o'clock the
wind commenced blowing. aud has continued un-
abated throughout the day. reaching the highest rate
of speed at fve o'clock this afternoon. when it
was blowing at the rate of twenty-five miles
an hour. The barometer depression has been some-
thing unprecedented. falling from 1929 to 2ssS from
noon yesterday till this morning. The THERMOMETERS
fell during hours is degrees and at niue O'Clock
tonight stands at The indications are that it
RAILROAD TRAVEL STOPPED.
The snow has filed up all the cuts that were tun-
nelled through the huge snow drifts week EEK, ago.
rasssd. On the Buffalo. New York aud phila,
dcphia road passenger train is showed
in at Elma and the passengers some seventy in num-
ber bctaken themselves to the hotel and private
residences. A freight train consisting OF fourteen
and five engines got stuck mile west of Ebe-
nezcr, and gang OF men were sent to extricate
them They succeeded 80 far as to release ., the
five cars. and came to the city The five engines were
then coupled and sent back tor the roainder Of the
train when they became stalled and at n9htfall were
still in the snow and likely to remain there during
the night.
CUTS FILLED up.
On the Rochester and State Line road the cuts are
filling UP rapidly aud train is stalled at Big Gut
a short distance from Eagle station and on account
OF the rapid drifting the officials have been unable to
release it, and all trains have been abandoned.
TRAINS ABANDONED.
The train on the Buffalo and Southwestern road
which left this city haltpas three this afternoon
detained until six o'clock by an engine i'll this
yard being of the track. At that hour the supern-
tcndent decided it best to abandon all passenger
trains. 4 freight train is stalled between Conowango
and Cherry Creek and all efforts to cxtricate it have
proved unavailing.
Ihe thermometer at Emporium stands ten degrees
below zero.
sroPPAGE ON LAKE SHORE LINES
The Lake Shore Railroad Company is experiencing
serious difficulties along the entire road between this
and Cleveland and trains have been started ont OF
the latter place since noon to-day. The accommoda
ton train from Erie eastward and the accommoda-
ton from this city westward, abandoned during
the afternoon. ana in the evening all trains were
stopped. The New York Central, Erie and Canada
roads are getting trains through, but il the storm
continues during the night which is more than
probable state of siege will again exist. At night
rail- the wind increased in velocity anu ut
this hour (inidnight the wind is blow
ing q gale ana the is drifting
rapidly Each hour adds to tho intensity Of tho cola
and IL Old Probabilities is correct in his predictions
We shall have extreme cold-say ten degrees below
zero, by morning-and continuance of the cold for
several days Should this prove true the blockade
will be complete, for no men can stand working in
such intense cold weather.