The New York herald., 1879-01-07
E r. / e OIL Il A R
New York Central Tracks Also
Nearly Free From Snow.
PASSENGERS RELIEVED.
Snowbound Travellers Enjoying
Themselves at Niagara.
RELEASE OF THE sNowBoUND PASSENGERS AT
CLIFTON, oNTARIo-CENTRAI, ERIE AND
OTHER TRAINS RUNNING AGAIN.
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CLIFTON, Jan. Q. 1872
One of the most severe wind and snow storms that
has visited this section of the country for years has
prevailed for the last week. Snow has fallen to the
depth of about three feet. accompanied by high
wind which has completely blocked railroads from
here, with the exception Of the Great Western Rail-
road, which company has, fortunately. been enabled
to keep it's tracks open All the railway cuttings are
filled up, and engines are lying buried oin
threes and fours at various points along
the different roads. Up to this morning
it has been impossible to do anything toward
waiting them owing the continual and heavy winds
which prevailed Hundreds of passengers who
lying over here obliged to sleep on floors and
benches in hotels, eating rooms, sleeping
wherever accommodation can be had, and many
who destitute are being provided with board and
lodging by the Erie Railway Company. whose agent.
d. H. Thomas, has made arrangements with the
hotels for their accommodation. An opera
troupe among those delayed. and are
compelled to postpone engagement in Buf-
falo. No trains have arrived from Buffalo since
Wednesday night by either the Erie. New York Gen.
trail or Canada Southern railways, and trains
tinue to arrive the Great Western Railway, each
one augmenting the large number OF applicants for
lodging at the already overcrowded hotels.
~, OPENING ERIE AND CENTRAL coMMuNIcAIIoN n
noon via the Erie Railway still stuck in the
between Tonawanda and Buffalo about eight o'clock
this morning, but Mr.. Il. g. Taylor, the Division
superintendent of that road. has started out from
Buffalo with q large gang of men. and they have
s The sars
their No IA accommodation for Buffalo this morning,
and they will also probably be clear as far Buffalo
during to-day. On Friday morning an attempt was
made to drive from here to Buffalo, twenty mine
miles. in sleigh, but the sleigh stuck in the
snow after getting out about six miles, Many of the
delay to the falls which at present afford the
grandest view of the season. The ice bridge immedi-
atey below the cataract is complete and the mounds
which annually formed from the frozen spray
have already nearly attained to their usual height.
enabling the visitor to stand Immediately in front Of
the formidable cataract.
LIBERATED AT LAsT--ALL PASSENGER TRAINS
MOVING.
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CLIFTON, Ont. Jan. Go p. M.
All the railroad tracks are clear again. and the
passengers the Erie. Central and Canada Southern
roads have gone forward to their destinations.
Trains are moving past regularly now.
ACCIDENT ON THE CENTRAL hoAD-sEvrnA1 MEN
INJURHD-ERIE LAKE SHORE AND CANADA
SOUTHERN RAILROADS CLEAR AGAIN.
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BUFFALO, Jan. 6, 1S79
About two O'Clock this afternoon an accident oc-
CURED about four miles east OF Batavia. at point
known Byron Grade, on the New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad by which three
persons severely injured. About seven O'Clock
this morning Assistant Division Superintendent
AIcCool started from this city with a snow plough
propelled by Ave engines and succeeded in getting to
Batavia without much difficulty. Leaving there and
while going down Byron Grade snow drift some
fifty feet long and from i've to six feet deep
countered. The snow was frozen very tightly.
and when the plough struck the drift there
no giving away of the snow and the
engines were all thrown from the track of them
going down embankment on the south side and
the plow and engine went down on the north side.
The third engine and two tenders were smashed up.
The fourth and fifth engines simply went of the
track.
SAM Cooper one OF the engineers, resident of this
His fireman, Thomas Lawlcss, was caught under
meath the engine aud OF his legs was drcadfully
manged below the knee Ho was also otherwise in
jured. His leg had to be anputated. 1t is not prob
able that he survive.
James welch, fireman, was also badly bruised.
The injured men were taken to Batavia, placed in
coach and attended by Drs Coats and Potter.
McCool had u narrow escape.
AS soon as the news reached this city large force
Of Immediately sent to the scene
OF the accident, with wrecking apparatus,
aud now busily engaged in removing the
when the first came. One to the effect that
-engine had blown up. and three men were killed
and six others could not be found-probably buried
in the The railroad folks very reticent,
and it is with the utmost difficulty that any facts
be obtained. The information which herewith send
was Cleaned from telegraphic sources, aud only
the wrecking train has gone to the of the dis
astcr and no person returned there is possibility
that the accident may be more serious than reported
In consequence OF the accident trains have arrived
or departed over the Central to-day.
ERIE AND LAKE sHonE OPEN.
The Erie Railway. by vigorous work, have sue
cceded in opening the road that trains are being
sent out and two have arrived from New York. The
Lake Shore road is also open. The Buffalo, New
York and Philadelphia is 80 seriously blockaded that
they will not be able to get train the road be-
fore Wednesday night or Thursday morning. The
Buffalo and Southwestern will be open tomorrow
afternoon. The road to Niagara Falls was opened to-
day.
grees above zero.
END OF THE SNOW STORM
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