The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-04
EHE COLDEST IN NINE YEARS.
a SUDDEN FAIL IN THE TEMPERATURE
ALL OYER THE COUNTRY.

New Nork-Troubie On the Elevated Roads
oswroo. Jan. "A furious storm Of snow
and wind has ragged over this section for the
...t thirty-six hours with most disastrous ef-
fact on business. which is literally suspended
rntl the gale abates. The wind has been blow
IpeM 95 to 40 miles an hour. and the city and
surroundlng country resembles bowling will
derness All railroad connection was abruptly
.overed twenty four hours ago. since which
lime no trains have arrived or departed and no
efort has been made to restore communication.
Frpress trains are stalled on each Of the four
railroads leading out OF the city, but fortunately
nll are at or near stations. and passengers arc |
comfortable and we'll provided for. Yesterday |
afternoon the eastern express. due hero on tho |
Rome. watertown and Ogdensburg road. be- |
came stalled inside the city limits. and still lies |
there. The passengers walked to the city. The |
express train on the New York and Oswego
Midland road. due here yesterday afternoon.
reached point eight miles south Of 0swego
and stuck in the drifts. Tho passengers made
their way through the storm to Fulton. four
miles with great difficulty. A fisherman named
Ellis was struck by a snow plow on the road
yesterday near Fulton and killed.
Last night the snow drifted into tho Rome.
watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad shops In
this city and melting on some Of the belts so
shrunk them that they could not be readily ad-
justed to the pulleys. While arranging one OF
them this morning. Henry Mott foreman OF the
blacksmith shop. was thrown from a ladder.
fracturing his spine. and causing death within
twenty minutes These are some OF the re-
mote consequences Of the storm. Tho tempest
IL abating tonight but should tho storm now
cease 1t is not expected that the railroads can DO
opened before Monday. and no trains are ex-
pected earlier than that Tho locomotive
thn a crip
Much OF it lies out on tho various lines showed
In and abandoned. and tho loss by nterruution
Of business and damage to rolling stock vi II be
known SO early In the season. and on account OF
The immense accumulation Of snow great deal
Of difficulty will be met in keeping the road
Tree during the rest OF the winter
WATERTowN, Jan. 3.-The second edition OF
The snow storm OF last week began early on the
morning Of the % and has been raging al
most continuously ever since. The storm.
though not so severe. Is accompanied with a
Iharper and moro piercing wind. and the suf-
lering among those destitute is correspondence
" greater There is every appearance OF colder
come realities the suffering in and about this
ey will be great. The snow. which is still drift;
pur streets, while south of this city. on tho
line Of the Rome. watertown and Ogdensburg
Railroad. the snow is In places twenty aud thir-
y teet high. The poor arc out OF fuel. and. al
though all is being done that can be dono by
ihe cold A reporter found one family-man
and wife. and foolish son-lvng In n shanty
romposed oi ono room The shaniy is built Of
boards ends down. and the largest creyices are
poverei with pieces OF shingles. Tho snow had
blown through those still uncovered, and lay in
place o' the trio. Notwithstanding tho buster
Ing without and the cold within. they were
happy and waiting. as they said for the snow
storm to lot up. There are several cases similar
The family OF flward Williams. composed of
husband and wife and twelve children. living
In Mnrinsburg. Lewis County. Is sadly
afflicted Tho children were taken with diph-
uuI fftf sal La a a fh
clan for several days. After many hardships n
Doctor was procured. but three II the children
house. ri rec others have since died, and an
Shsri past All Geip. In the town Of Adams.
Storm Was 50 severe that the only way the in
formation ~ her deaih could be given the
heishnors was by blowing the horn, and II was
snly with the CREATES! dini ,ulty that any neigh
Dor wits able e. got there. Marriages have been
posponed in several cases the bridegroom be-
ing unable 10 reach his Intended bride. while
The NOR" anxious ones put on snow shoes
and reached their desti nations over the
Enow dr.ts. almost exhausted and only
b nud thnt tue officiating clergyman was snow
bound and unable 10 take his post in the sealing
the contract A young man reading in Calf
fornia who was Oh his way TO Csouverneur 10
gel married, was unable TO get there. lie dl1
nn9i know what to do. but at tho advice OF his
The answer came back ' We are all ready aud
waiting for, you" The agonized young man
lAn am"
All trains on the Rome. watertown and Og-
Peen abandoned, and the management is wait
Ing until the storm is over. There are no
at Sandy Greek and another at PhiadelphiA,
Put me passengers are al comfortably located
River Railroad the storm has not been so
Sere and the trains are running from I'VE to
BUFFALO Jan. s.-The storm which began
yesterday morning in this section Is more So
we're In extent than the preceding one and trat-
D? on the railroads Is almost entirely suspend
B0. SnOW plOuRn1 are OF little use. as the urlftS
Hli as fast as cleArances are made. On the New
sork Central road no trains are moving to-day
lAyed at Batavia. The Niagara Falls and Lock
port trains are stalled at North Buffalo, June
ast train came in at O'clock this morning. The
lotoe OF the storm extends from CASTLE to this
lery deep in the eneighborhood OF DunkiIk. No
ralns have started from here to-day, The last
ast night A train on the Buffalo and James,
own Railroad is stalled ut Gowanda, the track
being In bad condition further on. Efforts are
trn Is running trains from Eric street irrogu-
sIy. The Great Western is blocked at North Nt
%'sg r'1aaSaSa. 5i1%Sa hsrd fao f sPS%,Is
thermometer ranging at about zero. Al
10 stock has been received there for thirty
brought back 10 the yards TO be unloaded, while
a. the Forks. where tho accident occurred at
the last storm. There are in the yards on sale
eght loads Of sheep, three OF hogs and sixteen
OF cattle
ToUGHREEPsIE. Jan. 3.-The gale and cold
continued. and by tomorrow every Terry route
above Now York city will be abandoned. Al all
point. above here people cross the river on the
Ice. and AZ Hhnepeck and north OF that place
teams cross on tho ice. Railroad telegraphs re-
kou more serious detentiQnB OF trains on lhc
New YORK Central Railroad. West OF Rochester
The running of all trains has been Abandoned
and west Of Utica to Buffalo the situation ID
worse than ia the last storm. TWO trains ran
on the track to-day. but no one was inlured NJ
passengf trains have arrived at Albany from
tho West since last night The through malls
are iorty-sight hours late. and none are OK
pectsd until late tomorrow. Tne last man ioI
she West. which should hayo left New York nj
f;3O O'Clock To- night. has been discontinued, MS
tits known 1t cannot get through. All passen'
Ger trains for New York are made up at Albany
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. SIN this city the ther'
mometir went down 10 8 below zero last night
end at noon to-day registered y above. AZ tht
United States Signal ONCE. from all parts Of The
plate. reports OF Intense cold arc received, th'
thernometer AZ an early hour ranging from
beow at Harrisburg to e below at Pottsyllle, Al
Wilmington, Del, the mercury showed D. below
Larp. At o'clock this morning the thermome
tr al Germantown marked q below. iall q
~ Hlnce noon yesterday. The harDor nero Ii
Iu OF Ice but ia bV the Ice boats.