New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-26
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY DECEMBER g. 1888

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other line 1t considered by naygators fortunate
that this peculiarly embarrassing snow storm came On
the water save that Of the ferry-boats.
The superintendent of the Bridge and the stat gener-
cleared of the that had previously fallen The traffic
was very Light the railway and the roadways In
but the afternoons storm ended that. The rail-
way. cars were in a terrible condition from the
and about the chilly condition Of the
made which Il would benefit the trustees to hear There
ed, and who regardless Of etiquette, and without
gers declared that theabsence heating apparatus in
the cars was an Outrage One man said that II the rus
heated they ought to do It, They accepted high trust
and cared nothing for the people whom they represented
and bronchial affections catarrh and other disorders
from the unpleasantly damp and dirty cars Another
THE TRIBUNE first brought forward the subject and said
that the delays were inexcusabe and Infamous
DELAYING TRAVEL BY RAIL AND BOAT.
On the railroads running into Jersey City and the
vicinity there considerable delay in Consequence
the afternoons storm The Erie Railroad was the worst
sufferer The Buffalo through train Chicago connec
ton, that ought to have arrived at 1910 p M
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dalton from Emira nearly two hours Late but the
local trains and the trains east OF Port Jers were only
from ten twelve minutes late The cause OF the great
detention this line the damage done by Sunday
nights storm to bridge on the Delaware division In
consequence OF the accumuatons of and ice this
bridge has only partially repaired, and will not
bear the weight OF locomotive that the cars have to
be pushed over by hand. 1t was found necessary to
double the locomotives on each train on this line.
On the Delaware, LackawaDna and western there was
deay Tine through train from Buffalo was forty mil
late The train from Oswego was tweny-seyen min
utes late That from Dover, on the Morris and Essex
Branch was seventeen minutes behind hand, and the
Eastern train thirty shven minutes late.
! Onthe Pennsylvania Central there was only ten or
twelve minutes delay on the branch between Philadel
phia and NewYork. The fast trains that usually ac-
complshed the trip IN an hour and half did 1t In two
hours and few minutes. Three were run, yesterday
afternoon when the was coming down FAST and the
engineers blinded by it, and could not make schedule
time The rails not in bad condition, and there was
no accumulation OF anywhere. There was not
wind enough 10 blow IL cuttings, and the traffic
sufficient TO keep the tracks clear The through train
from san Francisco was two hours late Inc local trains
on the Jersey Central branch of the Philadelphia and
Reading road there less delay. Most OF the
trains TO and from Philadelphia were from thify tOth
i've minutes mute AFTER t ws, 5o bG9s late A
local trains were about thirty minutes behind schedule
At the office of the depot master at the Grand Central
Depot TRIBUNE reporter told that there was no de
lay OF any account to the trains OF the Qrk central
New York. New-Hayen and Hartford Railroad SAID that
all the trains that road time that so soon as
the snow commenced falling they doubled their engines
The trains from Boston by the springfield shore, anu
Air Line routes all behind from half 10 threequar
ters hour there over two feet OF snow along
n section OF these lines.
Travel by Sound steamboats, was seriously npedeu
The boats OF the Ea River stonington Pr2Vaece , ana
lasted in consequence OF when many passengers eit
the boats the evening and proceeded To their destna
ton By rail- 1here was but slight decrease ID the num-
Der OF passengers-as travel Is always lght on honuys
The captains these boats dread snow storm far more
say renders impossible to see the lights The C. H.
Northam OF the New-Iayen line and the Electra OF the
time In the afternoon The Hartford and the New-liayen
evening boats did leave their docks rs II customary
TO lay their boats up On mondays.
THE MAILS SOMEWHAT BEHINDIrAND.
The delays to the mails caused by the storm Of Monday
continued in less degree yesterday Many of the morn
lag mails only or two hours behind the usual
time The morning train on the Erie railway was about
four hours behind its usual time. The mail
over the Pennsylvania Railway due at noon
was delayed about two hours, and the New
York Central noon mail was also two hours late The
other morning and afternoon trains were delayed for
shorter periods.
The entire force Of clerks kept busy almost all
Monday night in clearing up the work of the office The
cards ana passages anu ready deIvcry
partially successful and at some OF the stations al tue
matter received was in the hands Of the s az f6
force Of clerks was allowed TO 80 home yester
4 4Rs S Carriers @a"y we're were sent G''uP Ca
one trip the a. delivery They carried nearly double
suffered from extended DELAYS than those OF Mon
dav but the holiday business brought the amount re-
, ceiyed up to a greater limit than ever before.
WORK OF THE STORM IN BROOKLYN.
Snow ploughs and sweepers were set work In the
street car lines in Brooklyn shortly after the snow
! storm began and kept at work far into the
night the aid OF salt, the curves
and switches wcre kept clear and there
were few bockades. Teams were doubled IN the cars
and consequently only half many cars were run, and
these were oyercrowded with persons returning home
from the evening entertainments The sidewalks were
not cleared Of snow, except in front Of
few houses, and consequently tho walking wa
/ very bad. As the stores closed, the snow
was not cleared from in front OF them. The telegraph
and telephone lines heavily weighted with snow.
The following accidents from the weight Of snow were
reported The roof OF the covered pier ut Woodruff
stores the foot of JOalemOn- BrOOkn was crushed
in by the snow, causing loss OF $500
A window awning In front OF the grocery or Samue
Kipb, nc No 20 Amltyst. Brooklyn was broken down
causing loss OF 500 $50
An awning fell in front Of the grocery of T. j. Cannagh
at No $50 Hckss-st and broke show window, causing
, damage amounting TO 800.
The roof a stable at No III Grand-ave Brooklyn was
broken In by the snow, burying horse belonging TO
NJ Kenny The horse was got out unhurt ana the los
on the stable 500.
The storm caused the suspension OF horse travel In
Long Island City. The Long Island Railroad trains are
arriving and departing ON time.