New-York tribune., 1884-01-10
RAILWAY TRAFFIC IMPEDED.
THREE FEET OF sNOw-MANY TRAINS ABANDONED
COUNTRY ROADS BLOCKADED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

THREE FEET OF SNOW-MANY TRAINS ABANDONED
COUNTRY ROADS BLOCKADED.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBCSE.l
LOCKPoRT n. Y. Jan "a snow storm extend
ing throughout this part of the State began early
Tuesday morning, and in twcnty-fOur hours over
two feet of snow on level had fallen upOn good
foot of the previous snow, which already rendered
railroads aud county roads almost impassabe'
This storm still continues furiously, without any
apparent gus of abatement and the situation is
getting exceedingly precarious for outside COM
muuicatlOn The storm is really the most severe
one which has occurred in this locality in years.
BY the most strenuous eXertOns on the part of the
Central and Erie Railroads, in working large
gangs of track hands all night long they have
barely keptther tracks open trains being from four
to six hours late up to tonight Several accOmmOda-
ton trains were abandoned. Expresses from Buffalo
to LockpOrt distance of only twenty-siX miles,
are now thought to make good time when they get
through IN four five hours. Their regular time
is one hour. Tonight there are very grave doubts
whether either the Central or Eric roads will be
open at all IN the morning. All. local
irelghts and most OF thethrough 1relghtSS
a train get stalled for a couple of hours i'll this
binding storm, the road would be closed for two
The Rome. Watertown and Odgensburg road is
already blockaded, so it is reported.
None of the country stages with mails arrived in
this city from the surrounding villages, and no
farmers have made their appearance from places
further out than two or threo miles. Trade has
now been at standsti on account Of the storm for
a week. The storm extends over wide stretch of
territory; hut the worst apparently IL between
here and Syracuse. A January thaw would cause
serious damage to bridges in this county.
WARSAW, n. Y, Jan. 9.-lt stOTmed and blew in
cessantly to-day in Wyoming Valley, Western New
York. The snow Is over two feet deep on high
land. The highway is pretty generally bOckaded.
is no. ri SuSOpu1ed New York
by Erie Railroad arrived on time this morning, but
from Buffalo several hours late Trains from Pitts
burg the Rochester and Pittsburg line are five
hours off time. A general blockade is now antici-
pated. Several through trains have already been
abandoned.
CONFUSION AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, Jan. 0.-The snow storm which began
yesterday continued with undated fury until this
morning. At day-break the snow was nearly two
feet on level. At noon the storm be-
gan afresh, and at present strong gale
is blowing. This is by far the
most severe snow storm Buffalo has experienced IN
years. The many railroads centring here
having hard time and the outlook is far from
encouraging. The Belt line around the city is in
very bad shape and few trains have run in twenty
four hours.
What might have been terrible accident
CURED early this morning the Belt line branch
OF the Central. At 800 Michigan Central
press train, drawn by two locomotives left the
E1change-st. Station for Niagara Falls. The train
started under good head of steam on account
OF the grades and the slippery condition of the
track. The morning was dark and the air was
filled with clouds of snow, which made il difficult
for Engineer Brown, Of the forward loco
motive 10 see far ahead. At Porter
ave-, two Central locomotives lay stuck In the
snow. Without an lnstants warning the express
tram dashed into the tender of the rea engine.
immediately the locomotives were piled up in an
lndlscrlnlnate mass. Engineer Brown caine ont
with broken wrist, and Robert johnson, FIRE
man, was badly injured internally. The passengers
escaped injury. The obstruction caused the stop
page of all trains until noon. A Canada Southern
tram came in with seven engines to-day. Through
out this region the storm is general in Canada is
raging fearfuly. rains on the Grand Trunk are
so far behind time that is probable they have been
abandoned The suffering among he poor in Buff
faO is sad never TO have been greater than during
the present tempestuOus season.