New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
SNOW, FLOODS AND GALES.
THE BLIZZARD IN THIS STATE.

TRACKS BURIED IN THE ICE AND sNow-A HOG
CHARGED WITH NITRo-GLYCERINE.
- -RoNDoUT, Feb. II (SpeciaD-The storm of
yesterday caused much detention Of trains the West
Shore, Waikiki Valley Ulster and Delaware, and Stony
Clove and Catski Mountain Railroads One train that
left Albany on the West Shore yesterday abandoned
ana new train made up here for New-YOrk. In many
Instances on tho West Shore Ice foot thickness had to
be cut from the tracks train from Ulster and Della
ware due here at 400 on Monday arrived at o'clock
this afternoon, having been stalled" through the night
at Beaver XIII swamp The passengers in the train were
comfortable with the exception Of being hungry.
When daylight came this morning trains were
running again on time the Ulster and Della
ware An army of is shovelng clear the tracks Of
the Stony Glove and Catskl Mountain Railroad which
are buried under Two feet Of frozen and Ice. The
leo and snow embargo the West Shore the worst old
railroad men ever There Is big snow drift and
blockade at COxsncke and all trains were
"staled" there this afternoon The most trouble has
been on the south track OF the West Shore.
OswEGo Feb II (SpeciaD.-The storm Of yester-
day continued through tho night The fall Of snow
was the heaviest Of the winter. Railroads have been
seriously affected. The NewYork train due here last
evening at s45 did not arrive till after midnight The
train from New due here $50 this morning did
not reach here ti16 this afternoon This owing to
detention OF two hours the Syracuse and Bingham
tondyon No passenger trains have been sent out since
morning over the New Nork Ontario and Western road,
none viii De tllI the cleared or snow
Rome Waterown and Ogdensburg road is IN the worst
shape no trains have arrived here over 1t from the
have been abandoned The road "a blocked ,ts entire
length between Niagara Falls and Charlotte.
BATAVIA. Feb II (speeiaDThe rail roads in this vici
nifty have suffered more by far to-day than any pre-
yious day this winter from storms. Yesterdays light
was formed into big drifts. and trains drawn by
two locomotives found It difficult to work their way.
Highways IN this county filed so fall Of snow that
they have not been used at all to-day and will have to be
shoveed out On this division Of the main line OF the
Central all freight trains were abandoned this morning
Snow poughs have been on the go all dag and by TO-
morrow II Is thought important trains VIII he running
With some regularity. The mercury was down 10 IL c-
low zero this morning but Ia few degrees above ths
evening
LocKroRr Feb. l. tSpecaD.Thls has been one OF the
most severe days Of the entire season The wind has
blown blizzard from the southwest all day. The ther-
momctcr IL below this morning aud continued
below all day Railroads suffered severely. trains being
" stalled " OF oil roads Erie had nyo trains stalled
and three trains the Central In banks at
IIoey several hours this morning
scHESECTADY, Feb. l. (Spceiat.-The Mohawk Valley
has been u the way Of many storms this winter
butnothng Ike the storm OF yesterday and last night has
been known here In the memory OF tho oldest railroad
men A foot OF fell yesterday. II was damp and
c!oggcd up Ike lead. During the night tremendous
gale arose png up into drifts the which was sti!l
falling The thermometer fell to four degrees below zero
Trees were blown down. shutters blown on. window :
broken and rc graph aud telephone wires snapped The
city has completely Isolated FOR the past twenty
eight hours The last mail received from New York was
at li5 D. yesterday aud there were no traiDs from the
West for nearly twenty four hours At the sand bank
about a mile from tho civ a drift twenty feet high
found Half dozen stock trains were blocked there last
night. ana II necessary TO shovel them out this
morning
Troy Feb Il Speerb Tho blizzard which set I'm last
evening was tho most experienced u this section
the country in many years. The only storm to com
pare with Il the one OF December -. 1866 Al
Nassau to-day farmers trying % force their way
through drifts twenty feet high For over twelve hours
ali Of the railroads centrng IN the city aud Albany were
sIocked. curious story Of che blockade comes from
iantine Bridge. About mile from Sprakcrs Basin was
dru OF nitecn feet deep General Pros ordered nitro
gyceTinr placed In The bank 10 blow ~ out drove or
hogs strolcd the track and OF them swallowed
quantity OF the explosive. Shortly afterwards freight
engine I'm trying force through the eastern end
~ the drf struck the hog and tremendous explosion
followed. damaging the engine and blowing great mole
IA the drift.