Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-20
THE EASTERN BLIZZARD.
A Gentleman Well Known in Springfie
Relates Some Racy Experiences.

A Gentleman Well Known in Springfield
Relates Some Racy Experiences.
Mr.. C. F. Troupe, brother of Toppy
and Theo. Troupe, of this city, had some
interesting experiences with the eastern
blizzard. He was passenger on a train
from New York to Baltimore and the ex-
periences of the trip are told as follows to
Baltimore american reporter:
The first train to reach Baltimore direct
from New York was the spring pleasure
tour train of the Pennsylvania railroad,
composed of vestibule cars, due at Union
station at 1918. 1t did not arrive until 9:25
o'clock last nighttime hours and ten
minutes late. Conductor S. W. F. Draper
was in charge. The train left Jersey City
at 9:4O o'clock yesterday morning, making
the time eleven hours and forty-five minu-
tes run from New York to Baltimore. But
sixty people were on the train. Among
| them was c. f. Troupe, general special
agent of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society, whose Office in this
city is in 20 and 2s Chamber of
Commerce building. Mr.. Troupe's resi-
dence is near the Relay house. He gave a
graphic description of the scenes in New
York and along the railroad. j. E. Peters,
assistant general manager of the New York
division. gave him permission to ride on the
train. Mr.. Troupe stated to all american
reporter, who was the first to see him, that
the blizzard in the North, and especially in
| New York, was something indescribable.
You have no idea what 1t is, and if the
people of Baltimore could only get one
glimpse of New York it would startle
them. He left New York Sunday after
noon for Baltimore, and crossed the
ferry at Jersey City. Taking a train
whicd was drawn by several engines, a
crowd got as far as Trenton, where the road
was impossible. Snow was piled UP high
on both sides Of the track, and several en-
gines were soon completely demolished.
This accident was caused by an engine of a
passenger train running into freight en-
gine. The road was impassable, and the
New York train was compelled to return to
Jersey City on Tuesday. In New York the
storm was something alarming. Snow in
the streets was drifted fully fifteen feet
deep. All street car traffic was stopped.
Mr.. Troupe stated that he saw one
man buy cab for S400. A friend
of his gave $50 for cab to
ride to the train. Another friend of his
gave $40 for cab ride from the St. james
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of Fifty-secOnd street the horse dropped
dead. The suffering in New York is some
thing beyond description, and it will be
some time before the true state Of affairs is
known. Mr.. Troupe left New York at $40
yesterday, and arrived at Philadelphia at
4:30 yesterday afternoon. Three engines
pulled the train as far as Philadelphia.
In some places along the route the
snow was fully thirty feet high.
The railroad company has several
thousand men employed shoveling
away the snow. Near Trenton fully one
mile and a half Of the track is occupied BY
cars. Money seems to be plentiful in New
York, and the saloons are busy. On the
same train with Mr.. Troupe, and bound to
| Florida, were VIM. Dinkelspiel, J. T. Ran
. dal, Miss T. Dewitt Talmage daughter Of
the well-known lecturer Of New York. and
Samuel w. Saunders, of TallapoOsa, Flor
ida, who had been stopping in New York
for the past few months. Their expert
ences in getting from New York to Balti-
more were similar to that of Mr.. Troupe.