The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-01
Soma Effects Of the Storm in The Est Bscom.
ing KOra Apparent.
Freight in Immense Quantities Bl0Ckldsd
and Csttle Frtzin SEff.
NARY Vessels in the les Lb5ut Nantucket in
Dangerous Positions
Revenue Cutters Needed to Aid Them-The
Northern Pacific BIOckade-TroubIe
in ManitoH a Notes,

New YoRK, January 30,-The fury Of the
storms which began Thursday, and which
swept the railroads of Northern and East
ern New York with snow, was not spent
until. saturday afternoon, but the railroads,
up to that time completely at their mercy,
began a vigorous fight against the drifts,
which ended in q complete victory. Un-
less more snow falls to-day the blockade OF
New York by snow may be said to be end
ed. The New York Central and Hudson
River road, as soon as the snow had ceased
falling and the wind had stopped blowi ng
Saturday afternoon, ordered out an army
of men to clear the tracks, and soon
the road between New York
and Albany was literally lined
with men, while the huge snow plows went
pluDgiDg through drifts IN some places
higher than the caves of the cars. Pas
seDgers who arrived Saturday night at -
O'Clock by the "Vestibule limited" from
Chicago-and they did finally arrive at the
Grand Central station, though they were
five hours lste-tell graphic and thrilling
stories of the appearance OF the tracks be-
tween Albany and this city. In some
places they said it was like passing through
a mArble-lined tunnel, the snow being
piled so high that the view out of the car
windows was obstructed. After . O'Clock
Saturday night the Central was able to an
nouDce that il would thereafter run pas
senger trains upon schedule time. In the
superintendents office 1t was ascertained
yesterday that freights would be running
to-day upon schedule time.
ROCHESTER, January 30.-Yesterday an
! idea of the fury Of the three days blizzard
was obtained. On the New York Central
road, between Buffalo and Syracuse, there
| we're several live stock trains when the
! storm came On. An effort was made to
run them 10 points where the stock could
( be sheltered. but, II spite of all efforts,
nearly fifteen carloads Of cattle and hogs,
destined for Boston and New York, were
/ frozen to death near Palmyra, aud several
| carloads at other points. Reports from ten
railways in this locality snow that all will
be in operation to-day. h10T.plOws we're
| running all day yesterday on the various
lines. The storm has entirely subsidized.
WASHINGTON, January 30-The signal
| CORDS station at Nantucket reports upwards
OF ifiy vessels in the ice near Nantucket,
! srd ffCLl Great. Poiu Z, TGcaerluCk
| Shoals many OF them are adrift, having
| lost anchors and chains. The ice is ten
inches or more thick, and the most power
! ful tugs can render them no assistance.
Most OF them will be wrecked unless
! prompt assistance Is rendered when the ice
breaks up. The revenue cutters will be
neededfhen TO keep them from drifting on
the shoals.
blockade Of branch Of the Northern Pa
cific road, over which most of the wood
consumed here is brought, the supply of
wood in all yards here is completely ex-
hausted, with no prospects of en- early
rescue. The rotary plow came as far as
! Cyrus, nine miles east, Friday, but then
broke down and was taken to st. Paul for
repairs. Since thsn work on this branch
has been suspended and will probably not
Har .r.FHr rrra~rN tto VITA ~ofv
this time the peoplH OF Morris are in pain
ful su,pense as 20 the condition of the fuel
market.
ct. PAUL Jiuuary 30.-From Winnipeg
the Pioneer Press learns that no through
trains have arrived there over the Canadian
Pacific since Wednesday. A train load of
passengers is said to be blOckaded in the
middle OF the mountains, and fears are en-
tertained for their safety, as their stock OF
! provisions is not large. No wheat ship
ments for the East are being taken, on &C
Of Lake Superior.
WINNIPEG, January so The latest re-
| ports from the mountains indicate there
| has been great loss OF life on the Canadian
| Pacific owing to snow slides. Passengers
| coming on trains from Calgary bring
mesger particulars of the disaster. Strong
Chinook winds have been prevailing for
the past week, and all along the line
from Donald to Glacier snow has been
coming down on the track in tremendous
quantities. Near Paliizer Station, B. c.,
several men were caught in a slide. One
was dug out alive, but he was badly bruised
and is not expected to recover. The mild
weather has put an effectual stop to all
through Canadian Pacific trains, and as
the mountain streams are considerably
swollen, 1t may be some time before traffic
is resumed.