Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-16


NYACK, March 12.-The most terrific
snowstorm in years prevails along the
lower Hudson to-day Travel is entirely
suspended. In some parts of Rockland
county trains are detained bv huge drifts
10 or 20 feet deep in spots. The mountain
roads are impossible.
OswEGO, March 12-The storm has been
quite severe. Trains are delayed from
one to two hours.
The Storm in the West.
NEGAUNEE, Mich, March r. rhe biz
zard which has prevailed for two day has
been the worst of the year. Many trains
are showed in, and some railroads have
suspended operations entirely.
Boston's Experience.
Boston, March 1.-two trains reached
here from Springfield this evening, the
first since Monday. The New York and
New England Railroad company was the
| first to open its line for traffic between
Boston and New York since the storm.
A train left Boston at O'Clock to night
| for New \ ork via the Norwich line carry
! ing large number of passengers who
| had been storm bound at Boston for sew
eral days, carload Of United States and
several carloads of Adams Express matter.
From New York to Boston via London.
On Tuesday New York and Boston were
as islands in mid-ocean, the one in the
Atlantic and the other in the Pacific, so
far as related to the possibility of commu-
nlcation between them, and as an illustra
ton of the complete absence of telegraphic
communication between all eastern cities,
| the Boston HCrdld received special that
| night from New York which came by way
of London, Eng, there being no other way
OF communication between the metro polls
and the outside world except by means of
the Atlantic cables.
Washington Feels the Effects.
WAsHGNGToN, March 14.-Three trains
arrived here last night from Philadelphia
after loag and hard trip. The trainmen
reported that the storm was still raging
| furlously between Philadelphia and Balti
more, and that the track is badly obstruct-
ed by snow drifts and fallen telegraph
poles. The wind blows the snow on the
track rs fast as it is removed. All the
wires between here and New York are
down. One is working to Baltimore. The
only other telegraphic communication
with the outside world is maintained by
means of two wires south and three west.
The Blockade in Connecticut.
HARTFORD. Conn, a. M, March ID
1t rained slightly during the evening but
not enough to make serious trouble. The
railroads are making slow progress in
pleahluS oPVu. ue Iralli WnlCu lelu Dos
Nondav has haan staIied NJ Varpon ~
miles east, since Monday noon.
The storm in the Hudson Valley
por.currrp.rP March 10 Ahor+ :
o,cIock this ,,o,nin,, +r a h1in1in,, s,,o,,,
storm tho AtIantic eynrass ho,,nd south
on the Hnd.on I}i,.ar ,ood ron INTO tha
rear of north Atlantic rxnr.,s ut Dobbs
Ferry, demoishir+ the "9r- Four pei
sons are known 10 have been '9dlN in,
Jureu' loo'H uaI"9 a. P!otm'ueu All
~ w. ','r ''Vl.' ~ ar. OoN y.
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l1uea ueT! H. a. ,'p'uS on pTtn .Ile WeIl
bahiH - u.'''ii i,a.'S are hl''"
oeni""' ->o o''9 "Ie running here'
The.storm in New Hampshire.
PETERBORO, y H., March II The mcsl
drifting snow storm for 40 wears has made
the highways impossible aud no trains
over any of the roads have arrived since
;rl Mono y, bu ines Is Ht stahdStlI !.
attsr "TJ ,'Ii a"S leN'
} The prpaf hlncL ade is nartiv hroiisu and
travel partially resumed. It will take sev
, eral days to restore travel fully. ruNu
meetings IN this vicinity are generally ad-
jOurued.
E,,., ,,ai,c..d ,ooi,a,
JERSEY CITY, " D., March l3.-As ll;l5
this morning a snow plow with six en-
: zines behind it started ont from the Penn
: sylvania railroad depot in this CITY to keeG
, the main line clear to Newark if possible
e At Grove street half n mile from
1 the start the train got h1scl,ef
o ~ dnif, an tha "-,,.I
+ reversed and tha raor angina iuyonad tbt
{ track and crashing through the puarC
fence ran up on the sidewalk Engineer
v Peabody was thrown through the window
: or ms CAP nut was unlnlnred. Fireman
a hrain He lived at PhfIsdelnhis Tbor,n' W. on'
II Whalen of Philadelphia had both ler,
z fractured and was injured internally
e Aard Master W illlams OF Jersey CITY hat
= MS skull injured.
= . business on the Pennsylvania Road Sus
. nan,laI