Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-03
THE GREAT STORM.
ITS EFFECTS LOCALLY.

remembered in these parts, as well as
throughout New England. 1t began
showing here Wednesday night, and kept
at it till late Thursday afternoon. The
wind blew furiously all day Thursday,
piling the snow up in great heaps in the
roads and into the cuts on the railroads,
causing the greatest blockade of recent
years. While the highways in the coun-
ty were filled and travelling seriously i'm
peded, especially in the mountain towns
and out toward the lake, the most incon-
venience resulted from the stoppage of
the trains on the railroad. The Boston
mail due here at 3 25 Thursday afternoon
did not get in till Saturday night, owing
to blockade at Ludlow. The Montreal
and New York express south, due at 8 :32
Thursday night, got along Friday night.
1t was stalled on heavy grade south of
Shelburn depot, but part of the train sue
ceeded in getting to Charlotte Thursday
night. Then the engine went back after
the remaining cars and was caught in the
drifts and held till dug out Friday after
noon. There were also huge drifts a
mile long and 10 to II feet deep IN cut
about two miles south of Burlington,
which was not cut through till late
hour Saturday. The effect of the whole
combination was practically to suspend
traffic from Thursday night till Saturday
night. when the line was opened. No
mail of any account came here from the
north between Thursday morning and
Sunday morning. Business here in the
village was almost at a standstil the lat
ter half of the week, our friends in the
surrounding towns being too busy road
breaking to visit the village, nor could
they have gotten here very easily if they
had tried.
In the village the sidewalks were filled,
in spots, to the tops of the fences. and
despite the strenuous efforts of those who
had the clearing of them in charge, it
was not first-rate walking in the ''back
deestricts" till Saturday.
Mr.. Howard of Bridport was the
greatest sufferer among the stage drivers.
He started for home towards night
Thursday and by leading his horses man
aged to get as far as Mr. X. A. Foote'S,
where he staid all night. The next day
Mr.. Foote took his oxen and broke out
the road. After dinner Howard tried it
again, but had gone only few rods
when his horse dropped dead. He at
tributes the animals death to bots. 1t
had not shown signs of any disease.
Howard did not try to come out again till
Saturday forenoon, by which time the
roads had been opened up. Messrs. Ii.
c. Bingham and L. NJ. Pierce, who go to
West Cornwall and Ripton, respectively,
with the mails, made all their trips, but
were late in reaching home Thursday
night.
THE SITUATION ELSEWHERE.
The storm extended as far south as
Maryland and Virginia, the Baltimore q
Ohio suffering almost as much as New
England roads. All through New York,
Pennsylvania, New England and Canada
railroads were more or less completely
blocked from Thursday to Saturday and
Sunday. AS much as eight feet of snow
was reported in Richmond, Ontario.
Maine and New Hampshire suffered more
than Vermont and Massachusetts. 1t
would require columns to tell the whole
story of the storm. The following dis
ms tah xyill mi laa ~
it:
CONCORD, n. H., Jan. 26.-This is the
heaviest snow storm for thirty-five years.
The express trains from the north are
eight hours late. Five freight engines
are stalled on the Northern railroad. All
freights on the roads entering this place
have been cancelled.
LEWISTON, Me-, Jan. 26.-The snow al
this place is piled fifteen feet high in some
places, and is packed so hard that per.
sons can walk on the surface. The wind
is blowing hurricane. Business is sus.
pended. No trains can reach here, and
there has been no mail since yesterday.
READING, Pa, Jan. 27.-In Berks, Leb-
anon, Schuylkill and Lehigh counties the
public roads have been almost entirely
abandoned because of the immense snow
drifts, and teams pass over the open fields
regardless of fences, which in many
places are not visible.
BINGHAMPTON, n. V, Jan. 27.-Al
: trains on the Erie road are ''laid OUT a
points east and west of this city. Onl,
one train has arrived from New York il
thirty hours, and there is small chanc,
of another getting through before to
} night. The snow has drifted badly in al
directions and trains are either abandon
ed or running "wild."
CONCORD. n. H., Jan. 27.-All the rail
way lines north of Concord are in mucl