Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-28
THE FROZEN EAST.
SNOW-BANbS FORTY FEET RICH
N hiW ENGLAND,
And the Mercury Below Zero
Trains Buried in Snow-Drifts
and Abandoned-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE RECORD us1os.l

[coryogA, lsss, Jyhe California associated Pressl
New YORK, January 27th.-The one topic
of interest here is the weather and snow
blockade which surrounds the city.
Though the sky here has been clear for
nearly forty-eight hours, heavy SHOWS have
| fallen in Pennsylvania, northern New
York and New England Late this after
noon snow was still falling at many points
The temperature here has run very low for
nearly two week, a long period for New
York. The high winds for three days have
increased the discomfort.
While there is no interference with travel
for radius of 80 miles around New York,
| the snow blockade of railroads beyond in
every direction is the most complete known
for many years. As far south as Frederick
Md, drifts of eight feet on the tracks and
in cuts are reported, while from northern
New England come reports of snow drifts
so feet high. The high winds which pre-
vail keep the snow moving, and fill up the
cuts as fast as they are cleared.
Canadian points report eight feet of
snow, and travel on the country roads is
! absolutely stopped.
Rutland, VT, Is high, valley town,
where the railroad routes from New York
| to Montreal Join and are crossed by through
| routes from northern New York and west
! to New England points A train arrived
there from Boston this afternoon TWENTY
seven hours late. The ordinary running
time is six hours and the route is moder-
| ately favorable in any weather.
AT Shelburne, VT, eleven locomotives
are at work tonight trying to move the
Montreal and New York train, which has
been stalled for twenty-four hours. This
! is in country of comparatively short dis
tances between thickly settled points, and
| of squatty hills, compared with the far
western mountains.
There are many miles of railroad over
| which no trains have passed from thirty
| six to forty-eight hours, and which are
made still more thoroughly impossible by
the still falling snow. zero temperature
| and high winds. Freight is not moved at
all in any direction.
The western end of Long Island Sound
| is all but impossible because of the ice
Even in this harbor the ferry-boats which
usually run at six-minu.e intervals, have
difficulty in keeping up a half-hour
| schedule.
Baltimore harbor has been blockaded
with ice several days until last night, when
the nigh wind drove it out into Chesapeake
| Bay.
With the mercury at midnight 80 below
| zero in this ordinarily comfortable
city, General Greely's assistant predicts
slightly colder weather for all the New
England and Middle States"
RAILROAD PASSENGERS FROZEN.
BosToN, January 27th.-Further details
| Of the storm received tonight show that
| the railroads are completely blockaded.
| Forty passengers on the Canadian Pacific
| express were compelled to abandon the
| train and walk to the nearest village,
| many of them getting their hands and feet
| frozen.
FIFTEEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
New YORK, January .27th.-Advices to-
| night are to the effect that the storm has
| been steadily increasing throughout the
northern part of this State for the past
| forty eight hours, and it is at its worst to-
night. The temperature is falling, the wind
| blowing a gale, and the snow is drifting
upon the railway tracks and country roads
| laying q general embargo on getting about
| The freight blockade, both on the Hud-
son River and New York Central, since
! Wednesday, is the heaviest ever known
| Two thousand loaded cars are being held
on waiting orders to be moved. Other
| through routes are no better of.
The thermometer indicates $50 below
| zero at some points.