Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-16
TRAINS PUSHING THROUGH.
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR RAILROAD TRAFFIC TOMORROW.

TRAFFIC TOMORROW.
 A Train From New York Reaches Bridge pOrt-Naugatuck Trains Running North and South as far as Possible-A New England Train Starts for Boston.
 Traces of the great storm are fast suc- cumbing to the warm rays of the sun, but the huge piles of snow, and frost bitten ears and noses are reminders of the ordeal through which the community have passed. Waterbury has every reason to copgratu late itself It has survived the blizzard without any loss of life and very little damage to property. She has been spared from destruction by fire and it now looks as if there would be little damage from that other and even more powerful ele- ment-water. The high, irregular shaped walls of snow show the effects of the thaw- ing temperature, and are rapidly being re- duced to water. The sidewalks are in good condition but many of the streets are impossible The horse railroad company will make no attempt this week to clear the tracks. The fire hose still remains where if was distributed by Chief Snagg and in case of fire no attempt will be made on the first alarm to get out the engines. The work of digging out the school houses is progressing and the schools will be in ses- sion Monday.
 Mails were received to-day from down the valley and sent south as far as Derby and as far northas Torrington. No New York mails was sent out, but the New England train took pouch eastward. The supply of meat, fish and eggs is getting low and and unless there is some received before duced. A local butcher yesterday offered a farmer $1O0, for two cows for killing. The farmer refused it and demanded $2CO and the butcher did not buy. Torrington's supply of meat is getting low and this afternoon an engine pulled & freight half full of beef to that place. It was shipped through the Adams express con- pany and will come high when it arrives at its destinasion.
 Telegraph and telephone communication is ill about the same fix that it has been for several days. Telegraph dispatches
  lay, but communication is had with New Britain and Hartford. Telephone com munication south of Naugatuck is still cut of and wires are working as far north as Thomaston.
 The situation this afternoon as regards railway traffic is briefly this: The Nauga- tuck track is clear as far south as Derby and north as far as Thomaston. The New England is clear west to Southford and east to the rock cut just this side of Bris- tol. Trains running from Hartford to Bristol and there is clear track from Willimantic to Boston.
 Two trains left this city on the Nauga- tuck to-day, running far south Der by. The first left at 915 and the second followed at noon. The track is clear south to Baldwin's, and the gang working south and that working north are about two miles from each other. The situation at Baldwins is, however, made difficult by the derailing of the two locomotives with which MT Lane's gang have been pushing southward. There were two passenger trains from the Derby to-day one this morn ing and one this afternoon. The o'clock train out of New York Monday morning reached Bridgeport this morning, having with it this mornings New York papers. A boy with 8 big bundle of Heralds came as far north as possible on working train and walked to Derby, selling the papers for 15 cents piece. The first passenger train north left at 11:15 and was expected to go to Thomaston.
 At 3 p. m. to-day the situation is this: The Naugatuck train thet left this city at 11:15 reached Winsted about o'clock and one of the derailed engines at Baldw1n's has been replaced and is at the junction. Two trains from New York have arrived in Bridgeport and one track is clear from that city to New Haven. There is only one wire on the New York division and that is working only from New Haven to Fairfield. There remains only one drift to be cleared away on the Derby road and that is at Allentown cut beyond Tyler City. The wire running into Supt Beach's office has gone to pieces below Derby and communication with Bridgeport is cut off. At the New England de- pot passenger train stands waiting for dispatch to move for Hart ford. The gang are working near Bristol and as the track is open the train will leave this city. It is anticipated that it will go through to Boston tonight, pro- vided the way is open from Hartford tc Willimantic. Among the passengers wait ing were the Nellie Brown Mitchell con cert company, who started for Boston Mon day morning.