Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-28
A MANTLE OF SNOW.
Severe Storm in the New
England States.
COMMERCE BADLY OBSTRUCTED
At Several Points Railroad
Traffic Entirely Suspended.
Two Wrecks.

Valley. The New York Centra
abandoned all trains on the Hudson
River division at 6 O'Clock last nigh
on account of the snow blockade
The wind, which blew at the rate o
sixty miles per hour, swept snow
across the track in such quantities
that resistance to it was useless
The snow was no sooner cleared away
by gangs of laborers than it covered
the track again. There were thret
passenger and score of freight
trains stuck in the snow.
TRAINS BADLY DELAYED.
The Chicago limited, over the New
York Central, arrived this morning
thirteen hours late. The st. Louis
limited, over the Erie, at noon was
in a snow bank. The snow has drifted
badly in all directions, and trains are
either abandoned or "running Wild
] hree Delaware and Lackawanna
through trains were showed up al
Kokomo Mountain all night, but man,
aged to move this morning.
ADvICEs TONIGHT
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 is at its
worst tonight. The temperature is
falling, the wind is blowing a gale
and the snow is drifting upon the rail
way tracks, and laying general en-
barge on getting about.
A LULL IN THE STORM.
ALBANY, January 27. - Morning
finds the storm cleared away. The
is about zero, and a
strong wind makes the cold intense.
The railroads are in a worse condition
than yesterday. No trains, whatever,
are being moved. The Delaware and
Railroad tracks west OF here,
are all blockaded and trains from New
York and Boston are moved with the
greatest difficulty. No freight trains
are being run in any direction. A
sun dog is visible here
this morning.
ACCIDENT NEAR WILLIAMSTOWN.
Troy, N. Y, January 27.-The ef-
fects of the snow storm are felt this
with greater severity even
han yesterday. A Boston train ran
into the rear end of freight train
about a mile west of Williamstown
about midnight, killing Conductor
Cadmore and brakesman Wheelock,
Ind seriously injuring three other
orakesmen. The express from Mon
real, over the Central Vermont, is
stuck fast in the snow.
ALL TRAFFIC STOPPED.
ITHACA, N. Y, January 27.-Owing
70 snow, all trains on the Elmira,
Corning and Northern, at this point,
ire abandoned to-day.
THE WORST FOR FIFTY YEARS.
BIDDEFoRD, Maine, January 20
The snow blockade is unequaled
since 1886. From o'clock yesterday
till 8 O'Clock last night, no
rain passed throYgh here. At 8
o'clock last night seven passenger
rains and one freight were blockaded
within a mile of this city. On the
western division, where the snow is
1rifted worse, but little headway is
being made and the wrecking train
did not finish it's work at the Old
Orchard till 8 O'Clock last night, hav-
ing spent seven hours in getting the
engine and snow plow back on the
track. At midnight it was still snow
ing.
ALL RECORDS BEATEN.
PLYMOUTH, N. H., January 27.-The
weather here is the worst ever known.
Eighteen inches of snow fell during
The past twenty-four hours, and the
is six degrees below
zero, with the wind blowing a hurri-
cane. Seven trains are blockaded
between Warren Summit and Ash
land, and some are without fuel and
water, and it is impossible to commu-
nicate with any of them. No mails
have been received since Wednesday
TRAIN TRAVELLERS FROsT-BrrTEN.
PITrsFIELD, Mass, January 81
Five long passenger trains on the
Boston and Albany road are snow
bound here. The fast st. Louis express
spent last night in a snow drift neal
the Washington cut, with 100 passen-
gers on board. Many ladies are pros
rated and a number of children badly
'rost-bitten. Freight trains covering
over a mile of track are showed in near
and much perishable goods
will be lost. In many places the snow
lrifted to depth Of 40 feet.
SERIOUS CALAMITY.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, January 81
The mail train for the north on the
River Railroad last night
became stalled in a cut north of Holy
oke. A gang of men went to work
this morning to dig it out. but the
snow was blowing about SO thick that
nothing could be seen few feet dis
tant, and the train from Greenfield
dashed into the gang, killing three
men and fatally wounding another.
FUEL FAMINE IN DAKOTA.
MILBANK, Dak., January 27. = The
situation here is growing serious.
The road was opened for the block
AIDED train between here and Big Stone
yesterday and the train brought in.
The train with the Eastern mail is
stuck at Ortonville and the one from
the West at Twin Brooks, west of here
This city will soon be short Of coal
and there is not a pound of sugar in
the dealers hands. Wilmot is out o.
coal, while Corona and Twin Brooks
have neither coal nor wood.
GENERAL REPORTS.
CHICAGO, January 27. = Advicel
from the East continue to tell the ef
fects of the great storm. The rail
roads in New York, Pennsylvania ant
the New England States are blockaded
No casualties are ropOrtod.