New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-15
AUSTIN CORBIN IN A BLIZZARD.
EXPERIENCES OF A RAILWAY MAGNATE.

EXPERIENCES OF A RAILWAY MAGNATE.
ONE OF THE PLEAsAyTEsr ErrsepEs IN Ills LIFE
TRAVEL RESUMED an LONG ISLAND.
The Long Island Railroad Is gradually emerging
from the frightfu condition into which tho blizzard
drove II on Monday. Trains tho North Shore
Division to and from Flushing and milestone Land
ing began running again yesterday afternoon Inc
Atlantic Avcnue Division was opened to jamaica
and trains began to run also 90 tho Brooklyn ana
Montauk Division to and from Babylon The roao
to Far Rockaway was also put In operation. This
not accomplished without great excrtions TO
clear the tracks During the morning six tranS icn
the Brooklyn station time, two of which went
by the North Shore Division, two on tho Montank
Division and tho main lnc All the men
that conld he empoycd-several hnndrcd-"ero sent
out with shovcls assist tho engines and snow
ploughs. A little after O'Clock fresh snowpiough
With a hundred snow shovecrs left tho yard under
the of the general roadmaster for work east
Of jamaica the line toward Far Rockaway
All along the road east OF Jamaica trains arc
showed in. At Ridgewoed is the train for Sag
Harbor bound cast. Near Waveriy the train Tor
Grecnport is In the drifts, and at Queens tho "es'
bound train from Door Park waits to be dug out
Tho Port jefferson train Is IN the Same fix at west
bury. Tho experiences of the lberators' as sais'
remarks OF the victories achieved in tho Jusurthan
war, were "variousr In attempting to Gear inc
tracks two engines with snowpough, which star'eu
from Hunters Point. got as far as tho tunhei east
of jamaica Here tho plough suddenly jumped inc
track and simultaneously ono of the engines was
wrecked.
President Austin Corbin appeared halo and hearty
at his Office in the Borecl Building yesterday afer
his severe experience OF tho two previous days. No
would have imagined that lie had endured INC
suferings of starvation or had been obliged to Walk
for miles through almost npenctrab!e snow drifts 10
roach q haven Of SAFETY and to communicate Win
the rest OF the world.
HOW HE COT STALLED" on HIS OWN ROAD
Yes" said tho jolly rali DAD president, 81 have
had a big contest with the blizzard but don't leei
any tho worse for it, and have had lots OF fun
don't regret having bcen showed up on Lo"s
Island By any Means And Mr.. Corbln laughed
as heartily as II he were recopnting inc
experiences incident to enjoy able dinner with some
chosen companions. We would not have gotten
into tho scrape, continued Mr.. Corb!n, but for an
accident with which the blizzard had nothing TO 90
The engineer Of the Far Rockaway train ahea Oh ours
(sIr. Corbn the Sag IIarbor eSprcss) was OUT
of wafer and having uneoupled ran mp the Jamaica
yard for a supply. Before ii conld return to us train
the engine managed 10 get OF the track. Two o'her
up and had TO await the efforts TO put te
engine on tho track again. When we reached the
spot-which was a mile or two from Jamaica-thcrc
were three trains IN way. II they had boon aoio
TO 10 on We should have bad no trouble Bnt thero
they were. ard tho snow was coming down ana inc
wind was blowing the around us until before "o
realized the tact II piled up to the WINDOWS vi
the
IL surrounded tho and the trains, and before
long YOU coudn't tell whether the engine OF the Far
Eockaway train that was of tho track truck or
a whcelbarrow. II gradually dawncd upon us thai
could get ont Of there that night so we began
to look around for quarters for the five Ladies on our
train A farm house was discovered OF a distance OF
nalf a mile and thithcr went. Tho snowdrihS
were frequently above my armplts. but my CHIEF
solicitation for The three ladies who came with u.s.
Two OF them decided 70 remain In thei car wheTo hSy
made comfortable and provisions carried I"
them. Tho Their three CONQUERED TO the house,
whore we we're most Hospitality entertained by Mrs
McGlbbony The sister OF District Attorney Fleming OF
Oueens County. Next morning mace my way w
foot through the snow to Jamaica nearly Two H"es
of. Old mon might have thought the trip a serious
one hut 10 "A young fellow like myself 1t was simply
pleasant jsunt. Hero received kilograms rom inc
outside world which ssued In tho forr OF bulletins
and had posted ND for the information OF the two or
three hundred OF storrn-stai travellers at jamaica
They were glad to hear the news, and han some III"
BY interfering occasional burlesque telegram 70
roeve the monotony Of the occasion Altogether We
had end of nun
"By the aid of the mogni engines and good steam
pIough the drifts far broken. sftcr many "e
porable failures as to get through and al ABOUT
8 o'clock last night arrived at Long Island Ony
and were not long in finding our way to Nc"-f ofh
DO regret II? Not bit l shall always remember
this snow bound experience as aonns the pleasant
episodes OF my lIfe'
CLEARING THE DIVISIONS FOR TRAFFIC
Mr. corbin produced the following telegram rom
Assistant Superintendent Norton as showing tha' INC
road would soon 10 in excellent running order:
To yice-presidcnt J. b. Maxwell: Track Is now
rlesr TO whtestone Landing. ANA below Wiil 60 10
Creat Neck this afternoon We are gradually ecipns
h,nSs into shane AT the west end Of the road HOPE
10 get through TO sag Harbor 20 morrow: AIo ;Ica,
Ing North shore yard and VIII have freight trains !"
shape Tomorrow"
BENZ NORTON, Assistant superintendent
Counsellor George A Mott, who left his nome n.
pssrsss to attend court at Tong Island lily aif'e"
there Yesterday after being foy-eght hours on 'hs
way lie said Our train reached poln )nS' east VI
pockaway Junction at O'Clock Monday morning WIN
poo n.sSoncers and found two trains stuck last IN
The shcad Of Tho snow was pea n apwS and
The nassenccrs suffered with tho cold sueccenen
~ s .pchine Jamaica by a conveyance and was nearly
frozon TO death before / got there"