The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-01-28
Terrific Blizzard in New York and
New England.

NEW YORK. January 26-Reports
from eastern and northern New
York show that the storm is almost
as severe in these sections as it is in
New England. 1t began last night
and by morning over foot of snow
had fallen. A high wind then set
in and the snow is piling up in great
drifts. A dispatch from Albany
says that all railroads centering
there are in bad condition and the
trains are many hours late. The
high wind is making matters worse
each hour.
An Associated Press correspons
dent at Midd eton reported the linn
tied express from St. Louis on the
Erie road fast in a snow drift one
mile west Of that city. The track
at that place crosses low, flat mead
ows and the hign wind has drifted
the snow until it is higher than the
cars. The limited had been in ths
drift over two hours when the dis
patch was sent and as the drifts
are growing larger the prospects for
its getting ont soon are poor. Three
other trains are stalled at the same
place.
PoRT JARVIS, N. Y, January %
Snow began falling at 6 p, m. yes
t9rday, and continued till this
morning, eight inches being added
to the mass already on the ground.
Early this morning the wind began
blowing turiously from the west,
making huge drifts. Travel on the
Erie Road is almost suspended. No
trains from New York have reached
here, though some have got within
few miles of the village. An ex-
press train from the west. which
passed through here at 10 o'clock
this morning, is stalled in snow
bank. With the aid of two engines
it made but six miles all day. More
than a dozen engines on the noun
tain side, near this place, are max
ing efforts to get through, al led by
all the men possible to be secured.
All the frsight trains have been
abandoned. The drifts on the rail-
road in many places are ten feet
deep. 1t is the worst block since
1857.
WHITEHALL, N. Y, January 26.
"A terrible snow storm is raging
along the west shore of Lake Cham,
plain. 1t is the worst storm that
has visited this section for years.
Two feet of snow has already fallen.
1t is drifting badly and trains are
many hours late,
CONCORD, N. H, January 26.-A
freight train is off the track on the
Northern railroad at East Aadover.
This, in addition to the storm, will
effectually blockade the road. No
trains have reached here since last
night over the White Mountain di>
vision of the Boston and Lowell
railroad and none have been:csent
out The snow still continues and
the wind has increased in force.
LEADING, PA, January 26 The
worst snow storm that has visited
this section for several years pre-
vailed here to day. 1t was only
about foot deep on the level, but
it drifted to such an extent aid was
accompanied by such violent wind
that some of the country roads are
simply impossible. The trains on
the Reading railroad and branches
were all late from thirty minutes to
two hours, and on the Reading
and Columbia railroad train which
was due here at 2:30 this afternoon
is not expected in to night, as it is
lying between two snow drifts. at
Marietta Junctioo. At some places
along the road the snow has drifted
ten and fifteen feet deep. A similar
state of affairs exist throughout the
coal regions and in consequence
not single colliery was in opera
ton this afternoon, and not ton Of
coal has been shipped since yes
terday. Two of the Bird Coleman
furnaces at Cornwall, Lebanon
county, and one at Chestnut Hill,
North Columbia, blew out to-day
because of of the scarcity of coal.
Boston, Jan. 26.-Reports this
morning from various points in
Maine, New Hampshire and Ver~
mont State that the heaviest snow
storm for years prevailed all night,
and in most nlacss is still showing,