New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-29
TRAINS EVERY WHERE FEW AND DELAYED.
THE WORK OF RAISING THE STORM BLOCKADE ONLY
HERE AND THERE SUCCESSFUL
IRY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIBUNgl

GENEVA, N Y, Jan oS.-In the last twenty four
hours has drIfted badly - seriously nter-
fere with travel Seven trains stood at this station
to-day Ono came In from Rochester at IL o'clock
No trains started either way on the Central up to
O'Clock to-day. The train the Lehgh Valley due
here at D. m. yesterday was buried behind snow
plough at Romulus. The 9:2O a. m. train on the
Fall Brook arrived at II 90. None has left here
One passenger train the Geneva and Lyons road
in three hours late this morning
Kingston n. Y, jan % (speciaD-The snow
blockade only partially raised to-day, although
the wind nearly ceased, but the air IS much colder
and the mercury has been the zero mark all
day. The first train down the Ulster and Delaware
since Wednesday night arrived here this evening. 1t
took four engines to pull through most OF the way,
and the train presented novel sight as 1t drew up
at the Union Depot. The locomotive driving wheels
were solid disks Of snow and Ice. The windows and
entire exterior Of the coaches heahed with Ice.
Passengers and train men were alike delighted to
reach civilization more. 1t is expected TO have
trains running through on Monday. The West Shore
people labored vigorously to keep their trains moving
with partial success Most of the trains were dOu-
bled and have engines, but were stl hours behind
the scnedule. The authorities here say that the
road is practically open to Buffalo to-day and trains
running through. stock tain with Twelve
cars of cattle was derailed West Camp last night
Four cars tunbled over the bank The train was
stalled ia the snow and six engines were pulling It
out, when the rails spread, owing to the wedges OF
snow and Ice. The cattle were taken out without
material damage. The train finally sent on its
way to-day and the track was cleared The Wall
kill Valley Road Is still showed under.
Auburn, JAN 28.-The storm showed no abatement
to-day in this region The roads in the country were
impossible and railways were blocked One New
York Central train abandoned here last night, and
seven trains were stalled bel "een Auburn and Geneva
Four trains stalled at Canandaigua, and the
hotels were overrun with snowbound guests. Tho
heaviest drifts were reported between Geneva and
Waterloo, and Waterloo and Seneca Falls. On the
Southern Central all trains north were abandoned
and thirty feet OF snow reported at Cato. The
morning train south stalled at Freeve. The
Ithaca, Auburn and Western Branch and the Elmira,
Cortland and Northern were at standstl. snow
plough mushed by Mogul engines has been part Of
the way over the Southern Central road but the snow
drlfed as II was removed
Binghamton, N. " Jan. 28.-Last night the wind
blew hurricane and piled up the in drifts ten
and fifteen feet high. The mercury ranged from to
10 degrees below Trains on the Erie and Lacka-
wanna roads are doing lItie better than they dld
Yesterday, coming I'm five and six hours late Trains
on the Albany road and the syracuse and Utica roads
running two and four hours late Inc country
attempting to make their way to town.. have besn
compelled to abandon their sleghs In the snow drifts
Oswego, n. Y, Jan 2s.-The deep cuts on the rail
roads, which had Just been cleared of snow, were
was 10 degrees below and the wind blew at The
rate of sixty miles an hour. This morning al trains
we're abandoned on the Rome, watertOws aud Ogdens-
burg road No freight has been handled In three
days. Six locomotives, a snow plough and one IRAN
were In the all night between the city and point
five miles east. Some OF the locomotives exhausted
their coal and water and were hauled into the city
this morning.
A portion Of Charles 7. Parsl0e's Grass Widow
company and the companys baggage was stuck In the
snow all night and the audience which assembled 10
witness their performance here disappointed The
company was to play In Auburn onlght buu caino. ~
get there on of the blockade ana VIII sNo
performance here.
Rochester, N Y. Jan. 2S.-There have Deeh ho 'ra'S
over the Auburn Branch Of the Ncw-iork and Ten
tral and Hudson River Railroad. No trains have
arrived I'm thc city over thai branch ihis morning
The uassenrsr trai 3 which left here az and 30
m Yesterday stopped at seneca Falls and those due
Ia this CITY al 40 and 40 p m yesterday and IL 10
n m today were stalled at Csyuga force OF 300
men tried 10 raise the blockade The Niagara Falls
and Bridge branch Of the New York Central
n"ad wa also badly blocked. Train No. 3, which
ieS, hero nj 10 O'Clock yesterday morning was stalled
near Murray about thirty miles west of this city
Th,rc we're no conductors at the Falls 10 take out
,nai "ll being snowed In between that point and
pochesier The west shore train due here at 20
| o,clock Yesterday morning, arrived hero AZ 10
O'CLOCK this afternoon. Trains the Buffalo, Roches-
ter and Pittsburg were reported eight hours late
Cansjoharic, n. " Jan 28-The railroads are still
bloc cksded in all parts OF the Mohawk Valley. Bach
district mails have not been started received since
Wednesday West Shore trains stalled at varl.
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