New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-16
MANY TRAINS BUN on TIME.
TIE NEw-IIAvEN ROAD STILL BLOCAED

TRACKS CLEAR As FAR A STAMFORD, HOWENhs-
THE JERSEY LINES DOING WE'LL
The Grand Central Station was bathed in sun
shine yesterday, and travellers entered and de-
parted from ii as usual by way Of the New-YorlS
Central and Hudson River Railroad. The trains
were set running on schedule time, and late In
the day they were arriving with little delay.
The Harlem Railroad WAS opened throughout us
length 30 that trains will run as usual on " to-
day. The New-Ilaven and Hartford road was
still in trouble. although a desperate struggle
WAS made by the officials TO get rid Of It, The
road was opened as far up Stamford early IN
the afternoon, and the fist train went east at
80 p. NJ
The Saratoga express, which left the station
on the Central bound for Albany on Wednesday
afternoon, reached Albany at ii 80 p m.' iaio
ing the New.York and Brooklyn delegation oil
legislators and those from other sections, hity
all told, in ample time for yesterdays session oil
the Legislature. The express from Albany, leav-
ing there at 80 p m. Wednesday, reached this
city at 2 a. m. Yesterday, four hours late.
On opening up the line, It YVES ascerlained tiia'
the greatest difficulty had been experienced be-
tween Poughkeepsie and l"ckskill, w~re the
heavy snow lay eight feet deep over the track
for thrce-quarters Of q mile. There were several
rattle trains between Poughkeepsle ana syria
cuse, but the cattle had been removed from tne
ears and taken care Of at various points one
train remained at Poughkcepsie, and this came
into the city last night
THy HARLEM ROAD CLEARED To THE TERMINUS.
The work on the Harlem division was prose
euted vigorously, and the road was cleared by
the force working upward as far MlertOn,
ninety miles from the Grand Central Station, IN
the afternoon. force of men was also at work
from Chatham, the northern terminus, down. so
that the gap was closed late in the day A milk
train. which had picked up milk from Dover
Plains all the way down, came into the city IN
the afternoon, and the regula milk tram started
on its way TO reach this city on schedule tihc'
30 "a. M, to-day. ~ ",
Superintendent Schofed, of the New Haven
and Hartford road, worked good part o.
Wednesday night getting an engine on inc 'faciN
rear Mount Vernon. Having succeeded, ne TOOK
n rest until morning The engine was pacKeo
nm TO Mount Vernon, and the four stalled passen-
Ger trains at that point were taken to this city,
leaving Mount Vernon at a. m, ana bringing
IN some 200 passengers The road between New eve
Harlem and the NewlIaven roads separate; had
been cleared, and also the tracks between wood
lawn Junction and Harlem JnnctSs wheNe on ont
Vernon were cleared in the forenoon. SO that az
80 D. IL a through express was started from
the Grand Central Station, bound for stamford
ni least and AS much farther rs was possible
Al zoo u. III. q Stamford local Was sent Cut
train from Stamford az 7;2o p m; reached u9's
lad been showed in between Mamaroneck ana
Harrison, and he was got out hnNe ,ycstcfu,y'
". L. Squire, the treasurer oil the roau' was aiso
dug out. ,,., ,,,o, ho hod 5nc shovel
Mr.. SchOGcld declared tbat ne haH oVy s1oN y;
lcrs at work on each mile Of the New-l orK q
vision Seventy five niles nd IL, , S Sngi line fty
=" ret Italians to work on Monday, although he
offered S. a day. All the passengers had oeen
ovdcd for and there was no trH,n II .ne sT had
been without provisions for thrty-siX hours.
The company's first care had been to make pas
scngcIs comfortable.
WIRIs To NEw-uAvFN STILL DOWN.
Te,ecran bic communication on the Ncw-lIaven
and Hartford road was as bad yesterday as ever
Iler. WAS none whatever The only means OF
getting word from points between this city ana
Stamford was from the trains sent TO ana return
ing from that point. 1be sa''.c sdae oi an'io
was true as to points beyond. There. was no
sommumicaiion with Boston, and the officials de,
Jared that they did not think any oouy eiSc nao
Ihe West Shore Railroad officials did not succeed
30 well as they had expected III opening up Incl!
line and starting on schedule line o c"nouered
on "Wednesday, but 400 men were put al WORK
upon it yesterday morning They got the tracks RACKS
express. which left Buffalo at p. m. Wednesday
reached the city at p. IN, about four hours hue'
The first train cut on the road went at a. H
ON schedule time. There was only one tram OF i've
giocIs on the road That from Buffalo ana
mas laid up at Syracuse. - Dr, Az,
Traffic was resumed on the Erie Railroad, tle
line being open through to Buffalo The last re-
naming snow-drift. between Gcschen ana fort
Jcrvis was cleared away at p m. 49,,
The officials Of the Delaware Laekawsnm ma, anu
Western road ran two trains through to Scranton,
Penn from Iioholcn, and expected TO resume
rccuiar traffic by this evening. 1hey opened COM
nnnica; ion &c far as MorristOwn Yesterday AFTER,
noon and also booked passengers on the Morris and
EssrN and Boonton branches OF their system ne
Pullman car cypress. which should have left wash
ington on Monday morning. at a. M, was DE,
tanned there until II a. m. Yesterday. ana arrived
Al lIobOlsen at 10 in the afternoon.
TRAINS STARTING IN THE PENNs' LvANIA.
Passenger traffic to Philadelphia was resumed
over the Pcnnsy lyanias lines yesterday, tfaliis
being dispatched for that and intermediate points
at IL a. H., IL 10 p. NJ 3:2O, $50, ana
d. m. The first tram TO Long Branch since sun
day WIS dispatched ircm jersey City at o'clock
last evening were aso onrleG and ID
Western route, but no tickets were sOih 10 any
points on the Lchigh Valley road: The Chicago
Limited express which lett jersey Oity Oh aionu"s
at y a. M, and returned from Newark, OWING 10
the storm. arriving at Jersey CITY at noon Oh
Wednesday, started out again at 9l5 a. m yes,
erday The Florida vestibulc train which started
from jersey City yesterday at 3 80 a. M should
have left AT the same time ON Monday. A.
Regular schedule time was resumed on the
Newark branch OF the jersey Central after p M,
and tbroug gil trains TO Easton and Sinuch CHUNK
were nun. but all hope of reaching Phadelphls
before to-day was abandoned at imte nod d ara
Passenger Agent II p. Baldwin expressed hopes OF
reaching Long Branch and Point Pleasant last
night II, Io, C;,,,
Heights have united in letter to TmF IrgUNE
prsising the North Hudson County Elet ated Kali
road ss "the only road which has beaten the
blizzard Completely The road connects the
Heights with Hoboken and during the whole
storm ran its trains on regular schedule time IL
is a cable road and has no cross ties on which the
snow could lodge.
LATE ARRIVALS LAST NIGHT
The first train through from Port JerN is on
the Erie Railroad arrived at the jersey terminus
at 0 o'clock last night. A passenger stated that
cattle trains were passed east Of Goshen, and the
animals were all in good condition.. The tram
On the Pennsylyania road traffic opened
through to Chicago The Florida limited express
which left Jacksonville at 8 a. m. on MONDAY
srriyed at 8 80 III Jersey City last night The
first train from Long Branch since Sunday arrived
et o D. M The officials said that THIS is the nrst
time in the history OF the road that traffic has Dee
completely suspended and stated confidently that
heix entire line ,xauld he men To-day. On the