New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-29
TRAFFIC CHECKED IN PENNSYLVANIA.

ABLE DRIFTS II 1HE CUTS.
Eason, Penn, Jan. 26 (SpcciaD-Thc effects of the
severe storm of Thursday and Friday still notice
able The wind; are drifting tho and the country
roads almost impossible. Country stage drivers
report that tney have to take to the helds On the
East Pennsylvania roads trains became blocked last
night and passengers out until daylight this morn
ing. ono train had three engines to 1t and could not
bulge. No coal freight run this morning. The
Lehigh and Susquehanna fast line got stuck in drift
on the mountain and two hours getting ont. The
Bangor and Portland Road is unable to run trains to
Nazareth the terminus and travel Is entirely suspended
on the Lehgh and Lackawanna, owing to continual
drifting at Chapmans and other points. The Lehgh
and Hudson Road, running from Belvidere, n j., 10
Grey court, is completely showed under. No train
has arriy ed left Belvdere since Thursday The
a time but was finally found near Sparta Junction.
Topographic commune alton along the line suspended
before Monday. Tho NowJersey Central and Leh Oh
Valley Roads have had snow ploughs running con'an,
ally since Thursday night. The cold IS Intense, ne
thermometer this morning touching zero Tonight
the snow Is being blown back into The outs.
Reading, Jan. os-At noon to-day the wind increased
and the again drfed badly, undong the WORK OF
the repaIrsmen tho railroads The Reading Kali
road is open between this city and Philadelphia, but
number Of freight trains delayed on the main limo
between Tuckerton and Leesport. Passenger trains
have been passing around the snow-bound trains ar
irving here from thirty to fifty minutes late re-
frlgcrator loaded with dressed beef jumped tho
track at MyerstOwn and went down an eHDahhiheut
Of forty feet. The snOwdrlftS in tho vicinity or
Womosdorf ten feet deep and all country roads
are blocked The Bethel mail route has been aoan,
dOned. No New York frcightS have been receNed
here since yesterday morning, and communication WIN
most northrn points has been cut of. $500. -.
Willsughby Rshmer. mail carrier between LennSrts
vlle this county and Allentown. Is MISSING he lsIt
Lenharts,e Thursday and has not bean heare from
since II is believed that he persisted He was due In
Allentown Thursday evening
Lebanon Jan. 26.Trans still greatly delayed on
the Lebanon Valley, Lebanon and fremont, CORNWALL
and Lebanon, and Lebanon and Lacaster Railroads,
owing to the immense snowdrlfts In endeavorng to
open the last mentioned road between this poiut and
Mannheim, with two powerful locomotives, a huge
struck and both engines became wedged iaSt
the The force of the conclusion was so great
as to destroy the front OF the first locomotive En-
gneer James O'Donnell horribly cut about the
face and head and will probably lose his sight
Carlisle Jan. % Special. -Rallroad travel In the
Cumberland Valley Is greatly delayed by the heavy
snowdrns. Tho passenger trains from the South to
New York and other points are all snow-bound near
this city and not train of any kind has passed
through for twenty -four hours. The Carlisle accom-
mediation from Harrisburg due here at 20 yesterday
evening, did not arrive until noon TO day, remain ns
In snowClrlfts the entire night. This morning 100
Indian boys from the Government Training school
with shovels and picks went to the scene and worked
the train out Of the drift. No freight trains are
moving