The Forrest City times., 1888-02-04
RAILROAD TRAFFIC ABANDONED.
Cold Weather and Big snow storms in the East-Unsur-
 mouufsbfe Drifts.


 NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Advices from the upper part Of the state show that traffic is still held fast in the grip oi Jack Frost. Hundreds of freight cars are laid up at East Syracuse, and live stock is being unloaded to save 1t from starvation and freezing. Fourteen trains are stalled west of Skeneateles. Walkill village got one train on Thurs day, and still has it. Two days ago a family in the town of Shawangunk lost a child by death. The storm has pre- vented any arrangements being made for the funeral. The stage between Newberg and Walden, which left this city Thursday afternoon, was aban- doned en route. Travellers by teams to-day between Walden and Newburgh came portions of the way through the fields. The Ulster County express on the New York, Susquehanna and Vest ern railroad, which left Middletown on Thursday morning, had reached Union yillo, thirteen miles distant. this even- ing, and the relief sent that evening had made only eight miles. At Ridge bury the funeral of Margaret Decker, which was set for Thursday, Is still postponed for want of coffin. The undertaken lives six miles away, and cannot get there. On tine Pine Island brareh of the Erie, three powerful en- zines are still stalled and farmers are cartng fuel and water for the purpose of maintaining the fires and steam. One train-load of passengers, lmpris- oned in the Catskill mountains, was released this evening.
 The running Of ferryboats across the North and East rivers ia much im- peded by the ice. In coming into her slip the Pennsylvania railroad ferry beat, Chicago, ran under the bridge and tore of the rail of her lower deck. No one was injured.
 The delay in the arrival and departure of malls. owing to the snow blockade, continues worse than during the preceding twenty-four hours. The trains have not been so irregular for over the New York Central, due at at SEQ Saturday night, did not arrive until l:l0 o'clock the next day.
 All trains on the Pennsylvania be- tween here and " eshington, D. C., are
 
 The Chicago express on the New York Central, due here at 6:I5 a. m., IS five hours late. All trains from the West of the Erie are from four to five hours late The New York Central is mak- ing no attempt to send out freight trains; ,600 east bound loaded freight cars are stalled at East Syracuse and 500 more at West Albany.
 from, Eifnira and Troy ahOw that the efforts to raise the blockade in the neighborhood of those cities are meeting with some success. The snow has ceased falling and the wind has de- creased slightly.
 At Boston there is no improvement in the state of affairs resulting from the snow blockade. The weather re- mains cold, high winds continue to prevail, and the snow Is still drifting to an extent that the puny efforts of the large gangs of shoyellers and the onslaughts of the most powerful snow- ploughs, driven by many locomotives, are practically useless. As fast as the tracks arc cleared the snow drifts in again, occasionally hemming in the -ploughs, and again packing so closely before them that 1t be- comes as impenetrable as stone wall, shattering the great plough shares, or tossing them aside into the ditches. Here and there blockaded d train is dug out and goes on to its des- tination, while otlers, which have been moving, are brought to 8 stand- still. Some lines are so fortunate as to be little iupeded. At Newport, k. l., the temperature has been below zero for four days, and the wharves and harDor are full of ice, rendering navi- gation difficult and hazardous.
 The people in Contocook, Me-, are just beginning to move after three days blockade-the worst for forty years. Some people had their doors and windows completely blocked up by snow