New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-15
THE FIRST BOAT FROM BOSTON.
TRAVEL BY TIE FERRIES RESUMED.
4 BRooXLYN BRIDGE CABLE AGAIN RUNNING

SMOOTHLY.
The Fall River Line steamer Bristol, which left
Fall River on Tuesday night with passengers ana
the United states mall from BOSTON. arrived at her
pier at Murray-st yesterday morning. This was
tho first communication between Boston and this
city since Monday. and this Is the only route by
which passengers can reach that point rom New
York Tie same steamer left here at her usual
time last night crowded with passengers anxious 10
reach their homes after their enforced detention.
She also took the United States mail, and favored
THE TRIBUNE by taking supply of papers for its
New England subscribers. General Passenger Agent
Taylor said he expected to continue the regular trips
Of the compauy's boats without interruption, Is
navigation Is reported open up the Sound.
The only boat OF the Providence Line since Mon
day was dispatched late Tuesday night and the
conpany's pier Is crowded with freight for Eastern
points. Tho Norwich Line steamer City OF New
York arrived from New London at a m. yesterday
and returned at 6 :45 a. m. She was followed oy
one Of the company's steamers at p. IN. with pas
scngers and the Adams Express Company's freight
for Eastern points. Tho Stonington Limo boat
Narraganset arrived at a. IN, making the passage
in twenty hours, and the steamer Rhode Island was
dispatched at a. m with orders to mako tho re-
turn trip to this city schedule tmo last night
II was noon yesterday before the cable was started
on the Brooklyn Bridge and transit facilities were
practically put back to whore they were before the
storm. Superintendent Martin had to send workmen
along tho tracks, who picked out the sho" anu zee
in tho 400 little sheaves boxes holding the little
wheels which support the cable before the big strand
could be set a-gong. once it got TO running every,
thing went along steadily as cIockwofk, ana the
crowds crossed with no more delay than is usual.
In the morning trains OF hree cars had been dra"n
and pushed the arch by the engines on mead
way of seven minutes. Tn, promenade bling open
was used by thousands, though the walking was wet
and sloppy Gangs Of Italians VINO ~efS ss heB' te
roadwsys of the snow
On The East River tho ferries ran rs regularly
o.uil,fo he N
that still filed the river hndeiing and Impeding Inc
The staten island fcrrybosts were run every hour
throu ghont tho day Tho officials reported that the
railroads Port Richmond and Clifton were carry
ing passengers schedule time and they expected
to got the tracks on the Perth Amboy division open
by this morning and resume ,.d ac there b, S4s p,a
with an accident at Perth AmbOy, but as tbere
OF commune alton with that point
no details could be obtained. The ferries OK tho
Jersey Central Railroad regularly to the jersey
side At the Cortland Street Ferry Of ihe Penn
syivana Railroad. travellers were confronted Win a
notice which read: 4" Trains TO Newark only ana
no tickets sod for points further than that
schedule time. Tho ferries Of tn, Delaware, Lacha
wanna and Western Railroad COMPANY, at barclay
carrying many passengers who avallod themselves OF
the favorable change in the weather TO leave the
Pennsylvania Railroad at the Desbosscs street Ferry
dispatched boats evory ten minutes ana eHpiesscn
dolphla laie hast night, although no dehuite time
could 10 stated
GETTING THE ERIE ROAD N SHAPE.
Regarding the prospect for resumng the resu-
lar traffic. Mr. Walcott, Of the Erie road, said
There is one respect in which the Erie was par
ticularly fortunate and that was that not a train
was stalled between stations. Every one OF the
through trains was able to reach n station, so
that there was no trouble in getting fuel and
food, and 10 suffering The line is now in good
condition beyound the Eastern division, and
think We shall get that open 50 ~ To run trans
tomorrow. The worst place now is q few miles
east of Otisfed. where the drifts are pretty bad
We shall be able to get one track or the othei Gear
10 get trains through
The first train to leave the Erie station since
the storm began started ct II o'clock Tuesday
night for Patterson, and reached there all right.
at about yesterday morning. At a. m.
yesterday a train with four engines and SIX cars
and Ncw-York Railroad and reached its destina-
ton two hours later. The block in the tunnel
then put stop 70 trains until late IN the after
noon. At 4 :45 q local rain left jersey City
for Paterson, and trains wore run on telegraph
orders AT irregular Intervals though the even
ing, over the main line, and over the Northern.
lines The first train into Jersey City arrived
from Paterson at ten minutes naSt four, and
another followed it at 4 :2J They were both
local trains which left Paterson in the morning
noon, on account OF the cavc-in No through
trains reached the city during the dav and none
were started ont. 1t is thought: however that
traffic NAV he resumed to-day with some degree
Of regularity.
The blockade Of tho Delaware LaclSawanna
and Western Railroad above Newark Wa broken
vest 0rdav. number 81 trains on tho " s'honnd
track were released late in the afternoon and
sent TO Hohol,cn. ON the east bound tracks ganes
Of men released several trans before . p m. The
track was cleared rs far rs Morri town Mt p m.
There was brisk air Of business ahont tho
Pennsylvania Railroad station ~ jersey Citv "ll
day Local trains to ard from Newark and Rah-
way were run AT about half hourlv intervals and
carried crowds Of passengers photographic com
mrncation with Philadelphia had been re-cstab-
lished. and tho officials AZ this end wore informed
that Tho read was open between Philad"luhia
and Trenton and trains were running regularly.
There is a stretch Of two mills either side Of
Ncw-Rrunswicls on which the blizzard nut in some
Of its hardest licks.
A New-Yok. Susauel anna and Western railroad
train which has been at West End since Monday,
reached the station at Jersey City yesterday
afternoon
The story in one II The newspapers Chat
Pennsylvania locomotive exploded at Ncwark-ave.,
Jersey City, is untrue.