St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-27

that the storm is almost as severe IL
those sections as it is in New England.
1t began last night and by morning OveI
foot of snow had fallen.nA high wind
then set in and the snow is piling up in
great drifts. A dispatch from Albany
says that all railroads centering there
are in bad condition. and trains are
many hours late. The high wind is max.
ing matters worse each hour. The As
ISOLATED Press correspondent at Middle
town reports the limited express from
st. Louis on the Erie road fast in
SnOwdrift one mile west of that city,
The track at that place crosses low, flat
meadows, and the high wind has drifted
the snow until it is higher than the
cars. The limited has been in the drift
over three hours already, and as the
drifts are growing larger, the prospects
for its getting out soon are poor. ThreG
other trains are stalled at the SAINT
place.
ONE TRAIN THROUGH.
BELLOWS FALLS, VT, Jan. 26.-At II
p. m. the first train arrived from White
Rive Junction since yesterday after.
noon. Big blOckades continue on all
other lines. No attempt has been made
to run freight trains, and several pas
senger trains have been Cancelled. On
many country roads travelling is impos-
sible. At Manchester, n. H., the snow
fall is sixteen inches on level. The
wind is blowing thirty-six miles an
hour. A number of trains have been
Cancelled, and freight service has beer
entirely suspended since noon. The
streets are impossible, and it will TAXI
several days for business to right itself.
SEVERE WEATHER AT SEA.
New YORK, Jan. 26.-Overdue YES
weather at sea. The tramp steamer,
Croma, twenty-five days from Leith,
Scotland, had her bridge smashed by
sea. and suffered other damage Oh deck.
The second officer was swept across the
bridge on the 10Th inst, and was only
saved from going overheard by grasping
life buoy. Several of the crew were
injured during the passage. The
steamer AthOs reports having passed,
water-lOgged and abandoned, on Dec.
q, Off Cape HenlOpen, the schooner d.
& Z. Kelly, of Providence.
MAILS DELAYED.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Owing to a
heavy storm in the North the mails
which come by the New York Central
have been delayed. This includes the
Chicago mail. The last mail arrived at
5 O'Clock this afternoon, being half an
hour late. The mails due here at 1850
and $40 p. m. had not arrived up to
1880. No delay is reported in the az
rival of the Eastern mails.
VESSELS UNABLE TO MOVE.
NEW YORK, Jan: 26.--From + --~g's
Neck to Sandy Point, Long 81 d
Sound, is tightly packed witt ce i
vessels are unable to get thrOu 7
tried to break way, but fOunu It
tempt useless. Incoming steamers are
much behind time. A large number OF
vessels bound east, through the sound,
are detained, and one or two have been
caught in the ice.
HEARD AT SARATOGA.
SARATOGA, n. Y, Jan. 26.-The storm
OF yesterday placed an embargo on rail-
road travel, and Saratoga was practically
shut off from the rest of the world for
nearly twenty-four hours. Only two
trains passed north and only one train
south through the village, and no mail
was received. The roads are nearly Inn
paSSable OH account of the drifts.
AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 26.-The ice IN the
PatapSco river and Chesapeake bay is so
heavy that few vessels venture up or
down. The ice boats are constantly at
work to keep open track to the open
water in the bay.
STUCK IN THE SNOW.
.CSIhaNlONs dss dil. SO.--NO
arrived here from the south this even
ing over the Delaware, Lackawanna 81
Western railroad. 1t is reported that
they are stuck in the SNOW on the Po-
como noun ain. No trains have been
sent out from the city south this even
ing.
STREET CARS BLOCKADED.
ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 26.-The wind
which was blowing forty miles an hour
is abating tonight. The country roads
are impossible from SHOW drifts. Sub
urban street cars have stopped run
ming and the Delaware & Hudson and
West Shore roads are blockaded.
THE STORM IN CANADA.
QUEBEC, Jan. 26.-The binding snow
storm that set in last night continued
all day to-day. The country roads are
almost impossible. the drifts being from
six to seven feet deep. All trains are de-
laVed