Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-02
A SNOW BLOCKADE.
The Recent Storm at the East and
Its Effects.
Railroads In Every Direction Badly Block
AIDED by Snow-Drifts and Travel
Impeded-Accideny esASaong
the Resul g
A RIG BLOCKADE.

known on the New York Central division.
Super intendent Bissell had the entire
working force of his division out shovel
ing snow, and at SIX O'Clock last night ne
teiegraphed General Superintendent
Toucey here that the snow blew upon
the tracks as fast as it could be shoyeied
away, and that the wind was so
bitterly cod that the laborers could not
stand up against it. Under these circ,im-
stances it was deemed foolish to send out
of the depot the six-o'clock and the six
thirty west-bound express trains. and
they were held. The depot waiting-rooms
were filled with people, who had expect
ed to take these trains. Superintendent
Toucey told all inquirers that he did not
expect any trains in during the night at
all, unless the weather moderated.
The snow blockade on the Erie delayed
all trains about six hours. The st. Louis
express, due here at noon, finally plowed
its way through the Orange County drifts,
and pulled into Hoboken at p. m. The
Scranton express on the Erie, due at p.
M. arrived at seven o'clock The trains
on the Pennsylvania and the Lackawanna
were all late. The fast Chicago express
on the Pennsylvania, due at p. M. was
two hours late.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The Chicago limit
ed express over the New York Central,
due here at half-past seven o'clock last
night, did not arrive until eight O'Clock
this morning. At e:even o'clock the
Michigan Central train, due at halfpast
nine O'Clock last night, had not arrived
but was expected before noon. The train
was held in an enormous snow-drift he.
tween Albany and Schenectady. The
blockade at Hudson has been raised, and
all north bound trains are now running
through behind time.
All mails from the north, east and west,
including those that arrived by the New
York Central, Pennsylvania, Erie, Lac k
awanna and New Jersey Central, are de-
layed by reason of the great storm. The
Chicago mail that should have arrived at
1900 p. m. yesterday did NOT ar
rive until eleven this morning. There is
less delay in the trains due here this
morning, but they run from five to ten
hours late. The drift between Albany
and Schenectady was in several places
from seven to eight feet deep.
FIFTEEN TO THIRTY FEET OF SNOW.
PITTsFIELD, Mass, Jan. 27.-Five long
passenger trains ON the Boston & Albany
railroad are snow-bound at the depot
awaiting news of the opening of the road
before venturing further. The fast st.
Louis express, composed of six drawing
room sleeping cars, which left Boston yes
Washington cut, where it spent the night.
About one hundred passengers were
aboard. Fast mail train No. IL, with one
hundred and fifty passengers, left Bos ton
at half past seven O'Clock last night and
brought up at Hinsdale at / :45 a. M, where
it spent the night mile from the station.
Many of the passengers suffered much
from cold, and many ladies were pros
trated. Some of the passengers went to
drug store and procured food and
brandy. Several young children were
FROST bitten. Freight trains covering q
mile of track are blocked near Shakers.
Much perishable property will be lost.
Engineers say that the snow between
here and Beckett is drifted fifteen to
thirty feet in depth.
RUN INTO GANG OF SNOW SHovELERS-
THREE MEN KILLED.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 27.-The mail
train from the north, on the Connecticut
River railroad, due at Holyoke at six
O'Clock last night, became stalled in cut
two miles north of tina city. A gang of men
went to work this morning to dig it out.
The snow was blowing so thick that moth.
ing could be seen few feet distant, and
the half-part seven O'Clock train from
Greenfield dashed into the gang, killing
three men and injuring another fatally.
The killed are: Martin Griffin, James Ken
nedy and John Shea. The injured man
is named Michael Corners. All the men
belong to Holyoke.
SNOW ON THE READING.
READING, Pa, Jan. 27.-The trains on
Reading railroad were all more or less de-
layed this morning On the Schuylkill
and Lehigh branches the snow drifts ar
from ten to fifteen feet deep, and the
cials do not expect to get the line clea
before to- morrow. A freight wreck a
Rogers Ford, on the Reading road, this
morning, DELAYED traffic on the main line
eight hours. Five cars and an engine
were badly damaged.
EIGHTEEN INCHES OF SNOW. AND THE MER.
curry SIX BELOW.
PLYMOUTH, N. H., Jan. 2Z-Eighteen
inches of snow has fallen during the past
twenty-four hours, and the thermometer
is six degrees below zero. The wind is
blowing hurricane. Seven trains are
blockaded between Warren Summit and
Ashland, some of them being without fuel
or water, and it is impossible to commune
cate with any of them. No mails have
been received since Wednesday night
BLEW A HURRICANE.
CONCORD, N. H., Jan. 27.-The violence
of the snow storm abated about noon yes
terday, and by p. m. the snow ceased
fal ling, but the wind began to freshen,
and blew hurricane until eleven o'clock,
drifting the snow and rendering the
roads almost impossible. The storm is
the worst experienced for years, and re.
ports from all sections tell the same
story of drifting snow and blockaded
railroads and highways.
ALL TRAINS LAID OUT.
BINGHAMToN, N. Y, Jan. 27.-All trains
on the Erie are laid out east and west of
here. Only one train has arrived from
New York in thirty hours, and there is
small chance of another getting through
before to- night. The snow has drifted
badly and trains are either abandoned or
running "wid."
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