New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-28
DELAYS IN o HIO AND PENNSYLVANIA.
1HE SNOW DEEP IL THE ALLEGuANY MOUNTAINS
AND ON THE OHIO PLAINS.

PrTTsBURG. Jan. 27.-The Pennsylvania Railroad
express Train. No. .. due in this city at a. IN.
was snowbound the Allegheny Mountains this
morning. The first train from the East dld not
arrive the city until about IL a. m. An attempt
made to an train from Harrisburg last
night for tho double purpose Of ing the tracks
carrying "a number Of Passengers who were
anxious To reach rittsburg early this morning, but
the tram did not get through. The snow is from
one and hal to two feet deep, and at places Is
drned such extent that the engines cannot
push through II. a large force of was put to
work. but the Ugh wind CAUSED the snow to drift again
almost as rapidly it cleared away.
Trains the Allegheny Valley road are also more
less delayed by the snow. Fort Wayne trains
an hour and half late, there being almost
TWO feet Of west of Crestline The Baltimore
and Ohio express trains about half hour late
The is heavy the mountains but Is not
dnfted. The the Panhandle Road were on
better time than expected. none Of them being
than fifteen minutes late.
EAsToN PENN Jan. % Especial AFTER blowing hard
all night the wind fell this morning, and opportunity
was gwen to clear the railroad tracks. Passenger
trains on the New-Jersey Central detained last
night from two TO four hours, while freight and coal
trains fast in tho drifts all night, some not
getting through until 10 a. to-day. The LehiSh
Valley up to this morning held back from
to Two hours The Bangor and Portland Road
was closed up completely until morning when train
on the Martins creek branch got through, eighteen
hours late. At p. m. the train from Portland
reached Bangor, after a loss OF nineteen hours No
trains were run on the Lehigh and Lackawanna, as
the passenger train which left Bethlehem at p. m.
Yesterday was still IN a bank at Chapmans at p m.
to-day.
READING, Penn Jan. 27.-In BerRs Lebanon, Schuyl-
kill and Lehgh Counties the public roads have besx
air ost abandoned because OF the drifts
and pass the elts regardless o. fences
VIII RI n Ia
TO ad wreclNng called ont early this morning.
10 clear the track of bat wreck at RsysrstOd, heavy
freight train having Jumped the trAok there ON the
Lebanon Valley RilrOa the cuts hlloa with anew and
70 of sent ont ihS morning to clear them
Three freight traus were snow bsusd on TINS road
all night. The drifts in the Cstawssa and Shamskln
Valleys bad. cuts wsrc completely nlcd
with sn.w II breakers in the coal reg had been
ready this morning ii would be impossible 10
the short lines lea ling 10 the varieus break
were compile ely blocked. ON the Reading and Columbia
Railroad trains were hours late A passenger
train the Schuyls and L-high Railroad which left
Slaiingsn early this morning stuck in the snsw alo
the noun aims and shOvelled out at noon Farmers
turned In bands or fifty and 100 to open country
roads.
HARRIsBURG Penn. Jan. 27.-The Cumberland Valley
Railroad Cslapanv stopped all freight trains and Iii
to the running OF passenger trains
three Locomotives were at ached u each train
and even with this additional power the trains all
late Banks OF snsw SIX seven feet in depth block
the tracks in many pieces
SCRANTON Penn. Jan Of tSoccisD No coal freight
trains this CRY the Delaware, Lack
swsnns and Western kairoA for the last few days On
of ss~wdrts that csver the tracks The Pc
como MeuntsinN Numerous empty coal trains one OF
covered by the drifts The other track is
occasionally for the passenger trains by steam
IL expected. the tonight
than before.