New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-28
MorIoNLEss TRAINS IN NEw-ENGLAND.

dian Pacific Winnipeg train is nearly tive days late
MOrIONLESS TRAINS IN NEW-ENGLAND.
BURIED IN DRIFTS OR LAID UP AT srArroNs-rHE
BLOCKADE EXPECTED TO LAST TWO DAYS
LONGER.
BOSTON. Jan. 27 (Speeian-The railways OF tho
North and East wcro in a worse plight to-day than
on Thursday, tho gale having blown the snow in upon
the tracks In huge drifts. The wind in Boston lass
night reached velocity OF f!fty-two miles an hour
and blew hard all night from the northwest. To
day IT clear and cold. The mercury ranged be-
tween six and twelve degrees above during the
day. dispatch to The Journal from Concord,
" H., says:
From this city northward to the White Mouatains,
the Canadian border and the upper Connecticut Valley
there is scarcely train moving In any direction,
while many miles OF railway track are buried under
drifts of snow from to fifteen feet in depth.
This morning the mercury fell zero and there was
a brisk wind in Concord with gale In tho northern
country. Between Concord and Franklin on tho
northern line there we're many drifts nlne feet deep
This forenoon Superintendent Todd sent up gouger
with two locomotives, load OF coal and another
car filed with w0rbmen. Ten miles from this city,
on a crossing in Boscawen, the gouger jumped the
track and was piled up in a snow drift Fortunately
one was hurt. Superintendent Ladd sent out a
wrecling train to clear tho track Tho train which
started from Concord yesterday afternoon for Bristol
Central Vermont limo which camo out Of Boston at
p. Thursday stopped moving at Franklin
The Central Vermont express for Montreal which left
Boston at O'Clock Thursday evening is In this city,
and It Is not known when It will start northward
again. gOuger which sent southwark with
two engines from West Lebanon at midnight was
buried In fifteen feet of at Andover. Not a
train the Boston, Concord and Montreal road,
its branches
Late tonight the wind abaed, but the thermometer
was still below zero and tho cold increasing
Men who were overtaken at Concord yesterday morn
ing with wagons still waiting here, not daring to
venture to return home.
" The Concord and Caremont Railroad opened
through tonight, and also the Concord and Peter
boro line. a train run this afternoon from Con-
cord 10 ClaremOnt. and the train from Claremont,
which was stalled last night at Newbury arrived here
The first train which In over the Northern Road
to-day reached Concord at 10 bringing the Cana
dian mails and tho passengers, who left Montreal
yesterday morning. This train started out promptly
from this city for Boston. The first train up over
the Northern Road was sent out about IL p. m. to-
day, taking the mails and passengers for Montreal
that left Boston this morning. The Canadian Pacific
passengers who were waiting here to go to Montreal
via Plymouth sent the train over the North
ern Road.
"The Canadian Pacific train from Montreal for
Boston, which kept at Plymouth last night was
left boston for Montreal on Thursday morning aud
was stalled at Warren Summit last night IS said to
have got through TO Woodvlle this afternoon. There
are 100 pouches OF mail IN this city to be dispatched
nOrthward over the Montreal Road Superintendent
stowe is IN hopes OF getting a train from plymouth
through to Concord some time tomorrow
The passengers on the Portland express on the
Boston and Maine Western division, due here yesterday
spent the day and night on the road Every provision
made for their comfort by the officials of the road
on the Eastern division the express due here at 80
last night rolled into the station at O'Clock this
morning. thrown from the track at
Bddeford and II was some time before II conid De
re placed upon the track The wOrkmcn were greatly
mpeded By The snow which drifted across The track as
fast rs 1t could be thrown out. Inc trains on the
Maine Central road are running this morning but
several hours late Al the Boston and Alesny station
this morning 1t was stated that the New York trains
were all right today and would run through on time
The trouble IS with the Western division from spring
field to Albany The working o. me road on thai
portion IS actually paralyzed The train that zen
%oq ncS At where e % were bsavT ~ snd
the wind blew In the snow as fast As 1t was thrown
over twelve hours late. No trains Will be started for
Albany or from Albany to Boston until the snow is
4 dispatch to The Journal fro- s.ut. eoyalt', W.
huge drift .- p,dins travel Of sin.
excsp the tsrOGTh n@s and thu are 6 d..
YESTERDAY. The weather IS intensely cold"
The southbound mall train on the Connecticut
while some workmen removing the snow an
othor train dashed by, killed three men and fatally
dense snowfall
Near Meredith, N H., snow plough. driven by
three locomotives. broken. The Canadian Pa
cifc Express. approaching the wreck. stopped sud
denly and one passenger thrown against stove
and severely burned Passengers who left the train
TO walk TO Meredith had their hands and feet frozen
At Lewiston, Me. a track hand, Joseph Dubois,
was killed by snow-plongh
BLOWN FROd THE PLATFORM OF TRAIN.
Boston. Jan. 27 tSpecial Harry Ross. ssa Of A. F.
Ross the spice dealer OF NcwburJport was blown from
he platform OF passei coach the train leaving
Sswburvpsr At $40 this morning for Best.n Young
Ross was passn, from the sm,sngear 10 the rear OF
he train Just after the latter had crossed Beverly Bridge
ato salem. The train running at the usual speei
It tho time Ross struck his head with terrible force
The train sopped and backed mp TO aa spot
yhsre the y-ung lay unconscious Young Ross was
AIKEN ts the salem Hospital, whore his physician gave
TITLE for his recovery He Is seventeen
mi a stu lent at Bryants Commercial College In
3ssten
CANADIAN TRAINS IMBEDDED IN THE SNOW
OTTAWA. Jan 27 (Specidh.-Ths heavy fall OF snow |
las bsen PLAYING hav-c with the railroads In British
America The North has suffered the most, trains
,sing reported imbslSsd IN th. various points
rae New York Boston. Mo atreal and Rockville trains
IRE having hard work 10 push through
CLUES IN NEU-YORK STATE. |