Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-28
FATALITIES OF THE STORM
SEVERAL LIVES LOST IN RAILROAD
 COLLISIONS.

Great Drifts Render the Tracks Impassa'
 ble-Trafac Suspended on Many Lines
 New York State Not Yet Open to Travel
 by Rail.
 PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y., Jan. 2S-There was a noticeable improvement in the running of trains over the Hudson River division yester- day, detentions having fallen off consider ably, but this applies only to northern, and not to southern bound trains from the west All of the latter have run from two to three hours behind, mainly because of the snow ob- struction between Albany and Schenectady and in the vicinity of Amsterdam on the New York Central.
 For several miles the snow in the latter place is three feet deep on the track, and be- tween Albany and Schenectady, for two con- tinuous miles, one track is covered with five feet of snow. A railroad man says that Thursday night 800 loaded freight cars were blocked ill at West Albany and 700 at Dewitt, on the New York Central. These 1,500, to- gether with at least 500 on switches and side tracks, make total of 2,OOO loaded cars blocked in, each car averaging ten tons of freight
 The order to start freight trains has been given, but it will be several days before the pressure is over. Yesterday afternoon the Hudson River railroad officials at Albany were notified that all through trains on the Boston and Albany road were discontinued for the day.
 ITHACA, N Y., Jan. 2s.-The wind was blowing furious gale here last night, and | the snow consequently shifted and drifted, almost completely blocking the traffic of the various railroads in this section of central New York. Special dispatches received are to the effect that it is utterly impossible to keep the tracks cear. since the wind drives tke snow into 'cuts' as fast as they are cleared. A snow blow with nine engines behind it seems of little use, as the fine snow packs so close and firm that scarcely any power can dislodge it.
 KINGSTON, N. Y., Jan. 28.-Trains on the Waikiki Valley road are buried in the snow between here and Rosendale On the Ulster and Delaware railroad, in the Catsxills, the '7';"-s are so deep that it is impossible to run trains
 .,ecial dispatches from along the Hudson state that the storm is the worst in many wars. Travel everywhere is impeded, and for miles and miles in Delaware and Sullivan counties the roads are impossible.
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Jan. 28.-Passenger train Mo- 27, due at North Adams at 12:14 Thursday night, ran into freight train Mo- 57 at Coles switch, near Williamstown P. Cud- more, conductor of the freight, and Charles S1o Quigley and James Lamb, brakemen, and Charles Mowers, fireman, were injured The night express left Troy on time, came over the Fitchburg road through the most furious SHOW storm of the season, arriving at Cr.cs switch, where the freight train was stalled. Rear Brakeman Madden had gone baci. to flag the express and placed torpedoes and a red light on the track The snow blew so hard and thick that the engineer was un- able to see the light, and the torpedoes did not explode. Engineer Baldwin did not see the ea',ooss until too late to check the train, and dashed into it, with the above result. Conductor Cudmore SAW the headlight of | the coming train and ran to warn the others iii the caboose when he was killed. He leaves 8 widow. Charles Wheelock was injured in tic loft temple and died on the way here Patrick Quigley was badly injured. His ribs arc all loosened from the breast bone James Lam, jumped from the caboose. Fireman Ciiarles Mowers jumped from the engine and broke one of his arms. Wheelock leaves a widow and four children.
 SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 2S.-The mail train from the north on the Connecticut River railroad, due at Holyoke at o'clock Thurs day night, became stalled in a cut two miles north of that city. A gang of men went to work yesterday to dig it out The snow was blowing 50 thick that nothing could be seen a 1 few feet distant, and the 7:3O train from Greenfield dashed into the gang, killing three nlen and injuring another fatally. The killed arc Martin Griffin, James Kennedy and John Shea, and the injured man Michael Connors, all of Holyoke.
 | LANCASTER, Pa., Jan. 2S-The eastern ex- press on the Pennsylvania railroad was thrown from the track by broken frog near Mount Joy yesterday. The engine and six cars left the track. Great excitement pre- vailed among the passengers, but nobody was injured. Travel was blockaded for five hours EAsToN, Pa., Jan. 27.-The snow drifted all Thursday night and caused a blockade of trains on the New Jersey Central railroad six miles long west of Hampton. The trains are now moving.
 BOSTON, Jan. 2S.-Ihe snow blockade is general throughout New England. The extent of the storm the amount of snow that has fallen, and the action of the high winds in drifting the snow makes the storm the most remarkable in years. Its most serious aspect thus far is the almost complete tie up of traffic ill all directions. Freight on all railroads is practically at a standstill Passenger traffic is little better, and people obliged to travel are finding short distances far cry for the present.
 l The Court of Par,:ons Shows Mercy. TRENTON, Jan. 28.-At a meeting of the court of pardons yesterday the following prisoners were liberated: William Hendrick- son, who was convicted of murder in the