New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-04
THE RAILROAD SITUATION.
THE PENNSYLVANIA Road RAPIDLY PUSH,
ING ITS WAY WESTWARD.
REPAIRING BROKEN BRIDGES AND DAMAGED
TRACKs-TRAvEL RESUMED FROM
THE SOUTH

THE SSUIh.
Philadelphia, juno 3.-The best information that
can DO obtained to day at tho Pennsylvania Railroad
o8ce in tbis city Is to the effect that route will
DO patched up to Altoona within thirty-sH hours huS
giving the 500 or more east and vest bound passengers
laid up At that place an opportunity to get away nom
there Vice President Thomson is at Montgomery, on
tho Philadelphia and Erie branch, where no has Deen
since early Sunday morning waiting for the GOOD 10
subsIde sufficiently ~ allow him 70 replace the'DfdSe
over tho west branch Of tho Susquchanna. washed
away OF that place, with q temporary structure he
has large force Of men there waiting to 60 ahead
with the work and they probably started in some
time this morning After getting across the Mount
gomery bridge, wnlIamspOrt will probably DO reached
without much trouble. The men have succeeded In
gettlng train from Altoona TO Tyrone and they hope
TO work their way from Tyrone TO the Snow shoe m
tnect,on over the Bald Eagle Valley rosd ana thence
by WAY Of Lock Haven and wlllamsport to the Mont
gomery bridge The route from the Montgomery
bridge TO Harrisburg Is OPEN and at Harrisburg Me
wator has subsidized sufficiently to allow the running
Of trains TO Philadelphia on the main line This the
railroad people hope to accomplish with the large
forces OF men they have at work within hrT-sN
hours
on tho Northern Central Railroad the limo IS open
from Elmira to Ralson, aud efforts are being made
10 establish a clear route from the latter place 10
wnamsport.
On tho middle division Of the main line the road
4. clear from Altoona 10 Petersburg and the work
men hope to sec from Petersburg 70 Huntington some
fine today. From Huntington 10 Msnayunk Bridge
,hcre arc several bad breaks Al but one span OK the
Manayunk hISdge has, been swept away East OF mat
point the a Ss T gtGf bds From LSTfcwn
Harrisburg distance OF s1ty-hve miles, the Inc Is
Ftn,n Altoona westward on the main line the track
Is open TO within short distance Of south FORK where
the bridge u TaS rHS and SShDsown 1000 men are
busy putting tho railroad In shape Az JonnsloWn
and west OF there several large gangs OF w9rMnoh
arc repairing the breaks between that place and Gone
maugh.
Washington, June 3.-Tho railroad situation has
brightoned up considerably. Tho Pennsylvania Rail
road to-day again made connection with New-fOrk
and PLACES west as far as Harrisburg for the INST
time since Saturday Travel the Baltimore and
Ohio 10 Nov.York has not been interrupted at all
and Mr. Alvey, the superintendent OF the ROAD at THIS
point said to-day that thrnuSh trains would DO run
In the west to morrow. The Piedmont Air Limo 10
s,,med service 20 all points south and wesI To-Day.
Passengers arc transferred by omnibus and Terry rom
Washington to Alexandria, and thence 10 ther oesuh%
ton by rail-. -
THE r. AND O. READY TO RUN THROUGH TRAINS
baltimore. June 3.-An through trains between tho
East and West via tho Baltimore and Ohio VIII leave
tomorrow morning, on regular schedule
,,re No bridges have been lost and n careful
examination OF the tracks shows no damage THAT
will interfere with tho safe movement OF tho trains
Agents have been instructed TO resume the salo OF
tickets to all points excepting stations on tho ihgers
town branch. tho Romney branch and the branch be-
tweon Harpers Ferry and Lexington. The main lines
from New-York Philadelphia, Baltimore and wash.
Ington TO PttsBurg, Cincinnati Chicago and ST.
Louis are clear OF distractions
Philadelphia, Jane 3-Tho District Passenger Agent
Of tho baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company he's re-
ceved the following dispatch from Third VieoPresi
dent Lord at Baltimore: Regular trains VII resume
their schedule begnnlng with No. tomorrow
morning The line viii DO open 70 all points West
We will start a special train from hero at midnight
for Jehustowp, via Washington"
Fort Monroe Va, Juno "A large number Of
messengers and heavy malls from tho South have ar.
rived here from Richmond ana will so North by
steamer.
THE LEHGH VALLEY OPEN TO THE WEST.
Philadelphia, June 3.The Lehigh Valley route to
buffalo, Pittsburg Chicago and the West is OPEN and
tho ofloo here Is overwhelmed with people desiring
10 reach tho points mentioned Sleeping and day
coaches have been brought here TO accommodate the
increased traffic
A dispatch received at tho Pennsylvania Railroad
nfloe from ChamberSburg ths afternoon, stateS that
the Shenandoah Valley RaroHd viii be open through
10 Roanoke tonight South OF Roanoke thse is no
| trouble.