New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-22
FIGHTING THE SNOWDRIF'TS.
BLOCKADE WILL BE CLEARED
TO-DAY.
PASSENGER TRAINS "sTALLED' AT MANY
POINTS - THE ROTARY PLOUGus HARD AT
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS.


woRK-ACCIDENTs AND INCIDENTS.
San Francisco Jan. 21.-The prospects are that
the great snow blockade the Central Pacific Will
be cleared late tonight or tomorrow, TO the dehght
OF the snow bound passengers. Clear weather IS re-
ported at all stations from Brockin TO Truckee,
except at Colfax and Cisco, where the weather Is
still cloudy. At each Of the latter places one men
OF snow fell last night. There are now three feet
OF snow on the ground at COlaX, while at cisco the
is than fifteen feet on the level, and three
or four times as deep in the drift. Last evening
the Central Pacific enabled t. open the road in
the >crras to the five dad engines. near Chapon''
spur Tie rotary plough pushed 10y eleven
engines, and the thrown fifteen feet on
either side Of the track one hundred and fifty snow
shovellers, who were engaged in digging trench,
were surprised and completely buried by snow from
the plough. They were badly scared, but the only
injury they sustained ducking.
Five engines and poughs were taken toTruckee, and
the way clear tunnel No. 49, with the exception OF
minor drifts the Blue Canyon side. They have
passed 10 the Cascade, where the rotary is again at
work East OF Truckce a plough, with sufficient power
to back 1t, will force its way to Reno Heavy slides
and drifts are reported between Truckee and Boca.
rotary plough is clearing road TO Blue Canyon,
and during the ngls it Is expected that the track viii
be cleared to the two imprisoned passenger trains
between Blue Canyon and Alta. None Of the snow
sheds have fallen, although the weight of snow In
places Is enormous. The average depth Of the snow
along the sheds Is twenty feet More than 900 snow
shoyccrs and workmcn are on the mountains tonight
Truckec IS cut from all communication with the out
side world but this is true Of all mining and other
towns in the Serras.
A. f. Lanford. passenger died Of pneumonia,
supernduced by an attack Of " la grippe and va,
buried by the men on snow shoes, at Truchee ye'ter
day 1t being impossible 10 break the road to the ceme
terry
Most Of the passengers in the two trains near Blue
CANYON are well provided for the delay. There are
A few second-class passengers who had only enough
money 10 buy tickets and did not take into account
A possible blockade They. also, did not prepare for
cold weather which began when the storm ceased
Among the Eastern passengers the imprisoned
trains are John II. shaw and family. Mckeesport
Penn; Oliver D. Rider. Rochester, W. IL. Chatle. Hay
CITY; c. F. Weir. Chicago: ;. Bernstein. New York ;
Mis-, Bader, Ncw-Hampshre; ii. c. Coleman MHrris
town, Penn.
Al Dutch Flat, on the western slope of the sicrras.
there are seven feet OF snow on the level or Two eet
more than ever before recorded The wagon roads
and bitches are blockaded. Many houses have been
crushed by the snow but no lives have been lost
SNOW shoes are the only of getting anywhere.
The damage TO fruit trees Will be considerable SHOULD
tle snow 20 of with RAIN the damage 10 the valley
will be great. In addition to the imprisoned trains
near Blue Canyon two Eastbound passenger trains
are showed in near Shady Run. The railroad people
have done everything in their power to make the
passengers comfortable, paying the men oig wages
TO carry provisions on snowshoes distance OF hvc
miles.
John J. Jennings, a New York newspaper man,
who came out to meet Miss Nellie Bly, in san Fran
cisco and escort her to NewYork was detained in
the blockade several days. He made the Journey
from Bue Canyon to Alta on snow shoes and tnen
rode on an engine 10 sacramento. where he arrived
this morning and took IA special tram to meet MISS
on the Oregon road the passenger trains bound
TO and from Portland still stuck In the deep SHOWS
OF sskyou range The road Is biocAaded oet"eet, ed
Mott and Dunsmir. between Dunsinlr ana sims. alu
between sims and Redding supplies are 19mS u'rGi, %
to the imprisoned trains at sims from hedd'hg ano
passengers are on short ratiohs' from ontSo" D
north on to Edgewood the road Is SIN blocRaded'
Portland ore, Jan. 2i.-rhc first through train for
the last week arrived here this evening at O'Clock
over the Union Pacific. About $50 passengers ar
rived on the first section and large quantity of bag
gage and mail. Another train arrived at O'Clock
third train is due here about 3 O'Clock to morrow
morning, and fourth Is due early tomorrow ioiu 10Y,
noon. The trains Will probably BRING boO deIdNcu
passengers and not less than 1000 SACKS oi man
Tho blockade is broken, and unless another storm lo
lows the company will be able to keep the rodd opel
The blockade on the southern Pacihc remains UT
broken There have been no trains from san fr"l-
cisco for over week
Chicago, jan II (Spccap.-rhe Northern Pacic
is blocked at MissouIa but hopes TO have the tracks
clear by saturday The Canadian Pacific 1t was
learned indirectly to-day, 10 also blochaded at various
poiut, 4 railroad Official who ha, Just returned from
t,,,it se Marie asserts that more than 10000 cars
az Nebraska corn side tracked along the 500
road the Canadian Pacific being unable 10 receive IT,
MEN AND CATTLE PERISH IN TIE NORTHWEST.
| Tacoma Ian 2l.-At least ten human beings and
Thousands Of cattle and sheep pcrshcd IN the blizzard
which began with the year and ragged over Washington
for week Reports from the Colville Reservation
are to the effect that cattle are dying by hundreds
| from starvation and thirst, and that the ground
is covered with two feet of snow OH the ievel
| and in some places Is drfted mountain high Inc
keeper of the stage station twelve miles from Anna
started To walk to town last Thursday, ANA sunday
! his body was found the prairie only "A blle rom
| hi, home frozen stii. The mall carrier at iu
| Goose Creek perished on tho same day ana eisnt s
cattlcmcn are known have lost their lives IN inc
| storm Catlemen estimate that they Will lose ono
half Of their herds THIS season.