New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-14
RAILROAD SERVICE HAMPLRED.

FREIGHT TRAINS ESPECIALLY DELAYED. CAUs-
ING 4 SEVERE LOSS.
Freight bound for Newiork Is delayed on all the
railroad lines west Of Buffalo, and agents OF eastern
lines yesterday and the day before received numerous
complaints from shippers. The snowfall In oho' rem
sylvania Indiana, Illinois and other states mas Deei'
heavy for several days and the snowdnfts when nave
covered the tracks have made II impossible for pas
senger trains get through time. Passenger 'rac
on all lines west OF the NewYork State line has been
delayed from to ten hours and the freight pihs
have naturally Jared worse. There have been no oe'
laws OF any consequence either passenger or freight
trains east Of the New-York state lne but western
freight consigned 10 NewYork over the Michigan Cen
trail, Lake Shore, Lnlc Erie and Western ana other
roads running through Michigan. Pennsylvania ana
Ohio have not been able to make their eastern con-
nections on time Freight worth thousands OF dollars
has been destroyed by the delay. canned eoo"s'
bottled goods fruit and other materials have iroze ana
shipments have been slow from the West for many
days that prices OF all the delayed articles have ALREADY
gone up. The delay In the shipment OF meat has
materially affected the price. some meats hre from
TO per cert more expensive to-day than they were
week ago.
Reports were received from the West yesterday.
however to the effect that the lines were bciIg made
clear and II another storm did not come tho passenger
and freight trains would be running as usual
Mr. Toucey. general manager OF the Ney-Yrk Cen
trail Railroad. said that the Ccntrals lines had mol
suffered In the least on account OF the storm. "Ihc
delays are all west OF Buffalo, said he but think
that everything will be running smoothly between here
md Chicago before night. Traffic over the Ncw'>ork
Central would never be delayed by any such storm as
We have Just had. II takes something moro than
big snowstorm to cause delays on the New-iork Cen
trn"
Mr. Layng general manager OF the West Shore
Railroad. said that the snow plonghs had expr1ehceo
no trouble In keeping the tracks clear along Inc
West Shore line. I've sending out freight as
usual, and while there some delays at our
Western connections they do not amount TO much"
said Mr.. Lnyng There have boen many delays on
most OF the lines Of railroad running into Jersey CITY
Freight trains have been late. and owing TO the
storm the trains have been much smaller than usual
Thus far the roads have been fairly successful In
handling all outgoing and incoming freight but "
the storm should continue shippers and consumers
would suffer. Stories Of suffering In Cincinnati hnve
caused a fear In this city that there may be coal
famine herc All such fears are cronndless. Rail
road men declared Yesterday that there was enough
coal In Jersey City and other nearby places TO
supply the demand for a long time. Little coal has
been transported during the storm. r. T. Davies.
agent for the Lehigb Ccal and Navigation
Company. when seen IN his once In the Central
Building az Liberty and Vests st... said that his
company had suffered considerable Inconvenience
Mr. Davies eve have not been able 10 move coal
from Ellzabethpor'. where most OF our coal tlnt
comes 10 this city Il first sent. haven't the
slightest idea Of when shall be able 10 move oar
coal from Eli7abcthpor We cannot get cars To
ship II in and II could get the cars We would be
lust as badly situated. for the rarpds cannot handle
H. BESIDE, tho Inconvenience resulting from the IN.
ability Of tie railroads to handle our coal 81 hAi1i'
bc,hrort. have suffered I'm another way. The
storm has reduced production Of coal 40 per cent
There need be no alarm here about coal famine"
however. There is an abundance Of coal Oh the pier
In Jersey city
The head- Of the frcght departments ~ The N.w.
York Lake Ere and Western. Delaware, LackAw@lina
ard Western. Pennsylvania and Jer-cy Central raj
roads declared that while their frrislt trains had
been hampercd by the storm. they had been able ~
handle all their freight In fairly satisfactory man
ncr The officer Of the Erie said that o." only real
trouble they had experienced WAS In tn West wlcr'
the storm much more scverc than IN The Eisi.