New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-23

snow on the level now.
Troy, Feb CA great many OF the collar ana
shirt manufactures closed M noon, 10 allo" tnei' VII
poyes who live In suburban parts OF the civ 10 rcac
their homes ..oos, srov
storm set IN here at 10 O'Clock last night anu ' "o
continues to fall today without CESSATION Inc sno"
Is fully a foot deep on the lever ana IS ,e' 80,
There has boon no wind yet TO form heavy o'ii'S'
Trains on The Delaware and HUDSON haiirua' "'o
making fair time this morning ,,
Port Jerv,s Feb. 22.-This is the worst Washing
tons Birthday In the memory OF the oucSt i"
FAINT in this section. SNOW began failhs at o'ion
last evening and continued all night and at ~ CLOCK
this morning it measured about fifteen inchcS Oh 'i'
level and still showing hard. SHOW e''o
near Long Eddy has blocked the Delaware DIVISION
of the Erie Railroad at point hitylouf hiie' "o't
OF this place. The slide Is about 200 lect ioe an"
fifteen feet deep 1t will delay traihc nearly ".'
day on the eastern division the snow Is drli'ed'
hut not as badly, and trains are arriving mere from
tho Fast from one 10 two hours late. The Mohu-
cec and Summitviile railroads are blocked, no Trains
having arrived here from these places SINCE uonu'.
Engineer sanford Clauscn, OF the NohuoeNo ~
road had one OF his eyes pat out whie us"s , "
force his engine through big drift yesterday Inc
snow carried away the cab of his engine anu u
spntcr pierced one Of his eyes. lie IS bclhg oaieu
for at the Hunt Hospital in this place Inc "l''.""A
dinner OF the Minsink Valley Historical SoccN
was TO be held to-day, was postponed DecauSe Vi ''
storm. . - o,r
Boston. Feb ea.-Nine inches of soft, heavy snow
fell here last night. The mercury stands AT "o' Inv
.row turped IN slcct nj 80 a. m, with wind noTh-
cast and stiff. There is now more snow III Dosaoi
streets than ut the time OF the 60 plHNnu' IN
steam roads arc working under great dincu'y' '',as
trains are cancelled and all Others are Irregular
.our.mastcd schooner Genwood went ashore on i'aru
ings Ledge mt 80 A. IN The crew WE'RE saNc"' "
are at the lfcs;vlng station
Rockville Conn.,, Feb. o2.-Thc most severe Gaie '''u
snowstorm since the blizzard OF 1883 raseo 'hro"e
out Tolland County last night ana To-Day 'ono','
are closed mills are only partly running business Is
almost entirely suspended and the roaoS l" AoA""N
and Ellin gton Impossible
Portland Me- Feb 2o.-The storm is increasing III
severity. heavy northeast gale Is blowing anu ~
is growing colder. seven inches oil snow nav "'""!
fallen, and it is still showing haId All TRIMS arc
hours behind time and electric car travel Is gfe"uS
impedcd Nothing like this storm has been seen
here this winter
Natlck Mass Feb. o2.-The oldest inhabitants STATE
that more snow has fallen here this season thah III
any winter for the last twenty years Inc epo"i0
roads have been unable TO connect WIN Sou'h rum"
ingham or Cochituae, and there are FUZZY t'ee ie''
of snow on the ground the average. Drifts ranging
tro,n AGO ~ scvon fee. in height blocked travel
20 South Na:icA and Wellesley. Wires are DOWN Ill
several places. ,,
yorgenncs. VT. Feb 2o-slnce a. IN. a blizzard
has prevailed here, the wind blowing from the hor"
no
pended. The drifts in the streets are from Tour 10
nine feet deep.
birmingham Conn.,, Feb. GA heavy snowsiorhi
prevailed here to-day. A strong horth Win
blowing. Trains on the Naugatuck road are e'"'i'N
I'm the big drifts few miles south OF THIS place.
Brattleboro, VT, Feb. 22-Another severe ''T'"
prevailed here to-day From twelve TO fifteen ihcnes
~ - snow foil nm 10 l O'Clock The wind is blowing
fnrious1v Reports from all over the county ihu.a'e
that the storm is the heaviest in recent years. i'
HIGHWAYS are blocked and stages ana some vi ''io
railroad trains have been discontinued Ihfee i0'
Of snow have fallen within week. Ia.
wo,rsocket, II. l., Feb. 2o.-Todhy's storm mas
.c.,n tSrown things into confusion particularly on
tbe NewYork and New-England Railroads prahc"
,.txec, Woonsocket and Newton Highlands hass
Travel has been almost at a standstiil al o"S' a."
Orst westbouni train arrived here seven hours ',,
On the Consolidated Road the trains were Dut eno""'
delayed. , -. .ro,,, Toll
Lowell Mass Feb. 2o-Fifteen inches OF sho" iei
here I'D to noon. Business Is tied up Electric Vi.
mon worried nil night keep the tracks OPEN Du' ~
O'Clock this morning gave up the effort. tais weie
bl,cked along the various routes ana horses pun,u
them TO the stations. The storm VIII De more us
astrous than the March bizzau VI io'i s e
northeast wind prevails.
Dover, n. H., Feb. 22.-The storm mere 'oa"y nao
been terrible high wind has prevailed ana eleven
inches of snow fell since O'Clock this morning Inc
electric road between here and somersworth mas oeoi
blocked, and II has been Impossible Ia get IL oPoi'
All trains have double headers and even then arc over
an hour late snowplough from Portland got stuck
mere and had to be shovelled out. The mall on inc
stage which left strafford and Northwood, yesterday
morning got here at IL O'Clock this morning. Inc
stage will not start back today
Scranton Feb o2.-The mantle OF snow WHICH
enveops Northeastern Tennsylvania measures tmrN
inches on the level. sixteen inches being adoel "
the fall by a which began last eVenils,
Railroads everywhere blocked and no trains nave
passed over the jefferson Branch Of the DeaWare
and Hudson Gravity Railroad 10 HoneSdale ms ms
week owing sunday nights blizzard, ana tne
present storm adds further 10 the blockade. fcaIs
OF danger from drifts the Pocono Mountins are
IutlIng the Delaware, Lackawanna ana western
Railroad people on their guard This afternoon re,
lief trains, with hundreds of. section hands, shop
employees and mine workmen. were held ready mo TO
DO sent out TO assist in raising any blockade that
may arise. They will be amply provi.ioned 50 as 10
reiieve passengers OH any trans that may NC
stalled. . $780,. .,,n.
The deep snow has forced idleness Mt livery mine
In this section of the anthracite regions.
Tn, changed into terrific norwcster,, iiiiu
the wind is hurting the snow into mnsslve orllts
everywhere. No trains have come from New-io
today and the blockade on all the roads seems
almost complete. -., J.. o.a .,o
An unknown woman attempting to cross the
Delaware and Hudson track at Otphaut This morn
Ing failed to sec hear an approaching engine
by reason OF the snowstorm and was run down and
killed.