New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-23
railroads BADLY CRIPPLED.
TRAINS DELAYED OR ABANDONED Bf
REASON OF THE STORM.
VILLAGES IN NORTHERN NEwYORK BuhlEO
UNDER THREE FEET OF sNow-woRsE
THAN THE GREAT BLIZZARD OF
1sss-TuE SNOW DRIFTING
Inv TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.I
BADLY.

Albany Feb. 22.-After eighteen continuous hours OF
storm the stopped falling. about O'Clock 10 l' n1
the precipitation measuring fifteen inches This Is me
greatest fall Of any single storm since March, iooo'
and added to the liberal supply remaining from the
last storm, has piled the streets high up and made
the narrower ones impossible A stiff northw' st WIND
nj fifteen 10 tweny-siX miles an hour Is driung the
snow badly and in some streets the bahhs are zen
feet high Trains from all directions are from TWO W
ten hours late despite the fact that they are maze up
as light as possible, and are drawn 10y TWO ana 'ree
engines each Those from the East are the latest inc
storm in that section having been the heaviest. Eec-
trc cars ran only within the city proper. Regular
trains on the Boston and Albany are abandoned 10
the surprise OF OF the citizens Company b. ioh
BATTALION Captain &. James Greene MADE srees
rarade this afternoon II Is time-honored custom "
tho company TO parade Washington's Birthday.
Poughkeepsle Feb. Do (Spccial.-The heaviest sho"
storm since the great blizzard Of 1sso began last
evening and continued until o'clock TINS al'erhoo'i
leaving sixteen inches on the level ana sho""'i'S
ten feet deep. During the morning three uiro"s"
trains bound south the New-lork Cehtiai ''o
Hudson River Railroad stalled north OF Goa
-,,.,rc . wreclinc train and 100 men were sent
from here to shovel them ont They lay there SIX
hours During the day ten local trains were ais
continued, and also the saratoga tram leaving >ew
Work. NJ 9 80 D. M ON the Philadelphia and Read
ing road an express train from the West was sho"oo
in NJ East Walden, and the New York and Massa'
i nh
morning for the day. On the Newbnrg Dutchess ana
Connecticut a train left Milleron this morning. got
- Tar rs Pine Plains and discontinued. on the
ves, shore through trains also had hard time OF It,
Couptrv highways in every direction are almost in
passable On the Harlem Railroad the mail train
which left New-lork this morning got rs far ~
Nucrton and being unable to get further returned to
NewYork
Glens Falls, ~ Y. Feb 22.-The streets OF Glens
Falls and of all the villages in Northern NewYo
buried three feet deep in snow. The piles OF snow
that are In many Of the streets fifteen feet high.
This Is the heaviest storm in years.
| Rondout, y. ", Feb o2.-The snowstorm which
hogan here about 8 O'Clock last night Is Of the
most severe ever remembered At Catskill, Hudson
and Saugcrtes the streets are practically deserted
and the roads leading the surrounding country are
impassablc. Railroad communication has been In
terrupted on all railroads leading 10 Kingston. Trains
are stalled on the Ulster and Delaware and WalAill
Valley railroads tie rock cuts. OF which there
many on both OF these roads being filed with snow
to depth OF from eight TO ten feet. On the latter
road trains have been unable TO 60 beyond Forest
Glen since saturday last, owing TO the filling OF
cut and the present storm has made things much
worse Memorial services and other events arranged
for the celebration NJ WasLingon's Birthday have
| been postponed owing to the storm.
| Rochester Feb. 22.-Snow began falling here at
O'clock last night and continued to-day. Street car
traffic is impeded. Advices from the railroads say
that all trains are late and that dlfu srs soFm'1