The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-28
There is PLENTY,OF SNOW
Storm Continued to Rage All During
the Day.
CLEARING UP THE CAR TRACKS
Cars Running as Far as the Western
Switch OH Providence Line -Condi.
ton of Affairs on Steam Roads
Running Into the City.

Scranton was snowbound yesterday
and reports from every town between
here and Philadelphia indicate that
along that line the storm has been the
severest. From 8 o'clock Wednesday
night until o'clock last night street
car traffic was at standstill, not q
wheel turning, except on the snow
plows. Eighteen inches of snow had
fallen and buried the tracks, and even
on the steam railroads traffic was i'm
peded. Up and down the coal fields
not collery was in operation, and pas
senger trains were delayed several
hours in the early part of the day
Here in the city what interested the
people most was the resumption of
street car travel. The snow had done
no damage, the storm not being ac-
companied by any wind, except one
that just kept the snow drifting back
on the street car tracks as fast as it was
being shoveled away On this account
the work of clearing the tracks was
slow. General Manager Beetem was
out all night directing every man in
the employ of the Traction company
On the Peckville line two cars were
stalled during the night on the upper
end of the line, and two were snow
bound at Weston switch, near the end
of the Providence line. On the South
Side line every car was showed in, one
on Cedar avenue across the bridge
one on Mates street, one in Greenwood
and two in Moosic. Passengers had to
walk after 8 o'clock, as there was not a
car in the city running.
Cars Moving in Providence.
The first sign of activity occurred al
o'clock last evening when the cars
on the Providence line began to make
| their regular time as far as Westor
switch About the same time trave
opened on the Green Ridge Peoples line
and three cars made trips between
Lackawanna avneue and Delaware
street. On the Hyde Park side The
main line was opened as far as Hamp
ton street, and cars were running las
night. But no attempt had been made
to so to Taylor, or out Luzerne, Wash
| burn, or SHETLAND streets. Not a ca
was run on Laurel Hill park, Nay Aus
| Falls, either of the suburban lines, o.
on the South Side. A force of men
however was sent out last night OF
these lines with shovels and they ar
clearing the tracks 1t is expected tina
today the cars will be running on al
lines, unless another fall of snoy
should set in.
CT ~
Lackawanna and Western Railroa
company has had less trouble with tn
Pocono mountain than on any forme
occasion where the fallhas been as sdeeE
Passenger trains from New York yes
terday morning WEI, not more than a
hour late and in the afternoon the
We're running on time. on the nOrther
division the greatest trouble was re
ported at Great Bend, but on tn
Bloomsbury the trains were delaye
three and four hours. The Delawar
and Hudson trains running north wer
not delayed by the storm, but the
We're late coming from Wilkes-Barr,
because the Lehigh Valley trains fror
the east and south We're all benin
time several hours in making thei
connections, which caused the Della
ware and Hudson trains to be late.
Snow or WiIkcs-Barrc Mountain.
Harry C. Haak, of Powers drug stort
came up from Philadelphia yesterda
afternoon and ne stated that the lin
between here and Pottsville has ha
the heaviest fall of snow in many year
On the Wilkes-Barre mountain it II
quired two engines ahead and one in III
rear to haul the passenger train
Freight traffic at the Lehigh Vale
CoXton yards was delayed and tn
drifts on the mountain cutoff were 5
heavy that the snow plow had to /
sent out.
AT o'clock last night all passengt
trains on the Delaware, Lackawann
and Western, Delaware and Hudson
Centll Railroad of New Jersey and Oh
tario and Western were running q