New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-12
DEEP SNOW IN THE EASTERN STATES
TRAVEL DELAYED AND WORK SUSPENDED IN y
PART IF THE MINING REGIONS.

PART 1F THE MINING REGIONS.
Rochester. y. Y. April 1.-THE ground and forests
throughout Genesee Valley are now under about SIX
inches of sleet and heavy snow. ht CanandaiSua
the fall Is ten inches and many small trees nave
succumbei to the heavy weight OF snow. The
sleghlng Is fine
Huffalo April l-Neariy a foot OF heavy snow
fell here las, night and the storm continues. Street
cars are badly blocked and railroad trains are all
behind The snow packed on the telegraph and tee-
phone wires breaking many OF the 'itler anu ue-
morallzng the service
Corning y v April r-Snow 20 the depth OF
twentv inches has fallen here last night. The
roads are blocked considerably and travel is I'M
pcded
Elmira. y T. April 1.-THE total fall OF snow
in this vicinity is nineteen inches 1t is melting rap
idiy. and SO far has caused little or no damage.
Batavia. y. Y. April u-About two feet Of snow
has fallen here since yesterday
Warsaw y. Y. April ll.-During the last twenty
four hours Warsaw has the heaviest snow
storm OF the season The snow is from twenty
four 10 thirty inches deep the level,
Kingston. y. y. April IA severe northeast
snowstorm has been raging here all day. In this
city about six inches of snow is upon the ground
while up in the CatsSlls in several places the snow
is fully foot IN depth ana dtittn5 pan! ! ,a ne
storm has been very severe ON the hudson KlNsr'
and vessels ht,r carried OF navigation win am
Guilty. Many telephone wires are down in thls city.
Pottsv.e. Penn. April 1.-THE rtorm in schuyl-
Kill County is the greatest in point Of snowfall In
y
at Frackville. rile head OF Mahanoy Plane. on
Broad Mountain. the snow Is tw2nty-three inches
deep. Not a coal train has been moved and all the
track laborers and extra hands are kept busy in
digging open switches and the main tracks while
engines with snOwploughs are at work clearing tho
tracks 10 the MINES The COliieres are all idle.
Ashland Penn. April 1.-THE heaviest April snow
storm for thirty years began at O'cock yesterday
morning The snow Is eighteen inches deep. caus-
ing a complete suspension OF mining throughout the
Schuylkil regions. Trains are S'rlous.y delayed.
Lancaster April 1.-THE snowstorm is the heav
lest I'm this section In many years The snow Is over
inches
Of damage has been done 10 telegraph wires and
thousands Of trees have been broken by the weight
Of the snow Railroad trains are all delayed but Of
hcias express the opinion that they will be able TO
keep the roads open. All the wires are down west
OF this city
Scranton April r-Dspatches from Northumber
land and Bloomsbury say the snow was two feet
deep at O'Clock this morning and 1t was still snow
ing. At Montrose IL had reached depth of fifteen
inches: Honesiale and Carbondaie the same,
ana on the Pocono Mountains Train service In all
directions Is badly delayed.
Baltimore. April II CSpeciaD.-For forty-eght
hours snow has fallen continuously In Baltimore
and the western part OF Maryland. on the Blue
Ridge Mountains II is nearly two feet deep and
drifted heavily in the railroad cuts.