The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-11
after The BIC Blizzard
Trains on Many Railroads Are Still
Snow Bound.
WORK OF CLEARING TRACKS
Blockade Causes Meat and Milk Famine
in philadclphia-SnowB Bound Trains
OH the Delaware Storm Incl.
dents About the State.
Rv the United Press.

By the United Press.
Philadelphia, Feb. 10.--The snow
blockade ON the Pennsylvania and
Reading railroads was practically
raised today. On the Reading the first
train through from New York since
Thursday afternoon reached here this
evening at o'clock by the roundabout
way of Bethlehem. This evening, how
ever, both tracks of the New York di-
vision were cleared. and the 1910 a. IN.
train to New York will be run over the
regular route. The branch lines of
both roads and the smaller railroads in
the state are still badly showed undei
and number of trains are STALLED in
various places and their storm-bound
passengers are being cared for in farm
houses along the lines.
The most serious situation Is on the
Delaware railroad in Delaware. -Four
passenger trains are walled in by big
drifts at different points along the road
and they may not be reached by relief
trains before tomorrow morning. Or
ders have been sent to the nearest sta
tions to have the passengers supplied
with food from adjacent farm houses,
but even in the event of the trains being
amply provisioned their occupants have
undoubtedly suffered greatly from cold
and exposure, as they have been showed
in since Friday morning.
Between Wyoming and Dover this
afternoon three engines coupled to-
gether We're bucking q snow drift. when
the first engine jumped the track and
upset. Engineer Gordan was badly
scalded, while Fireman Griffin was in
jured internally and is not expected tC
live. On all the branch lines of the
Delaware railroad not wheel is turn
ing, and the interruption to traffic is
having a serious effect, as many sma!
places are cut off from obtaining their
usual food supply.
Provisions Are Scarce.
For the first time in thirty years the
Delaware river between this city anC
Camden was frozen solid today from
shore to shore, and people crossed OF
the ice. The continued freight block
ade on the railroad has caused a scare
ity of provisions and milk in Philadel
phia and today the stock of fresh bee
in the city abattoirs Were exhausted
A train load of cattle has been started
from Harrisburg, and will arrive som,
time tonight or tomorrow morning.
Reading, Pa, Feb. 1O.-After delay
of seventy-two hours the passenger
train which was snow-bound neal
Lyons, was finally released this morning
and reached this city at $50 The Eas
Penn and Lebanon Valley roads arr
partially open and the officials expect
to start out all trains on schedule timC
in the morning. The main line between
P6ttsville and Philadelphia is clear anC
traffic has been resumed. The Reading
and Columbia road is open as far az
Lancaster Junction, but the Schuylkil
and Lehigh Valley branch, runninG
from Reading and Slatington, is still
closed and the tracks may mot b,
cleared before Monday. The Whining
ton and Northern railroad is still snow
bound and the officials do not eXpec
to resume traffic before Monday after
noon. Many of the men who were sen
out from Reading shops to shovel snow
suffered intensely of the cold, and no
few had their ears and feet frozen.
Engineer George Leeds, of the Leba
non valley road, it Is reported, haC
his feet and ears frozen. The Pennsyl
wanna railroad succeeded in opening it
line between Norristown and Pottsvill
this morning, and trains are runnin;
nearly on time. A light crust ha
formed on the snow and no furthe
trouble is anticipated. Theodore Rib
ble' the Reading passenger brakeman
VINO was reported badly frozen on tn
Lebanon road, is all right and re
turned home today.
Roads Blocked hy Drifts.
Harrisburg. Pa. 1O.-Tbe blizzard ba
spent it's force and the railroad con
panes are now devotlng their energie
to resurrecting their tracks The penn
sylvania lines in all directions are 4
fair shape, but the Reading and Cun
berland Valley roads are stiu grao H.
crippled. The Cumberland Valley doc
not sell tickets for noints havon
Mechanicsburg. At some nlaces alon
this line the snow is HIGH nc tho co,.s
The Lebanon Va1lav branch of III
Reading is also blocked nv hugo drirt.
The city electric limos ara GRO d,,,II,, no
suming operations and the cars In tb
city are running reguIarIv Tbe suI
urban rafic is sti,I ,,raoti,, T., tar,,.aI
which left Baltimore at 7,2o o'clock O