The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-09
BLASTS OF
THE BLIZZARD
Some Slight Breaks in the Snow
Blockade.
WITH DRIFTS.
This Morning the Situation was Un-
changed, but Later in the Day
Some Engines and Trains Moved.

The blizzard has moderated, but the
full force of its effects is still with us
Business remains paralyzed, swearing
commercial drummers are still imprisoned
at the hotels and railway station, and
traffic by railway and road vehicles re-
mains suspended in all quarters. The
gales that prevailed late yesterday after
noon and last evening made it impossible
for the railroad companies to get their
lines in condition. AS soon as drift
would be broken or ploughed the gales
swept the snow back and made the work
a waste of time.
This morning brought no relief. Every
thing remained tied up, but as the gales
had very much moderated and the snow
stopped falling the railway officials ex
pressed the belief that they would be able
to have trains running between local
points by noon to day. The Lehigh Valley
railroad officials did not count upon this
hope, however, and this morning Super
intendent A. P. Blakslee issu I'd orders
from his headquarters at Delano annull
ing all trains for the day.
The Lehigh Valley train that reached
here from Shamokin early yesterday
morning and remained stalled at the
depot during the day, got away at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon and reached
Delano. The three trains that were
stalled between Delano and Park Place
got back to the former place yesterday
afternoon.
The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Company's lines are in no better CONT
tion than yesterday. The Shenandoah
branch was in worse condition to day on
account OF the engines that were in opera
tion getting off the track. Three engine,
left Mahanoy Plane late last night with
a passenger coach and got as far as the
Shenandoah City colliery when the draw
head of the coac pulled out. After some
delay and difficulty the coach was side
tracked.
At 6;45 O'Clock this morning three
p. & r engines left town with a passen-
ger coach for Mahanoy Plane. At Preston
the three engines struck drift that ran
them off the track. They were replaced,
but did not proceed far when one of them
got off again and the line was blocke d
until after ten o'clock,
Conductor Joe Sigfried attempted to
get his Lehigh Valley train through to
town from Mt. Carmel yesterday morn
ing, but got stalled between the latter
point and Centralia. Yesterday afternoon
an engine and train of gravel cars were
sent from Delano to Sigfried's relief and
had not been rep Irted up to ten o'clock
this morning.
The Philadelphia & Reading passenger
train tn 1t left Philadelphia at 1l:3O
Thursday night reached town at 12 O'Clock
last night. The passengers became dis
couraged enroute and abandoned the
train. There were no arrivals from Phila
delphia from that time up to noon to day.
A Lehigh Valley train from New York
reached Mauch Chunk at O'Clock last
night and started from Wilkes-Barre. 1t
got stalled somewhere along the line and
was not reported up to noon to- day
A train that left Delano for Lizard
Creek junction Thursday night is
stranded at some unknown point between
those places.
AFTERNOON REPORT.
Engine No. 964, with the car and crew
that went out yesterday afternoon &c
render assistance to Conductor Sigfried's
train, which was stranded between Mt.
Carmel and Centralia, got back to town
at one o'clock this afternoon covered with
snow, stack high, and proceeded to Delano
| Sigfried's train was taken to Mt. Carmel
las5 night and the crews remained there
over night.
Two engines andSIa snow plow made
their way from Delano to town over the
upper route and arrived here at one
o'clock this afternoon. They made th'
run back to Delano via the Mahanoy City
route. The line has not been declared
open yet.
1t is reported that the Lehigh Vale!
line from this town to Wilkes Barre will
not be opened until Tuesday.
Big Lunch at McElhenny'S.
Everybody is invited to visit Nc
Elhenny's cafe this evening, as he viii
have prepared surprise for you in tn
shape of an elegant and delicious fire.