New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-09
Ab011lmar1s
THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS"
s. E;,oc< IN D,,yo;fxy "
RAILS BLOCKED WITH SNOW
TRAFFIC ON ALL THE ROADS GREATLY
DELAYED.
"First in Purity"
BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.

TRAFFIC ON ALL THE ROADS GREATLY
DELAYED.
CONDITION OF THE LINES CENTRING IN THIS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MEN LIVING IN THE
SUBURBS ARRIVE AT THEIR WORK
LATE-FERRYBOATs HAVE
HARD TIME OF 1T MAX
ING THEIR SLIPS.
With the exception OF local trains. which ran
at long Intervals only two passenger trains left
the Grand Central Station between a. m ana
30 D. m. yesterday The Empire State Express
left the station time. at $50 a. m and was FOL
lowed an hour later by the fast mail train. whcn
did not take passengers. Both these trains to-
geher with two which left earlier in the day, were
stalled at New Hamburg when the North Shore
Limited left the station at $50 p. m.
I'p TO that time no trains had reached the sta
ton from the North or West. and .he reports from
"up the road" OF such nature that vice.
President H. Walter Webb determined to send out
more trains until more reassurhS iePo''' ''i''o
hand
The blockade at New Hamburg was caused IN
mart by an accident. The Montreal Express on the
New-York Central ran into "A work train at the
New-Hamburg station. Both engines were thrown
from the rails. but one was seriously hJureu'
The accident, together Win lnc SloIH '"""''
complete blockade and helped the storm IN It's
efforts 10 stop the traffic OF the Central
The Grand Central Station was crowded with
people anxious TO get away all day. ana low
comedy and tragedy nudged each other In the
shiver.ng uncomfortable crowd funeral party
came and boarded the Empire State Express. and
in the scramble the corpse was left hehlnd' ana
had not been forwarded late last night
Two men came into the station just before the
1870 train would have LEFT. Their heavy listers
did not entirely hide their dress suits. They were
undoubtedly just returning from the hhish's
Tempar ball. NO train out at .o:o. they were
told They buttoned their coats little tighter
looked at each other In evident despair. and then
walked toward a hotel In the neighborhooi.
young couple. with bran newness' stamped all
over them, were also anxious TO 20 on the lo:D
train The pretty young woman Struggled IN
corner while the man went for the tickets-whch he
did not get They waited around the station all the
afternoon. bu; when train was finally sent out at
40 they were among the passengers.
Among the last passengers to 20 aboard tho train.
which consisted OF sleeping one buffet car.
one dining car. day coach AMI one drawing
room car. were Colonel and Mrs. John Jacob Aston
and a party Of friends. who were going to the ball
AT Albany given by Governor Morton.
They were told no, to g." said man. as he saw
them leave the wai,ing-room; they were told that
the chances fcr getting TO Albany were slim. but
they're going just the same. and hope they'll rave
a good time FOR ,heir pluck"
The man in charge % ~" Bureau OF Information
said that II had been harl day FOR him. but that
most people made the best OF their disappointment.
Robert Eliridge. tho veteran doorkceper also
noticed the good temper Of iAe crowd. and said he
had heard little grumbing.
WHAT MR. DEPEw SAID
Chaunc~y NJ Dcncw seen NJ his ONCE IN the
Grand Central Station early In the afternoon lie
had jus, communicate with the Pennsylvania Rail
road officials by telephone. AMI was Informed by
them that their road ba ily or as his. We
have thousands OF at work all along tn" road"
he said and Will. the storm Will cause our compa-
ny considerable loss viii give employment to
thousands O who would bo idle Otherwise. Tho
railroad companies can make money only when the
wheels r~vOlvc."
A to the movement Of trains Mr. Dcpcw said:
I'VE are working under new policy to-day. We
could start all our trains from the station on time.
but We know that II We did they would become
stalled befor. they reached their destinations. al
though the railroad man Is generally confident that
he Will get through all right To-day We propose to
start only such trains as We can reasonably expect
to get through. People can be more comfortable
I'm their homes or at the station than on a snow
bound train They will keep In better humor and
will be less apt TO indulge In remarks contrary to
good manners and correct morals.
THE PENNSYLVANIA.
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad Suffered with all ,he
Others yesterday on account or the oNz%tf'' ~"
trains were more less delayed ana 'fa''l"'S
who congrcgated In the big station In Jersey ny
had more waiting ( DO than anything else inc
blackboard outside where notices about overdue
trains are usually chaked up. was abandoheh III h'
morning and evidently no attempt had been hn"ne
70 keep track OF them. so far az the puohc 0o"''
soc Sch .dulos were disarrangei or neS.ect'h "''o
gcther From six to eight trains the "d." MS
hatcher said made no trips whatever one Of these
was what is known the Philadelphia Accoihthoua-
ton All Philadelphia trains were cohS"''"p'' ~"
layed and reports from that city shower "''' ~
through trains on tine Pennsylvania were from TWO
IA elk hours late The special newspaper Tram from
New-York and the regular newspaper tram apo"'
two hours after It. many hours DENIM UNIV
The train from Jersey city at i2l5 yesterday h'o"-
inc was snowbound near Iiopewell. y. j.. "here
drifts from eight fifteen feet high were ''Po'''
Trains Nos &C and ~. from Washington "''" wv"
hours and four hours late respectively. ana inc Tram
dspatcher in Jersey city said yesterday hI'erh"'"
that there was connection south OF the chp''''
y here for some reason. the storm Was 'N'n wv.