Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-09

in getting through the blockade near
and on the Long Bridge.
All the trains to leave this city to.
day were run from the Southern Rail
way depot, as the W. s. tracks between
this city and st. Asaph were covered
with snow.
No freight trains have been run on
any of the roads, centering at this city,
for the past two days and oil local pas
senger trains to aud from the South
have been virtually abandoned.
The railroad officials are experiencing
much difficulty in keeping the tracks
clear, even after they are opened, as the
high winds blow the snow in every di.
rection and cause heavy drifts. Much
difficulty is also found in getting men
to work in the cold.
Nearly all the men in the Southern
Railway shops, in this city-about IS 10
number-in charge of Mr.. c. F.
Thomas, were yesterday evening sent
to Bloomsgrove, between Manassas and
Clifton, to clear the snow blockade there
and to relieved the G. & O. and other
trains that had been snowbound there.
They succeeded in doing soand return
ed to this city this morning at 3 O'Clock.
The train on which they left this city
went on south.
About IT'S men from Wilmington,
Del, were sent here last night to clear
Henry street track, which they dlo
from Duke street to Colross.
The engine and train which was
showed up near st. Asaph on Thurs-
day night, is still there.
The mails from the Manassas road
due here yesterday arrived this morn
ing. The train that was blockaded be-
tween Marshall and The Plains reached
Manassas and the mails were sent here
by through southern train.
The train on the w. & 0. road, which
was showed up at Herndon yesterd ~,
reached here at o'clock today, assist
ance having been sent from this city.
The passengers were taken from the
W. & o. depot to the Midland depot in
carriages and sent to Washington.
Four c. & o. trains were snow-bound
at Manassas yesterday and the passen-
gers had to be accommodated at that
place. Farm houses in the neighbor-
hood had to be visited for the purpose
of procuring provisions for the pas
seDgers.
One of the worst points the railroad
men have to pass is within the city
limits near Colross. As fast as the
snow is cleared away the wind blows
it back on the track and but few trains
pa IS that point without trouble.
The railroad men think the worst is
over and hope by tomorrow to have
the trains running with something like
regularity.
Trains from the south, on all the
roads, somewhat delayed, have been
arriving during the evening, and are
sent on to Washington as fast as cir
cumstances will allow. All come into
the Southern depot and are sent north
on the Henry street track.
Up to o'clock three local trains had
left here for Washington-one at $50
a. M, one at 9:15 q. IN and one at
1:20 p. m.
The Florida special on the w. S
road passed through this city at 4
o'clock this evening, south bound.
Postmaster Carlln sent two wagon
loads of mail Off this morning on the
north bound train. He was notified
that the schedule on the railroad be-
tween Washington and New York had
been abandoned
At o'clock to-day the first mail from
the North TO arrive here since Thurs
day evening at 4 o'clock reached the
postoffice. There was great mass of
mail matter and the clerks were kel t
busy distributing it.