New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10
RETREAT OF THE ICY BLASTS
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rh.r. ver. few srumblers at the station yester-
dav One man came dangerously near pe'ne w.
though. He came in just before 'he w., coat
train was starting. He wore great ua ohir
and had little bunch OF whishe'' w =, enc
vbIcb ended in a brown icicle suggestive oi INV
cut tobacco ... ,roin9, he
Say, kin i go 10 Spr"Ae
asked. . =. uas told
This train makes no stop there. ne .o,ooL
"u-au cav I want to git there before o''o'N
' go. an, want to know had better
81. ,,is train an git off at Palatine anu ui'Ne
sou,r mr. wait TIL the next train ana go rsht
there?" ,a r,,ss
When told that In either case ne wouu MISS
,,s engagement and that he would he anywhere
from three to six hours late, he shooK the oio""
,aors from, his perper-and-sat whiskers muttereu
something apout the "tarnation ROAD pe''s
slower than the canal in winter, and 'hen ooush'
a ticket for Palatine Bridge
.yow that's the kind Of who find fault
9TH us at such times this said one OF the
onn.nvs men, IF that New-forker on
his way West or a Chicago buyer going nome ne
would probably go out to the irain smifns' ana
make some remark about sunstroke or paii'-ie"i
fans But we must have all kinds
NO TRAINS ON SCHEDULE TIME"
rh oordi,ion Of the roads running into Jersey
CITY Hoboken and Weehawken was somewhat I'M
nroved Yesterday, in comparison win the previous
day but nothing like schedule time was nia"e vi
ory n, them Even when the snowbound Ua'ei-
lers had left their trains. their trouo'es "e'e ~
nearly over for the schedules OF the FERRIES VIZ
hsd,y out OF gear, and trip on man! Oh inc ie
ries. especially during the early morning nouIs'
was like a short but tempestuous ocean Vos"e
All the through trains came IN any"here I'm In"
TOO ~ ten hours late and some much later Inc
local trains. which are so heavily pa"o
the suburban commuters. came IN sea'oa"Ss
cose TO schedule time. but they were ou'
crowded The heavy drifts formed by the DRIVING
.xnerienced by the roads. AS fast as the tracks
would be cleared and trains enabled 10 me-
the drifts would form just as badly oehinu ''.
and the hands OF the next train wouio ha'e "
clear a way again. This was espe''",' -
such roads as the Erie. which runs through 50
MANY long and deep cuts. which are cIo""."o
delight and special playthng for snow ana WIN
Trainmen declare that they have hao no SUI"
rough experience in years. and many ooo'a
the blizzard of 1883. while IL may nave oeen 'oue.
on the companies. not so oad on INC me-
Numbers Of the men had their hands, iee' anu '"'1
fros;bit,en. .s a..
The officers of the Erie Railroad ree-i
matches yesterday TO the effect that ~o''o 49,.
than that Of the previous day was Ias',e ~ 49,
Susquehanna Division OF the road. .Seaf'S o., -
ec VA. STONED on this division. the main ms
trains Of the Erie arrived away pehhd se"eu'e
time and the through trains were houis oe'
This road also had great difficulty with us ierres
The Erie tracks. which had been cleared py
badly blocked yesterday, and the WORK hau ~ NC
done all again
THE SAME TALK on ALL ROADS.
Tho experence OF the Erie Is about the expert
ence Of all the roads running through Ne"-'erse!
The New-Jersey Central trains came III Se
hours late and some were unable 10 go 'hlous" a.
all The Philadelphia trains were late some more
than eight hours The officials report 'hat 'he ioau
will be cleared by this morning There Doc
ado between Bound Brook and PhiiadeIpnld WIN"
is delaying travel from those points rains Wers
Branch Division s %as sSe IeadSI and We're
hind time. Freight Is not being moved ana gangs
Of are eeaf ar me 'df erens roads were
telling all the facts concerning .ne 70 show that
thejr roads but enough was learner " en-" .snce
,hera has been no such condition OF AFFAIRS since
.ers sailed and all behind time Big snow W,
pough and s'gs ganss Of but their exeftons
smost useless on account OF the high WINDS 90, y,
JERSEY ne cy about described in
The Tribune yesterday; Assistant =
that only local trains being run No trains
We're being west OF Phiiadeipns or owsr,fts
that Blocked the road at different points; MaHs
arriving from dRed and no NONE viii be
oe rs oscals Of the West Shore say the road Is
clear as far as Albany and every train VIII De run
Ming as usual to-day. , ,.,..ar,a and
WESTERN was stu badly delayed. The road run a
large number of local trains and these were al more
~ Tess behind time. The road suffered greatly from
she e Storm pn but the ocals promptly pvt men to
work to clear ss st e road 90 had seldom
fered so severely. ..... 80, go, Gee
rai XII he train service was 'out Of keller" but
it was expected that all wheels would be moving
The officais OF all the roads Of one voice in
saying that this storm was one OF the most severe
in their experience
DELAYED TRAFFIC ON LONG ISLAND
nd Ito
full share OF trouble. and 1t was by no means out
Of the woods yesterday, although the officials said
they expected to things all right to-day There
was novel feature about the blockades on this
road. according TO General Superintendent bood
and that that the drifts which have Insisted on
covering the tracks 10 the arayZaon or tranc Tor
the last two days nave consisted of both snow and
sand. The former was contributed by the clouds.
as sy s sse xs fG% ses
formed hard combination to fight. especially In
in proof Of his Statement tina, all kinds Of
storm superintendent Blood said that in the Vicinity
THURSDAY night, This proved beneficial to his rail-.
road. ne SAD because the rain froze as soon as 1t
most serious blockade occurred on the main l.ne
and fask ns TO baGehss ad S the
man put TO work yesterday, and two days pay
mood. and as fast as It was removed from the
Up TO noon yesterday no trains got through on tn,
OYSTER Bay branch and four trains reported
stalled between oyster Bay and Roslyn. The
Greennort train which left Long Island city wa,
fast Tor many hours in the drifts near Central Park
Her two engines were not powerful enough to pull
her ont There fifteen passengers board
A number of storm bound passengers were care,
tor al Hicksve on Friday night at the company
expense M ,, ,,,o. ,.. g.,
The Long Island City Express which which ieft Green
and ali night locomotives attached to steam plough
assisted by hundreds OF men with shovels tried t
reach her The train was finally dug out She go
into Long island City yesterday morning Man,
wrecking trains were in readiness IN me Yards
was attached 10 every one OF them. The main lin
was not used and all trains were sent our over IN
southern division The passengers for stations he
yond Manor on the north side were transferred a
Eastport and went 70 Greenport by way o, RIVER