New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-21
IN THE GRIP OF A BLIZZARD.
FURIOUS STORM IN WESTERN AND
NORTHERN NEW-YORK
TWO FEET OF SNOW PILED BY WIND INTO HUGE

TWO FEET OF SNOW PILED BY WIND INTO HUGE
DRIFrs-RAILRoADs BADLY CRIPPLED.
PALMYRA. " y March 2o.-The worst snowstorm
for the season Of the year prevailed mere 'o-uaS'
Over two feet has fallen on the. level since yes'er
day and it is still coming down. accompanied p' d
high wind Country roads are entirely close''
drifts in places being twenty feet deep All rafoau
traffic Is demoralized
Lockport ~ V. March 2o.-Ten inches OF snow
fell last night. high wind causing immense drifts.
No trains have arrived or departed up TO lo'o
O'Clock this morning. and none Will hkeiy se'
through before evening. The train from Roches'e'
on the Central. due here at midnight arrived TWO
hours late and did not attempt to push through 10
Niagara Falls At Lockport Junction the drifts are
twelve feet deep. Streetcars are running 'rresu
Iarly. and many OF the country roads are impassa-
bic. Snow still falling this morh'"b' anu
high wind prevails.
Niagara Falls " y March 2o.-The blizzard
which set in here last night is by far the worst
storm of the season. Railroad trafhc Is deHoi-
allied The last through train from the East came
in at $50 last night and from the West at ''S' yes
terday evening. No Central trains nave arr'eu
from Buffalo since last night. The snow Is packer
so hard that 4, will be some time before the tracks
are open again.
Scottsville " y March 20-The worst storm OF
the season struck this town last night. and Is IN
full blast to-day The mercury stands al l. aoo'e
zero. with strong wind Roads are blockaded: t.,
snowplough is stalled above MumiOrd o" 'io "
falo Rochester and Pittsburg road
LEROY. y. Y. March 2O-The blizzard to-day
rivals any storm remembered in this vicinity al
this time OF year The Erie. Contra! ana buHa'o
Rochester and Pittsburg are not running ing, any any
trains as all cuts the roads are dritted lu anu
any attempts to open the lines al piesen s IN denh
useless The on level is two zee. N uep.' y, a.
and drifts are enormous Business Is ehureiS az
sandstilL
Malone. ~ y March 2o-The breath OF the
Arctic struck Northern New-York this morning
with the biggest blizzard Of the winter. hownng
gale Is b,owing and the air 10 fun OF CLOUDS @ oa
living snow A heavy snow Is falling and ping UP
in drifts everywhere Trains are badly delayed py
the filling OF railroad cuts
Sa-anqc Lake. ~ Y. March Ono trains have
arrived here over the Chateaugay Railroad from
plat;sburg to-day on account Of huge drifts OF snow
the tracks No news has reached here eener yf .
northbound train from NeW-fork, whlle 'nc S''eP''
from Montreal is six hours behind time
Dunkirk. ~ Y. March 2o-The heaviest snow
storm OF the season has prevailed here during 'he
last twenty four hours. IT was followed by ter
rife wind during the night. anu this morning ui''S
ten feet high had formed in many place The New
work. Lake Erie and Western Railroad Is blocked
a, the deep cuts one mile east The Dunkirk. ANe-
eheny Valley and P;tsburg road Is having trouble
al Wheeler's Gulf and the Western Ne"-roI anu am
Pennsylyania Is moving trains slowly ana MI, VII
r,ich dificu,,y The Lake Shore ana Nickel i!ate
trains are from to five hours late All inc
country roads Ie blocked.
Buffalo ~ Y. March 9o-Last nights blizzard
Welded about two feet OF snow on the level. drit-
ing in places TO Ave or six feet. stree'car tra'ic
WAS kent open With difficulty. but the railroads are
badly blocked. Lake Shore trains are seVeral hours
late and the roads TO the east and south are IN NJ
most as bad condition. The Niagara Falls and Lock
nor, branches are almost completely closed The
storm ceased about 10 o'clock THIS mornng' ana
the temperature Is rising. with Indications TOT fa''