The Van Buren press., 1899-02-18
CRAWLING FROM UNDER
The National Capital Emerging from
Its Snow Blanket Under
a Sunny Sky.
REsUMING TRAFFIC WITH THE OUTSIDE.
The Roads Southwark Still somevh..
Hampered and the Potomac Closed -
Water Traffie-The Eastern Railroad.
Generally Getting Into Trim to Do Bust
ness Again.

Water Trafie-The Eastern Rallroad.
Generally Getting Into Trim to Do Bu.,.
ness Again.
Washington, Feb. 16.-A clear. sun.
nv sky, temperature 20 degrees abovo
zero at noon and light breeze wera
the days weather conditions in Wash.
ington. In the main business streete
large gangs of men were at work cart.
ing away the snow. The PRINCIPAL
street railroads were again in opera,
ton, bloekaded householders rean.
peared on the streets and business was
resumed. Steam railroads are max.
ing heroic efforts to clear their lines
and to limited extent traffic has been
resumed north, and will soon be in
full operation to the SOUTH
STARTED ITS FIRST TRAIN.
The Pennsylvania railroad started
its first train out at 80 a. m., the
Colonial express. Its tracks east have
been cleared through to Jersey City.
but the lines west are not yet In
shape to resume travel. Closely fol-
lowing the Colonial were several other
trains, and the company hopes now to
maintain its schedule for the east.
The Southern started the 11:55 a. M.
limited out on time. No train got in,
however, from the south drr'se The
morning hours.
On the Baltimore & Ohio the tracks
east have been cleared and trains from
Jersey City and intermediate points
began coming in here late Tuesday
night. Several trains also have been
started out with expectation of main-
tanning schedules. The st. Louis lin
ited, which had been stalled in a snow
bank near Boyds, Md, for two days,
arrived, and IL is thought trains west
bound will be sent through regularly
very soon, though there were immense
drifts in cuts all along the line, and at
present trains are run only several
score miles westward.
THE POTOMAC ICF-BOUND.
The Potomac river is still covered
with a Pinch coating of ice, and all
river navigation has been suspended.
No immediate resumption of water
traffic is in sight, the big Norfolk G
Washington steamers having suspend
ed operations entirely, so that passen-
gers for Fort Monroe and the south
must choose the rail route.
President McKiples and party left
here at s p. m, on Pennsylvania spe-
cial train for Boston, where they will
be entertained by the Home Market
club The party consisted of the pres
ident, Secretaries Alger and Long,
Postmaster-Gen Smith, Secretaries
Bliss, Porter and Cortelyou.
Resumed Travel out of New York.
New York, Feb. 16.-There is some
what Of an improvement in the out
look for resuming travel on the Penn
sylvania system. The first train for
Pittsburgh in two days left the Penn
sylvania depot in Jersey City at 9:25
a. m. The Chicago limited was start
ed for the west at 10:14.
The agent of the Pennsylvania road
| H. Jersey City was selling tickets for
Washington, but would not guarantee
anything beyond Philadelphia. There
Is but little improvement on the Erie
road. None of the roads will do much
with freight until passenger traffic
has been generally resumed.
Through Trains Arriving at Buffalo.
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