The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-14
RAILROADS TIED UP.
TRAINS STALLED IN SNOWDRIFTS
an AROUND NEW YORK.

tho Day on Most OF the Lines and Com
mutera Had n Hard gton
and Albany Both Cut on from us by Rail
II was the general testimony Of railroad men
last night that not for ten years had the train
service on the steam railroads leading into and
out OF New York opposed their resources
70 20 heavy and widespread a snowstorm
as practically overwhelmed them yesterday.
30 far as could be learned not a train
due in this city yesterday arrived on
schedule time. few long -distance trains left the
stations at all. and ell pretence at a regular
local service ceased early in the day. Fortu-
nately. II being n holiday. local traffic was light.
but the few commuters who had to come TO the
city on business had a hard time Of II.
OF the two great roads entering the city
direct the New York. New Haven and Hartford
suffered the more severely. though the New
York Central officials late In the afternoon had
to admit a complete tie-up on their main line
between New York and Albany.
A despatch from Albany. received early this
morning, said that at midnight the State capt.
tai was snowbound. All rail Communication
was then out OF the question. Even the
Empire State Express. which no storm since
1885 has seriously impeded. after leaving
Albany two hours late. was forced TO return
and had not since attempted the trip.
The great Pennsylvania ltailrpad carly was
badly crippled throughout its entire sys-
tenn. and last night 1t was admitted ut the sta
ton In Jersey City that traffic on the road was
entirely suspended temporarily. This is tho
hrst time the Pennsylvania Railroad service
has stopped since the blizzard Of 1888,
A despatch from Washington. received by
THE Sun at midnight. said that traffic on the
railroads leading out of the national capt.
tai had also been practically abandoned.
The Baltimore and Ohio brought ono car pro-
PEELED by two engines over from Baltimore.
while none was sent out.
The Pennsylvania started a "double-header"
train for Baltimore. but 1t got no further than
Bowie, a few miles out. where it is stalled.
Conditions were no better on the Southern and
Western roads. no trains arriving or departing,
OF the Central Railroad OF New Jersey. the
Baltimore and Ohio and the Philadelphia and
Reading trains q bare dozen or SO reached
Communipaw. and less than that number was
despatched out. Snow-tilled switches. deep
drifts in gullies and slippery rails. in fact.
made tho difficulties o! these roads over
whelming.
Traffic on the smaller steam roads was en-
tirely suspended in the afternoon. A scarcity
of milk and provisions lie likely to arise to-day.
as no attempt is being made to move freight,
and IL Is expected that few other trains will get
through before late to-day.
CENTRAL MAIN LINE ENTIRELY BLOCKED,
Along the line Of the New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad the force of the storm
was felt most right here within the limits OF
New York city. Had the officials Of the road
been able to keep the tunnel and the ap.
proaches to the Mott Haven yards clear Of
s iIsINs o %aH1g hand AND many nan i2tt,t the h. iInGo%im I
faster than a large gang Of men could swept
trains had to be held in the !" station and
the incoming trains above l3Sth. street for
the immediate vicinity of Forty-second street. |
cars and engines q cesar are held Eta II the Mott Hagen
bound trains.
nearly schedule time until train Z. known as
the Day Express, was made. up, This train is
a. Gus M 10 a aSdy da Ses to G arrfSo c%s at $as SsalsR% at b 1Hise
at i2:35 o'clock the following morning; The
Station, and she lost time steadily the further
, Msst she eve wep Val From the time the Day Express SHp Sssss
the rest OF the day, Ali trains after that LEFT
the station from two to five hours late. The
S TS1s tysi6 Is limited dna I'D was issy run Td in two W Se o'ti9nt
The first section pulled out at ] 40 and the
About noon the officials of the road saw that
u would not pc p, possible Sn to run run out all their
trains were abandoned. The, passengers that
would have gone on these trains were sent out
on others. which were ordered to stop at these
and intermediate stations. Other local trains
l~ong-run trains for the North and West. which
Buffalo and Southwestern Special. due to leave
here at $50 last night, was abandoned.
wo as me A6 SSy sF o'Slo SEEae Wo t9e w s5,uq recaiy s5e s
the Grand Central Station that while the road
division north of Mott Haven. the section be-
tween Batavia and Buffalo was badly driftcd.
later, II was learned that an east bound
freight had got stuck in a big drift At
that everything behind the freight was stalled. |
Trains behind the freight included the Chi
Shore limited and the Empire state express,
from the north or west arrived at the Grand
Central Station after 1885 o'clock yesterday
morning and up to at least $3.50 O'Clock last
re make things more pleasant for he officials
had been trying to keep the tunnel clear since
s sSs yya n9 at Rel as u Tsli a" iot the r sEitsde IS 1 ,H9St
any longer, Many, Of them, we're S' SSa ri VIZ" "x.
h hag ted All AL had had suffered san e from the cold.
%ork t"'i After tSr4 they u"S' struck GEGIn" The u2 ROAD any had %ot re
do as well as it could, pressing switchmen.
trainmen and yardmen into service as shovel
lers and sweepers.
HARLEM DIVISION TRAINS GIVEN UP.
The Harlem division of the New York Gem
trail began as early as 7:l5 O'Clock Yesterday
the road. it was. a holiday and travel on both
north and south bound trains was light. Com
local. due to Leave the Grand Central station
when il was learned that the Chatham Maiii
which left, the station on time. at 8 10 A. Nj.
leaving Mount Vernon. The last heard OF this
train was at Copako Iron Works, at 2:IO o'clock
from New York. and the rain should have
reached there at 9:53 O'Clock Yesterday morn
After that as many trains as possible were
bound trains run over the road daily between
IA. M, ana 800 l.. nj. nine were abandoned /