The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

was switched off the main line and brought
down over the Columbia branch as far as
Lancaster, where II was abandoned. All in
coming trains from the South and West
which contrived TO reach Broad-street sta
ton were held there The decision to en-
tirely abandon the New York division was
not reached until Z o'clock tonight when
1t became apparent that the attempt to
move trains would be Of too desperate
Early in the evening the Reading Rail-
road posted a notice that all train service
was abandoned until further notice Later
q NUMBER OF suburban trains We're moved at
intervals OF an hour or more. No attempt
was made on the main line. AT 4:30 this
afternoon the WiIiamsport express, con-
got away, and shortly after > o'clock two
engines and one coach were started for New
YORK and another short train for Trenton.
Up to late hour tonight no report Of their
progress had been received.
me Baltimore x Ohio abandoned its local
service early in the afternoon. The train
from New York 10 Washington got away
Tour hours later. and was the last through
train in that direction for the day. No
trains left for the West. The Pittsburg
train, due here at $40 this morning, ar
rived at 200 p. m: and was abandoned here,
as was also the Washington train, due at IL
noon.
There were a number Of deaths and
good many casualties attributable to the
prevailing condition. John w. Yeamans,
aged siXtynine years, fell dead at Seven
teenth and Cherry streets; Benjamin Zeb-
10y dSeu seventy years. became unCOn-
sclous on the streets and died within few
minutes; James Hall was found dead I'm
yard down town. The roof of the shed of
the armory Of the City Troop fell in from
the weight of snow this afternoon, carry
ing the walls down with it and causing
S9Uy0 damage. No one was injured
Those districts which rely on Philadelphia
lor supply OF anthracite are threatened
with a famine, not d single coal-carrying
VesseI having passed out of the Delaware
since the middle of last week AS the same
conditions apply to freight shipments the
situation is grave.
A dispatch from Easton says: "The
weather records Of Easton and Northamp-
ton county do not contain a parallel Of the
present blizzard and it's parayzing effects
SNOW has fallen steadily since Saturday
evening. Towards midnight last night the
Dllzzard set in and the fall of snow since
that time has been unprecedented The wind
IS blowing a gale and the thermometer reg
listers from to degrees below zero Troll
ley traflc is at standstill. Early trains on
the Lehigh Valley system were from one to
two hours late The road is still open from
New York TO Buffalo, 1t is reported by Su-
perintendent Spriggs's office Coal and
freight traffic has been suspended and all
eHofts nave been directed to keeping the
ROAD open. The Philadelphia paper train is
stalled on the Bethlehem division of the
Philadelphia & Reading road. The Belvidere
9IVisIon trains, two passengers and a local
IrtISht, are stuck near Riegelsville n j."
Lancaster reports that that city is iso-
Ialed. NO trains arrived on the Pennsyl-
Hdhla railroad from the West. The Reading
IS enurely tied up. The fast train from the
west is fast in the snow in the tunnel cut
IN the snow near Columbia
1Wllkesbarre reports that the snow block
aue on me various railroads centering
mere IS almost complete tonight, and will
make no attempt to run trains over the
p3ouiltaIn Tonight Upon the arrival of the
BACK Diamond express from Buffalo the
passengers will be taken TO hotels for the
4 4siH Ihngs are even worse on the Cen
tLal railroad of New Jersey. whose tracks
also cross the mountains All trains have
been abandoned at Wilkesbarre