New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
RENEWING TRAIN SERVICE.
MOST ROADS PROMISE SOMETHING LIKE
SCHEDULE TINE FOR TO-DAY.
pLoUoHs STEADILY AT woRK-RAlsING BLOCK
AIDES IL ALL DIRECTIONS.

pIoUoHs STEADILY AT woRK-RAIstNG BDoCn-
AIDES IL ALL DIRECTIONS.
The railroads had busy time yesterday dig-
ging their trains out of snow blockades AT Vari-
Gus places and trying TO get them back TO some
thing like schedule time. BY nightfall encour-
aging reports were coming In from points along
the lines. and trains were beginning to go on
something like schedule time. Belated trains
as they came in brought reports OF cleared
tracks and railway officers were confident tha'
unless something unforeseen happened IN 'he
way OF renewal Of the storm, to-day would
see an end to the trouble and trains wouid DE
running on time.
on the New-Yorlc Central road trains were
running on all divisions soon after O'CLOCK
yesterday afternoon. Local trains were sta"eu
all the forenoon. but got clear track IN the
afternoon. The Chicago Limited, when ala not
20 out Monday afternoon. started for the west
lust as soon as word came that the track was
clear One of the first trains out carried "oV-
ernor Roosevelt to Albany. The through trains
from the West came numbering In about night
fall. including the Chicago Limited when had
been blocked at Cold Springs. All OF the pas
sengers had been kept warm ana comiortaDle'
and there was plenty TO eat. In nearly every
instance the trains were stopped near an eat
ing place. and the passengers were cared for'
Notice was sent to The Tribune last evening
that the running OF all the usual trains on the
New-York Central would be resumed this morn
ing.
At11 y. m the Shore Line Limited, No. lO4'
pulled out an hour behind time. NO. ~ the
Boston Shore Line Express, due TO leave the city
ut 10 a. m. left the city at u noon; the IL
o'clock express for Boston got away at l2:3O'
and the Air Line Express was abandoned. The
earlier Of those trains, It was said. got through
to Springfield with much delay. BY to-day 1t was
thought trains would be moving fairly well all
over the system. Monday night poughs were at
work all over the road. At Larchmont the
snowdrifts were twelve feet deep, and at many
other places they were high az the car floors
for miles at stretch
The New-York. New Haven and Hartford had
n hard time emerging from the snow, and 1t was
not until noon that any kind Of hope was held
out for through trains. The first train In came
from Stamford, at 1 p. m. Late In the after
noon the track was clear to New Haven, and It
was announced that through trains TO and from
Boston would be run last night. The Berkshire
Division was the last to be cleared for traffic.
Trains began to arrive I'm the pennsylvania
station in Jersey City yesterday morning. az
ter the tracks had been blocked for about
twenty hours At a. m. train was sent out
TO Philadelphia, and In the afternoon suburban
lines were cleared and trains were running In
fairly good shape The first through train from
the West arrived at p. m Some were stalled
west OF Philadelphia. but last night 1t was said
that all delayed trains would get In before to-
morrow morning and that the track west was
being rapidly cleared.
No freight trains were running on the Penn
sylvanla Railroad yesterday. The Lehigh road
was completely at n standstill. Not a train
reached New York on that road or left It until
late in the afternoon. TWO trains from the
West arrived in New-YorlI on the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad, and these
trains made no pretence Of arriving on schedule
time. The Erie road and the West Shore were
also much crippled
The Southern Railway Company announced
the receipt at p. m yesterday Of the following
telegram from w. \. Turk its general pas
senger agent at Washington:
our entire line clear. with the exception Of
branches, Washington Division Main line all
right"
J. NJ. Franklin. general manager OF the Grand
Central yard, who could not get men to fight
the drifting snow on Monday night, yesterday
put go shovellers at work clearing the 100
switches In the yard. The yard was in good
shape for business before D o'clock.