The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-14

still in the drift, aud No. i7lo is OF It's
trucks.
Lehigh Valley train that left Delano az
| 10 o'clock yesterday morning could get no
| further than Lofty and was forced to return
! Three engines, coupled together, left Potts
| Vile at $3.50 this morning TO try and clear the
track Of snow. II failed 70 reach lower st.
/ Clair up 10 1880.
! Train No 1 on the p & r. railway was
caught IN the snow at East Mahanoy June
tion yesterday, and was still there 40 noon
/ to-day. The train is badly showed in and
the company cannot say when it will be
reached
| p. & R. trains Nos. o and were abandoned
at Mahaaoy Plane yesterday, at noon The
| crews remained there over night
freight train crew on the p. & r. ail-
way, running from Newberry junction to
| Tamaqua yesterday morning, finding it i'm.
possible to 20 farther, put their train on the
siding at Allenwood. They drew the fires
ran all the water out Of the boiler aud tank
and left for their homes in Tamaqua. They
got as far as Mahanoy Plane on a freight
/ train, and remained there.
Trains Nos. and on the p. & K. railway
scheduled to leave Philadelphia at s.35 and
1910 a. m, did not leave the terminal yes
terday.
A telephone message received from the
almshouse at Scnuylkill Haven to-day stated
that there is seven feet Of snow surrounding
the institution, and the means Of approach to
the place could not be travelled by foot or
team. No mail has been received there since
last Saturday.
W. H. Powers Ivy Leaf Company,
which was billed to appear at Mahanoy City
last evening, boarded a p. & K. train at
Tamaqua yesterday. When the train reached
Barnesville it encountered snow drifts
twelve feet high. Three engines were
detailed to pull it out, and the train was
taken back to Tamaqua. Another train
struck drift at Lakeside, and was compelled
to return to Tamaqua by the aid of three
extra engines.
The force Of clerks employed at the Lost
Creek office of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany and residing in town. got as far as the
/ Turkey Run cOlliery on an engine last even
ing, homeward bound, and walked the rest
| of the way. They had hard journey, and
one of their number was badly exhausted.
The P, & X. r. newspaper tram that left
Philadelphia at o'clock yesterday morning
is still snow bound between East Mahanoy
Junction and the Mahanoy tunnel
Six miners working at the Maple Hill col
| liery, and residing at Giardville, arrived in
town from the coliery last night in an ex-
hausted condition. They were cared for at
Mart. Fahey's hostelry. on East Centre street,
and remained there over night
Court house employees and other residents
Of town made an unsuccessful effort to get
home last night. They left Pottsvile on the
$500 p. m. Pennsylvania train, but only got
As far as Morris Junction and the train had
to be run back to Pottsville, where the pas
sengers remained over night, and are still
there. The indications are that they may be
compelled to remain there tonight, owing to
the obstructed condition of all the railroads
A train is snowbound at New Boston
Three engines were sent to the point to-day
to try and get the train out.
| 2. & r. dirt burning engine was thrown
from the rails at the head of the plane,
Frackville, to-day and occupied a position
directly across the rails A wreck crew was
started from Palo Alto to remove the obstruc.
tion, but up to a late hour this afternoon the
crew had not reached tfe scene.
Four engines are snow bound at Fulweiler's
farm, west of the East Mahanoy Junction
station. One of the engines is completely
covered with snow. The three passenger
coaches of the train were taken out of the
drift at noon and taken to the Junction
station. Three hundred men were sent to
the scene from Mahanoy City this afternoon.
to help clear the tracks
At 2.05 O'clock this afternoon r Lehigb
Valley Railroad train, consisting of a passen
ger coach and two engines, secceeded in
reaching Mahanoy City from Delauo with go
passengers who were detained at Delano since
yesterday morning. The engineer stated
that he was unable to see the smoke stack
after re left Delano. He went through drifts
u feet high He said he had orders to pro-
ceed to this town and left Mahanoy City AT
ESQ. Up to 3 o'clock he had not vet sue
ceeded in getting through the cutat the Elm.
wood collery, on the outskirts of Mahanoy
City. The train returned to the latter place.
shortly after made another start and sue
ceeded in passing through the Elmwood cut.
At o'clock ii had reached the High Point
cut and was battling with the big drift at
that point.