New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
MOST OF THE RAILROADS OPEN.
TRAINS PLOUGH THROUGH THE sNoW-THE
JERSEY CITY TROLLEY LINES IN
OPERATION

The snow blockade was partly raised yesterday
and the railway companies with terminals al Jer-
sey City began TO run local trains at Irregular IN
tervals. Every available man who could De enlisted
in service was sent out 10 assist in clearing away
the snow from the tracks. and heavy engines with
poughs. were run to aid in opening the way AZ
noon there were indications that traffic would be
speedv resumed on all the lines, except the Lensn
Valley and the New-Jersey and New-fork ROADS
which were totally blocked all day.
The first belated Western express train TO arrive
rolled into the Erie station few minutes after
o'clock II was sixteen hours behind time II was
the first train in except one since o'clock Monday
niaht when traffic was temporarily abandoned. The
exception was a train the Northern road from
Nyack which road was partly open early yester-
day and its first train arrived about o'clock 4
few local trains came in in the morning Iney car
schedule In the afternoon the road practically
open. and light trains were run when sufficient
number Of passengers were waiting to warrant II.
Freight traffic will be resumed to-day.
FEW TRAINS MOVED.
On the Pennsylvania road the section between
Jersey City and Newark cleared early In the
day. but few trains were moved, the traffic was
small The first train in since Monday afternoon
from Philadelphia arrived at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The engine covered with snow. and
s Fl. Pancoast the engineer, and J. E. Mitchell,
the fireman. suffered severely on the run The
~ had 70 force its vyav through many drifts and
ae the eq and 9a the s sHd oarsnea
passengers from the South and West An hour
phia with passengers tor the South and West. A
train for Philadelphia had been started out at
o'clock II reached Trenton at l:So. A train from
Long Branch cane in az 3 o'clock. II was nve
hours on the run train FOR the coast was dis
The New-Yorl sasquehanna and Western Rail
road succeeded in opening it's line TO Paterson few
minutes after noon and train arrived and an
Otaer was sant OUT
stalled freight late last night. when small trains
made up with freight for stations between
Jersey CITY and Philadelphia.
The New-Jersey Central Railroad began 70 move
trains aDou; o'clock yesterday morning. and
lac in the afternoon before the first express train
arrived from the West The officials OF the COM
pany stated last evening that the trouble az an
end and that trains would be run on schedule time
the river was tu OF ice The interruption caused
some Inconvenience to Jersey City people. but the
day traffic
THE TROLLEY LINES OPENED
The citizens OF Jersey City Heights employed in
New-York or lower Jersey City had 70 walk yester-
day morning. a. all the trolley lines had been
closed. The company put all its conductors and
motormen az work with shoves and reinforced the
large gang o. track laborers and the work OF re-
moving the snow and banking it on both sides OF
the tracks began before daybreak. In some sections
there is a wall CT snow over six feet high on the
sides OF the tracks. ne llfSt line IN mOuOn was
the M0ntgomery-st. between the ferry and the car
shed the Heights. and travei was renewed about
O'Clock In the morning IL 2 o'clock when
the cars We're moved the Greenville the Grove
ST. and the Newark Plank Road lines and hour
later the Belt Line cars were IN operation. At
o'clock the cars the Erie ferry were running and
the only line closed last night was the crosstown.
HendersOn-s route.
All the carts and wagons that could be secured
we're employed by the traction company and mer-
chants in cartlng away the snow from the bus ness
section OF MOntgOmery-st. and Newark-ave.
Only two of he twenty-siX public schools had
sions yesterday. Pupils were few, and not many
teachers reported for duty.
The Fire Commissioners have hired extra horses
and have doubled the teams 10 each apparatus 10
avoid delay In reaching fires and 10 prevent a re-
currence Of the serious blaze OF Monday.
The County Court House was closed early yester-
day as the contractor had been unable 10 deliver
cCal and there seam 10 heat the building.
HUNTERDON COUNTY STILL BLOCKADED.
HUNDREDS OF MEN ARE DIGGING OUT THE
BURIED RAILROAD TRACKS