Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-16

ized-hountains of Snow Everywhere.
Freeland is slowly recovering from
the effects of the great blizzard and
snow storm which swept over the United
States on Sunday and Monday. For
tunately, the storm did no greater dam
age in this vicinity than to cause our
residents considerab BILE Inconvenience,
and In few days all this will have dis
appeared aud the town will resume its
regular routine.
During the few days prevons to the
storm the intenSs cold burst numbers of
steam and water pipes and made every
body uncomfortable. Before the people
had time to recover from these setbacks
the snow began falling and drifting
the wind rose, and blizzard which for
breaker of March, 1888. was upon us.
Sunday night, Monday and Monday
night the snow fell, and the wind piled
it here and there in every conceiva BILE
shape, letting only a few inches rest in
some spots and raising it oight feet high
in Others. BY Monday noon the town
was completely isolated from the world,
the telegraph and telephone alono keep
ing us in touch with neighboring towns
and cities.
As soon as the snow ceased falling
Tuesday morning the shovel brigade
went to work and cleared many of the
There are some which have
not yet been cleaned and pedestrians
must climb miniature mountains of
snow on the cross streets.
Numerous families were caught short
of fuel and it was likely that some suf-
fering would have been caused on this
account If the blockade to the collieries
in the outside villages had lasted few
more days. The absence OF coal yard
in town was regretted when the pros
poets of IA fuel famine loomed up.
A scarcity of milk was felt on Tues
day, many of the dealers being unable
to reach town and others being unable
to procure their daily supply.
Owing to their inability to get the
coin from the city banks, the Drifton
companies could not pay their employees
at Drifton and Eckley on Tuesday. The
employees will be paid today.
wthstanding the difficulties which
all people had 10 overcome, there was a
general good feeling prevailing. "What
can't be cured must be endured" was
apparently the motto of our townspeople
during the siege
on THE TROLLEY ROAD.
The Lehigh Traction Company's cars
stopped running into town on Monday
and did not succeed in getting the line
open again until yesterday afternoon.
Great drifts Of snow were encountered
at Jeddo and Drifton. On South Centre
street the residents are complaining of
the way the company's men have piled
up the snow in front of their properties.
RAILROAD TRAINS STALLED.
Mention was made on Monday of the
Lehigh Valley Wilkesbarre train being
stalled between Sandy Run and White
Haven. This train was crowded with
Fresland and Hazleton license ap-
plicants, attorneys, witnesses, etc. 1t
was the last one to leave here in that
direction. 1t reached White Haven
about noon. The passengers were noti-
ned then that there was no hope of get
ting to the county seat or returning
home. A number Of them struck to the
train, however, and it worked its way
to Wilkesbarre, arriving in the latter
city after p. m.
The balance of the passengers laid
over in White Haven Monday night.
On Tuesday they succeeded in reaching
their destination at 40 p. M, after a
ride of six hours. The entire party
came home at II o'clock Tuesday night
over the Pennsylvania road to Hazleton,
from which town they reached Freeland
partly by trolley and partly on foot. 1t
was an experience that many will not
forget for years, and has helped to make
several converts for the new county.
On Monday afternoon all efforts of the
Lehigh Valley officials to keep open
this division were abandoned and no
tickets were sold or freight accepted
until further notice, by orders of the
division uperintendent.
Yesterday eighty men were at work
near Jeddo tunnel digging a Lehigh
Valley snow-plow out of a drift forty
five feet deep.
Four engines succeeded in pushing a
snow-plow to Freeland yesterday from
the Lumber Yard. They reached here
at ) O'Clock In the afternoon.
No passenger trains arrived or depart
ed after the tie-up until this morning.
All are running on schedule time today,
the cleaning crews having succeeded in
opening up the line in both directions.
After the arrival of the d. S. & S.
passenger train at Drifton Monday even
ing, several hours late, traffic on this
road was shut down and no attempt was
made to move the trains until yesterday,
when the line was partly opened.
At Drfton extra forces Of men were