The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-16
SNOW IMPEDES TRAFFIC
New York and Pennsylvania Rail
roads BLeeked by the Blizzard.
Great Diaeulty Experienced ina
Keeping Lines open-service On
One of the Keystone State Divis-
ions Temporarily Suspended.
BarEes Abandoned on Lake Erie.

NEW YORK, Nov. I6.-NOt a through
train from the north and esest arrived in
New York this morning on time. owing 20
the heavy snowstorm and blizzard which
has been raging in the upper part of the
State. Sno8 plows were enp.oyed OF
the railroads north of here all night,
working against the high winds that nlled
the tracks IN drifts as fast as the pIows
cleared them.
at Watertown and other points in the
northern part of the State the snow is
from two 70 four feet deep. The snow
bound area extends from Pierpont Manor
Forth TO Gouverneur and from Lake onta-
rio east to Louisville.
Train No 3, the fast NAL from Chi
cage. in which the officials of the Nes
York Central Railroad take great pride
for its fast time. was due at 1 O'Clock a.
II. at the Grand Central station, but ar
rived over four hours late.
SYRACUSE, y. Y, Nov. IA severe
snowstorm swept over this region yester-
day afternoon and for ten hours il ragged
vigorously ~ 1 O'Clock the storm began
ard two hours later the streets were Gov
cred with layer of snow an inch deep.
The snow was accompanied by a cold. raw
wind The city was not seriously affected,
however, aDd the railroads only were
troubled II trains were from one TO
three hours late. The snow ceased falling
al midnight and shortly afterward the wind
died cut This morning there is hardly a
semblanee OF the snow left, the sun IS
shining, and mild spriRg-iike weather pre-
walls
The cities and towns TO the north Of here
were not so fortunate, however, and in
many places the storm is still raging. In
some towns the snow fell TO a depth of
over TWO feet. Country roads directly
north of this city were made impossible
by drifts ard communication with several
towns is cut of
CORRY, Pa, Nov 16.-Trafic on the
+! Chautauqua Division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, between this city and Buffalo
: has been suspended because of the depth
OF snow along the route The last train
I over this road arrived in this city at IL
o'clock yesterday covered with snow.
/ Trains due. here at $50 O'Clock last
! evening and o'clock this morning are
! stalled north of here
All records have been broken by the
/ fail of snow Wednesday and last night.
At Hamburg the depth is three and ons-
! half feet. at Brockton two feet, and in
/ this place eighteen inches. At Hamburg
| schools have been closed because scholars
1 are not able 10 reach them An Indian
case on trial at Buffalo had 10 be pest
! posed yesterday, witnesses from different
/ points II western New York failing 10
/ appear on account of the snow. Railroad
! men are working overtime in an eIcri
/ to clear the tracks, gangs Of Iaberers
! and rotary plows being on continuous
/ duty.
Two barges on Lake Erie were aban-
dOued by the tug Fisher after the crews
( had been rescued. The barges with their
I cargoes Of pulp wood went 70 the bottom
The Weather Bureau officials said this
morning that the sudden cold wave which
came to town yesterday is the tail end OF
1 the Northwest blizzard and that while
! the temperature may drop to 25 degrees
tonight It would De followed by warmer
weather tomorrow. The change in the at
mosphere is due 10 the high pressure area
! which has moved rapidly from the Brit
iisb NcrfhWeSf re tbS AiiSSicGiuuJ Valley II