The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
FIERCE SNOWSTORM UP THE STA TX.
Northern and Central New York showed
Under Railroad Traffic Delayed.

Under Railroad Traffic Delayed.
UTICA. March 1.-The heaviest snowstorm Of
the winter visited this city last night and this
morning. Trolley traffic and local business
generally surrendered TO the two feet OF heav.
lily packed snow. Passenger trains on the On.
tario and Western and West Shore roads were
stal! ed within the city limits. while the New
York Central road m ide no p~retence OF running
IT, trains on any schedule. The heavy snow.
fail was succeeded by a downpour OF rain that
has continued throughout the day. The troll
Icy lines have been partly opened. hut business
is at a standstill. The great amount Of snow
threatens a disastrous overflow OF the Mohawk
RIVER when the first thaw occurs. Residents
OF the northern section OF the city will guard
against the anticipated flood.
DISPATCHES, from various points in northern
and central New York show that the storm ex.
tends all over that part OF the state. At Buffalo
freight traffic has been suspended and trains
that are out have been abandoned and their
engines used to help along the delayed passen.
In Rochester electric railway lines are prac.
tically at q standstill and trains on all railways
s s,ns the city are very late or completely
A despatch from Lyons says, that no trains
dsnsbnrs. West Shore q Central Hudson roads
or ihelr branches, Hotels are full OF drummers
Reports from Adirondack towns show q fsl!
" 10 lncnes. I'm tne A0irOnQack Dranch OF
the Delaware and Hudson Railway a snow
slide from a mountain, covered the track for
three-auaarters OF a mile to the depth OF Ave
ieet and traf1c was blocked, In Saratoga 10
inches OF snow fell and in Whitehall Is inches.
Adespatch from Watertown says that north.
ern New York is suffering the worst blizzard
OF the season. Railway traffic Is almost at q
standstin. country roads are almost impass.
able. and the city street cars are tied up.
At Albany the snow turned to rain and
another freshet IL feared.
Il SVFApnaa thu Gpnuy THO m nrni q NJ thraA
feet deep, The trolley ines we're blonked. The
suburban ines we're abandoned until toward
noon. Rain fell all day an made the snow
more difficult to handle Raj road traffic west.
warl was blockaled. The limited last mail
late, Later ip the day the Central. main line
tracks were cleared and the west bound EN-.
pre- State express was on time, meeting trains
from the West that ran approximately close to
schedule. The Delaware, Lackawanna aud
Western road got out it's passenger trains
town and Ogtensburg was abandoned until
noon. as was the Auburn branch OF the Cen.
tral, The West Shore was dead all day. but 10
beginning to clear It's tracks, -.
here IN torrents since . O'clock, and at 7 o'clock
tonight indications are that it will rain all
night. The Hudson River, Kondout. E~opus.
and Waikiki Creeks are over their banks
and considerable damage has, been done.
In this city many cellars are flooded. The
back OF Green street is swollen to the size Of q
big creek, and at Lucas avenue the water Is
fuzzy ten feet deep. The lOwlan Is are covered
with water from Esopu, Creek. and they
look ike "a river over half q mile wide, The
Catskills were covered with snow which the
rain has melted. anu before morning Esopus
Creek will rise higher than ever before in its
history.