The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-06
Telegraph, Telephone and Railway
Companies the Chief Sufferers,
as in Previous Billiards..
MANY WIRES AND POLES DOWN
TRAINS BELATED FROM A FEW MIN
UTES TO SEVERAL HOURS.
Long Drawn-Out Trip from Chicago
Fears that the Snow VIII
Cause Another Flood.

NEW YORK, March 5.-A sleetstorm
which ragged here this afternoon after a
snowstorm this morning was succeeded to-
night, after a brief intermission, by another
fall or snow. The snow is dry and threat
ems to drift badly.
A force of about 5000 men is at work on
the streets. which are badly glutted. The
heavy mist which hung over the river dur
ing the rush hours tonight made the navi-
cation of the ferries somewhat hazardous
and there was a terrific crush on the
Brooklyn bridge, which fortunately was not
attended by any accident.
The Western Union Company lost twenty
or thirty wires between New York and
Philadelphia and ten wires south of Phila-
delphia between and IL o'clock. The COM
pany reported that it was losing wires in
all directions account of the heavy
snow which in some localities was followed
by sleet. Between Easton and Williams
port, Pa, twenty miles Of Western Union
poles are down.
The train service on the New York Cen
trail Railroad, which was disorganized by
the floods, was further impeded by the
snow. Local trains which UP to to-day
were operated time, were delayed by
the snow. The Chatham local, due at 7:3O
a. M, was forty minutes late The trains
from the west and north were in bad
shape. No attempt was made to run the
Adirondack express The Southwestern
express, in two sections. both of which are
due here at 1850 a m, were very late, the
first section three hours and twenty min
utes and the second section three hours
and fifty minutes behind time. The Buffalo
express, due at I:2O a. m, was three hours
press, due at 1:20 a. m, was three hours
and ten minutes late. The Chicago express,
due at 10 a m, was reported to be stalled
somewhere along the line.
The Pennsylvania Southern express
due at 1882 p. m. two hours late and
the Pennsylvania limited was one hour
late. Many coal trains on the Pennsyl-
vania, Lehigh Valley and Central Railroad
and as a result there is likely TO be a
scarcity of coal, particularly of the small
variety on the Erie Railroad trains from
Chicago were five hours late. The road
is using the Lackawanna track between
Waverly and Elmira. Between Granton
and Middletown, y. Y, il is also using
the tracks Of other roads for through
trains
At2 O'Clock this morning there arrived in
the Erie depot, Jersey City, the Western
express that was due at S o'clock yester-
day morning. 1t brought in hardly a dozen
passengers, but these had interesting
stories 10 tell about the long-drawn-out
trip from Chicago. The train left that city
on Sunday After Buffalo had been passed
the travelling became dangerous. Wash
outs were encountered and the train ha
TO be backed up and sidetracked cOntinu-
allv When the upper Delaware river val
lev was reached the torrents seemed ready
to sweep over the roadbed. Bridges were
found 10 be swept away. and passengers
began to get out and make connection
with other roads at every opportunity.
Fortunately there was plenty TO eat on
board. At Middletown, which was reached
Yesterday evening, most Of the passengers
were taken on the New York Susquehanna
& Western tracks and sent home over a
circuitbus route. The Erie roadbed Is
washed out at many places between Pater-
son and MiddletOwn.