New-York tribune., 1902-02-18

TRAINS ALL ARRIVE LATE.
RAILROADS WORK HARD TO KEEP
LINES OPEN-NIAILS DELAYED
MILK FAMINE THREATENED.

Nearly all the trains coming 10 this city and
Jersey City yesterday from half hour
to five hours late. The railroad companies
ported that traffic could be handled time to-
day il the fall Of snow ceased. A continued
heavy fall OF snow. however would mean Sc
rious delay Of mails and a milk famine.
The railroads put gangs of men at work on
the cuts and switchyards yesterday, who tried
to keep up with the snowfall. Commuters
trains were behindhand all day an average of
half an hour. In some cases they were tied up
for many hours.
The through trains disregarded schedules. but
with few exceptions were successful in max
ing their destination. Few accidents were
ported
The snow was Wet and heavy. and conse-
quently hard for the railroads to handle. An
additional difficulty was found in its tendency
to drift.
AT WORK IN THE CUTS
The Pennsylvania Railroad put five hundred
men at work in the cut beyond Jersey City, and
large gangs were sent 10 Newark Elizabeth,
Railway, New Brunswick and Trenton The
connection between Jersey City and Newark
was looked after with special care. he two
trolley lines between the cities We're snowbound.
DELAY ON THE PENNSYLVANIA
BY late afternoon the Philadelphia trains OF
the PENNSYLVANIA were coming in only thirty
to forty minutes late. The express trains from
the West and South, due In the morning. were
five and six hours behind time, and those due
III the afternoon and last night said to he
from three TO four hours late. The Congressional
Express due at 800 was three hours and forty
five minutes behind; the Pennsylvania Limited.
dut at 6:10, two hours and forty minutes
late, and the Western express, due at 240
o'clock. was three hours and twenty minutes
late. The outgoing trains left Jersey City from
an hour to two hours behind in the morning. In
the afternoon the local trains departed about
thirty minutes behind time, and the express
trains for the South and West, that should have
started, respectively, at 6:13 p. m. and 6:15
p. M, We're sent out a few minutes after
O'clock.
The trouble on the Jersey division Of the
Pennsylvania was mainly in the switch yards
and in the Bergen Hill cut. The trains due
early in the morning were much delayed. BY
IL q. m. the trains We're coming and going
nearly schedule time.
TRAINS FIVE HOURS BEHIND.
At the Erie Railway station 1t was said by
officials that there was comparatively little de-
lay, but employees declared that few trains had
arrived in the morning and they were hurs be
hind. The Western trains were five and six
hours behind, and trains were leaving from
an hour to two hours late.
Commuters on the Newark branch of the Cen
trail Railroad OF NewJersey reported that up
to 10 a. m. only two trains had reached Newark,
and that two only had made their way 10 the
North River.
train Of the Newark and New-York Rail-
road a branch Of the Jersey Central which
left Newark at a. m. stalled in the,cut
near Arlington and West Side aves. Jersey
City, and did not reach the Communipaw station
until 9:30 a. m.
Officials OF the Jersey Central said trains ar
rived from fifteen to twenty minutes late. The
delay was chiefly in Pennsylvania. Freight
trains were indifficulties in Pennsylvania and
continuance Of the storm would be likely 10
block that part of the roa. The officials ex-
pected TO keep the road open and run close
TO schedule time in New-Jersey.
The Lehigh Valley road was blocked in the
mountains Of Pennsylvania. and strong forces Of
men were having a hard fight in opening the
road.
The Lackawanna Railroad suffered little inter
ruption in its through service. All trains from
Chicago and St. Louis were reported practically
on time. and westbound trains left Hoboken ac-
cording to schedule
T. w. Lee, general passenger agent OF the
road. said: Everything is going nicely. and we
anticipate difficulty in keeping the road open.
There has been some irregularity in the sub
urban trains. but with more than twenty thou
sand commuters TO handle. few of the trains
have been more than ten fifteen minutes
late"
At the Office of Superintendent Ketcham in
Hoboken, II said that the severest effect of
the storm had been felt between Hoboken and
Morristown. but that the entire suburban ser
vice was being maintained.
4 particularly amusing feature of the storm
was the delay in mail service. AS the day ad-
vanced. and there was no cessation in the
snowfall, the situation became worse The
mails over the New-York Central road were
East We're from three TO four hours late From
three 10 four hours behind schedule time.
MAIL DELIVERIES LATE.
The carriers were unable to make the sched-
uled number of trips. especially those with de-
iveries in the outlying districts. The mails for
the West sent out an hour in advance OF
the regular time to allow fer delay. The full
eject Of the storm will be felt by the Postoffice
Department to-day. It is expected that trains
from taron points will be seriously delayed, and
tnat the mails will be further behind the sched-
uIe ume than yesterday. From Long Island
some or the morning mails did not reach the
Postor1ce until the middle of the afternoon
communication between this city and points on
Long Island was practically suspended