Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-30
PASSENGERS sNOWSoUND.
Trains Stalled near PhIIadeIphia-
Trolley Cars sb-Ite rod Many.

Trolley Cars sb-lte rcd MANY
Philadelphia, Dec "a snow fall of IA
inches. which drifted In places to n
height Of 10 feet more. completely tied
up for hours to-day all steam and trolley
traffic in this vicinity Many trains we're
stalled and the Pennsylvania Railroad
company announced tonight that eight
trains had been held at Frazer, Pa. SO
miles west % this CITY, for five hours.
Among the trains were the 1S-hour train
from Chicago for New York. the Man
haitian express, from Chicago for New
York, and other fast express trains. Two
cars attached to the leading train left
the track and this the company saiu was
responsible for the holding of the trains.
The passengers were well taken care of
and made the best of their forced delay.
The 1s-hour train left Frazer at eight
O'Clock tonight and was followed by the
other trains
All trains between this city. Harris
burg. Washington. Baltimore and on
! several suburban lines have been can
colled by the Pennsylvania railroad
Traffic will probabl; be resumed on
schedule tomorrow.
While much impeded. the officials of
the Philadelphia & Reading railway
say they have trains running on all
except two divisions of their lines
The storm began yesterday and early
| this morning the local street railway
company abandoned all traffic Cars
were abandoned by their crews in all
sections of the city and passengers
were compelled to remain in the cars
until daybreak because of the intens-
! itv OF tic storm.
ONLY one line or cars in addition to
the subway elevated lie is running
Tonight. Thousands Of helatcd subur-
banites and other travellers were OBJ
| ged 20 pend the night in railroad
| stations.
MIX trains on all lines were stalled
and many Philadelphians received
their morning supply of milk and
cream several hours after supper time
10 night. Sunday papers were not
delivered in many sections Of the city
until nearly evening.
BLIZZARD ON THE HUDSON.
Poughkeepsie. n. Y. Dec. 26-The first
real blizzard Of the season rode into this
section last night and to-day on n terrific
northwest gale. Wires were blown down
and traffic was seriously interrupted.
Western trains on the New York Central
are from two to -four hours late Navi-
CATION on the Hudson between this city
and New York had to he suspended until
the storm cleared away this afternoon.
Several funerals which were to have
been held to-day were postponed, New
burgh and Kingston both report most Sc
we're Weather
TRAIN SCHEDULE ABANDONED.
'i,tsburg. Pa, Dec. B.-All long dis
lance trains on the Pennsylvania, Baiti
more 4 Ohio and Pittsburg & Lake Erie
railroads, both east and westbound, have
practically abandoned schedules In and
out Of Pittsburg. Trains from New York
and Philadelphia are Ave to eight hours
late.
The Pennsylvania train despatchers
have 100 passenger and freight trains on
their hands In two divisions east of here
unable to make much Roadway against
the storms.
Mail conditions are abnorrnnlv CON
gested. II IS said at the offices of the va
rious railways that it may he days before
normal conditions again prevail.
CLEVELAND, TOO sNOWBOCND.
Cleveland. Dec 26-rho heaviest snow
fall In seven years has inpeded traffic in
Cleveland. leaving many OF The outlying
sections practically snowbound
Storm conditions have held up 500
freight cars st Youngstown, about 1000
at Buffalo and 100 in the local yards of
tho Lake Shore railroad. according to re-
ports received at the general Offices here