Evening journal., 1914-03-03
TRAIN FIGHTS
THROUGH SNOW
With Two Powerful LoCOmO-
tiveS, Washington Express
Proceeded at SnaiI'S Pace
BURNED CAN"LES
ON TRAIN CAB

PHILADELPHIA, March 3.-Thc de-
moralized traffic conditions between this
city and New York caused lv IA, ll.s.
yard were strikingy shown up bv the
difficulties encountered by the Wash.
ington and New York express. which ar
rived at West Philadelphia station at
a. Ia. yesterday. only half-hour late.
/ The train, consisting Of six Pullman
coaches, one day coach. one combination
smoker aud baggage ear and one mail
car. arrived ia New York this mornin.
at , o'clock. exactly twenty hours ;ate.
4 Eight hours was consumed in making
She run from this city TO New York. a
distance usually covered in two hours.
The greatest loss in time vas occa.
stoned by the Washington aud New
York express, being tiea mp az West
Philadelphia from ! o'clock Yesterday
morning until 6 O'Clock last evening
Two locomotives of o powerful tyne
we're required to haul the express train
from West Philadelphia 10 North phila-
dclphia station. from which place TO
New York one locomotive pulled the
train, often at q ,uaifs pace. to New
York.
The l97 passengers on the train. i'm.
cludine thirty-fvc women and three
babies, were no times cNasporated hy the
loug-dravn-out Journey between West
Philadelphia and New York. but even
more so by the hours of delay az West
Philadelphia.
Two work trains. carving 500 labor
ers. went ahead Of the Washington cX.
press from North Philadelphia TO Eliza
beth, y. j.. literally digging path foI
the train OF Pulmans. From Elizabeth
TO the bic Pennsylvania terminal in
New York The express had what
amounted to mobstrlctcd rails.
Wind Blew Snow Again.
The trouble was due TO a higl
wind blowing back big drifts of snow
upon the roadbed, which had bee,
cleared by snow plows earlier in th'
day.
Points near Bristol and Princeton
! Junction offered the greatest obstruc
tions to the harried train, which ha'
undertaken to carry passengers fion
as far south as New Orleans an'
jacksonville. fla. 10 this city ant
? New York on q fast schedule.
2 No fewer than twenty passenger
? left the train at West Philadelphia
} deciding not 10 risk being stalled lie
: tween there and New York.
r To add to the discomfort Of III
2 stalled passengers. there was ~
] diner on the train and the uncertain
I ty Of the trains movements made
impossible for the occupants OF th
D coaches to 80 to restaurants or eve
to patronize quick-lunch cafes ada
e cent TO the West Philadelphia station
: and the main stopping points on tn
r way.
e Pullman porters were induced b
e many of the passengers to leave tn
train and hiring in supplies Of sane
wiches At Trenton n Tender did
record business In sandwiches at
y for 25 tenfs.
II The more philosophical passenger
n early decided that IL Was useless
n nurse their crouch longer. and 81
n about 10 amusing themselves by plal
e ing cards pastime that was kcl
up until Jersey City WAS reached
Fortunately the coaches compri'
Ing The train We're comfortably hea
2 cd during the entire trip, but the o.
v cupants Of one Pullman had to cI
o duro tho added discomfort of poo
Il lights. The electric lights shortly a
ter leaving North Philadelphia woul