The Washington times., 1914-03-02
NORTHERN TRAINS
STOPPED BY STORM
Philadelphia Farthest Point
Reached by Service From
Washington.

! Almost completely cut off from in
7 tercourse with New York and the
other more Easterly and Northerly
points by either telegraphic communi'
cation or railroad traffic. Washing.
| ton. after much delay. succeeded thi:
morning in establishing connections
as far North as Philadelphia.
| Despite the severity of the storm
! the schedule for trains between Balti-
| more and Washington has been main
| tanned with a fail. degree of regular
ity. The majority of Government en-
ployes in such suburban towns reach
! ed their Offices with slight inconven'
| fence.
At O'Clock the Baltimore and Ohio
| sent out a train from Washington tt
! Philadelphia, and few minutes later
| the Pennsylvania dispatched a train &C
! the same point. simultaneously both
| systems started trains south from Phil.
adelphia- At l1:14 o'clock the Pennsyl.
| vania train arrived. being twenty mine
| minutes late. The Baltimore and Ohio
| train, due at 10:i5 did not reach this
| city until noon.
Congestion Began Yesterday.
These trains reported that traffic was
| practically clear between Washington
! and Philadelphia.
Washington and New York began
early yesterday afternoon. BY night
fall all Eastern traffic as far south as
Philadelphia was suspended and this
morning the railroads were unable to
list any trains through to New York
from the Washington terminal.
No Information could he secured rs
to the exact causes of the blockade
fallen telegraph poles. The only
train that has succeeded in coming
through from New York. was the
This train, (which was due at Union
station at $50 o'clock last night, buff
fetted Its way through the storm and
arrived at $40 o'clock this morning,
ten hours late.
Royal Blue .Snowbound.
The Royal Blue of the Baltimore
and Ohio, due from New York at 9
, o'clock last night, Is snowbound at
some point along the route. 4 report
received this morning said an ex-
press train due in Washingto nat 1920
last night is stalled at Boundbrook
n. J.
Western and Southern traffic is like
wise crippled. All trains from these
points are running one TO two hours
late. The principal difficulty in the
South. the railroad men say, is a lack
of Geographic communication. There
are no wires IN operation along sew
eral Of the principal Southern sys-
tens.
All New York cars brought in from
the South are being held for a clear
ing of Northern lines. Many OF the
passengers are going to Philadelphia.
General concern was felt upon rail-
road operatives as TO the probability
Of damage to the signal systems, but
the automatic safety guards between
Washington and Philadelphia are
said to be in working order.
Union Station Conges.ed.
Union Station is congested with be-
lated travellers and anxious relatives
who await snowbound membesB OF their
families. Last night hundredstof weary
individuals kept vigil until morning.
Many came with bag and baggage to
depart for distant points, while others
were there to welcome kith and kin.
When the seriousness of the traffic
situation was realized deep concern was
manifested by many. Futile attempts
~ ere made to communicate with pas
sengers upon the delayed trains. but the
lew wires i'll operation were busy car
rying on the railroad business
This morning there is still 4 conges-
ton, but the brightness of the day and
ihc slight lull in the velocity. OF the
wind mas dispelled much of the fear that
existed during the night