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mon, VOL. XVI. No. 64. AFTEK THE GREAT STORM T H K K R IH O P K N E l> T H O R O r O H t .y vkoai e n d to e n d . Pasfciengev Trains llniiniiijj Nearly on T i m e - T h e G r a v ity K o a tl and J e fler- Non B r a n d i S l io t e le d O u t—S i io v d i n g to Montieeilo. The efOectsof our blizzard, an institution transplanted from .the west, have about disappeared so far as the question of rail way transportation is concerned. The Erie is opened thoroughly from end to end and trains sure running with an approximation to regularity, though yet more or less delayed. All the other trunk lines centering in New York and Jersey City have been quite as effectually blocked as was the Erie and none of them pushed the work o f opening more vigorously or successfully than did our great thorough- All the trains over the Delaware divi sion are making good time and there is but little delay on the Eastern division. Passengers, live stock and perishable freight of course take precedence in the order named, while ordinary freights such as coal, grain, lumber, etc., are more or less Mde-tracked until the rush resulting from the blockade is over. Train One reached here yesterday at 4.40 p. m., bringing us our first mail from the east and with it the details of the blizzard abroad. Other trains got through later in the evening, train Five getting here about 11 p. m., with a large installment of delayed m ^ l. The Gravity road from Houesdale to Carbondale was opened yesterday after noon and the Jefferson Branch from Car- hondale to Susquehanna was also opened during the day. At about 9 30 this morning the three re lief engines which left here Wednesday to raise the blockade on the Eastern divi sion, mads their return. About 10 minutes later a train of 10 or 11 passenger cars came in from the east. The engine o f theMonticello train made its way to town yesterday afternoon at 315. It plowed through some heavy snow-banks, and one near Mrs. Williams’s coal yard covered the engine with snow. A large force o f men had been employed shoveling snow. Shortly after the engine went down it returned and got the car, and it has since been running back and forth. Early this morning it went up with a force of men to dig its way to Monticello. .SOME OF THE SNOWBOUND. Where Engineer Kane and Conductor W e lch W e r e w lie u h a s t H e a r d F r o m . Engine 178, John Kane engineer, with train 121, left here yesterday morning, for Port Jervis. Arriving at Gulf Summit, he decided to return, and, in turning, ran off the table, and is still there. Palmer’s train, Tim. Welch conductor, left here yesterday morning for Carbon- dale. At Ararat she turned around and resolved to come back. She came about twenty feet, and remains there yet. There are now forty-eight engines here, not counting those in for repairs. /lanm Transmit. ECHOE.S O F T H E .STOBAI. Andrew F. Werdenherg started for New York Monday. At Monroe his train became snowbound and Mr. Werdenherg emerged only yesterday. He likes Monroe life, but prefers that it be dealt out in smaller doses. The Delaware House fed 77 passengers from No. 4 yesterday afternoon. The blockade in the yard here is broken and nearly every switch is open. The mails came in with a rush this after noon. No. 9 brought Postmaster Ryall eight sacks o f papers and two full pouches of letters. There was hustling in the Port .lervis postoffleein consequence. No. One arrived here this afternoon about one hour and fifty minutes late. W H A T T H E STOKM CO.ST. The New York figures that the Storm cost New York $6,096,400. The actual money loss to the milk pro ducing farmers o f Orange and adjoining counties, owing to the storm, will be not less than $100,000. “ One million dollars, ” said Chauncey M, Depew, “ will approximate the loss to the railroads running into New York. A T H A W IN P B O G IIE S S . Sergeant Daniels of the Paited States Signal Service in the Equitable building. New York, said yesterday that the thaw which had set in would probaiiiy last with FORT JERVIS, ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y., FRIDA.Y EVENING, MARCH 16 , 1888 . PRICE THREE CENTS T H E AV.XITE OOM E D V C O M P A N Y . T h e “ F r e n e li ” E a s t E v e n i n g —Vvo- gram for Sa t u r d a y ’s M a tin e e . The Opera House contained a large audience last evening, drawn there to see the Waite Comedy company in “ The French Spy.” The play gave excellent satisfaction and it seemed the popular ver dict that it was a decided improvement over “ Pug ” which was rendered the pre vious evening. Miss Neilson and Mr. Waite received considerable applause for their conscientious work and the entire cast came in for words of commendation. The orchestra, as on Wednesdy evening, rendered some delightful selections. This evening “ Black Diamonds ” will be ren dered. This is said to be an interesting, sensational comedy, founded upon the startling events o f the Pennsylvania coal regions By request of a large number of the patrons of the Opera House, Manager Waite will offer a program for the matinee Saturday afternoon, introducing selections bv the famous band, to accommodate ladies who have been unable to hear them. The following program will be given': P akt F irst —Our Minstrels in vocal and instrumental m u sic; end songs, jokes, etc. P akt S boond —Grand concert by our famous Band ; Baton exercises by Senor Alvarez, the Cuban Champion Drum Major, and concluding with the laughing negro comedy “ The Ghost in the Pawn Shop.” T H E C. B . & Q. S T K I K E . F r e r t irtin g th e en d o f th e Strik e W ith i n F o r t y - E ig h t H o u r s . A dispatch from Chicago says that lie condition of the Burlington is a satisfactory one and an order was issued Thursday notifying suppers tliat live stock and perishable freight will be re ceived the same as before the strike. ‘The strike will bo declared off witiiin the next forty’-eight hours,” said the gen eral manager of one of tlie most impor tant railway systems in the country. It is the best thing the Brotherhood can do. It will hurt tlieui less to surrender than any other move they can make at this juncture. Public sympathy will still bo with them, and their organization will not be hurt by such an action, while to extend the strike means death to the Brotherhood.” The feeling on the part of the Brother- hcoJ toward the Burlington company is one of great bitterness and it disgruutles them to see that line getting along. Mr. Arthur and those in sympathy with him are at their wits' end and are row devot ing their energies toward preventing the men on the western roads from going out. The engineers, or ratliev those sympathiz ing with the radical element, are of the opinion that this is the only way to bring the Burlington to terms. Tae latter, however, would be the gainer by a general strike, as such action on the pai I of the men would tend to throw to it all of the business it lias lost in consequence of its crippled condition during the first week >f the strike. The company’s loss now amounts to about $6,000,000. A F A E E O F R OC K IN T H E T U N N E E , The officials of tiie Erie road, who were doing their best Wednesday in Jersey City to get their track clear, when it was reported that there had been a eave-in in the tunnel. At the office of Superinten dent Bairet, Chief Clerk A. H. Walcott said: “ It is true that there has been a fall of rock in the tunnel, but it is not Bei'iouB enough to be called a oave-in. A mass of rock, too large to be handled without breaking it up, fell in the tunnel Wednesday morning, and delayed travel for several hours. Then, before we al lowed a train to go through we made a careful inspection of the whole lunneh and finding another loose place, we took that down, causing a little longer delay,” MAYOR HEWIOT OBJECTS, [uch as we differ from Mayor Hewitt nolitically, we cannot help admiring his sturdy iniU pendence. His declination of an invitation to review a parade on St, Patrick’s day (lo-inorrow) and i.ia subse quent refusal to allow the green flag of Erin to float from the City Hall flagstaff on that occasion, are commendable and worthy of imitation. Our Celtic friends may pamde as mucli as they please and carry what banners they please, but Mayor Hewitt is right in protesting that no other flag tlian the Stars and Slripe.s shall float over the City Hall. THE EASTERN BLIZZARD. K I N G B O R E .IS W A S ON A R E G U I.A R KOYAX B E N D E R . T h e Itep o r t s S h o w th a l th e .Storm G e n e r- svH>- w a s th e W o i-st th e C o u n try E v e r x a w - T h e F e a r f u l Efl’eotM on SlUppiiijv. The fearful effects of tlie blizzard on the .shipping in New York harbor will not be fully known for a long time. A half- dozen small sailing vessels were seen try ing to beat their way in on Monday morning, and whether they reached a place of safety or not could not be ascer tained. They suddenly dropped from view, and were probably blown hundreds of miles out to sea, if not wrecked. Reports have reached Wilmington of great loss of live near Lewes, off the Dela ware Breakwater. A large number of tugs arc beached or sunk there, and the report say.s that about thirty persona were drowned or died from exposure. Only two bodies have yet been recovered. Numerou.s other disasters .ill along the \ecast are being heard from in partial ac- comits, and it is feared that the sum total of fatalities and suffering will be enor mous. At the Signal Office in Washington it is said that the storm was unprecedented since the organization of that service. The temperature was lower than was ever before known at this season of the year. Dispatches from Allentown. Bethlehem, Sfauch Chunk, Easton, Shamokin, Potts- ville, York and Lancaster report the storm as unusually severe. Tiie trains were snowbound iu all directions, and telegraph wires were all down. The snowdrifts were from six- to fifteen feet deep throughout Lebanon, Dauphin, Lehigh, Bucks, Chester and Berks coun ties, Penn. The storm at Piiiladelphia was the worst ever known, traffic being almost entirely suspendad. Houses were un roofed and trees uprooted. Several persons were injureJ, The railroads wore brought to a standstill. There was a terrific sea on the coast off Boston, particularly on the north shore. Prom Point Shirley to the Point of Pines the beach is strewn with the wrecks of bulkheads, cottages and fences. At Cot tage Hill, near the terminus of the Boston, Winthrop, and Shore railroad, the scene U one of desolation. F E O W E B S A N D F U N E R A L D E S I G N S . If you wish cut flowers, funeral or wed ding designs, plants, bulbs or any article in the florists l i s t ; we can supply you at one hour’s notice from the extensive hot house nurseries of the Belding florist com pany’s gardens, Middletown. Agent for Port Jervis, Lea’s Drug store, who will sell you at the same prices and deliver them at any house.—adv. COM E TO T H E B A N A N A B E L T . Major Edwards, the editor of the Fargo (Dak.) on readiHg the account of Ho.scoe Conkling’s narrow escape from freezing to death during the New York blizzard, at once sent the following pithy telegram to him : M isseapolis , Minn., March 14, 1838. flloN. K osooe C o nk l in g , New York : The D.ikota robins, sitting on orange trees in bloom, join in thanks for your safe delivery from New York’s snowdrifts. Here in the Tribune office all join with ! in congratulations to yon and say: “ Come to the banana belt where every imn is your well wisher,” A. W. EnwAKDs. A F A R M E R ’S D t.S A P P E A B A N C E . Bennett Taylor, a prosperous farmer re siding near Canisteo, N. Y,, left his home last Saturday morning, the 10th inst., and has not been seen or heard of since by his family. Large parties have been search ing for him since last Saturday forenoon. He 16 about 50 years old, fivj feet eight inches high, weighs 159pounds; whiskers brownisli gray in color. He wore a plush cap, stripped overalls and leather boots, T H E A M E R I C A N HOU.SE C L O S E D . The American House on Front street was closed by order of Sheriff Clauson this afternoon. It was run by John Howard who purchased the furniture and fixtures last August for $1000. Philadelphia parties through Attorney Wilton Bennett were the instigators of its wind-up, al though Walter Cole held a first mortgage upon the furniture and fixtures W E S T B R O O K V I L L E IT E M S . V e r y S ick w ith a T h r o a t D ifllc u lt y - T h o F ir s t C o n s t a h le—T h e S torm . WKSTBK 0 0 Kvn.i,E, March 12.—^Thomas Scales is very sick at Lewis Bhodes with a throat difficulty. He is under the care Of Dr. Hunt. A son of George McCarter is sick with pleurisy. He is being treated by Dr. Writer of Otisville. In an adjoining hamlet, Mr. Johnson is a patient o f Dr. Piper of Wurtsboro. Mr. J. H. Durland has a fine 4 year old colt, purchased last week of Hiram Tow- Mr. “ Gene ” Rhodes, our P. M., was elected collector on the Democratic ticket by 11 majority. Abram Brown has one of the finest Jer sey cows in this section. 'The traveling is very bad. The young man cannot take his best girl for a sleigh ride, but can console himself with the idea that it will soon be time to “ swing on the gate.” The work in the rock cut on the P. J., M, «& N. Y., R. R., near Isaac Cuddeback’s is nearly completed. This has been under the supervision of Mr. Cramp, Two bridges are to be built near here, one over Pine Kill and the other the Basba’s Kill. “ Sandy ” Berry was elected Constable, the first one we ever had in this place. At this writing we are In the midst of a terrible storm. Snow is drifting badly. Truly “ Winter lingers in the lap of Spring.” (From our regular correspondent.) A child of Mr. Surines died at Port OrangeThursdaylmorning at 6 o’clock o f in- flamamtton of the lungs, aged nine months. The funeral was held at their house on Saturday. Mr. Suriue has been very un fortunate since he moved to Port Orange some two months ago. He came to chop wood for Thomas Wood and Harry Piatt and had only chopped a short time when he cut his foot so badly that he has been unable to leave the house since. The family is in destitute circumstances, and not being acquainted with any o? the neigh bors their position is a very unpleasant Mr. George Clark will again leave ns the first of April and go to New York city where he will be employed again for the Blue Stone Co., headquarters in the Stewart building, Broadway. Mr. George Cole has gone to Mt. Clair, N. J., to visit his brother. James Miscle of East Trov, who came here the 20 h of last September to work on the R. II., started for his home on Wednesday the 14th. It snowed here all day Sunday the 11th, but the snow melted as fast as it fell un til dark when it grew cold and then the ground soon became covered and by morning there was 18 inches of enow on a level. At 0 o’clock the wind commenced to blow and it blew a gale until Wednes day noon. The roads are impassable as yet except from the old tannery to the canal. This piece o f road it took 10 men shovel through Wednesday ; three teams got to the canal at 4 o’clock in the after noon. Teams are traveling the towpath and say the going is good from Port Orange to Wurtsboro, large gangs o f men are now busy opening the roads at this place. THE ERIE S:iTOIJLD HAVE ONE. An effort was made Wednesday by the Brie, to secure from the Cook Locomotive Company at Paterson, who manufacture them, one of the rotary plows that have done such effective work in western blockatles, but the’ company had none on TO B A R N U a r S SH O W . On Saturdays, Mai-ch 17, 24, and 31, and April 7 ,14, and 21, excursion tickets will be sold from Port Jervis to New York, including admission to Baianim’s show, for $3.83. Children under 12 years of age $2,05. —The body is more susceptible to bene fit from Hood’s Sarsaparilla now than at other season. Theref're, take it A GIRL’S LONG TRANCE. L.Vl’B V AYEBSTER A W A K E N I N G FR O M A THRICE .AIONTH’.S .SL E E P . AVliile Sufl’ei-insr IVoir, Nervous Prosti-ation and a Loss of AVIll Power She Falls Into a Tvanee-Llke .Sleep—Her Gi-ad- ual •Vivalcening'. A San Francisco dispatch says that for three months and a half Miss Laura Web ster has been sunk in a sleek-like trance, from which it was impos.sible to arouse her. She is now gradually awakening. Last fall .s’ne came from the country to that city to be treated for nervous pros tration. Boon after she dropped into a state of unconsciousness, which, the doc tors, who pronounced it a case of loss of will power, said they could do nothing to remedy. Two weeks ago she surp.rised her atten dants with an intelligent sentence about her food, Uie first she had uttered for three months. A few days later she got up and sat in a chair. She still keeps her eyes shut most of the time, and has all the appearance of a person asleep. But she seems to be conscious of all that goes on about her, altliough she recognizes no one but her sister, who attends her. She has been very much emaciated, but is now gaining in flesh and healthy color. She has a good appetite, and eats lier meals regulanly. Her physicians think .she will now recover. little interruption during to day and 1 morrow. For the next twenty-four hoi fair weathei poitanee. —If the ladies of Port Jervis should take .a vote .m the. subject of soap, we think the verdict would be 100 to 1 in S&voT ot Tulip soap. T H E E R I E A H E A D . Several roads have claimed the honor of getting the first Western train into the city, but It seems to be justly due to the New York, Lake Erie and Western Rail road, whose Chicago express and a hun dred or more passengers who had been i in at Monroe since Monday night into the depot at 5.46 o’clock Thurs- orning. The passengers were loud r praises of the liospitality shown them in the little town, whose hotel ac- coramodationH are anything but extensive. --W. Y. Herald. -The only instantaneous photographs of most picturesque place.s in Port Jervis after the blizzard, were made by Lunde- lius and for sale at bis studio. Do not fail to send one to your friends and keep -3td. one for yourself.- A F in « .Suit o f R o o m s to L e t. In n . (k Cumiingham’s Imiluing, Pike .street, Port Jtiwis,tiwia, 7 room.soom.s andnd bath room, watt closets, roomf jumiingham’s Imiluing, i , J 7 r a closet, dish closet, 2 clothes is in attic and space for dry ing clothes in wet weather, dumb waiter, and speaking tube, water in kitchen, cellar and water never freezes. Halls warmed by hot air free. Windows or pimiies, coal lioiise and well 10 feet frou: building. Surroundings A No. 1. P o R' RCRslongiven April 1 s t . - d&w. M AN Y L I V E S LO.ST A T LE W E.S. T u g b o a t s and Sailing: V e s s e ls D r iven A s h o r e b y th e Storm . A Wilmington, Del,, dispatch says: The Delaware Railroad company has suc ceeded in re-establishing telegraphic com munication along its line, and through the courtesy of Superintendent Mills, “ The Every Evening” yesterday obtained the following dispatch: “ I send the following report from Lewes this morning : One tugboat sank out of sight. The wrecking company’s steamer sank near the railroad pier. One tug was ashore and twenty-three sailing vessels of various k’nds were ashore. It is esti mated tuat about twenty-five lives were lost. Only two bodies have been recov ered as yet. A report has also reached here that the iron railroad pier at Lewes parted in the middle, leaving some people on the outer end of it, whose fate is un known.” D E A T H O F E X - S H E R I F F V A N S I C K L E . Ex-Sheriff Daniel Van Sickle died at his residence in Goshen Tuesday morning. He bad been ailing for some time, his complaint being Bright’s disease of the kidneys. Deceased was born in Wantage, N. J., and was the son of Andrew Van Sickle. He was one of a large family. Settling in Orange county he was quite successful, and at his death left a consid erable estate. He was elected Sheriff of this county in 1867. His age was not far from 70. He leaves a widow, his second F R E E Z I N G A N D ST A R V IN G . Monday some of the neighbors at Star- rucca went to the house of a family by the name of Bush, just on the outskirts of the town, and found them in a very desti tute condition. There was no fire in the house, and the snow was piled eight feet high between the read and house. The family, including a three-months-old baby and a crippled child were taken to the neighbors’ and kindly cared for. Mr. Bush is at present at or near Fort Jervis. —SmqueJianna Transcript. TR Y L E A ’S COUGH D R O P S . What can ! do to rid myself of this terrible cough. I cannot sleep nights and my health is rapidly failing. Use Lea’s celebrated cough drops, and you will soon be sound and wol!. Ten cents a box. Sold in Fort Jervis only at Lea’s Drug Store. N. B.—These cough drop.s are not sold loose or in bulk and only in ten cent boxes.—adv. fill tell soap will tell its own story of superiority over other soaps. Som e T h in g s L e a r n e d b y E x p e r ie n c e . That a tablespoonful of salt thrown o a coal fire that is low, will cause it t burn up quickly. That you can clean o cloth with milk and water; while soap and brush will ruin it. That the skin of a boiled egg is the best remedy you can apply to a boil. That you can’t cure rheu matism or neuralgia without taking Men ard’s Rheumatic Bullets. That you can buy them for $1 per bottle of S. St. John, E. T, Laidley and T. R. Anderson. F I N E R E S I D E N C E U P TO W N , 111 first-class location, very central. Lot 50x175, House has (ioiible parlors, large dining room, bedroom and large kUchen on first floor, a large front room and two bed rooms in second floor, two good cel lars, house heated by furnace, hydrant water. All iu tip top condition. Pnee only $4,000. Terms, $500 to $1,000 cash, balance long time, D. H oibrook , Illy r „ the first and highest rights of the baby is to have a bottle o f Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup, will be more rest for the the little one. Baby Syrup, ) household W I T H P E N A N D SC ISSO R S . Ite m s o f a M o r e or L e s s L o c a l N a tu r e Con> d e n s e d for t h i s C o lum n . —The Binghamton Leader c&Wedi it G—Whizzsr.” —Song of the blizzard : “ I came, I saw, I conquered. —Beneficial societies have ilisbursed $200,000 in Susquehanna. —Too much luxury is the best possible way to ruin a capable young man. —The Norwich,N, Y., Catholic Oburch was destroyed by fire Wednesday night. —The village of Thumanville has sent $104 to the fire sufferers in Oallicoon Depot. —Wm. P. Endicott, father o f Secretary of War Endicott, died at Salem, Mass., Sunday. —Invitations are out for an Easter hop to be held at Farn urn’s Hall on Monday evening, April 2d. —Read the advertisement of the Bos ton store. Mr. Watson has something to say about great big b’s, —More base ball bats were made at Livingston Manor, during the past winter than ever before there, —Cut the strings off your trousers, boys. Keep your gutters open, and give the melted snow a chance to run oft’. ■Remember the matinee at the Opera House on Saturday afternoon. Admission, children 15 cents, adults 25 cents. ■In these days, the Susquehaima Tran~ script pities poor people in Florida, who are suffering from miasma and seven kinds of chills. —Prudence dictates to householders the necessity of making outlets for the melted snow, which, if not free to run into gut ters, may damage property. —The old folks concert at the Presby terian church occurs next Tuesday even ing. Look for the program, which will be folded in the U nion morrow evening. ■Hudson river fishermen are sending large numbers of yellow perch to market. That kind of fish is caught with nets, and, it is said, this season they are smail in —The U nion is indebted to photog rapher Lundelius for a set of his views of “ scenes in Port Jervis after the bliz zard.” The pictures are well worth pre serving. —The funeral of James Swinton will be held on Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the residence of Jno. D. Swinton, 58 Bali street. The Rev. U. Symonds of Grace chu:ch will conduct the services. -After the regular weekly rehearsal,, last evening, the members of the Port Jervis Amateur Opera Company enjoyed a dance and supper at Farnum’s Hall. Music was furnished by tlie young ladies of the company. -The body o f little Belle Geisenheimer was. brought here from Jersey City on No. 1 this afternoon and removed to Mr. Geisenheimer’s residence on Front street. The funeral will be held to-morrow after noon at 3 o’clock at the house on Front street. —The citizens of Matamoras tender their thanks to the gentlemen who kindly shoveled a passage through the high snow bank, ten feet deep,and located just south of the school house. The school children and sleighs can now pass through safely. —Some of the tunnels m the drifts at Middletown bear these legends: “ Wood Chuck Alley,” “ Mammoth Tunnel.” Keep Off the Grass” adorns the tunnel in front of Hornbeck’s. “ Entrance to Yellow Stone Park, \ and “ Pronk’s Glen” are tastefully chiseled in the deep cut-a- way on the west sidewalk on South street. E N L A R G IN G A S U 3 IM E R H O T E L . The Delaware House at Lackawaxeu is being ('nlai’gcd by .an addition 40x100 feet and wing 20x80 feet, four stories high. The liouse will accommodate 250 persons when completed. This house is most ad vantageously situated and it ought to en joy a very successful season. Headache, whether arising from indi gestion or nervousness, thoroughly unfits any one for attention to business or any other active effort. Laxador always cures this distressing disorder, giving prompt relief after the first dose. Price 25 cents. When it is fully recognized that one of IS opened to order. C.& F. D. Peters, inetors, 129 Pike street. Port Jervis, THEOIJGH THE DBIFTS. S U P T . ST A R R ’S T R I P F R O M P O R T .TERV IS TO M I D D L E T O W N . S t r ik in g D r ifts T h irtj' F e e t H i g l i (a t a Sp e e d o f T w e n t y -f t v e M iles a n H o u r . T h e F o r w a r d E n g in e R e s e m v .fes a M o v in g Sn o w B a n k . The first whistle of a locomotive on the Erie since early Monday morning was heard in Middletown Thursday morning shortly after 8 o’clock. The noise seemed strange and peculiar to the ears of the residents who, In the three days had near ly forgotten the sound and large numbers made a rush at once to the James street depot to see the train come into the sta tion. Every railroader was plied with a thousand questions as to the way they had made the trip from Port Jervis. The train consisted of three engines, a passenger coach and a caboose. The first engine was No. 634 and in front of it had been constructed a snow plow of sheet iron and wood, running from the front of the “ cow catcher” to the base ©f the smoke stack. Lawrence was engmeer of this engine and Larkin fireman. The second engine was 589, Chas. Eager, en gineer and J. J. Gilsfaion fireman, and the last engine 628, Wm. Hector engineer and Michael Cleary firhman. Frank Snook was conductor of the train. On the front engine was Superintendent Starr of the Delaware Division and Mr. Oakley, the foreman of the car shops in Port Jervis. Mr. Starr said that at 455 p. m. on Wednesday a start was made. Frequently the train would run into snow banks higher than the front engine, the train striking them at the rate of twenty- five miles an hour and causing the snow to fly in such a manner that the men could not tell where they were. The worst place was in Vance’s cut near Otisville, where the snow was at least thirty-five feet high. Here the train had to stop again while the men shoveled for several hour.?. In going through one of the big drifts the men on the front engine had a narrow escape Irom an accident, the snow crushing m the windows of the cab and burying the men with snow. When the train was stopped the half suffocated railroaders were dug out of the snow. The forward engine was a remarkable sight. The snow to the depth of a foot or two covered the front end and only a portion of the smoke stack was visible. The boiler was nearly covered with snow and the cab was about hid from view, while a big pile of snow was on top of it. The wheels were clogged with snow and ice and all the parts unuer the boiler were also covered. The engine resembled a moving snow bank more than anything q \ so .— Middletown Press N E W Y O R K R U B S H E R E Y E S . In New York, yesterday, commerce be gan to roar again with lusty voice. Snow melted and was removed, industry waded through the watery thorough fare'^, sup plies began to arrive, and all New York put forth its energies to throw off its greatest thraldom of a half a century. Railroad traffic was almost entirely re sumed on all the roads running into the city except the New-Haven line. Milk trains were going in ; street-cars running again in both New Y^ork and Brooklyn; telegraph wires were partially repaired. F e t e r s ’ R e a t a n r a n t a n d O y a ter P a r lo r s . We offer special inducements to the traveling public in the way of hot meals and lunches at all hours, at short notice an d moderate prices. We will also keep oysters constantly on hand and supply them to parties, festivals, balls,-etc. A full line of choice fruits, confectionery and cigars. Fi-esh shelled oysters and clams opened to order. C.& F. D. Pet( propru N. Y. T H E IM P E R I A L F U N E R A L . E m p e r o r F r e d e r ick W i l l W a lk Im m e d i a t e ly B e k l n d tlie Coffin. A Berlin dispatch savs that it is un certain whether the funeral of the late Einperor will take place on Friday, the state of the weather making it possible that it may be postponed until Saturday. The coffin containing the body will be carried by soldiers from the cathedral, the mourners walking behind. Emperor Frederick has resolved, against the advice of his physician. Dr. Mackenzie, to walk immediately behind the cofflm. The Emperor, after passing a good night, appeared at a window of the pal ace and frequently thereafter during the It has already been decided to erect two monuments to Emperor William. One will be an equestrian statue at the Pariser Platz, at the end of Unter den Linden, as a companion to that of Preiiericfc the Great, and another will be erected in front of the palace. Besides these, a column will be placed on the Siegessa’ule, on tbe Konigaplatz. T E A C H E R S ’ C L A S S . A teachers’ class will be organized on Monday, the 19th inst., in Port Jervis Academy. Pupils from any part of the state who intend to teacn, if of requisite age, (18 for males and 16 for females) and able to pass the Regent’s Preliminary Ex amination, are eligible, for membership. No tuition required of members of teach ers’ class. For further information apply to John M. Dolph, Poit Jervis, N. Y. 2t A R E YOU I If not, go at once and througli the ageiDcy Snook and Swan. None but iable companies re»re.sentfid. get injured 3 of McCormick, None but old and re- — On Monday, March 19th, the annual ball of the Emmet Baud will take place, instead of on the 17th as formerly. The music will be furnished by Clune’s or chestra, and the ball will be held at tbe Opera House. Everybody is invited to ittend.—dtd —Never in the history of Port Jervis has any one article gained such great popularity among all classes as Tulip Old Garments Made Like New. All goc-ds that you want colored and cleaned attend to now, then they will be pring and summer wear, such — ____ , pants, vests, dresses, cloaks- wraps, shawls, feathers, gloves, hosiery, handkerchiefs, ribbons, sashes — every, thing. Fine laces, collars, etc., cleaned beautiful Lmi Skill of this size Monday in. Only estab the globe. Leai _ ___ by Monday noon with H. 0. Cunningham, Port Jervis, N. Y.—adv.
