March 9 Friday – Since the blizzard of the century hit in the evening of Mar. 11, and Sunday trains were rare or non-existent, Sam went to New York City on Mar. 10 to take care of business, the plan being for Olivia to join him in time to be in Washington on Mar. 16. (See Mar. 4 to Gilder, Mar. 16 to Livy.) In his Mar. 16 to Livy, Sam blamed a “dinner party at Dana’s” for being stuck in New York. That engagement may have brought Sam to the City earlier than business would have necessitated, or prevented him from returning home before traveling to Washington.