Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-12-19
4 NIGHT IN rftr snow.

4 NIGHT ~ IfiE SNOW.
From Ee Neu. y ork A Aerio.a.
lhe snow Storm which commenced o. Friday
evening. ktne 4ub insiani) AMI continued until Sunday
n'shi-accompanIeJ all the while witha fierce North.
ea.i wind Will be long remembered nv Those who
were ravellisg OF Saturday between New York and
Philadelphia, rnd. as nothing Of moro special or gene
rat interest iorbids, wo will relate sorae of the events
Of The really fearful night Of Saturday on the mad. A
~haPpsnrd 70 US 10 bs in the vicinity Of Darlington.
and, DESTROYS 70 return home. We proposed taking the
cars That leave Philadelphia or ; o'clock p. NJ. for n
York. Owing, however. To the delay occasinned nv
the drilled sn1sr, The trsin from New York. which
should have reached Crraj~n before g o 'ct,ck. dill mo-,
get there III ncar-G O'Clock. and did not leave again
tilt. But II The train going South. with ;he " nd.
had experienced difficulties, that travelling in the
opposite direction had much greater TO contend with.
MOfsovcr, as the night closrd in. the storm increased
Nevertheless, the distance between CamIen and B,r.
denlown was run over IN qniie reas inable TIM, con.
sijerIns Ih- u5s,rlcIions Uf the sr,w.d.inS; BAT when
the ruad 5eiween BJricui,i~n and Trcnion. which il.
a sIde-cut along the canal. and laid with .nal har.
came 10 be passed over. orr Ioui'es began In anti.
cipaiion thereof. Ne were provided ~ iih Two engines
one "a draw and Ihe other 10 ush-and arll O'Clock
ne started.
Soon the engines heg1n 10 lLbo.; now dastinV with
irresistible impetus through snow banks. and then the
wheels flying round with adhesion. owing Io the slim
pcHneSs al The rats. and ever aud anon the struggling
giant that yet urged rs onward would seem. bv m,
deep drawn sighs, To Intimate that his rower were
almost exhausted. Still we advanced gnSly--5i ibe,o
$ excitement in difficulty. and though ptocccding
slowly, we yet believed We should get Iho,uch. Bn,
suddenly, While unde: great Roadway we feiI n sharp
check, which seemed, by the staining efforts Of our
Ere sicsd-,i' 30 iormldaJle indeed; lhcy laborsd sI-rpu-
onSiy. bat with percept.biy decrcas,ns effect. az. after
ote long cnnvuisive breathing. all became sail. We
then !oand ourselves de pc imhedded IN a snow dr,n
ahd' what was not less uuiIvorable. we soon perceived
ahead Of ~. and also Brought up in a ,n5gy-bauk. H.,
n tFENH frfnN EaEk nh IA 49, H. N
O'Clock. Our only cnurse now was, Us there u,. mn
In:r cri, 10 trieIvcr 10 get the Train hack 10 BrJeI.
town. and accordingly all hands and The engines werc
AT work Ia ire ~ snd re.rlce oar SETS R,i. olos'
gang ha'k was IS much oGiof the qucsIion a, gp:ng
iGr"ad. We were sluck fast. and vain wero the
attempts &c the Lsc"nl1;iy,s &, SIR w Com tlr .nn,
After u hr:ef consultation. the engine in t,r rear "a.
and ordered bIck 10 Bufdenfe,-n 10 bring nm
setn'orceInrths The interim ri scme two h, us was
mol without III incidents or alterations OF h. pc and
IsappoiniIReni, nOOd.ness and merrime1f.
While Ihi. was going on " rh our train, that from
New fo5' rum which we noY began r. h,ar. wa.
IDLE. la the first place, the Irain was serztated. !
and the ladies' car, viii one other, was druppcj. and
engine. with The baggage trucks and f0rw ard car
iried To get on. II advanced nearly a nf.e. md wah .
ir" hundred yards "f oUrs, when the engine rayo
'ui. Some ct The passengers came thrngh lt,e snow
no lille undertaking.. for it driAcd in some spots leg
irep) TO our cars. and gave us the frsi tidings that the |
adles car ~ which were some twenty ladies' and
iNsith VIZ cit "A mtle bSi'nu. Inns TCduubled IlR ]
ih1lety OF all tr the arrive Of the engines from Bar !
ieniS w, and AZ last their distant frcs were saen. ON.
40, tirec. and wtIh such a force dfiyennce seemed
hand. Sill their slow approach Indicated inrrcaseG
fiiculiy 10 forcing ikeir way. The Wind ard snow
we're hefceiy raging. aud doubts Of the probability Of
NIL The cars began To circulate, Finally.
he nearest car was rSaehed. two engines were attached
head. and with The all Of that which had brought rs
AMI how aided TO pIrli US back, slO~l.. and after
cPea'sd checks we were reennVeyed to Borjeitoun,
Nhrrh was reached about 3 o'c.ock.
hesiers hotel was soon opened. rousing fires Of
'lckoTy made the tables spread, and while those who
'ad made good their retreat we're refreshing Them.
Gives. The engines were all sent back to bring IN the
Nsw York train. But tho increased violence Of IN.
Nind' which whiTled The snow in eddies OIL the road
ehuered all esioTis useless, and one by one the en-
'ines gave out without roaching the cars. and uere
rnzen up on the irackl The men succeeded in
crnmbiing back, exhausted and almost persisted viii.
Old, To The Town. Thus, passengers OF the whole N.
ors tram, except The few who had succeeded IN
enching the Philadelphia train, would be let rI
morning IN the con. Ii was a vain effort 10 ohtnin
leigls or any Other mode Of reaching them; The canal
~ one side. and morassy fields On The other side Of the
p~reclrded approach IN ne Right, and tho drin
N TIC road itself rendered a psssage Of sleighs ON
imprneiicable-ihe only consolation was that ofI'
moving there ives fuel enough 10 keep up good fires
Sunday morning come IN dull. dreary. and bolster.
~. the snow nRd wind still prevailing. Mr.. r.. Ste. i
ems Wiih al the force he could muster. was early at
with snoN-plOnghs and scrapcrs. and spndesmeD.
, exIricalo engines AMI ears frozen az; but, a. their
rogrcss was Slows. sumo Of the passengers. among
'hnm Mr.. Silas =. Burrows was conspicuous. defer :
iineJ ~ approach the ladies' car o. near as they could
.ih sieigls; and. taking with hem hot coffee and
OF mi's ioS the children. with wine aud various cat
they sisrted; bot Vt WINS past mid day befre any .
dings were had UftEcm. Meantime. through grcs,
i~fhcnlies. and one ny one. Go engines Ief ON the .
'ad iho night bc!Ors were drIfed b1ckz-fhe snow
rtHec between ihtm rendering Tie task eIrertiingly
.h'Tiou-. A'Out Onr o'1ock, We were rhsere,l II, a
= return ofthe sle ighs having he women and chill =
en- Hbo thus, niier twenty hours passed in the cars. e
efe brought 30 The hotel m safely. aud without hav. u
g suffered much. The Dn'y Bpje o. rcrching The
~ whore they were. WIS By passing fhrsurh the \
The little children, whose chio9 wart hal
en- food. were exceedingly delighted. o. may br -
1g1ned' BY lbc supdics which The foreiboucht OIL ~
pr delvefen had provided; nor were these wholly ~
10 the hihers nnJ mpthcr. D.
There suil remained atHiher car on the track. mich
81 not been oppfoached. ond IN which we're several ~
luemen. This was brought Nv by an engine about
'clork, ond thussli the passengers were snfe. The q"
'ot desire. alter being wsnneR and refreshed. uas -
GET On@tut A. 100 Train had been heard of from We
lcr enoo i The hnc, ft was feared no advance could vi
made. Ihe day was passed. bswever N prepare in
l'rcing through one car ~ least on each route sn
Fhen. about S o'clock. Captain Hoskea. 81 The nc
'l western. came in sleigh. fum Burlington. s1y. ar
'E1iihe morning train from Phiisdelphia. aner SIR cor
Is Struggling had reached th,rs, and fhen The
~ o''se hs eoA1scinI fyi sft, e, saT-,ty D.