New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-09
THE GREAT STORM IN THE WEST.
SUFFERING on TIE PRAIRIEs.

From The S, Louis hteiIgeneg Of Feb
We converted. this morning, with gentleman,
citizen If 81. Louis who cams down, last night, from
Suri1efsld arc who gave ne Information 0f the
CONDITION of affairs on the railroads. Oar informant
left Bic, mic ton last Sunday, and by dnt oil severe
labor In which all the passengers toied heartily and
laborlOusly, the train succeeded Ia mAklDg 10 way
through. At one drift the snow was 80 deep that It
oveIiopped the ears, and the train had to root its
way through, completely had from view, ana eavel-
oped in the bleak shroud. To aid the engine, the
poser gers turned out and having lot OF snovess
prepared for an emergency worked Tor seyers noars
In throwing the snow IF the track. The intensity OF
The cold sy be imagined when II "a stated that the
thermometer indicated 80 deg. below zero.
Twenty seven miles beyond Bloomington a train OF
cars WA frozen up Ia oniG not aDie sithsr 70 pro
coed or retreat. IN consequence OF 1904 vi ,ue'.
The csIs ~eIe filled with passengers, many Oh "nom
we're women aDd children ana then sunerngs may Do
conceived when No state that they had torn tnree
cars 10 pieces Ior fuel Wnie our Informant was a.
Bloouinston an effort was made TO reach the saneT
ers slrlehs were started OIL 10 the spot, OUT atef
osx of weary labor in which the horses broken
down AID exhausted, they returned 10 bioonhh ston
having gone only twelve miles The great depth Of
The now the difficulty of getting through tae huge
Drifts yiDg at frequent intervals Along tao prauss,
tbe terrific force of the wind which filed the AR VITA
yLtllg ruow and the almost nsuieraol5 severity OF
The coic-Lnada the attempt 10 reach ths ears Win
sleigh, hopeless snd fsuls tsk 30 mncb lOr Inc
suffering on the Chicago and Mississippi koad.
On the Illinois Central affairs ore ~Vlse sun
train il frozen up near Decatur, and the wretchsd
pa.seps ere suffer only for lack Of fae, Dat ios
wait Of iooo: and shocking 70 relate we're competed
by the bitsr necessities Of their condnon % "a. aoZ'
- keeo rom starUise This fact is reliably stated IN
the BLOOMING ton and Springfield Dspers ana u iar-
Tier confirmed, ssys informant by tss testimony
Of individuals IN bloomington. lnoee1 IL was SUP
i.et Of conversation in that city. we can imagine
nos deplorabie must be sirustion OF persoDs and
10 hal 1treu ties they reduced, when tney nave
NO Other aiernarive than 70 eat dog fesh to drive Oh
the demon of starvation.
AMI Morgan, rephew OF the Superintendent t1e
Chicago Mississippi rosd hsd both biz legs fiezso
and Il feared that many others have suffered Similar
ssjsnties A like CONDITIONS Of things prevails On
u Rock Island Rsarosd, though no detailed ss
COMMIT, from there have reached Gov Ms',e on
had esni dispatches to Bloomngton 10 have toe uss.
cleared, that the trains might come tnroasn IL
expense II wa opposed yesterday, IN spfDggn,
hat q sufficient number Of the absent LsY,a h<,,s
vould get in to-day, 10 constitute quorum ~ WV
houses. lem, =. s,,;relv
We doubt very much IL the tracks Vii De enaLsy
cleuea ior several asys longer, uaissS aa@sa sa~~