The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-12

Abe snow SfOrm.

The embargo having been reno ID from
he Railroads, the locomotives have crawled
ut from their drifts, and passengers are re
.ting their various adventures At Chica-
0 and south, OH the 21th, the snow on
vel was about lS inches deep, but tie
igh wind had blown it into huge drifts
nd "whistled down the brakes" withoul
ny order from the conductor or assistance
rom the engineer The following chal TEL
# life on the prairie" SO different from.
hese describing summer scenes, is from the
,hicago Journal:
Advices were received here Saturday ever :
ng, to the effect that the train which left fer
springfield early last week, on board of which
we're the Speaker Ofthe House, the members
IF the Legislature from this county, and a m'st
quorum Of other members, together with I'M.
lord Coke" the Clerks OF the two HOUSES
&c &C., were in imminent peril.
About 40 miles from Wilmington, it ap-
pears the train came to Il snow DRIFT, about Il
Get in depth. The locomotive being out o.
water, the engineer and conductor proceeded
| to the next station to get supply. when oil
arriving the tank was found to be frozen, 50
that the. engine could not return and the pas
sengers, $50 in number, were lett to pass the
| nignt. Being out OF iuel, the first onslaught.
was made upon the emf grant cars, the seats OF
which answered the purpose. Next, the
wants of t. e inner man claimed attention, aid
al attack was made upon the express cal
which very soon fell into the hands of the vic
fnrc and u1nl1.,1 a cubcfnpf1ol chnr of cnOils
in the shape of oysters en- route for the CUISINE
of his Exceency Governor Matteson.
When morning broke, the party found
house some four or fi.e miles distpnt, All able
bodi corps of sappers and miners were de-
| patched for little aid and comfort.
The house proved to be the residence of q
worthy farmer, who forthwith loaded his teams
with fuel and provender, and took off the wo
men and children. A couple of gentlemen
where they Iuck the Rock Island train =
some few others started on foot for Pontiac
ten miles Gistant-but greater share remain
I'd at the scene OF disaster.
When last heard from. the Speaker of tn,
House, axe in hand, was presiding over 8
wood piie-tLe chairman on banks and incor
| pOIdliOilS, Ndu ullocI COuoiuCI AtIOII, d SlON
bank Is feet deep and 20 miles in extent
clearly bank OF deposit" The commtte,
on internal Improvements were drspatchel
alter mince pies and sandwiches, while the
lobby. my Lord Coke in the c air. had RI.
solved itself into committee OF the whole, OF
the state Of the country.
The following is from the Chicago
Tribune:
ONE WEEK LATER FROM Rock ISLAND
The train which lett Rock Island on last MOI.
day morning, arrived here on Saturday night
at $50. The entire week was occupied il
making the trarsit. ] u summer when tn,
days are longer the typ is male in eigh
hours. The train had tIrec- locomotives am
about sixty passengers. Among them wer,
two ladies. AT one time they had pothing t.
eat for thirty hours. They lived Most of tn
time upon crackers pnd behring's land dranl
melted snow mt w&iskcy. The train tina
left here On Monday, passed. tic train at Shei
field on Thursday afternoon. Its passenger
were as we'll as Could I've expected under tn
circumstances. The road now is pretty wei
opened, and if the storm of yesterday is no
more severe farther west than at this point
the trains will run regularly every day.