Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-02-13

We can give the names OF 5O cases almost
as TERRIBLE as the ones related.
Americans! Shall American women and
children starye? What is your response?
L..E,. ..... J.R. TREADWELL.r
! President American Widows Relief Assn.
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.o4 &aFti8RG@ = From the Chca 20 Tribune.
--.7- THE MAILS.
Our troubles resulting from the late un-
preccdented snow storm, have not yet ceased.
Our city 10 vet, in great measure, cut of
from nearly all communication with the east
and west, l,y the usual channels, and tho
hope wh;ch we entertained toward the close
of last week Of speedy resumption Of our
mail facilit .es, has proved futile, OR to say
the least, a premature one.
On Friday evening, an immense quantity
of mail matter which had accumulated here
for st. Louis and other points west and south
of US, was sent forward on the Rock Island
road, the line Of which was ut that time clear,
and with good prospects Of getting through
safely. 1t hal proceeded, however, but 5
miles. when thu train stuck fast in an inn
mense snow drift, which continued to in
crease in size until all hope Of getting through
it or out of it seemed fabulous. Since Fri
day night the route agents and messengers
sent with this mail, remained by it, through
| all the intense cold which has prevailed du-
ring the last few days, the greater part Of
this time without feod or fire. Their suffer
ings were intense, nnd on Saturday night,
driven to despair by cold and hunger, they
were forced to abandol their trust, and come
into town. t.a+-t - e'ea rA
Special mail agent, Mr.. ALLAN PrNkERroS,
who has been untiring in his exertions, du-
I a ,,,l
he aIwaysis, to advance the interests Of the
PUBLIC, and to, carry out the wishes OF the
Department, in conjunction with Nj. Post
to take tae responsibility Of procuring W g
ons, men and shovels, and to dig out this
train from its present. condition, and bring
back at least the letter mai to tn oiice,
where it will be in safety. They also sent a
similar force to the junction, on the South-
ern road, where five trains, on yesterday
morning, lay frozen up, unable to move Ell
Their way, and bring the mails which they had
with them to the city. Under the circum-
stances, these were the best steps which
could be taken; indeed they were the only
ones.
The C..;c.go and Mississippi Railroad at
the last accounts was still hopelessly block
ed, and heaven only can tell when it will be
re-opencd. 1t is very difficult for those who
have not seen the storm which has produced
these nest harrassing arrangements Of trade,
travel and mails, to understand the extent of
the trouble. The bank in which the mail on
the Rock Island Road is stuck fast, is proba-
bly, not less than fifteen feet high. The OBJ
structions on the Chicago and Mississippi
Road, have frequently been described. They
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fapidity with which trains have been stopped
and frozen up, we m1,y mention that on Fri
day light. on the & lena Road, train hav-
means Of much shovelng and hard work, the
two.iocomoives ATTACHED, ran back through
the same crt 10 station to wood and water,
and on their rsturr. were brought up standing
IN the same cat, by the snow which had ac-
cumu:ated there in the few moments since
they had left it. The suffering which the
conductors, engineers, baggage men, route
agents, ate, infve endured 5n all OF, our
western roads during the continuance Of this
trouble Is distressing. Many Of them have
had their feet, toes,i hands, ears, &c., frozen
SO rs to render them almost entirely useless,
and many Of them hav, received injuries
which they will hardly ever fully recover
FROM. There never was time of such gen.
cral suspension and disarrangement of travel
since the day that railroads were invented.
The passenger train on the Galena Rail
road VIII Oh left Freeport at i O'clock on
Friday noon, reached this city about 2
O'clock on Saturday afternoon, having been
detained BY the snow between Dandy and
tnis point. The train was duo here ut
o'clock o., Friday evening. The snow was
packed On the track to the depth Of four and
i've inches, md was 81 hard that, man
walking over it would leave scarcely an i'm
print. The train consisted Of seven cars,
five of which were first class, and <,rawn by
four Of the best locomotives on the road
Conductors VIM. Wigg;as and Robert Vail
did everything in. their power for the COM
fort of the passen ,ers, and worked like he
roes to forward the train; but the snow was
a hard as flint, and rendered their efforts
nearly futile. Mr.. N. Harsh, Of Cleveland,
who was a passenger on board, went from
Dandy back to the junction, on a locomo-
tive, and procured 4 supply Of provisions for
the benefit Of the working party, For this
prompt and seasonable movement on his part,
he won the appropriations Of . host Of friends.
The House Of Representatives on Tuesday,
voted an appropriation Of $4,000 for the
U. 8. Custom House and Post Office build
ngs in milwaukee,. The criginat appropri-