The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-17

We received twenty one mails yesterday from a.
Louis being from the 23d OF January to thu 18th ~,
the most 'of which hadbeeu piled up for ia TIE
drifts on the prairies In Illinois Tn. mall soi.x
West met with the obstructions bat finally fsuas
their way into Sc Louis the 18th inst The fooviax
article from the s. Louis Republican OF the 18TH a.
seribes the in which the mails we're
portion OF the distance and also gives further
idea Of The distractions with which they met -
SATURDAY morning az 10 clock the Caet
.oufns might have been seen riding up Chestnut
on Gray oad Of letter bags, like conqueror in hu~
uiumphal chariot The sight vas a gratifying one 70
M eye livery body great and small busy aad IDLE
ush'1 TOT me post ohce aud eagerly awaited the ds
ubution q the mails The crowd waxed taick and inn
paheLt. lhe scene resembled run on a suspected
nmanA .ns my cause OF grief, however bang that
ths deposits wers 20 secure The bank opsneS Al
last and the letter. we're passed al rapid rate e.h
one "a the crowd mailing OH with his hanaa or osels,s
Z hiled with documents OF various shane. and caar.
THIS dfay load however, was only dfst inaalmsnt %
the amount Of mail matter due About go,ei.sl -,
evening train arrived at the opposite aide OF Inc Rvs.
on re oho aud ssasaiPpl rosa, and after dAri
more than two hundred letter bags srfyed At the pa.,
Once under the charge Of Mr. G. Marsh erk u tss
( Chcsgo foE, Odee
Capt. Couzins and Mr. Eaton Ia their recent Val, 4,
the trgd zone underwent series Of hardship. equal 10
Sir John Irankiina Dr kanes We may Be surs that
during all their excitement, however they kept perfeouy
cool - well ~ entirely courageous brief narrative
OF thelr Adventures prepared from the note. Which,
Capt Coazns has knoy furnished u, may be interest
ing.
They left tLls city last Monday evening about G,s
O'Clock, IN larouehe for Alton. They reached Altos
tell liNA
upon Mr. Moody sgen, Tor she Chicago aud Mssisap
p Railroad, ana requested him to ssnd then, CD 70
bloomingtoN Immediately, In SPECIAL train. This he
toln them he could not do but would ssnd them
morning
They started next morning In the cars aad rsachsA
bloomington about dark Here they found all the
EN- bound mail from ~. ouis witch had bs.n osa
stanty accommodating from the I'D Of January ain tbs
9th Of February amounting 10 iOi bags OF letters saa
$50 bags Of n.Wspspets Here the cars WIRE 60 n.ei
10 stop, on account Of the track bswe.n Boomaxtsa
anu Dwight beng completely buried with snow in
Z feet m Huln 1bavn Im,w~
four horses and sleigh, 10 take them TO Dwight dis
lance 81 o. mlea, over avery rough AMI ROAD
mostly acroBs the prairie without beaten track
mark TO indicate tho dangerous pit. aud hpllo W. ALA
win drift Snow. They paid sioD for tho horses aaa
They loaded the sleigh the same night they arrived .,
Bloomington, with the letter bags Of mail matter bound
eastward, and started for Dwight. Mr. John BurnAp a
the Springfield Post Once Joined them at this pass.
They reached Lexington, distance Of sixteen nllss
from bloomington, nj IL O'Clock at night having auf
fered very severely from intense cold
Avery strong north wisd swept across the prarss, al
moot blndinR the party with drift snow. After wars-
Ing themselves thoroughly they started their jsur
ney at one O'Clock. The wind blew st harder thas
when they arrived at Lexington, and tho candle tbs
lantern went out leaving them In almost total Darkness
in an open prairie exposed 10 the nciemency Of tina
weather aud unable 10 proceed they had lost thssr
way. They drove around In different directions for
about four hours when they found farm houss M
Dawsons Here they took the gears OF their horses
ieed them, and warm themselves Que Of the horsss
broke loose and Lost 70 sight he scampssA
on towards his home started at daylight with thres
horsss The horses would no, pull togsthsr. Thsy Co
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road, and hired horse from him. They reached Poa-
tisc On wednesday evening a, dark hired four fresh
horses, and took about atty bags OF RAsts<a
for Dwight.
They left Nj Burnsp at Pontiac and Mr.. Fitch ro.l
agent went with him. They reached railroad .tarss
house kept by individual named hchunus, at plEos
O'Clock "wednesday nisht Their lantern had ssaia be-.
estnguished, and they almost helpless tIsy
90 benumbed with the cold MchAnus refused 10 opss
his door, notwithstanding they told him who they wsv,
their business aud that they ia danger Of being
roz'n to deatb onrr OF pay entreAy and threats
AL were fctortsd TO- but with avail They hani
ly compelled to brest Ia the door ~ his kitchen aad
warm them evts without obtaining hia con ,cut Tss
attention o. the chicago and Mississippi Railroad IL cas
% 70 this matter and We trust they will attend to Mr.
hohnnuh ease. lie kerps the station house al OJsll
Ihey so9n started and when sithin three milsa q
sgnin " nj out They bou a. the tongue together ana
wsedthoush the SNOW Ia advance o. the sleigh pre-
vent running nto some rat down euba nssat.
About daylight, Thursday morning tbs Wind was
blowing very bard, hng thsir eye, with SNOW ,hA,
they we're unable 70 80 more than few feet ahead 81
them. They ran pto deep ditch oiled with snow ans
vera unable b. exteA themselves Mr. Eaton atsft.A
TO Dwight On tot Tor help, 70 get ths ~ tia
drift Captain Ctz,sns tho dfiyar Ia the d, "a atn.
proceeded 10 uAosa The slagh ana carry the Up
htsep bank 10 the lsyel ground
Mr Eatton met boy on horseback, ani seq, him 70
The thigh The entire party then went 10 get
the shish out The boy then informed them that lhsy
warr two miles aud bali Oh The road ~ Drght Tl.sy
emp.Jyed him 10 SLOW them the road. They rssehsl
dwight eGnpg The forenoon Asd found, at that pscs,
tao passenger trains bound for ~ Louis AMI kL a
passsogers eel a. two I'm Of nssspspsrs a.S
eighty bags Of letters Nr Eaton thsu com msp ed
making preparations for osuying ths mail. they hsx
taken 80 TAR an the Chicago which place he prosssig
reached on friday
Capt cozzens started back again Abou, ten o'ei,ck,
with the letter bsgs for this city in the sleigh lie
nseb'd Pottac ~ DARK The falns DAY. Mr.. FItcs
stopped here and Bnrnap took biz place Tbs driver ~.
fused TO proceed any farther and The pilot assistant
driver drunk. Tic Captain aud Burnsp resolved 70
start without them, Which they d1.
The driver after ads eonfluisi 20 fol0w them aax
drive tsem through hey travelled All night aaa
reached Bloomington at two O'Clock friday svsnlax
Here they took tbs reached Alton al ten o'coel
FRIDAY night and arrived In this city yesterday raeSa
ing, With ssy three letter bags full and three spa
Tsr bags The postms stsr tails thst upon dlstrbat-
log the letter, brought down he found them AMOUNT
10 shout 1000.
THE boo gaTIs0 cosrRADICrEp.
The Republican contAdle's tho statement that pss
ton Of the the Illinois Central
forced 10 eat dogs Wills istslnsi the sasw drfts
and says the facts u the case toiio-s-
The tan vac frozen in Decatur bot ths pass
gers suffered LITTLE srespi from Vrrston the dsxs in
nsiRhborbood LIFT 70 enjoy their canine lfs sas
"ths demon ~ starvation sd not mate hi. apy~asaso~
There esrs-Gvs hrsi class. aua Two seossA
,ass and seven trh afss hspt up sna succeeded
admirably 10 driving ofi the 'sfaon ~ cold Ths pAs-
sengsis hEpt thsmsslvss quite ~ aai
shlfd ~ for such slnty dist spAala stsaAs -
IisF tsnfsiions AMI pointer rib ruAal.