New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-11
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THREE HUNDRED MEN AND WOMEN THIRTY
EIGHT HOURS IN sN0W-DRiFT WITHIN
SEVEN MILES OF CHICAGO.


THREE HUNDRED MEN AND WOMEN THIRTY
EIGHT HOURS IN SNOW DRIFT WITHIN
SEVEN MILES OF CHICAGO.
The snow and wind, day before yesterday, COM
petely bockaded the railroads Leading in all dlrec-
lions from this city, OF all the trains that lett here
Yesterday morning only one succeeded IN penetrating
the huge drifts and proceeding on its way all the rest
returned.
On the Chicago and Milwaukee Road no train has
left this city since Monday afternoon, and only one
has arrived since then, which was az O'Clock Ias'
night The accommodation train, which ieft Nauke-
gan at o'clock Tuesday morning proccedeI 'olth
ward 10 Crttenden, where drift several hundred
rods in length and from two to ak feet IN depth, was
encountered. The impossiblity was at once seen OF
passpg through the drift with the entire tran and the
passengers were transferred 10 freight car near the
locomotive and in this way were brought 10 the cy'
Thirteen cars, however, were LETT standing on tne
main track-tho drift constantly increasing III depth
around them. ~, 49,,
The Tuesday morning train nom Milwaukee arrived
at this place at 25 minutes after l2 ocock, and of
course could proceed further Mr.. ilboard, the
conductor and Mr.. Brown the engineer AZ once went
10 work with their locomotive to haul the standing
car off the main track, but had removed VIII only
two or three when the locomotive broke down Night
was approaching, and il became evident tlht the
passengers must remain TIL morning on the Prorles
From neichboring farmhouse Mr. Hubbard procured
an ample though plain supply OF provisions Tor their
supper and then started in sleigh to ms city i9r
assistance He reached here between ana ~ CLOCK,
and made known his preulcalhent =" ci'" '"P
Den, 81 the road Mr. johnson, and then, after pro-
cuing at the Tremon; House and other place; supply
Of nroyisions returned to his charge in the snowy
waste near Chittenden, where be arrived, neany
frozen, ut O'Clock in the morning. ,
To add to the perpextes Of thor position, inc fIel
vas row exhausted; but a very good substitute Tor
frevood was furnished by the board fences on either
side of the track For fifty or sixty yards The boards
were al torn off and consumed to warm the cars.
Duripe the night, however, locomotive with car
Iosd OF wood wa. sent down from Highland Park, and
with this reinforcement, when morning came the con
Guctors engineers and other operatives went AGAIN 70
work clearing the road.
A. O'Clock yesterday the morning passenger tram
arrived from Milwaukee and found the cars stl buried
in The snow The third locomotive joined the Others IN
clearing tie track and all three were engaged unt.
near shutdown before the diff was penetrated. AZ
hour all the passengers were Transferred 70 the
t,ain. and the Others returned to hlHa lkee; IN
Still it was found impossible to get through ,ne urlit
With two Locomotives until run was maze oacA %
Evanston for wood and water About u a.e evening
be TAIN after 80 hours passed IN the snow d stared
sr Chicago and in a short time met locono1ve
bicb had been cent out from this city yesterday
co-nipo 10 break the road, but which had been nearly
al day in progressing seven miles.