The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-21
LOCAL MATTERS

AT,odt ot Me lrosn-Ine central cars, due IN
this city last Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, ar.
rived here yesterday few minutes past IL clock.
after having laid At Strawberry Plains farm from
7oclock Sunday evening till yesterday morning =
The train coming east last Sunday, with two loco
motives attached, made its way through the terri;
rible snow storm till it reached the farm Of Messrs
Eimond Davenport, when the drifts, became
50 heavy that the locomotives were brought TO 4
stand still As there were about forty passen gers
IN the cars: ana among them seven ladies, Mr..
Mainard (the Section Msster,) and one of the en-.
eine drivers started on foot to this city for Aid
Notwithstanding the violence of the storm thew
struggled through it and reached the depot about
half past 10 o'clock that night. Three engines were
Immediately fred up, and An effort made to force 4
passage along the road to the stalled train, but
this was found impossible, and the expedition had
to be given up for the night. Next morning, at An
early hour, Superintendent Dodamead rugged up
three or four teams, and made an elbrt to get to
the pa sssngers by the road In order to furnish them
refreshments and bring them to the city BY that
means, but this too was found to be an imprsctics
bic feat, Is the horss could not make their way
through the enormous drifts" that had formed
across the road. Three engines were also started
from the depot Monday morning, to force passage
along the railroad, which they partially ACCOM-
plished by continual exertion. Mr.. Dodamead
also dispatched men on foot with provisions and
Refreshments, and they succeeded in reaching the
stalled train. About o'clock Monday evening
the relief engines got within half mile of the
train, when the snow plough gave out, and one of
the locomotives was forced from the track so that
operations had to be suspended, though commuri
nications were readily effected with the passen
gers. 90
Yesterday morning Mr.. d odamead again re
sumed the labor of getting to the tran and after.
replacing the engine On the track, the passengers
walked along the beaten path until reaching the
engines that had just come up, when they got into
an extra car taken up for the purpose and reach
ed the city short time after 12 o'clock
At an early hour Monday morning. finding that
the train could not get on, Mr.. ADAMS, oyerseer
for Messrs. Edmond & Davenport, hitch ed four
fine horses to q wagon, filled it with passengers
and started for this city, but after getting nearly
| half way found the roads impassable, and was
compelled to take them back, with the exception
Of some few of the gentlemen, VITO knowing the
country, took the road and made their way to this
| place in safety. After getting TO the cars, Mr.
| Adams repaired to his own house and had pre-
pared ,bountiful supply of hot coffee and edibles
for the blockaded Travellers and, that night, find
| ing that they could not get away, got mp dance
at his residence, in which most of the ladies and
| gentlemen joined, by way of killing time.
The passengers, after finding that they were
| relieved from their prison of snow, rendered Mr.
Adams . liberal compensation for his extreme
kindness to them, which be generously refused -
| They then held meeting and adopted resolutions
returning him their heartfelt thanks fos his noble
conduct to them while ia distress Theyalso raised
purse, which Is to be applied to the purchase of
. suitable present, to be given him as mark of
| their appreciation, to which Mr.. Dodamead sub
/ scribed s25 on behalf of bis company. A vote OF
thanks was also rendered Superintendent Doda
meadl for his uutiring exertions to rescue them
| from their unpleasant situation
Among the passengers were Mrs Malinda Jones,
| Mr.. Owens and Mr.. Bateman. all Of whom are well
kaown to the country at large. They sll say,
| that but for the extreme kindness Of Mr. Adams,
their suferings would have been dreadful, IS they
must have remained in the cars without food OF
| fuel for some time.
Help the Poor.-In every section of the city the
cries of the poor for help ringing In the public
ear, and women and children are praying for bre ID
and fuel to save them from death. In our walk
yesterday, noticed three delicate looking ladies
who were Visiting hovel after hovel, In the snow
administering TO the comforts of the needy and BY
kind words eucourat ing them 70 struggle or
through the storm Of adversely, with the hope G
better days hereafter Such women are angela OF
earth. and their good deeds win follow them to
better and happier place, But the truly necessi
tous VIII not be succored by this mode. Ladies' o
better days there are, who are on the verge o
starvation, that viii not make their situation
| known, and to relieve this class their neighbor
ana friends must undertake the task. Reader, d
i You not know Of some deatitnfe family In you
| section, to whom = loaf of bread and basket 9
iuei would De accsptablei II you DO. rest nc
until you have relieved their Immediate wants
and II you know Of none, then act the part of th
good Samaritan by going forth and seeking out fh
needy. Do not wait 70 be called upon for aid b,
fore you dispense your charities bus seek objec,
WossA Va - ooN 8AsU hiVus1oy VI W0At you nav
II every neighborhood would attend to its oyv
poor. the expense of doing 20 would be mer
tride, and none would suffer from the iueiemenc
Of the season.
Heat fAs Cell. s.-Time after time Ne have cale
the attention Of the City Council to the condito
Of the celia at the station housea, and urged th
necessity OF warming them In soma way 20 -
make them indurahIe 70 the prisopers therein, br
~ yet nothing has been done Within pal
week, two parsons have lted q the drss btaiso
house. and The report hos gone out that thsy ffoz
10 death there. This Ne know. is not %, for boz
Of thsm were nearly 'dsaa ftsm exposure whs
carried there, and neither q tbem suffered f
want Of attention-but fhs public are not awa~e
the ctrcumstances, ana the mesb fAet thak the esl
! are not warmed, II sufacient Tor many 10 hriu
the charge Of iuhumaniiy against the city suihc
! tties. 6ines ths hscnmmsncemertcft the present q,
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