Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-01-14

and brought with it the train due at 420
A. N.
On Saturday morning the thermometer
was at % below zero. The weather mod
Grated somewhat during the day, and yes
terday was much mider.
Probably not moro than six inches OF snow
have fallen here, and that has dritted so
much as to disappoint the expectations OF
those who anticipated fine sleiighiDg.
The Dayton Journol says that on Thurs
day night, in II hours, tho mercury sank
73o in that city.
The Chicago Times of Friday evening
says that since the winter Of 1855, when the
railroads in the vicinity were snow-bound
for nearly :hrec weeks, tho people of Chicago
have had no such snow storm as that off
Thursday. The snow commenced falling
about ] o'clock on Thursday morning, and
the storm soon grew violent and continued
all day. The snow was soon 40 deep that
the street cars were unable to proceed,
though extra horses were attached.
On the same day snow commenced falling
at Davenport, Iowa, on the Chicago & Rock
Island Railroad, at an early hour in the
forenoon. The storm was very violent, and
the snow was drifting heavily. but did not
affect the running OF the trains, which we're
all reported on time about s O'Clock in the
afternoon.
At Galesburg, on the Chicago, Burlington
IL Quincy Railroad, the snow storm was very
| severe; in fact it was said to have been the
most fearful ever witnessed in that part Of
| the country
The snow effcctually impeded the travel
over the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis Rail
road, ard the storm was very violent. The
train which left st. Louis Thursday morn
ing only went as far as Springfield, where it
stuck in a snow-drift The train which left
| Chicago about the sane time shared sim
liar fate at Bloomington.
The Chicago Journal, of Saturday eve
ming, says:
Yesterday morning, when the mercury
Indicated the state Of the temperature to be
30 below zero, a man, frost-bitten, and
more dead than alive, arrived in town. hav-
ing come on foot through the deep snow and
the singing cold, from the Michigan South
crn train, stuck fast in the snow about four
miles from the city. He reported that the
Michigan Central passenger train due here
at 1890 Thursday night, had stuck fast in
the snow near the crossing OF the Michigan
Southern road For lack of fuel the fires
went out in the cars, and the prospect OF
B. BNi'Sh'pk upoh OpCH WutTC tHt
storm rloted at will, was most imminent. -
At length the Michigan Southern train came
along, and stopped about three hundred
yards from the other train. The passengers
were then transferred from the Central to
the Southern. There were over a hundred
Of them, large proportion being women
and children. Nearly all of these were
more or less frost-bitten in going from one
tra n to the other Noses ears. cheeks, toes
and fingers suffered considerably.
The end OF their troubles was not reached
The relief afforded was but temporary -
The Michigan Southern train, after pro
ccedlng about four miles, became fast in the
snow-drifts. Hoping tbat'som relief would
be sent from the city. the passengers made
n great bonfire of the fences that lit up the
scene Tor rods around and showed them how
terrible the storm really was. A man and
his wife lett the cars and ventured across
tho prairie to small house, a short distance
away. The woman froze both her hand,
and the man both Of his feet The lonp
nirht passed away, and in the morning the
adventurous individual before mentioned
made his way to the city
At once measures were taken to send re
| lief Three four. horse sleighs wele startcC
: through the binding storm, carrying edible.
, from the fremont, Sherman and Brigg,
houses. Neither of them reached their des
tination--al got stuck in the snow. Mr.
, Hough. of the Michigan Southern road
next tried wagon. He proceeded about
n mile beyond Uhlich's and had to unhitch
the horses and return, leaving the wagon in
n snow drift nearly twenty feet high.
lie next essayed cutter, and reached the
train last night with three baskets of pro.
| x,s h.,,, IL
food nearly thirty hours.
~ lew came to the city on foot last night,
but the bulk Of the passengers, 225 in num-
ber, remained upon the cars another night.
This morning score of sleighs were in read
mess to go down and bring in the passen
gers, when another footman arrived with
; the intelligence that an engine had been Sc Mt
from the Junction and had hauled the train
back to that place. This put il out of the
power of the teamsteis to carry out thai
good intentions To render the matter vo1
no telegraphic operator was at the Juuctf
80 no orders could be transmitted to bs|
the train bnck to meet tho sleighs. Anop6l
rator was dispatched there this mornings
n sleigh. The passengers will probably al
arrive here this afternoon.
The freezing of the Mississippi has pro
duced much enjoyment for the people of St.
Louis. The News, Of Monday, says:
AS compared with the preceding two OF
or three days Of the cold SPELL yesterday wa,
4 moderate, the mercury having risen several
degrees. On Saturday morning, having the
temerity Of travellers, there was no difficulty
in crossing over the river dry shod Yes
tcrday the only difficulty in going over was
to keep out Of the interminable crowd which,
from morning till late at night, thronged on
the ice. Thousands of men. boys and wo-
men enjoyed themselves in skating and gil
ding gaily over the surface for two or three
miles in front Of the city
Wagons crossed without let or hindrancs.
Sleighs, with beaux and bells, were driven
about AS if the leo had always been, and
never would be more. In places the con
gealed water became gorged, and presented
rather an uneven surface. At the Carr
street icny landing bridge was prepared
for the passage from the boat TO the leo of
wagons and teams. The bridge was guard
ed by file OF soldiers, to prevent confusion
and accident
1t is estimated that M least 20 0C,() naonls