Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-14

A Louisville despatch says such
weather never was known there be-
fore. At St. Louis teams cross the
Mississippi on the ice, as they also do
at Cairo.
Two soldiers were frozen to death
at Camp Chase, Cincinnati, on Satur-
day night the I'd inst. The soldiers in
camp at Indianapolis suffered consid-
erably, and number had their ears
and feet frozen. On the night of the
3lst ult. four rebel prisoners were
frozen to death while sleeping in the
cars at Jacksonville.
Four rebel prisoners escaped from
Camp Douglas, Chicago, during the
storm. Two were re-capturcd and re.
turned to their prison, and the remain
ing two were found frozen dead.
At Harvey Hospital, Madison, Wis,
the mercury CONCEALED. Much suffer-
ing was caused by the supply Of fuel
being exhausted, and two soldiers are
reported frozen to death. The Oldest
settlers say twas the coolest weather
ever known there.
All the Railroads in the North West
were blockaded, trains being showed
under and engines frozen up. For
lack of fuel the fires went out in the
cars, and passengers were in immi-
nent danger of perishng. The Michi-
gan Southern train left Chicago, but
after proceeding four or five miles be-
came fast in the snow drifts. Intelli-
gence reached the city, and teams la
den with provisions started out for
their relief but could not reach them,
and for thirty hours they were with
out food.
At White Pigeon, Michigan, a
switchman was out about twenty min
ntes, and when he came into the sta
ton be sat down by stove and died al
most Immediately. At the same place,
a merchant walked from his house
to the station, thrce-fourths of mile,
and died in ten minutes after reach.
ing there.
A woman was frozen TO death be-
tween Berlin and Rosendale, Wiscon-
sin. r.
Two stage drivers were frozen to
death on the lst near Des Moines, and
another frozen nearly to death. A la
dy was also frozen to death in the stage
beyond that place, while seated be-
side her husband.
The train on the Michigan Central
road became fast in the snow near the
junction with the Southern road soon
the train on the Southern road came
along and the passengers in the Gen.
trail train were transferred to the 9TH
er. as their fires had all gone ont.
We copy few paragraphs of thrill
ing account of the scene when this
transfer was made and until they
were relieved from their perilous stu
alton, written by passenger
Strong men fell by the way--frail
women dropped down unable to step
and were caught in the strong arms
of men and hurried to the cars, in
sensible. Children, halfclad, were
rescued half frozen. Few who at
tempted the journey escaped being
frost-bitten. White noses, ears, fa-
ces and hands marked most of the Cen
trail passengers and many of the
Southern ones who had nobly render
ed aid in the transfer. The scene in
those cars, as the frozen passengers
were helped in, beggars description.
Men with frozen features rushed out
for snow with which to extract the
frost from the feet and hands. and ia
ces Of the women and children, for.
getting their own condition until made
conscious of it by the painful tingling
which follows neglect in such cases.
Children crying, women moaning
and fainting. men shouting and rush
ing hither and thither, with snow and
liquors. the rush Of cold air through
the open doors, the signal shrieks of
the engine. the anxious inquiries of