The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-26

AWFUL EXPERIENCE or PAS
sengers upon the MioA!gau Central
Railroad
The Chicago Times of jan 81, cou
tains the following account af ae dau
ger aad suffering Of passengers, snow
ed up in tram upon lie Michigan
Central Railroad, about one hundred
miles irom Chtcago
The scene, when he passengers nele
aware OF their situation, was So tern.
bly real as 70 battle all description
There were over hunfcd ia .euq rs
on board, many o. them being women
aad children, Nith bat snort supply
OF wood, One by ohe oai iH.o .n,
binding storm went those who wr
aols and digg & down lhsous j
the suowdriits which were F
ed oyer tAeu,, they tore up ha fences
near the road and diough them as Iae.
70 the ears.
Here was something which aouiJ
provide warmth uutd they coaid 81
rescued from thaf pentols sitUmIo .
The boards were broken up, ard the
fast co}iing staye soon gave out gen
erous heat The Wind as it rushed
along drew the fame through the d3
wne, until Tie stove and pipe were
heated rcd. The root Of toe cu luok
lire lrom the heated pipe, and the wiad
caught HE flames.
Some Of the men With hacActs
mounted the top Of the ear and com.
menced cutting away the portion on
fire; othel men, and the women ear
ried snow aud dashed it from The i1-
side aud from the outside upon The
burning roof. The contest resulted IN
the flames being quelled
The passengers then removed to the
next car But the ashes had been eu-
fortunately enliieIy removed from the
stove ia this car, and. when auticipai
ing no danger, the doo OF the cal t0oh
fire from the bottom of the stove. 1t
WAS much easter extinauished
ihan the other, bu not " taout con
siderable labor. nor untii a large por-
tion Of tie floor tai been cul away,
and that car rendered upten4ble also,
The passengers of tie entire train
now hudded together in he only re-
manning ear. Il was now nearly 2
clock il the afternoon aud there Nere
no signs Of The storm abaIing or Of any
deliyeranee reaching them. Sudden
ly, however, they were startled into
new hope by tie arrival d the train
on the Michigan Souilcrn Railroad.
Il stopped at tie crossing Of tic two
roads, only some 400 yard. distant
and IT. conductor jgiied his readi-
ness 70 cake the pa enger- Of the
Michigan Central tram into lie city
Ihe 9o,k Of tran Ierfing them was
immediately commenced, ilc engine
ln the meantime moving the train
owly backwards and forward 20 pre-.
I ent the snow from drifting around and
under ID
Tie distance between he two train.
aearly 400 yards. was hlled with i
aria nearly ten feet Ia depth, aud te
take tie passenger, from Que 10 ihe
other vas work q great labor AMI
difficulty. Tie storm was Il ts height
ara t8e ooid . intense ihal ihe faces
81 the women sad children wefe iroz-
ga almost as -oon iliey came ln con-
fat eub tbe wina--iumug ah e ae
nsiamy 4. il ihey h4d been plunged
boiling sat Il.
Scarcely any o9e made the f.ssage
FROM one iraia 70 tile olaer wlhoui
being bsdly iro.i bitten many qane
riously. Tie Npmen and chiiareu
had to 3 carried over 70 tie other
tram. aud noi tess m,n Who essayci
IL ere compel ] 70 demand assist.
aucc. This Wa cheeriuliy rendered
by so.Baleef- ia3m among the Michi-
ga Southern pass n4frs.
All wefe g0ieu over save ae oid IL
b and Mrs Taues residing il Iowa
au office ahd sis lads aad two wound
cd soldiers. one of whom uas he -oa
oi the old lady iusi meutloaed Mrs.
Turner'S cliild had been taken to TIE
other train By the conductor, and sbe