The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-07-11
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III Shortly after noons,is sum, an. g;ls ieng
aud heavily loaded inlIsielanss train pas
sed through Guelph, az soate to the
WesternS ST .ftes q there gwerf, &e sh5uld
think eight hundred or nine Aushrea per
sons, crasnu.sd IN ten common grain cas-,
with thesaa boarded MP part<R 3ls anft
a small square hole IN the upper rear
corner stoaes In theaif. i EorI he bsaefit
of those ssho have less knowledge Of rail
wpss tan Ourselves, We -would sayEthais
the these 8: e si sss Sl5 ls
mateNthings. Cattle and pigs would suf-
foatS,in them, aud 50 lkey have lsllefig'
OF aeconilnofasiaEs@tlfe cars having
strips up. the side with plenty OF space
Tor ventilation between.
These immigrants were from Germany.
and had ridden all the way from PoQit
Levi fneaf Qnebec boxed up in this fash
ion. The train probably lett there Oh
Thursday previyus, and might reach Sar.
MA on Sunday night-so that they. would
have to remain on board three whole days
aud nights at least. There was not a ghost
of seat to be had; and il there were no
one could have had chance os.tslown;
even standing up, they were wedged III
so tight as hardly to be able to move. 1t.
was not thought worth while to give the
smaller children, girls and woman a sep
crate car, or to leave them room to sit on
the floor once iii a while, and rest their
aching limbs No doubt the bury va
hoos' and their impronlptu sweetheat-
had huge tine OF it. jannled In per-
petual embrace akin to "A moderately
powerful hydraulic press; but what
7.,f.f.,t .ab. ~ J
ant mothers, and decrepit grand iathers
girls, who stood on tlp-toe, tn Mig ~,
their pale faces between their taller i1.-
lows to get a mouth full OF fresh air.
Every one who has ridden a coca
distance on !, train knows very we'll how
sweet it sonetilnes-is to get a draiaeilt 1t
fresh water. the mingled dust and heat
of crowded car making the traveller,
drink Ikea Gsh. By tie tiina these poor
half liamished wretcheS reached Guelph,
they we're actually painting for waters
and when they caught sight Of some.
pals which had been placed for them on
the platform, Several sprang over the
boarding before they could be handed up
To them. Iho5wo or three buckets pass
sed into the cars were@seizea BY strong
rude men In front, who Dipped their
heads in almost to the ears. and thu.
gulped downsthe preciouslieuid. Mean
while could be@heard FROM the midst Of
the Tar the fearful cries Oh mothers in
behalf of their babes, thespassiouate APPS
peals of old men and dausels,s antFthe
sobs andgroans OF children, swho stretch-.
ed forthstheir pitiful little shands with
faint entreaties: = iEpsser! !ifssef =,
In vain, =however as the gruff tones OF
the conductor were heard above all, NO
time, get on. They seemed SCARCELY to
understand the order. till they heard the
engine whistle,when they redoubied their
cries, clapping their hands to their lips
andaexciaiming ''Dsusfen.! HoSserr' in
the most.affeeting strains the train rol-
led oft through the town amid the male,
dietnns OF the lystanders, Who declared
1t the most shameful sight they had evef
Witnessed IN Guelph. III