The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-01-03
IN THE SNOW.

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IN THE SNOW.
Arrival Of Twenty six Cars on the
Lake Shore Road The Recent
4 Blockade Scenes and 1noidentE
ofthe Storm.
! fH tFfom the Bsnhio rsprts,, Dec. 81
The announcement IN our evening
edition Of Saturday of heavy snow
blockade on The Lake Shore Rail.
road, created quite an excitement
among those having friends en- route
for the city, especially when, as the
day wore on,it was found that no
possibility existed of getting the
trains through within any definite po.
iriod. AS we then stated, the train
which left Chicago on Thursday was
showed in near Ripley a snow plow,
Locomotives, and a. force of shoyelers,
bad been dispatched to relieve the
passengers from their uncomfortable
position. Our reporter, who went up
with tho party, returned to the city
last nightwiih the trains which had
been accommodating at Eric for forty
eight hours. si.itg.
AT RIPLEY.
The 6rst train which was caught in
The snow left Eric at two o'clock on
THE morning Of Saturday. Before
that time the telegraph had reported
at the Superintondant's Office in Buf-
falo tha. a furious gale was blowing
at Dunkirk aud along tho road be-
yond, but no appreheusions of a
blockade were felt. At Ripley tho
locomotive struck drift aud the train
was found to have boon buried to the
depth of ten or twelve feet Thcsnow
had been lifted from the field along
the road and fairly piled upon the
trnck, large quantities Of mud and
dirt being carried along with It so us
TO ronder it impossible for thd train
to force its way through the dense
mass, At an carly hour Saturday
morning the much needed assistance
was anticipated from this city, but al
most the entire afternoon was spent
before portion of the train could
be detached and taken back to West.
field.
A PROVISION TRAIN.
At about z o'clock in tho evening
of ofSuturday, Assistant Superintendent
Desmond left the city with locomo-
tive aud car loaded with provisions
for the. blockaded trains, the railroad
company sending on a store of good
things, which were redncrcd only less
acceptable by the fact that the far
mcts of Chautauqua county had gen
erously come TO tho assistance of the
hungry wayiarers, who fared sumptu.
opsly during their. imprisonment
Mr., Desmond reached Westfold with
some difficulty at midnight, and soon
aItcr the rrain was started and arrived
in Buffalo ut 4 o'clock yesterday NOR 4
ming, Something of an. idea, of the
depth and solidity of the drifts may
be gained from the fact that the snow
plow, which was sent up the road was
thrown from the truck three time be-
iweon Buffalo and Westlield. AN on
board the train were in the best cFi
ipirits, and many seemed to have
ather enjoyed the adventure than
'therwise.
ATERTE.
In the meantime things we're get.
ing mixed at Erie. Train after train
rriyed from the west, but despite the
act that an opening had been made,
he snow driftcd so fast that by the
ime the freight train had been dug
nut, the track toward Erie was again
blocked, and it was found impossible
0 force way through. As conse-
Erie was soon filed with
Eo arrivals, the hotels being crowded
nd many passengers sleeping on tho
ars, Unfortunately there was but
nc sleeping coach, 50 that rest was
omcthing to be obtained only with
ousiderable difficulty, Nevertheless.
he greatest good Lumor and mirth-
llncss prevailed.
tate orr AT LAST.
Finally tkere were collected at Erie
he trains due here at 1I0 Am. 7,
aturday, 1885 p. NJ, $50 p, NJ,
0:f0 p NJ, aud i.50 yesterday
iorning, and the whole were finally
ispatched yesterday afternoon, telc- ,
rams having been received to the
feet that the road was entirely clear.
'wo trains were made up, comprising
xteeh passenger coaches, six
Spress care, four baggage cars,
ne whole drawn by three engines.
hey arrived safely at G;10 last eve
ing. Rain commenced to fall bc
Seen five aud six o'clock at Erie.
MORE TO COME.
There were at six o'clock last night
Selye heavy freight trains on the !
,ad. tho last having left Eric at that
our. This included one hundred ,
nd sixteen car loads Of live stock,
hich is repor ed to be in good con f,
ltion, and will undoubtedly be in for
10 opening of the marke this morn ,
lg. A
Anna Dickinson.
A ROstOn cOrrcSDOndent of tho