The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-15
s' From the Chicago Tribune, Januarsp.
ARRIVAL IN CHICAGO OF EiGH1
HUNDRED CALIFoRSIANs.
TWENTY DAYS CONSUMED IN COMING
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.

TWENTY DAYS CONSUMED IN COMM
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
Yesterday morning about 2 O'Clock In
Northwestern railroad landed IN TINS GU
three hundred and fifty passengers VINO ma
been DELAYED on the Pacific railroad. SON
OF them left San Francisco on the l3tn uitih:
and had consequently been confined III thel
p;lied caDes nearly three weeks. Long COZ
finemcn, had not, however, Injured t'ieIi.
csptivi,v. AL. Of them were weary, nuusi
indispescd. and thoroughly satisneo Will -
road riding. .,.h;c,, 10 come
thing over eight hundred miles lnL' siu1 ~ y
San francisco, have not been ue ~ win
cep. Nv ordinary accidents, dui',,s , .m I lof
ter. Stree the list liitilno I'm ,a,, ,,o;nts
0rden vnry irrc,allarly for eastern Polhts
Sssr,, al, fine DELAY has been between iefc.
a,J t;hcvennc. d Distance Of one hundreoane
.;rfr. ,,;1ss. in creeping over which orief space
,,,c fri t,.;u out occupied nearly two weeks
re nrcscnt se:tsoil, as compared with forlnel
..nsons in the mountains, has been one OF un
,,s,yoI r;ror. The first Writer after the open
inc of fhc Pacific railroad, considerable lEou
10 and deIar was experienced. The sho"
ss.ds wore citi;ry burned or broken III by th'
,,rest WEIGHT of the snow, and The track was
I,ft unnrotected In S~cp cuts and guilies'
,,yhnrc protection was most needed. Inc ae'
1ay n fiat winter entailed serious iuconVe
,innras mon travellers and great expense
mont company. Since that tlilie shele Ia,
been occasional delays, which were sIuo's
long continued. \ train Wonia DC b'oep p,'
1,y6 or three days upon some portions VI 81. 81
fou.e and make the rest OF the alsLa . ".Sl,-
out iinlrlncc. The experiences ol ,lias W." ~, y
f.r have been different. ono stopihst e. ;rA
.7,ow-r,ank has been only tue pie'u,te W M
,,I,n,crahlc similar Inconvenience ana dciays'
From so,M Of the through passengers Mno
h,y, retained sufficient eqnanlnllty 70 e.-
INIT Of their givin. desai he'd account Oh !neiI
.yncrirncc we have obtalljed the lacts WHICH,
we give herewith: .,,b,o
The storm which occasioned the iroun ~!
occurred on the 21st of December. lhtcn.-
rent gentlemen inform us that' as hesl ~
fhnv could tell, the fail of snow did not any
where exceed twelve inches III dcpth. bul
:. w,s fine light, and dry, and easily blo"n
from place to place. For some days succeed
,;,Sr rio stor,a Strong westerly and northwest
..,Iv winda blew necessarily. The snow was
-f,;ycn into the gullies along the track, tne
drifts being sometimes as high as the TOOLS OF
the corc. Wherever the snow drnted IL
hacked closely. The engines could make no
,,ri,y,.siou on it, and they never ventufeo W
ur,cccd until the track was enilrciy e'5 ,.r
i'he snow-ploughs experienced the same uil-
fc1lliv. there being great danger oi lAc:i uii,
ming of the track. Great care nad 10 DC '!s '
"a avoid such contingencies. so rapluIy
would SHOW accumulate that le" i'i,nu .'IS
after the passage OF a tram Tic tfach "oo'"
Le again rendered impassable. ~ .,,,
Tho ION of the highest altitude from OSaen
w s,.orpc. but their numbers fell Tar snort
W INV. r .cies Of the case Laborcrs were
- tmI orer' the same ground III sqsac'
vs. s t,,o,tv-flve to one hundred ana my.
:" "i iioiia u"u n,mb,>r employed could not
ha,. -. III r,Ian sbort of two thousand YET tnHse
iaa d a, l.arv nadem,ate to the situation. Inc
it,an,,nds of the case h, not been 1tlii! APP
n nrnri,ted by the compan, ,, consequently 'ney
were Sa p1pts GERS nassed the time as we'll
they were able. There was ut 40. ,,n Se
deal Of swearing and card-playins md i' =
with the inhibition Of whiskey Sec mo
great deal of foraging for food-"brow.
around" as Mr.. Lincoln used to say; AMI,
third, q moderate amount of religion Oh sun
days.
There were four trains that were showed
in for different periods Of time-thoSe leaving
San Francisco on the 10th, goth, I'D, ana
26th. Most of the passengers were nrst-
class. and there were many persons OF dis
tinction On board. There were about eight
hundred persons, all told. Quite number
had lust arrived on the Pacific mail steamer
from China and Japan, and the Union racine
offered them discount Of twenty-elght dol
lars to get them to 80 overland. These per-
sons were very much irritated at the delay,
and we believe the money was refunded 10
them at Omaha. Other through passengers
felt considerable indignation at the diScrllnl-
nation made against themselves. Among the
distinguished travellers were several gentle
men, one Of them belonging to the British
consular force ut one of the North Chinese
forts. This gentleman bore the confinement
stoicly, and came through with only IN
, increased tinge of sallowncss upon ms
checks aud Il little ascerbity added to his
temper. Another was Count Phlillphus,
Russian Consul Mt Nagasaki, In Japan,
iolly good fellow, who was the life OF his car.
Senator Cole, Of California, and his newly
elected colleague Mr.. A. A. Sargent, were
among the Hntortunates. Several army OH
GERS were along, rather for show than use, II
would seem, as there was not shadow OF q
redskin to be seen along the entlre route
Susan j. Anthony was Oh the way ffom oai
Francisco to Washington. She took her marc
tack and coffee with the rest, and was happy
Two clergymen We're on TWO OF inc snow
bound trains. Both offered their services tc
conduct divine worship on Sunday. One o.
them ofliciated, the music being by cabinet
-, organ played by young lady passenger, al
uniting in the chorus. The other would also
have ofticiated, but the conductor finding,
upon consulting the travellers, that the ma
ioritv in that car were opposed to that man.
ner of spending the Sabbath, divine service
was omitted. One was the Rev. Mr.. Martin
from Allegheny City, and the other Rev. MIR.
Deyoe, Of Newark, NJ
TIE TERRIBLE DELAY.
The detention was especially disagreeable
aud irksome to most Of the passengers, some
Of whom had had q long voyage ut sea, others
having urgent business, and nearly all dc
string to reach their various destinations
= during the holidays. Three gentlemen were
DESTROYS to make good time because their
weddiug-day was fixed for the holiday week,
aud aelav might be fatal. We trust that the
orange flowers will wither, nor the brides
cake become stale, before they reach theil
destinations.
One of the trains was supplied with 9
hotel car, the car having gone West under
the special charter of Mr.. Nordhoff, formerly
of the New York Eoeniag Post, merely &C
cidental but very fortunate circumstance
Persons on the train to which it was at
tached had regular meals with but two ca
eeptions. People on the other trains fare(
poorly. Some had brought along liberia
supply from home, anticipating delay. Blu
these stores, however ample, gave out q
length. The fare ut the section eating
.-~ honsns fs described rs simply eyecrable. thu