The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-03-07

TIE DEEPEST Snow OF THE SEASON fell or
drifting the snow in some places four and fiv,
| feet The average depth WAS about Is inches =
The cars coming from the east were detained
about an hour and half This detention wa:
occasoned by the drifts in the cuts on the Orange
| and Alexandria Road, which were very deep =
We happened to be on that train and the impress
sion at one time prevailed with the passengers
| that they were abou: to exper fence a miniature
Pacific Railroad blockade The train came to 8
dead halt. The engine would be reversed, run
back, and then plunge forward again to pass thro
| The snowy embankments. This process was re
| peated several times, in one Of which the coup.
ling link OF the sleeping car broke, and it being
u heavy grade, the detached car ran back for
some distance Another link was soon secured
and the main train backed TO where it had stop
ped in its lonely career. Forward again but
only to where we had gotten before. The engine
| was then detached, and with the assistance of
spadesmen, plowed through the deep white pile in
| the cut. Again coming back the cars were hitch
ed on, and we passed to Gordonsvile, being at
least an hour behind Time. The Lynchburg train
was also detained by like impedments, which
kept the Chesapeake and Ohio traiu back for
some time. The Central track had been broken
Dy Inc DOWN Train, winch enabled US to make
good time to Staunton.
We had on board several Stauntonians. among
them, our young friend, L L. Kinney, lust re.
turning with his fair bride from their bridal tour
lie was the life OF the company. When we were
halted on the Orange and Alexandria Road, 10 re-
lieve the party from alapprehensi IN of starvaion
he passed the length of the train with q can Of
delicious oysters he had supplied. feeding each
passenger with spoon At GordonsylIIe. the
absence Of chicken legs was the Surprise Of all
An old New Yorker thought The raw material
must have either been frozen or Covered up
by the snow. OF the inventor of he tleshy element
OF the legs departed this life, as lie had understood
the bones were hunted up each day. and some
Kind OF composition moulded on them that so re-
sembled The natur.l flesh the deception could not
be discovered. The defect. however, was agree
ably supplied by Two routing turkeys, nicely
Drowned, sent out from the Iloel OF Capt John L.
Jones, at one time popular conductor on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
Dr. Beng. Crawford was also one of the party
AMI contributed TO passing away the ennui which
otherwise would have existed He was inst re.
turning from the successful and credtable prose.
cutlon OF his studies at Bellevue Medical Col
lege New York, with his ..sheep skim in his pock
ct.
Senator Lewis, of Virginia. was on the train. en-
route for Richmond, to meet his family, but we
think returned to Washington from Gor.lonsville,
fearing the snow might farther detain the cars TO
prevent him being IN Washington on Tuesday
Gordorsyllle is o lively place, and improving;
The recent new enterprise of Nlessrs. Easton &
Maigwick adds to the business. as it brings q
number OF stock purchasers there each moniI,
who purchase freely at theis sales