The Portland daily press., 1873-03-11
Snow Bound.

The following from the st. John Meas of
Saturday will give some idea of the severity of
the snow storm of Monday the Sd inst, in New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia:
About half-past twelve Saturday morning the
trains which left here on Monday last for Hall
fax got back to this city. The passengers on
BOARD, many of whom returned to this city, the
officers and employees have passed through dam
gers aud difficulties, snch as the history of
rairoading in this Province scarcely furnishes
parallel From one of the officers, who was
on board the train, our reporter has gathered
the following particulars of their five days ex-
perence on Tantramar Marsh and vicinity
on Monday afternoon last b. t " IN fourland Il,
o'clock, being about two honrs behind. At
this time the wind was beginning to blow fresh
ly, with indications of a storm. While cross
miles of Au Lac Station, the squall struck the
train. Those on board say they never expert
enced anything so sudden and terrific The
train was almost Immediately brought to a
stand still, the fury of the storm and the guam
tlty of snow clogglng the wheels. so that it was
impossible to advance or go backward
After several ineffr ctual attempts to start
the engine, all hands saw that from the fury of
the storm they must make the most of the cir
cunstauces in which they were placed, and the
fireman proceeded to clear the boilers In do
ing this the engineer and fireman were so COM
Gaping steam and the pelting snow, and so be-
numbed and exhausted from the cold and from
their exertions, that they were forced to draw
their fires and creep into the box. After get
ging thawed out they made their way with the
greatest difficulty to the passenger and mail
cars. This they h id to do by feeling their wav
the storm raging with such resistleSs FURY that
they could see nothing before them
!, IN the passenger cars the wind was so terrific
Una. mo sf. nfes could be kept up, and the fine
into the cars to such an extent that thew soon
became untenable, aud the only place of TTefnna
left was the mail car. This was protected from
the storm by the passage way through it, which
when morning came was drifted half full of
snow.
There were about twenty five male passengers
on board the train, and four female, one married
lady, two unmarried ones land a colored girl
These were made as comfortable as possible
under the circumstances and after the first
great fury of the storm had spent, they succeed
ed in keeping on fire. Nearly everything
within the car had been used as fuel, except
the mail boxes, and it was thought that these
would have to be sacrificed, but Conductor
Cannon and Mr.. Blizzard, the postal clerk, de-
termined to make an attempt to reach the en-
CINE and get some COAL This they succeeded
in doing, after which the inmates of the car
were made more comfortable
Previous to this an attempt had been made by
one of the employees to reach the fence, in or
being unable to see the cars or the fence became
bewildered, and with difficulty made his way
back to the train, being guided only by the
shouts OF those on board, which could scarcely
be heard above the din of the elements
When the morning dawned nothing could
be more cheerless than the prospect which pre-
sented itself. The inmates of the postal car
had to shovel their way out of it, the snow be.
ing nearly as high as the door. They had no
provisions on board but barrel of crackers,
which had been opentd aud the contents dis.
tributed during the night, but as they had
neither butter nor water, it was impossible to
eat them.
The ladies exhibited the greatest GOODNESS and
were ploced, and not murmnr escaped their
lips at the privations they endured.