, 1873-03-22
SEOW.BOUMD.
Attempt Of II Trnfn arona
st. John to fsclch gHnlifsax...E'iwo
Days ON tho EtOnl---Fiftcc1a Feet OF
Snow md 4 EsesfntzeRa Storm.


St. John to Reach H1nlifsax--.Eivo
Days ON tho EtOnl-.-Fiftcc1a Feet OF
snow nnd Il IscsfAtzcsn Storm.
From, The 81. John IN. ~ Nelcs, aIureh g..
About 12H this mornlnE, tho train which left
here on Monday last for Halita5 got bnck to this
returned to this city, and tho officers and chi
ployes have passed through dangers and diff
oulties to which the history Of railroading in
this province scarcely furnishes parallel. From
one Of tho officers who was Oh board tho train
our reporter has gathered the following particu-
lars Of their five dnys' experience on Tautra1nat
h1arsh and vicinity:
The express train for Halifax left sackyio on
Monday afternoon Inst, bctwoon and & o'clock,
boing about two hours behind timo. At this
time the wind was beginning to blow freshly,
with indications OF q Storm While crossing the
Trantyamar AIarsh, and within about two miles
Those On board say thoy neyor experienced any,
thing no euddon and terrific. Tho train was aIl-
most Immediately brought to o Gtandsttll, the
fury Of tho storm aud tho quantity Of BnoW clog
ginE tho wheels so TINT it WAS impossible to nd
vance OF so backward. After several inofroctnal
attempts to start tho engine, all hands Baw TINT
from the fury Of tho storm they must ,nnlse tho
most OF tho circumstances in which they wore
boilora. In doing this the engineer and fromnn
woro 40 completely onvolopod in snow and leo
from the escaping steam and tho polling snow,
and so bonumbod aud oxhauBfed from the cold,
and from thoir oxertions, that they woro forced
to draw their fires and croop into tic box. Aftor
gottng thnwot out they mado tholr wny with tho
greatest difficulty to tho passenger and mil
cars. This they had to do by fcollng thoir way,
tho storm rnging with such roaistlcss fury thut
they could SEQ nothing boforo them.
! . In tho pasHonger-cars tho wind was SO terrific
| that no Gres could DO kept mp, and tho fins snow
| Hiftel through ovory crovico and drifted into
tho cars to such an extent that they soon boz
ca,no untenablo, and the only place OF rofuga
| 1oft Trnil.rnr 1}Jia VGa rrntnc}e1 from
| tho storm by tho passago-way through it, which,
when morning canlo was driftod half full oi
| Bnow. There were about twenty-five male pas.
eongers on board tho train. and four femalo, one
marricd lady, two unmarried Ones md a colore1
girl. Those wore m0do as comfortable as posi-.
blc under tho circumstances, and, after tho rut
great fury of the storm had ppcnt. they succeed
Cd in keeping on fire. NoErly! everything witl!'
In the car Ind beon uaod nB fuel except tho mail
boxes, and it was thought TINT these would have
| to be sacrificet, but Conductor Cannon md Mr..
Blizzard, tho poBtai clerk, determined to make
MI nttompt to reach tho engine aud got some
coal. This they succeeded in doing, after which
| the inmates Of the car wero made more comforts
Prey1ous to this M attempt haa baen made by
one OF tile employos to reach tho fonce, i'll order
to procure fuel, bnt ho lost his why, and being.
unable to SEQ tho cars or The fence, became be-
widorod, and, with difficulty, nlado his why bnek
to tho train, being guided only by tho shouts Of
-tEoso Oil board, which could scarcely bo heard
above tho din Of tho elements.
When tue morning tawnod, nothing could be
moro chearleH6 than tho prosrcct Which pro-
sontol itself. Tho inmates Of the postal car
had to shovel thor way out OF it, tho snow
being nearly as high as the door. They llaa no
provision On board but barrel Of crackers,
which had boon openel md tho contents dis
tributol during tito night but as hoy Aat noitlI-
or butter or water, it was Impossible to cat tho n
Tho ludias exhibited tho groateHt coolnogs and
courage III tho trying position In which they woro
| placed, and not q ulur:nnr escaped their lips at
I the prlyntiona they endured. At great personal
risk Conductor Cannon and Postal Clork Dliz-
zarl tranlt,ol through tho storm to Saokyille and
| reported their condition, and q force was sent
out to clonr tho truck. Tho freight-trnin from
| Truno In charge Of Conductor Allinghan, had
alpo workod VOL down toward tho snow-bound
| train, aud communication was thus ro-eBthblsl-
cd. Tho anow ut Browns Out, botwaen Au Lao
| md Amherst, was reported by Conductor AIliug-
ham to bo two foot deep, aud ut Fort Lawrence
t WAS from ton to fifteen foot deep.
droat praiae III duo to Conductor Cannon for
hiu unwenried md kindly efforts to provide for
tho comfort Of the passengers and employees of
tho train. When tho storm had somewhat
abatel, ho went to Coles Island, distance Of
about mile md q half, aud procured a team,
conveyed the lady pausongers to tho house Of .
farmor named Patterson, wlloro they wero most
| kindly treated, and provided with food and
roat. 1Io then procured other. tcanls and sent
thom forward to Ainllorat. Rosft'onta IN tho Vi
| csntty state that no Buch storm as TINT Of Mon-
| lRy last has been experienced tharo Tor ton
| yoars, and tho railway. omployos say that no
! drifts have previously formed Wlloro they wore
compelled to endure such night Of danger Gna
discomfort,