, 1874-03-18


Tho nlocisndo on tho Central pnciflc
knalronh.
1tlegrams to The San Francisco Chronfcla
BLUE CANON, March 81 p. m.
This afternoon Superintendent Fillmore, tho
Chronicle correspondent, and tho telegraph
operator at this place, ]. +, Crooks mounted
snow-shoes, mud started out on ton
Of tho rnow to. meet tho plow-train,
which for two days has been making
its way from Alta. After most fa.iEung
tramp we met tho pillow, thrco miles from hero,
stuck In the snow. Thero woro ton mmcnsa en-
gincs behind 1t. and tho power tAus brought to
bear waH something terrific. Tho snow lay pilol
up in front Of tho great plow in one aod masB
20 feet high. whore it had boon forced hack bo-
The train WAS immovab1e, and tho largo force
Of mon accompanying 1t were buBily engaged
shoyeiing it out. In losa than half IN hour tho
train WAS al clear and rcatly for another buck.
spondent on top of tlo plow' and, climbing up
himself, with tho other gontletnon, gave tho
signal, aud tho ton ongines backed down for
nearly o mile; then, revorsing tho motion,
every throttle was oponed widoo, md, with
q spring that almost knocked everybody
Off his fcot, tho huge piow sprang for
ward. Tho ton enginos ahrickod and hisBed, tho
mon yolled and wildly geB.iculatod; tho bnck
smoke poured from every funnel md hung on
the plow like pail Tho loud rumble Of tho
track tho hisaing, roaring din. aud the chorus uf
ahrioking demona behind, all made up sceno
tint would bla1ch tho boldest check. Col.
Donohue held OH to the life.rope with grip
!has Voula nave &c cruanea = Wanat' nls nNend1a
mu'hagfay 1nI hsoou Gns ,aon IT. ns n1au i'Ke s!eet
d locomotive.
1u1 nv" I:oatou q tno open snaeo ~ oonnu
a nI ~, sn'q @ to smU" " sno In.o ~ trsy
y 3 W not M a. ,c ~ u" IKE hu ~ oaI ty
olheur T., tolo IL H ~ sis ana nateu ' T. T.
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tu'uus ~ % son uo"n sn I uua1n 11' @ nuu. a, i1 i9
@ n @ un ~ M so s., 1tsan Suno
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6.nas i,;,,a on, % n ,,p * y r. 'nn H."
,.nn,, ,.nit az dr<,,.,r"n,s ,ed o NY s,,n'
,o h11aawa Fnnv te tron ra into to n
=, ,,,,;" tIo ",oa .ray at ,oont tan font taon
ins,es ;suo III s .;ie .a a.
III, n7saa tl1 ~iana anu mlues moro
t;nb,or m'o ."d t;"I,sor oro.v ~ ri nonn'' n1'
s,t,a, tinn,toi ~" 4,a ,,E EaoM eo'' Ill.,,
no nao; Siowl ,1 ,,.t LUG vt eroas mae1ino s 4
,n 'sJ @ .oaa a,, ''iH ianare1
uiluous .3 a.'u s.onuoup s!aso!ons Sae apolsu @
m, mnsn unG enoroa1 Ptessto ton a' Io, ~ nf
"y M .ne1o was ~ na: H. g'ont @ I ssn .. ioss
from tnG aenons 70 tne Ioal, ano LUG s'o"-pio"
"as ssuek last aga!a, y, ~ .ns arnt. .,,,
AZ O'CLOCK. a'nld the cheers OF tue railroad-
men, tno pow stoppeu Within ~ 1Set @ Ut she
wrecked plow OF oaturdav naghs. mat eng OF
tue foad was clear, anu Ill lanus fo1olcoa that
their labors were oyor.
BLUE nLuE uAaos, Mafen u-o +. m;
ine sno"-rloW from E'nl6lant zap, VIII lls
team O. ten enginos' was dug out OF ne hotie
anoVo mere anout att hour aso. for nall-a,nllo
aboVo, sllo foaa wihah around .no noFth hido OF
tno canon' anu IL III ~! WOW 1t11n tlls sta;lol.
Word was sent me that tile plow was backing
down Tor fresh run at the drift. CO..; Donallle,
who is nov le1o. mud nysolf went out to sec them
round tho turn. 1t was about ,ooo yards from m
whore VIC porchod ourselves on high bank. The
sight was grant, backing down 6ome distance
for the run, tue ton engines cauao at tho snnw
with rush and q powor TINT WIS fearful. Tho
anow was so deep that nothing could been but
tho tor, Of the plow md tho ten black fnnnets.
from Which tho smoke and steam poured toftn
IN huge volu,neB. It was just getting dnsks and
tho shower Of sparks from each Pipe eoomed like
tho ohimneyB Of 30 many soothing furnaces. Tho
SNOW was thrown up III front Of tho plow. 10
great oroktod Wayea, and rollod back in bill
lows and down Tie mountain side III MASSES
Which crashed through tho pines below III d
tue twilight liko frosted silver. With the power
of thousand giants the train pushed forward.
When within fow hundred yards of the station
it ngalii stuck taHt and further Ptogroas was I'M
possible. Illoro arc only now tllose few hundred
Yards That M haYo not beon go1o over onco by tho
p!own. lio & DISTANCE between hore ana .ho
wreck has boon entirely bhoyeod cut, and tho
tug o. disabled plow anu e1'Slno on tue track.
Iho housoh' many oi tnenl. aro ontioa 20 tno
anywhere off the railway truck, can only be per-
torlnot on silo%,htaoos' Enoh honao haa It's
snow-hhooa !, n, atanamg py mo tfont aoof IN TIC