The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-05
BURIED IN SNOW.
Farmers In the ~usquehnpna Region Digging
their Why Nut-A Trnin suaMcd La.

SusouEHASNA, Pm, Jan. 4.-The snow
storms of the past weeR have left three feet Of
snow In the woods In this part of Pennsylvania
and there are drifts In the northern part of
Wayne county twenty-five feet high. For three
days the farmers living IN that county ave been
employed In digging their way from their farms
to the main roads, all communication with sup.
ply centres being cut on by the snow. Much
suffering Is reported as q result Of the storm
Cattle left in taruyards and running In fields
have been found buried by the drirs.
The storm commenced on Saturday, and
with but little cess ltion, lasted until
Monday. The cold was intense, and the
storm attended by severe gale CT
the county line, mile fro the main road and
two miles from any neiehnor HIS family cor.
Their house was nearly buried In the snow, aud
their only communication with the road WAS
Their peculiar situation was not discovered
until Yesterday, wnen farmers p ssing along the
road saw that the lane leading to the house was
drifted full. force at once went 20 work aud
cut road IN to Tue Old farmers. with
the help OF his two. dsuchters-his wife
being too feeble to render any assistaBce-the
old m an had cut q passage to his barn, through
bank fifteen feet hish, and twenty-five feet In
aud fire shovel. the only available implements
they had AZ hand. This passage made. they had
commenced to dig way through the lane to the
siderable progress. The old man had been pros
trated by the exhdusting LABOR, and his two
daug hters were NJ work alone. Inc aid reached
them most opportunev, as the provisions OF the
family were about gone. and their wood nearly
used up. The women could never have reached
the road. and all would have perisbed with hun
ger ana cold.
The jefferson Railroad, running from this
place TO Carbondae, hos just emerged from a
complete blockade caused 10y the storm. Iuts
road runs through "a Wild ana rugged country. a
distance Of thirt, i've miles, ana CLUBS the
mountain at one place at an elevation Of 2jDO
feet above the sea. there are deep aud narrow
cuts. and II crosses chasms some OF them a
hundred feet In depth md aquarter OF a mile
vide, on TRUSTEES. These cuts and riyines were
driued full One passenger train was caught IN
the storm on Saturday, IN he vicinity OF Union
dale. The storm was 50 blinding tn 4 nothing
could be seen twenty feet ahead Of the engine.
The train struck one snow bank, but got
through II by great efOit. Two lengths
Of the train further ahead the engine
plunged into snow osnk nfteen feet deep. The
engine backed out, ana tired to push the train
spot WAS bleaA one, where the wind had full
sweep uDon the train. For llne hours train men
and passengers we're kept constantly emuloyed
IN keeping the hyng snow from covering ne
train. he LABOR was most exhsusting. aud
many feet ana hands were frozen. At shutdown
the wind fell, ana then an effort was made to
cut .ssage for the train. IL required slx
hours labor 10 clear tue tr OK SO tn 4 tue train
could move on Its way. The fuel In the ear gave
out long before the tr In WIS got underway, and
the passengers suffered greatly from the cold.
This was the ST r In that attempted t. 90
over tue road for tnree Gays. Tue blockaded
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