Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-01-15

certainty that tney uiusI Petis"' 0s
noon. however, they telegraphed their
arrival at a station two miles south. and
their determination to proceed. To-day,
when they announced the aban ionnient
of the undertaking at Albion. five miles
distant. two others undertook the trip
to Albion. Their fate il unknown.
Saturday opened with a gloomier
prospect, # possible, and notwithstand-
ing all tired to keep cheerful, an op-
pressive feeling pervaded all. Toward
evening 1t was announced that the fuel
was running short, and one ot the
coaches had 10 be abandoned. All
passengers then sought refuge in one
car, and the fires were permitted 10 60
out all save that car. There were
many passengers who could get no more
than one meal during the day, and that
through the influence ofMr. Brlnlnstool'
Conductor Bewes and other railroad
employees. Gospel hymns, jublts
songs. and stories Of past experiences
served to divert the travellers minds
from their situation. Judge Hiram
Dewey and his son. A. E. ] owey.
John Sinclair and II. l.. Chadwick. who
were among the snow bound. came from
the hot, Is and assisted in amusing the
others. Old camp songs were sung uu'
I'll midnigh hit, and then they sought
forge,fulness in slumber. praying that
the morrow might give ssmc hope OF
release, and yet drradlng the worst.
This morning brought great Joy to the
wear travellers, who found the sun
shining and the temperature moderated.
The men, headed by Judge Dewey.
shouldered their shovels and began TO
e lear the snow from around the locn-
motives. and at l0:40 A. N. the first
locomotive started out, being the first
wheel turned since 2 2. NJ. on Thursday
last. Work was continued throughout
the day, and late this afternoon the
SNOW plough was again set in molion'
Trains will be running within Two or
three days. The drifts along the track
are solid banks of snow, some 0i item
being at least sixteen to eighteen feet
high. Work must necessarily be slow
as men are scarce and pay for labor
high.
Four teams with sleishs have been
telegraphed from Adams ier the theater
folks, and should they arrive The COM
pany will play in that town tomorrow
evening or on Tuesday. This IS the
second limo they have been showed in
within the past four weeks.
OswEso. Jan. Sat about 6 O'Clock
la st evening the great storm, which had
ragged for sixty hours, moderated to a
gentle breeze. The snow tall, however.
continued until about nOen to-day and
the ton snew now consists Of an ill
nocent- looking Heecy mass that needs
only a breath to stir it. Sunday NOR
ming broke over scene ct Siberian
silence such as no living inhabitadt had
seen. Through the main streets great
banks Of snow lowered up TO the second
story Of the buildings, and in the
surburbs small houses were completely
showed under. On the level the snow
is estimated TO be four feet deep. and in
the drifts anywhere from fifteen ta
twenty feet. The churches this NOR
ming were pretty much deserted, the
snow shovel being freely substituted Tor
the psalm book. The Superintendent
of Public Works. with large force OF
men, ha. opened most Of the principal
streets. but the work is very slow and
tedious. Six members Of the County
Board OF Supervisors including the
Clerk, who had been showed in since
Thursday, started to-day on foot for
their various homes. They have TO
travel various distances, from twelve to
forty miles. Supervisor Rudd Of Royl-
stod started on snow shoes alone for a
trip of forty miles over section OF the
country where the storm has been
fiercest. Supervisor Wells OF Amboy
has 20 ravel about the same distance.
A snow pound party of eight started
to- day to walk to Fulton, twelve miles
distant.
The railroad managers began opera
tious early this morning for the RELEASE
of the snow bound trains. a force oI
one hundred men with three locemo
tves started out on the Oswego anf
Syracuse division Of the Delaware.
Iackawanna and Western Railroad mt
o'clock. and at nIghtfall had opese'
only two miles cf the road. A gan.
which started at Syracuse this morning
is not yet out of that city. In all, owe
two hundred men have been at work oI
This road to-day, and have made lIttl
progress. The snow lies from Six Il
eight feet deep over the entire line
and in the cuts fifteen and twenty feet
snow ploughs are powerlcss, and tn
snow can only be removed with iro
shovels by relays of men. Under til
most favorable circumstances it will b
impossible to open this division OF th
road before Wednesday night.
Tomorrow morning snow plous
will be sent out on the Oswege all
Niagara Falls division of this could, o
which a train lies stalled at Hanniba
twelve miles from this city. Its passen
gers report to-day that they are guar