The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-06
VOL. XLVI.--N0. l2S.
CAUGHT IN TIE BIG STORM.
csR loads or PASSENGERS FAST IN
ChNIRIL NEW YORK DRIFTS.

uo, the BeIated One. Passed Subdivisions.
and Stories-The GUY Of Oswrro Hurled
Phpnix FIoeded-Iourneys Made on Snow
shoes Railroad Accident near fairpsrt.
RlcuLAND n. Y, Jan. This point, the
,unc,ion of the three divisions OF the Rome.
Waiertown and Ogdensburg Railroads. has for
he past few days been the scene Of the greatest
snow storm and blockade known in the history
Of the State. A binding sheet OF enow has
fNlcn steadily. accompanied by a terrible gale.
making It dangerous for any ono oven to step
out Of doors Three trains. with nearly seventy
passengers among them number OF women
and children. have Just succeeded. with
rreat dini,ulty. in reaching this place. On
Thurs lay last q large snow plough. driven 10y
Two powerful locomotives. barely made the dis
ance. and halted two miles south in a snow
drn. where it was abandoned. Tho hotels.
nroo In number were soon nllcd. and forty or
Hfty passengers who were unable to gain ad-
mliiance prepared 10 make themselves as COM
Portable as possible in the coaches. Tho work
OF keeping the track clear was Immediately
abandoned by order OF Superintendent Van
Horne. and all things were left to the mercy Of
he eements. the railroad men deyoting their
time to keeping the lres In their locomotives
alive Water could not be procured. and fuel
hed " b. carried ny men distance 81 nearly
mile in hand baskets. while the tanks were
supplied with melted snow. This required
CONSTANT labor by men. causing intense suffer
iDg Among the passengers we're many who
wore not prepared FOR any delay on the road
and who were consequently unable to pro-
vide themselves with necessary provisions
Among these were A. Carley and wife. who
were returning to their home in Willlamstown.
Their son had died in Adams and the expense
OF sickness and burial had left them penniess.
little boy. Willie Burton. aged years was
discovered on Friday night in corner Of the
coach weakened by hunger. having had no food
Tor thirty-six hours. The theatre company that
nro playing Ten Nights In Barroom" through
this region were travelling under the guardian
ship OLA. J. Sink OF Rome. who had charge Of
the PARTY consisting of. r. Waite. C. H Covert.
". n. Pessler. b. Keene. 2. w. Tangney. L.
Lombard. Chas. Collins. Mrs. Henry Drayton
Fanny Drayton and Little Lulu when the party
arrived In this town. Sink. who had charge Of
the finances throughout. provided his people
with two meals and two lunches. and then aban-
doned them. without dollar. to the mercy OF
strangers. while he made himself comfortable
in the hotel. suggesting that they might earn
sufficient TO live on by shovellinc snow. know
Ing. however. that no such opportunity pre-
sented itself. The show folks managed TO spare
from their scany provisions OF cheese and
crackers suffi Gent TO keep the boy and two or
thro. others from starving and readily gave W
their ehawls and traps to make others com
Portable. They organized dancing parties.
furnished music and in the depot waiting
rooms supplied diversion for the others. Songs.
dances and Jokes served TO keep every one In
good humor. and IN the first twenty -four hours
their unpleasant situation was forgotten
on Friday the fury OF the storm had. II possl-
Bile baen. intensified. and the passengers now
became convinced that their stay would be pro-
lonsed for days. and the hotel proprietors
looked TO their provisions fearing that they
might run short. consenting 10 feed only those
whom they had originally contracted with and
Aiew others able 70 pay for food. There were a
few whose means we're limited that shared with
others. Mail Agent ( l. Brininstool. oithe But
land and Niagara Falls route. endeared himself
10 ~ tHstom IN p$ry-by sw~Fting sealsAaksis
poatal car. and there bimsen broiling steaks
over the Goals and with bread. salt. and tea
furnishing sum lent 10 stay the pangs OF hun
ger and nterward collecting sufficient means
Tor future meal. One or two OF the ladies who
had little money also interested themselves
30 that none were actually left hungry. Mr.
Quincy McAdam Of Utica offered 10 pay any
person expenses and s. additional who would
accompany him on foot 10 Rome. providing they
reached that point by Monday. railroadei
named Ryan accepted the offer. and the two
started. Notwithstanding the expostulatons o
the others. They were sure 10 encounter snow
drifts from twelve 10 twenty feet high. and with
tho binding snow making 1t impossible to 30,
ten feet ahead. II seemed almost a certainty thai
hey ust perish At noon. however. they tele-
Graphed their arrival at a station two miles
south, and their determination 70 proceed To,
day. whom they announced the abandonment OIL
The undertaking a; Albion, five miles distant
two others undertook the trip 10 Albion. Their
Lata j, unknown.
saturday opened with gloomier prospect. Il
possible. and Notwithstanding all tried TO keep
Cheerful. an oppressive feeling pervaded ALL
Toward evening i was announced that the iue
wa running short and one the cOaches had u
b. abandoned. All passengers then sought refuge
In one cnr. and tue fires were permitted TO g
out 10 all save that car. There were many pas
seugers who could get no more than one mea
dur ng the day. and that through the influence
OF Mr.. Brlninstool. Conductor Bewes and other
railroad employees. Gospel hymns. jubilee
llugs. and stories u past cX periences served TO
lnrrt Tie travellers minds from their situation
Lulse Hiram Dewey and his son. A. Z. Dewey
yohn Sinclair. and II. L. Chadwick. who, were
among the snow bound. came from the hotels
aud assisted in amusing the others. Old camp
t0ngs were sung until midnight. and then they
kougnt torgetiul1e in sumDer, praying that
he morrow might give some hope OF release
m ye' dfeadlng the worst.
- u'Y.l. u- HluuS.l S4eaI l1y, 70 tne N,hIy ~ }
Rmpertfure moderated. The men. headed by
Ilig" Dewey. shouldered their shoycls and
esHn 20 clear ne snow from around the loeo-
motives. and ~ 10 80 A. VI. tile first locomotive
Er,"i ont being the first wheel turned since 2
7. 81. on Thursday last Work was continued
Arnus' 'olt the dav. and late this afternoon the
hW 'nuEl Was again set in motion.
Z .4.a N..4 tr running within two or three
sD- The drifts Along the track are solid
bank ~ STOW. some - them being ~ least SIX
~eu o.. .i1At--n feet high. Work must neces-
h.. b rh.
POUR teaas with sleighs have been tele.
grai HTl from Aiu ils for the theatre ioiks. and
shDD'l they arrive the company will play IN
Tn tomorrow evening or on Tuesday;
~ Is a." second tine th.y have been showed
N W. IIl il- past four weeks.
O-"r,o. Jan. 8. At about 6 O'Clock last
s'" 4s lle grCai storm which had ragged for
D lr-. moderated to o gentle hreeEe. The
lLnr !.l. lowey- C.. continued until nbout noon
--H1. and tte top snow now consists OF an IN
Lo"n'-la1tiLg h-ery mass that needs only a
troniA 10 str II. sunday morning broke over
a rho ~ lberan silence such as no living in
ha1., 90 had seen Through the main streets
great ban ks of snow lowered up to tho second
tiorr Of the buildings. and IN the
Suburbs small houses were completely
th'NtI under. On the level tho snow Is esti-
r.t - BE- FOUR feet deep. and In the dLlfts
ha>N' re- from fifteen - twenty feet Tho
cAlf f"- this morning were pretty much de-
t'ii- "a. tLe snow shovel hcing freely substituted
~ inf palm book. Tho Sups rlutendrnt OF