Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-02
Ispecial Telegram to the Globe :;

CharfOts and all the Luxur1es of the
Times.
& Especial Telegram to the Globe.j
TAMA, Iowa, Oct. I've have struck
another breathing place and l accord
ingly give you resume of the progress
of the trip of the Minnesota editorial ex-
cursion party up to this point. We left
St. Paul at 1901 p. m on Thursday in
the midst of violent, driving rain storm.
If we had not had our arrangements per-
fected for the trip the forbidding weather
would have induced postponement to
brighter day. Our route, as mapped out,
was via the st. Paul & Sioux City road
Omaha line) to Council Bluffs and
thence to Chicago. AS we progressed
along the road the rain increased in vio-
lence until it seemed as though the deluge
had come again. Two miles before
reaching Henderson our train came to a
halt in the woods. Inquiry revealed the
fact that water was rushing over the
track and carrying with it large amount
of debris A stop of five hours was
made before the track was in condition
to move on. We had expected to reach Ka-
sofa for supper but the loss of time showed
the fates were against us and it was
half past one a. M, when the friendly
port was reached. The proprietor of the
eating house, Mr. Holbrook, proposed to
feed the hungry. He called his help, and
between and 3 a. m. gave us royal
supper. 1t was an odd hour for supper,
but a hungry lot of excursionists and
other passengers enjoyed it and voted
thanks to Mr.: HolbrOok.
Numerous washOuts in the road being
reported, the train halted at Kasota the
remainder cf the night, and only started
forward at 6. a. m.-nearly twelve hours
late The morning of Friday was beauti-
full, and the ride was lovely in spite of
the delay. Mr.. T. w. TeaSdale of st.
Paul, passenger agent of the road,
was on board, and contributed
greatly to the comfort of the
party. Mr.. J. r. Buchanan, general
passenger agent of the Sioux City s. Pa.
cific railroad, took us in charge beyond
Sioux City. The delays experienced
caused slight change of route, and we
abandoned going to Council Bluffs Mr.
Buchanan kindly secured the holding of
the train on the Northwestern road at
Missouri Valley for an hour and half,
and at 7:3O last evening we made the
connection and started for Chicago.
We had about made up our
lost time when reaching this point at
5 o'clock this morning, but have been de-
tanned here all the forenoon by collision
five miles east of here. A freight train
ran into Barnum's circus train smashing
up several cars and both engines, killing
several horses, and breaking into kind
ling wood much of the circus property,
including the golden chariots, Tom
Thumbs carriage, etc. The circus was
to show at Marshalltown to-day, but will
have to cancel that and other engage
ments. We may be delayed here all day;
at best we can't reach Chicago until
some time Sunday The party are enjoy
ing themselves as best they can under
the circumstances.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
TAMA, Iowa, Oct 1.-The journalists
on the excursion train reached this place
at $50 this morning, to find that Bar
NUNS circus was wrecked at Long Point
at this morning. Two engines are
telescoped, six cars smashed, eight horses
killed and large number injured. We
shall no doubt remain here some time.