The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-18

A Relief Party Finds Three Hun
dred Peop.o Almos: Buried.

The town Of Paris is in Clark county,
NeS York The fOllc-in. accoan, OF the
.tior's Of rel eli party iron Berryv;li-,
\. Y, il ,asen from tee Nes York Sun, OF
Ja.. S.h:
Tns relief parry which was despite ell
rom here la TIE snos to- I'D val age U.
P,sIs succeeded ia re ,chiny tn- pa. G YES
:sr lay, al er al exa:u-tIn: and dan geruu-
,uinry. The ui=.i.s- al tue JUO vi
isgr.s Who h ~. b, cal bu ,e,i 10 the sLos
.inc, Dc. %, have b-,n s.sibd in =
sun. To day Oh ,Ile, A WaisVn, v,.e oi
the rrli.f pa. ~, rc,Un Il u re. tie "
hat they were all painfully iro-tuit "a
daring Their journey. The relief Iarts,
.h,ch s;srre I. out in . fear lore -le;sh.
n s.ie Rapid progress e.. i've TT tx mii-s,
but wh-n they Reached the loot OF the
mountain. the Toat- bvc.me almost i'm
pss-iti~. Several dTi.,s were encountered
ii inmen-e deP'h. while the a-n ~e1e ZEN
a-sea nearly h.iYi.-. by the cold. One oil
me hoss~s got stuck IN : Snw dTiil and
hal 10 be xbsnic ned. Daring thursday
nigh, the Esriy only n,,ue .oUT uii.e'.
The crus, oflte snow ws- hot quite strong
-nouyh 10 bear the risiyh. ~hich broke
through again aud again, COMPELLING the
half ia Zen men To gvt out ani struggle
through the drifts On foot. They kept
brav~ly on, however, and reached the VII
iage by 10 .. N. Friday. having m-sn~hi!-
LOST another horse. Mt = sign ii life
could D. seen, and the relief party At hrss
thought thai they bsd arrived nj u city OF
In. dead only % die THE uselyes. They
urged On the t~o horses NJ had survived
The night, and, trsSersing the main street.
finally reached what they judged Ia be the
-chocihouse where the coo,uiiItss of fifteen
b I'd established themselves. The building
Was sImo-t hidden from view. but, in an
swer to the shouts IL the party. faint r.
-pOnse Vas heard, followed by q mans
head emerging from an opening cut IN the
vail twenty feet above the ground. He
proved to he Mr.. Wright, the energetic
head Of the committee.
Mr.. Wright quickly summoned his men.
and had tine relief party carried into one
Of the b0u-es, which. in honor Of their ar
rival, w.s son .yiowing With q generous
FIRE. In the o,b~r occupied houses oolv
-msih fires were burning, ~ the iuel had
be-ome very low. Nearly all we're -ufer-
ing from severe ffOs,bi'e-, snd were al
mot incspaciixied ior work. The women
std children had al-o suffered a gres, deal,
although given the w.rmest rooms and
supplied with Old clothing in which To
wrap Themselves.
After the four visitors had been made
comfortable. VIZ. Wright summoned the
committee, Who, since lat Moadxy, had
teen governing the vil,gers w,,h an from
rule An insenl,ry o! the stock OF fuel
aud provisions showed that there we're
four cords Ut wood aud . number Of old
build ngs left With which 10 keep the IRE
going. The comm. ttee hal .eII-d the
stock of the two village groc-ry stores.
which, together With the frozen game
furnished = supply sufficient to al..y all
fesrs Of immediate starvation. The con.
tents Of the sleigh. consisting Of medicine.
-Oft linen for bsnisges, canned fruits, pre-
served mea =, vine s.d liquors. proved an
invaluable addition TO their little sto-e.
The docio. Who formed one OF the relief
part, II cnc- went 10 work in the ho-pitsl
relieving the exhausted phys:cisn in charge.
VIM, with nesriy . hundred Cases to care
Tor, had M. zen T. bel for over q week.
U Ue CttumittcS S4VtCcStu tuC oRtE1Ou
they would he able to get along for smother
week without further aid, provided the
-nov ces~ea and . crust formed. This
souid ailow fus.ge PTiies TO walk without
serious trouble, .ni they could then doubt
ie~ procure fuei.
The committee have m ,de . number Of
excellent rules for the government Of the
village. In the earls part Of the GEEK
daily attempts we're N de IN keep comDu
nications open By cutting tunnels through
the immeose drifts which every night
formed around many Of the inhabited
hou-es. The vorx va terribly exhausting
and the committee determined 20 stop "a.
A number al men we're detailed to each IN
aabi,ed house. They we're gives \ supply
II provisions and fuel, ore man vac
y.sced in chsry., sej the .nos wss then si-
lowed to sccnmuiaie At will. As . conse-
quence, ooe-haif o: III. villaeers we're pris-
oners when the relief party arrived. Every
morning zach house fnrui-hes its quota Of
men. sho ere Low, red BY ROPES or laden
FROM the roofs Of the half buried dwellings.
Thee men make . tour Of the village.
sacert.in the condition Of the sick, and
then dspsrt On their search fer fuel and
bir.sL These latter, o. vel: ~ deer. ioxes,
coons and chickens, are succunhing to
the cold by thousands, end the villagers. by
gathering them before they are covered by
the snow. obtain wholesome and sgrse-
able supply Of food. The dsiiy struggle
through tie snow - attended With varying
succes, the party usually returning shout
noon. Mr.. Wright then gives to each
man . generous drink NJ whisky or brandy,
and the exhausted vilIsgers return to their
homes, those inside hauling them in
through the windows OF rcof.
Mr.. Wright has every drop Of liquor
the village contains locked in his own
house. Al 6rst the liquor was in charge
Of the committee, but the chief found that
they we're not eli 10 be relied upon, several
getting elor,ously dunk. He theieupon
bad the barrels removed through the nov,
9th great diff guilty, to his own house,
where either be or his sons mount gusrd
1t all times. Many Of the homes, By d.
rectioo Of the committee, hsve beeo part
tally torn down, in order to get supplies Of
fuel.