, 1881-02-17
A KANSAS STORM.

The Experience Of n Delayed Traveller.
Yesterday mornfng about II o'clock, n 7HEn-
USE reporter rtln upon Alfred J. Knight. thu we'll
known shukspearcin inlrersonntor and eiocn-
tionIst, looking 9rlnly ami tired. working his way
up west on Randolph street, ncAr Michigan
avenue
..fuu look ktml or brnscn up" snld tue re.
porter, after exchanging the ,,suul cotirtesics.
"1}roken up! should retnark. Who Wouldn't
t,o bEokcn up? l.ouk nj inc. Lived OH bacon
and nnfons md r1,w potatoes for aver four days.
!hayen't hnl my Clothes oH slnce snst Thursday.
Whats the lna.tcr," asked tue reporter
f,an'! Jest With .as." .esu<!e,ea ss: Na!eat;
have: hnd 4 snow-storm experience. l'ecnslxty
tivs hours IN Tho snow."
"silght Us wcli have hccn. You aco left
E%Ma kss rday oe,ns "'cHtns t. t.
away. "siis:our! always apprcciatcsa i reader.
ousi'!e os St. Louis. whrh Is m tte other sn n
ihS Sc sase s sx ~ s 3 MM ow WIN Ill SSw 80
hard that the cnrs would hare hccn liuwn from
The trick sne Put fSr sisor TIC s 1avHs Ill., a1 M ,
when W. found oursclyns IT 4 mn1tns.ca.n
plaes ana tnero IS tlpsSp sS S u
tse toW our aS ad ears' .io an tsrru
thirteen children ahyarti, out of totn Of tlfty.
four pnsseUgers. When We E1't to Scranton WI
9s1e s s5sts e Sss o t. t. o rs se We
F0uSD OURSELVES ESUwEn IN,
md telcRrnphed to Topeka to that elect. and
received oEters 10 hack 10 u siding. The eil-
s,nser rs to Sopy With fnS Ss y but 1 tho
VIC were for little while. ltAtiowati 4lh showed.
and blowcd ald bla"est, until tho drifts ~ plers
were over nine fcei III depth. Tho Fuppkn traln
p1fui within blff milo If ItH. GUu WIS 1JS1
hrd3eL IN. ~ there We were. Tho train for tle
West had txo sI,cepsrs, Iut sc had I.onc. which
Topukn truth thurp were l!A passt1Rera, and Ill
.hn iaes were ,,,,,.s N ce,,f9r'aolu II tbs sleep,
sleep ar sit straight ap In tho scats."
- How 1ItI yt,,I faru far fo''1 r
"Wcll, wus going tn tell yoa that. wndiin't
our uicat5 ut n miners hMrsllng- -shnnty: We Atr
nothing hut oni09ls, potntoes, and ham. WoEn!
@ QUO .flotel DO Ming md liz other !iotei .tc
| Tinsdup.' Now we hnl Il MIN sent l,y tho Atrll-
ison, Topekn i Stntn Ft folks 10 tnkc charge.
bic, and ut my ct'st. This tuNn fct tho dignity
of nis posItun ind hired nsn,lt ltD men ri +. il
sy s VI h 40 s .rk II md S Ser s .s
forshSr astein.,t ,nn,i rs him Or N,s tnrs, Tint
.lny 10 extscatc ~: Thus ". rt,t'aned stl!e tisl-
tiuctnr,-- il Hnm! 1aan.-wns pt.,etn IN ra1asge II
| tho w0rk. and va saW Il construction train.
pulled by fur locomotives llt having III tOArl
| In men, coming tu our teliEf."
"tomspartIs.i?. m ' II" s Vera, In our misfortune,
WIS i,elr isnii II siding. Nut ~, with thu othur
truth: We e" & ks.,i, np oHr fu"i l:,I snIay I, VT M
s 81 sao Pssps ss1ca f IS ssn's' t. -. a e q"
| yet nny one 10 undertake tle lou.
lhAt men h.d their Angcrs, their hands, t'itir
feet. ears. aiitl I:tes tr']et: They paiu mon U
n!ny a f Er,Hy al snry t,t y = sG"p ~ M, s
sa uut our fuoA cnrr!ut na!lrnle lHdtes wnuLl
all with hn,n l'onr III oae baud aud hAt'
fco atanlluH for theuI IN tho alse. thus .'t,1uy-
Ing tho heauiy ot kansas pralrio and knlisAs
| xephyr toHeEhor.
THE clfrl.ElES SUFFERED rnIdIlrruLE.y.
auuy NJ the p>r littIB osGa wera afflicted with
| tho crtr,p, Two uf thu newly .tnnrrlel couples
sat on mir seat. and 10 & Stpt wNr''.. a;M wssu
s1"1 xe"n rns @5Sr , se ,s 9Th sns
| Ink III ~ back tu nur tnuthar. Ian wind during
III TINT ttuls blew u htirrlranc The sl,'w siftetl
in t,lo win,Eowe NJ thut WI hai to shnvcl 1t ntIt
twtuo ttny. I,ts at stnrsca were told III rcgartl
| to Fishing and huttne hut M man dhret tu nl'
ln.!s IN tho snw: ,'rser haa sSh su IN experII. pnI
a ea!sd E.or tho Kansas Selo: She MI on u SOU
@ sSp ;e xt a W. %s, 5 shS S sa atf t.
sctn Bhu ,rnp1ht her head IN tho shoulder
On, e r ITn,; 's S IT, IT, III sadi, t,a f y
lsnni,lx u, 0t,p Nhn named III tho other, Theru
| wna uyesy aKest tna<!u ~ keep tue e0XtAes tgut
getting ctiltl. ul,d sixty Hr Wrv Engaged ahns-
riIuH alDw tnto TIN tu1tlera IL kvrt'p tho wnter-
supIly. tho SNOW hrInx n'e!tea M % BY a!sult,: ih.!
rut,llt 10 Ynt, Tho r0pcka trnI,l t.t,ktu.sr used
in Its cal, tn keen M ILLS ins, hui ~ ''o'clocs
sunday they went nut. atid bath nxHes became
d t!cuI. weight On thu trnrlk. with 10 Ji,sstbtt
Chnncu 0f getting then, cut. Ts sttnW for th,et
1uilca cnst. In cut :,hO fcet h!,g, w!!s ff,'!'
cicnr fhb trllek Win si,tiveIa Ws x.,t IN Tupcx,
ut ueibck ,sn,,l'Ay innrnllX, wll1r the rAsfrtns
rnIf,],any hNsi u hit lHWl for AS. Nc !eft there
Ut 1Glisnk 3HEIy Hftur1ItaIl. anu AKNlH tHlsstt
nur connection cast ut kansAs t'ity. W. ttt,l nm
other fur hours IeIIy before FcMchll1g cl!tt.ey
and, altogether, / mn a useu.lip H,as. | luf
Quincy Tucsday night, md hero Hn, Ms ynu ses
nc. dirty, tired, and *'G0 tEut berauso OF 60
RnKemunta have lost"