The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-06-30

seeded in pushing through. Il took a
few minutes to steam mp, aud we went
on as far east as Beaver Creek, here we
struck cut Of about four miles long
The snow was higher han tho smoke
stack, aud inst wideenougll for the cars
to get through. Il took over Ilree
hours 10 get lhr0nglthis cut to Licerne.
We reached here about noon, thirty
miles from Sioux Falls. Here we stop
ped about three quarters Of 7hlf hour,
coaled aud walered aud piIiOn two more
engines and one more freight car illed
with snow shovelers. Now we have
three locomotives, two freight cars, one
coach, and seventy-6ve to eighty snow
shsvolers. Two engines ahead and
one behind. to push and pull us out of
the snow if we should get stuck. We
stops, aud here they put the engines all
together, not being safe to have any
cars between. From here TO. WorthIng-
ton had some hard ploughiiig TO do.
By this time the wind had begun to
blow the snow into the track. AT
Adrian the snow covered the cars on
the side track. There we took OIL
more workmen, and steamed out. We
were not long in getting under head.
way, II seemed as il nothing could stor
MS. We passed through cuts from ter
to twelve feet high, sometimes being
covered with snow. On tho train there
was man from Philadelphia, that VIC
called Doctor. He came to Sioux Falls
for his health and to see the country
and was snow-bound. Now he was on
his way home. He was man of ner.
I'D fH not seem to agree wi With Nm Every
time we struck snow bank he seemed
to think we were off the track. We
were going at fearful rate of speed
he standing at the back end of the cal
rubbing his hands aud thinking O.
home. We struck bank that stopped
us about the length of the train, which
was completely buried all but abou
half the coach. We looked around fo
the doctor, but he was not to be seen
but soon heard him at the other end O
the car. When we struck he was OF
his guard, and was sent to the far en-,
of the car, fiat on the floor. He got up
rubbed his sides, and wanted I'd know
if"she was off the track" This was
short cut, fifteen to twenty feet deer
1t took long time to get the engine
so they conld work. AS soon as the
was clear we went back about on
mile, steamed up and started. If 20
have ever ridden after three locomotive
under full head of steam, you will kno,
how we went into that snow-banb
The doctor was as white as shee
This time he had hold of sometime
but nc was shaking n sve%yY}t iEjSt seem
ing, to slack speed. The conducto
told us the worst was 10 come ye
The wind was blowing hard and W
found more and more snow. Reache
Worthington about s D. M. all RICH
but made up our minds we had had a
\ the snow.plowing we wanted for on
day.
at Worthington found The roads fin
OF snow ahead of us. Tho wind blow
ing a hurricane, and showing hare
we all knew what that meant, W
were blocked. 1t was reported tn
company was not going to try to clea
the road any more till it thawed. If q
we all knew we were snow-bounl
we must wait for thaw or foot 4
From the depot went to the Worthina
ton house. Here we found we wer
not the only ones snow-bound. Their
were some over hundred bushes
men waiting to 60 east. They wer
having a dance at the hotel. AT,
Shell, the proprietor, dill all he could /
make 1t pleasant for his guests. Th
wind blew and 1t showed hard a
s:.sa 10 gwen up. This seemed i
make them wild. They did not car
what they did. AT the break fast tabl
the program of the days was discussed
The first thing after breakfas was IN
grand march, headed by B.. with :
at the organ. Every man, Young an,
old, had to join, or get poked by re-,
hot poker kept ready for that purnoso
Every man had to carry something n
hold up his hand, marching arouni IN.
office one-Aalf hour. If anyone ston
ped or broke ranks, the hot poker wa
used. The doctor was in the rank an,
looked wilder than on the car. IN,
day was filled up.by d. G. SIS. circns
which was there as long as we STAYED
with new program each day. whici
was too varied to give here, each do,
there being three grand shows. j
seemed to DO sport for all but the doc
tor. wv
After staying here five days, a part,
OF us decided the only way to reach 81
Paul would be to foot It 178 miles
we were to follow the railroad. m,
night before We started seventeen sign
ed O. PAPER that "we would foot H.
That same afterno on We all had oil
pictures taken In a group on tic
street, with our buffalo overceats nm
The next morning it looked like =
storm and all backed out but five. D.
and myself bought u hand sled and
strapped our luggage on it. Abont
y. a. IN. we were ready, the doctor
being one of our party. We were fol.
lowed 10 the railroad track by ali Tho
men of the house, with the s,ars
and stripes spread over our sled. We
planned to reach Heron Lake that dav
The snow was so hard we could vail
on II without breaking in. We were
not more than five miles cut of Worth,
ington when the wind began TO blow
Some thought we had better 90 bacL !.
others said we could not get lost be'
tween the telegraph poles on the track
So on we went. We thought we conId
reach Hersey, ten miles from Worth
being q railroad station
and ono store at that place. The winds
blew harder, and the snow thicker.
which we could not face, and filling
the cuts SO we had to wade tbroua6
the deep snow. We had TO take turns
In leading the doctor, he seemed bound
he would go back alone. 1t showed