The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-14
SNOM.ROUNp.
A Railway Train Caught in the Mountalna
? of Southern ColOrado-Terribie E1peri-
ence OF the Passengers-Thei san Juan
Country Showed Under.


. of Southern ColOrado-Terribie E1P@ri-
ence OF the Passengers-The san Juan
Country Showed Under,
DEHvER, Col, Feb. Z.
A special from Durango tonight says
that the snov.storm therc has ahated, but
the country is literally showed under.
Snow-slides between Durango and Silver
ton have completely prostrated the teie-
graph and telephone wires, and Silverton
and all the upper portion of the San Juan
country is shut off from the outside world.
The Rio Grandef train due in Durango on
Sunday arrived there this evening after
having been tied up for several days. The
train-nien made renewed efforts to push
the train through, and by using several en-
gines and snow -plows succeeded in getting
in this evening. The passengers say they
Jared better than could be expected under
the circumstances.
The train which left Durango on Sunday
evening, bound for Denver, after success
fully crossing the divide, stuck in bank a
few miles from Osier, small station on
the downward slope of the main divide.
All efforts to free themselves proved futile,
and preparations were made by the pas.
sengers to pass the night on the mountains
as best they could. Next day the train
men, assisted by the passengers, put forth
| their best efforts to cut a way bnt OuBu bu0
banks Of snow, but they were unsuccess-
full. Provisions on the train weEe then be-
! coming low. Up to that time the contents
| of the express car had supplied food Tor
! the passengers. Then the fuel gave out,
and some uneasiness beganto be felt.
| Two of>the trainmen volunteered to at
! tempt to reach Osier and get assistance.
! They started out to weather thesturIn, with
| the chances greatly against them reaching
| their destination. They relate their ex-
! perience as being full of the greatest hard
/ ships and most perilous adventures Ihey
could not follow any trail and strnck out
! overland towards Osier. At times the two
| men were covered over head with snow,
| and had it not been for the assistance one
i was capable of rendering the other, both
| wouldi have perfshed. AS it wass after
! hours of the greatest fatigue, they reached
! thelsnow-bOund settlement of Osier, and1n-
formed the citizens of the perilous position
! Of the passengers of the delayed train. A
| relief party was at once organized and men
started out on snowshoes for the uaIni
loadedzwith provisions. These men were
followed by others, and as the first relei
party has returned t0s Osier after having
| landed their load of food to the distressed
| passengers there need be no longer any ap'
| prehensions of their safety, as plenty, ol
provisions can thus be carried in on sno"
shoes. t@ te g.. "a Az FfrE
Osier is near the famous Toltec Gorge, q
romantic place, where Eastern tourists are
wont to linger in summer and drink IN tht
grandeur of the finest scenery in the ROCKY
Mountains. All. the available engines II
Denver and along the line OF the Rio Grandt
have been sent out to assist in the reAleI ol
/ the snow-bOund passengers.