The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-02-20
MANKAro FREE Pass
FRIDAY. TnBRUARY 40. 1895.
The Srow Cure.


From IN Illustrated parcr, by w.
George Beers, on "Capadn ~ Winter
Resort" In the February century, we
quote the following: II; is by no
means every delicate person that
should make Canada his winter resort;
but II is we'll known that our winters
have cured chroric eases for which Col
orado and Florida were alone supposed
to be benelic nj. Every winter num-
bers resort to Montreal. Queboc, Hall
fax, and Winnipeg for no other purpose
than that for which they oncc went to
tropical climates. ] know Of patients
who were regularly sent 10 Bermuda
and the West Indies. and others to
such winter climates rs Mica, without
more than temporary Gc1"i;t, who were
completely cured h. he uddonr life Of
our Montreal and Qaa!,pc win ers. Two
years ago we had ~ exceptionally Sc
we're winter in Mar;toh". Tia severity
and peculiarly wee rr"c.@"y the same
in Dakota and Minnesota. was on
rnute from Brandon 10 Winnipeg, q
distance of o Q hundred and eighty
miles by rail, and wss vaaght in q
snow-blockade which -. y.i Il hit days,
and kept us in Situation o: likely
ayain to occur. Tho s;ulni WIS so Sc
we're that relief-trsins cpu.d rot leave
Winnipeg, and u couple oi Ms who ad
the long snow-shUeS used pu prIiries
tramped to and from faiT.-lsouses O
couple of miles distant l0r provisions
for the passenger. The snow plows
were Of no use, and in - desperate at
tempt to cut way through the drifts,
the engine jumped the rack and came
to grief. The train was pulled from
the debris by an engine in the rear,
and the next morning We found our
selves separated from the wreck by
deep drifts, some of them fifteen feet
high. Night after night passed; the
coal and wood ran short; two OF the
cars were abandoned by the passengers,
and, to economize fuel, we were crowd
ed into the two remaining cars. The
sleeping accommodation improvised
was very amusing. Fancy roosting
two in a single seat, with your knees
doubled up to your chin; or lying like
sardines, four in a double seat; or
propped on top of the back OF the
seats, which were turned up and
brought together so as to form sort OF
double deck. Shove!ers had been
working day and night, but there were
too few of them; and at last the pass
engers went 10 work, and from a. m.
until p. m. pitched the snow with
might and main, and succeeded in
clearing the track. In oder to pass
the obstacle of the wrecked engine, we
raised old rails. got ties and laid new
side-track on the hard snow. and our
cars were safely showed forward. SHOW
elers from Winnipeg had sue eeded.
with the snow-plow. in reaching US,
and we were soon on our way. The
effect of this exposure upon the health
of many of the passengers was remark.
ably good. One clergyman who had
come out from England from some af.
lection of the throat, was determined to
do his share of the shoveling. He had
very thin moccasins on his feet, and
during the day, rs there was warm
wind, they We're wet through. He new.
err expected to see England again. but
that one days work cured him effect
ually. Other persons suffering from
throat and lung affections have not
since been troubled. One would sup.
pose the conditions were just those to
provoke illness, but the very reverse
was the case