Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-02-05

few more men went down the road TODAY
and when LYONS came back we learned tina,
there we're eleven crippled engines scattered
along within the fourteen miles Immediately
south of us. The coal gave out to day. and
It is explained to us that the pipes in the
cars are charged with salt -and-w water to run
ten days therefore We NAV not hope for any
more warmth. The stoves. which must now
be fed with wood, are boxed up in the end
of the car and she'd no warmth beyond the
zinc-lned box within which they are con-
fined. At night Mr.. Houser. the good nat
ured commercial man, gave the ladies tea
party out of his sample case. and all went
TO bed so much the warmer on a very cold
night
SUNDAY. al This is our first Sabbath in
the snow bank and We have two preachers
on the train. The one in the emlgran, car
made pious talk. | am told. while the one
IN the sleeper, not being sufficiently en-
couraged and not wishing to force the mat
ter beyond the ma ajority desire. was content
to help along some gospel singing late in
the evening. A few more men started down
the road and the business of wal!owing
through the snow shouder-deep to cut wood
became a serious matter. Some of the pas
sengers felt like holding an Indignation
meeting. They had worked themselves into
q state of mind in which thev thought they
had been neglected. They began to boil
with the notion that somebody was trying
10 freeze ard starye them. and that the rail
road authorities were both incompetent and
Indifferent TO their fate. They were not
bad lot of fellows, but they were looking at
bad prospect. and when they sent for me
Ia draw up some resolutions of Indignation
| dld not feel hard about 1t that they looked
upon me an "accomplice of the enemy.
because tried TO show them that their pro-
posed course would be wholly Ineffective.
even suppo.iug ii were not unreasonable.
The, bad gone far enough already to set the
gentle Mrs. Russell twhose baby was sick
cr,ug; and some other. Of the ladies' went
into corners TO hide their tears. There vas
Mrs. Fitch hurrying to catch the boat for San
Francisco to JOIN her sick husband in south
ern California. and there was the shrinking
Mrs. Macken, so anxlou. To meet the hus-
band IN Portland she had not seen for two
wears II vas no wonder they felt blue"
Somehos the indignation meeting broke
up" an Il j. pleasant TO think that the
"indignators" are still NJ, friend. and be
lIeNe that nv fatalIsm is as good as their
by going and coming IN the snow. tina, he ,s
IN bed with chill. He stood out in
snow bank on the point behod Us 10 tag
the plow We had reason 10 think was com
ing. and It abou; used him up. lie used
pistol, knowing that IN bucsing snow the
engine could be brought 10 halt only by
sound. With Lyons sick. it is no wonder
the women and children get dovnhearted.
TODAY raid Is made on lot Of eastern
oyster, 10 cans /; and. after the waste OF meat
YESTERDAY, commi.sary /. established, 20
that no one gets more than another. There
j. one can OF oysters for each two people.
and withou; knives, forks or spoons sup
per il made. \ little salt - all the season
ing, but the, are good The front cnglus,
cut of fuel aud water, "died" TO-DAY
Monday, 22.-lhe storm is worse than
ever. and all the work done hitherto was
unaone last night. Ten OF twelve men
started down the road this morning. among
them Hou,er. Holmes, LeGrandc and
kercheya!. AT noon toboggan load OF
food from Hood River arrived, and at in
tie afternoon thirty Eve men from the Gas
ca4cs came IN with thirty pound, each of
bread, -four and canned goods. Some Of
The brave fellows are nearly frozen, Yet Ne
can but remark, what 4 fine lot vi men they
are. Most of them are hard, salmon fisher,
y no. IN the fishing season, go out 10 the
breakers in small boats, and nsk their lives
daily. Two fell by the way, aad are LAID ~
at Nyeth. Lyons sees that there IS some
waiting ahead Of Us. and going through the
train announces IN each car that every able
bodied man must get ready 10 walk 10 The
Cascades IN the morning. This order
creates sone cousternatIon, but all see the
iustice OF It; for none can expect men TO
face the storm and bring food 10 such as are
able 10 90 and get what they want. The
women fee. badly to see the mea 20 avsy.
Campbell and Place are dong the cooking
aud distributing the rations lite stove
IN the baggage car IS good enough 10 fry
bacon. even upon the bare top of II.
Iuesday, 23.-T is the morning OF the
great exodus. Some sixty men got ready
10 accompany the thirt,-tve re,cuers. and
We ali turn out early 10 help them tie up
their feet in gunnysack, pieces OF blankets
and towels. The beiirope Of the car is TAX
en- and untWlsted for string. and We are
busy for an hour getting them off All are
brave, but We hate to see NeWkirk. delicate
a. a womau Cardwei. with his iumbago,
Galbraith, who seems nothing but nerve,
and Cullen, raised IN Georgia, 20 forth.
+ Yet they viii not stay back. S,ansberrys
voice gets tremulous as ne thinks OF his one
lung, but he pushes on to see his family.
from which he has been separated several
weeks There Is one woman who is bound
TO goa Swede, who is handsome and
hardy-but the conductor sets his foot down
that she shall not, hch is right for, strong
and naa he is n ls if nts
and ice would soon weigh down her skirts
and make travel impossible. Ii is curious
to see her sulk about 1t, Sit with news
paper over her head and refuse breakfast.
Presently Lyons comes in and leaning back
to contemplate her, SAYS, IN his hearty way,
well, Princess Louise, if YOU are bound to
go, come along with me, but dress like a
/ man" Hereafter she shall be known as
! The Princess" There are FIVE Young mar
ried couples on the train-three in the sleep
I ing cars and two among the emgrants.
/ Tiiden of Goldendale, and Beale of Pendle-
/ ton, leave their young wives In this frozen
/ honeymoon, and go with the others. | am
/ left with the crppies, the women, the chill
! dren and the old men. We have two mod
! crate rations to-day, and towards night, Mr..
/ Hobart, the master mechanic of the road,
}
! he will reach with his snow-plow aud
men at II o'clock tomorrow. and room is
made for his forty tired shoveIers to sleep.
Mrs. Kellogg is sick, and her husband is
doing all he can to cheer her. They have
1 cone from La Grande TO visit friends in
East Portland, and he is philosophically in-
| clined to wonder why he ever started on
such pleasure trip.
Wednesday, 24.-It is still showing, and
| Hobart's men, unable to accomplish any
/ thing, are merely cutting wood enough to
keep the engines in fuel. Engineer Tuttle
brought down four chickens, (which are old
hens.) Some old woman up the road
charged 81 apiece for them, bat they will
make good broth for the sick women and
the children deprived of milk. We have
| the luxury of one potato apiece to-day, and
since tomorrow will be Christmas, Mrs.
| Macken brings out some honey, which has
been left in her care. Mrs. Fitch cheers the
passengers by singing, "We're Going Home
| Tomorrow" which sentiment every one
doubts as the awfully cold beds are resorted
to in despair.
Thursday, 25-It is still cold and snow