New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-02-18
Editorial Correspondence.

.6SOAY 4, 166HOA11
Editorial Correspondence.
Chicago, Feb. IS. 's5.
Our party, consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Aug. Schell, Mr.. and Mrs. jacob Pfen-
ninger, Ernst Brandt and ~ editor Of the
REVIEW left New Ulm on the 9:S5 p. m.
train Sunday. Quite crowd of friends
were at the depot to see them off and
bid them good bye. Our friend Hot
finger, with tear rolling down his
plump cheek, announced that circum-
stances beyond his control prevented
him accompanying our party, as he in.
tended. Through the courtesy of Mr..
Heideman, births in the popular Wag-
ner sleeper had been reserved for our
party, and, after once being, on board
the train, we were not long in making
ourselves at home. After enjoying one
Of Burgs billiards., with which Mr..
Schell, with aforethought, had abund-
antly supplied the male portion of the
party, bottle of ''sel,zer'' was quietly
discussed, after which repose was
sought in our hunks. The next morn
ing found our train speeding through
Wisconsin, against q binding snow
storm. On the train we made the &C.
quaintance of the Mccarthy brothers,
wheat buyers at Hitchcock, D. T. OF
course our friend Pfenninger was soon in
acknowledgements with the two gen.
tlemen, and as they were on their way
to Chicago with some fine samples Of
wheat, Mr.. Pfenninger was ere long at
tentively examining Dakota wheat-the
male portion of our party being in the
smokers compartment of the car at
the time. Just as Mr.. Pfenninger had
adjusted his glasses and poured some
wheat into the palm of his hand. the
train entered the long tunnel, and, al
though surrounded by inky darkness,
Mr.. Pfenninger pronounced the wheat
mo. hard" before the train emerged
from the tunnel. This little episode Of
course created good laugh at Mr..
Pfenningers expense. As the train pro-
ceeded east, the storm that was raging
without, increased in fury. Madison
was reached without difficulty, but here
our troubles and tribulations began.
After short stop. an extra engine was
attached to our1train. Rumors were
flying thick and fast that the situation
ahead of US was anything but promising.
However, Harvard junction was
reached without accident and with but
little delay. Here the anything but
pleasing information was given out that
the road between Harvard and Chicago
was blockaded with snow and that no
attempt would be made to proceed any
further that night. The storm still
ragged furiously, the air being filled with
binding snow. OF course we accepted
the inevitable with as good grace as il
was possible to do under the circum.
stances. As there was two feet of new
snow on the level in the streets at Har-
ward, locomotion was very difficult and
our venture to view the city was moi
crowned with any degree of success.
The car was soon sought, and for the
want of something to do, the party re-
tired early. BY the next morning,
Tuesday, it had stopped showing, but
the wind was still blowing furiously
and drifting the snow badly. Two 9TH
or trains from the west arrived at Har.
ward during the night, and from these
the passengers were transferred to our
train. Our car now became crowded
to suffocation, but as we expected to
reach Chicago before night no one
seemed to mind it very much. About
nine o'clock our train pulled out, but
we hadn't proceeded far before we were
stuck fast in snow drift. We finally
reached Darlington, 50 miles from Chi
cago, about one o'clock p. m. Here q
snow pillow and the train that had left
Chicago Monday morning met us, and
we of course expected our troubles were
at an end. Little did we imagine that
they were but just beginning. The
next station below harrington was
reached without difficulty. Here two
more trains were overtaken. After an
hours delay word was passed that the
road was now open to Chicago, and Sc
ven trains moved ahead. following each
other closely, ours being the third.
When within about one mile of Des-
PLANES the train Immediately in our
front stuck fast in the snow. This train
| was drawn by two engines, and although
q light one, it was not until the two
engines attached to our train came to
their assistance that they were able to
move either forward or backward. BY
this time it had grown dark. and the
air was still filled with drifting snow.
Hope was still strong within the train
men that we would reach Chicago that
night, when like clap of thunder from
clear Gsky, the announcement was
made that two engines coming to our
assistance from Desplaines had collided
with the train in our front, and that all