Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-02-05
INTERESTING LITTLE THINGS THAT HAVE
>or BEEN ToLu BEFORE. SHOWING LIFE
IN An FNTIREIY NTw ENrEgIENCE.

In writing, now that II is all over. about
the experience Of the past three weeks.
there is ltile to tell Of general fact concern
ing the block sde. the work Of raising II. the
rescuer. with food, etc What remains 10
TELL after all that has been printed from day
to day, while the public sympathy was
strained and individuals were eagerly read
ing every word, is the story of each DAYS
incident and such other odds and bits as
have no, yet been served up TO those
terested.
The brave men al the Cascade lock. have
had recognition. tue state of the thermnme-
,er hs. been elaboraieiy set forth every
body knows that hundred and Fifty neople
we're caught in the snow. and held three
weeks ever, body know that all these peo-
pie. as well u. those held back by the block
ads. though no, actuslly in drifts. are now
rejoicing at their delivery. 1t only remains
to give the record of each day in order to
STOW how We all lived under circumstances
20 new. strange and uncomfortable.
The following record is not long drawn.
1t was written with cold fingers. and barel,
serves 10 recall the happenings, small and
great, in the order OF their occurrence. If
ANYTHING NAV seem too trlling to he dieni-
fed by print. NV excuse must be that it all
seemed either strkingy dlss greeabie or else
droll enough 10 entertain.
Wednesday. Dec. l1.-At noon We ar
Iiyed a, The Dalles from the east. having
toiied along all night. and found the snow
very heavy from UmatiiIs junction. where
the train waited long time for the Shor,
Line connection We hopefully assalied
,,s s,oL mo- dinner a, ,hs I-n,r,iI, h0nss
and found rhe snow n csu.e f,, ;oks and
,.tIis. n.,ar ,h,nkin, fo, ,r,,,sn, that !,
,,ouIa N oy,v a. so,,}, and 50 loro AZ
ter dinner the ,.,sengers wsr. hundie1 into
tho ca,s and ,bs tr,in n,llsd cn,, ,,,oc ,bs
b;,,' ,r..,le e,a,v ono r,on,sr,ar,ly .,nan,.
i,,, IN come on ,ou,rI por,I,nd W. ronId
-, ;rf,,,,.,;o, ~. .o,,ll 80, h,al
- ,bs bo,ej. !, was sx,sr,.ra,1,r - -.
,,h, uan,sd 90 h.. ,r,,,',T,', sho,,, prohahI;
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s,,p.r ,;,co u,. IN raj b,,,or |,
M, ,ben lno~n wbe,her o- No, "a. xers ,o
80 81, ,hon,h Condno,a, ia ~
L.f,r,. h.d,;m. ,ba, ~. .ouIj ro, ,,o IN
,,,o,n;,y III. .v.n;,g a;y.n - ,ooi
,,Ia,;,c L.. . .,b 80. .,,,I
sronnd ,b,. stnx. un,it off wsn, IN hed ~,
the car I, wa. ,ur lat nleasan, evening"
and us ,,oulad as much !, ,bs .r;o,,,.,,,
of ue did ub., n. rsaI ,rouhls b..g.n
Tbs am.r;c,n ,rayslsr can n hrnnL daIa~
and M, Americs, ero,I.r vii growl a.
haar,I,. 49, a. i. oa ,h.oa
weel.
Tbursdsx 1s +, s,iil .nowsa a. us nnllsd
out from in. Dslles a, s.aO with a snow
Nov and three locomotives in advance and
iwo locomotives hauI;ng onr tram Doub,s
hsd .rsn, ;n,o sons p;nds hn, all were
,ols,shI, ohs.rf.,I a. NO lid w;,b a nnf,,sd
80 ,i,o,,,b ,h. s,,a, s,,ow .nrs Tho, tho
l;.y;n, ,bs, NO sbnnII follo. il, N por,Iapd
Hood R,v.r vas pa.ssd all r;obt and n,
V;en,o word came that the nlow was at
Wv.,b S,iIl me,rilv rolled W. on for TWO
NIL. wben .nddenl, there WAS a throb and
a .boek and a general pe,ting-up to see
ub., bsd ba,,spsd I, Was an avalanche
and ho,b eog;nss we're smotber,d in a snow
hanL TIA, vent smiling i,seIf over the IONS
oF tho bo,ls,s 7, was had look out hot
,hs .ho,els we're mn, 10 work and We were
Ia H., .oar - ahs,.oIa ro,Id hs ON, ~
-. ra~ I, ,sr, o,clock wben the snow
.l;ds canob, ,hs engines and the snow was
both falling and d.,ffin. 60 tha, the after
noon,s vo,t amounted 10 ,;,,le and resulted
in no,binp A hox n bread and meat.
which Iyons had nut nm At The DaIles. was
distributed =, dart IN the hungry crowd.
Iyons and Wallace started down the road,
and nea,lv evsrvhody vsn, IN he'd wonder.
inc what would hannsn nert The car was
noi vet cold and az with cigars and story
telling the n;oht wo,e on With those who
| boned and vailed and watched
Friday 1ewS,;ll snoxing. To-day we
had one meal r. was hrouobt on sled
from Hood Rivar The msn came nine
miles and sr-;yed a. O'clock in the after.