The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-01-15
Two Days Getting from Baltimore TO
Delta.

The passengers who left Baltimore, last Sat
urday evening, on the Maryland Central Rail
road, had the novel experience of being snow
bound for two nights and day, at point
about POO yards south of Hydes station.
The train that left the city at four o'clock, in
charge of Conductor johnson, encountered nu-
merous snow drifts, and made its way slowly
and with great difficulty until at II o'clock,
the whistle blew for Hydes station. The
brakeman sang out "Hyde's," but the train
came to full stop in a huge bank of snow
short distance from the station. The drift was
quarter of a mile long, and from IS inches to
s feet in height. The conductor sent man to
the nearest telegraph office, Badwin's, who tele-
graphed to North Avenue station for assistance,
and two engines were sent out with Chief En-
gineer Peasants and large force of workmen.
About three miles from the city the relief en-
gines encountered Conductor Warmers train,
which had left Baltimore an hour and a-haf af-
ter the other train and was also fast in snow
bank. The united power of the three engines
succeeded in pushing and pulling this train
through the rapidly forming snow drifts
untilit was also near Hyde's. The relief
hands dug and delved at the mass of snow,
which barred the way, but the wind whirled it
back upon the track us fast as it was removed.
All four engines also exerted their power in
vain to push the trains through, and the con-
test was relinQuished until daylight.
When 1t was known that the trains were I'M
able to go any further, the passengers proceed
ed 10 make themselves as comfortable as posi-.
BILE. Each train contained number of ladies.
On Conductor Warmers train one of the cars
was surrendered to the ladies for sleeping car.
The gentlemen made their way around and
through snow drifts to the station, where Mr..
Robert Dilworth's family and Others supplied
them with provisions and milk cans filled with
hot coffee, which they carried back to the cars
for their weary and hungry fellow passengers
On Sunday morning the relief hands renewed
their attack upon the obstruction and by s
O'Clock Sunday night it was removed. The
trains could not proceed, however, for want of
water in the engine tanks, and the hands were
obliged to carry water from Mr.. Hyde's ice pond,
to avoid the necessity of drawing the fires. On
Monday morning full supply of water was
procured and at 0 O'Clock one of the trains pro-
without meeting any serious obstruction.
During Sunday as the situation of the pas
sengers became known in the neighborhood of
Hyde's, tracks were broken through the snow
to the train, and provisions in abundance were
sent to them from the hospitable residences of
Col. Edward f. Jenkins, Robert Dilworth, Rich
ard Barnes, ii. d. Bartleson, s. s. Patterson,
MIR. Mast and others.
The ladies, also, were taken to the neighbour
ing houses and entertained with true Baltimore
county hospitality until the track was clear and
the trains ready to start. Some of the ladies,
however, had found their improvised sleeping
car so comfortable that they voluntarily return
ed to it and spent Sunday night therein.
Col. E. II. Webster and Judge Waters, who
were on one of the trains, arrived in Bel Air in
sleigh, late Sunday evening, after most disa-
grceable drive through the drifting snow.
On Monday morning one of the trains got
through the drifts and came on to Bel Air, arriy-
ing here at about half past twelve. The other
train, with the remainder of the passengers, ar.
rived short time afterwards. One of the trains
went towards Delta, and encountered q snow
drift six feet in height about one mile from Bel
Air, in Mr.. VIM. Davison's field, which caused
some delay. North of Sharon station the train
ran through drifts ten feet in height, the loco
motive throwing the snow high in the air as it
dashed into them. The train arrived at Delta
at half past four O'Clock in the afternoon.
Among the passengers on the the train were
Mrs. Griffith, Misses Lizzie, Mary and Mamie Ar
cher Lizzie Quinby, Clara Bauer, Cassie
Lee, Mr. Allen Hoffman and j. F. Ashton,
of Bel Air; Mrs. r. John Rogers, of
Fountain Green; Mrs. Charles Young, OF
st. Louis; Miss Cochran, of Baltimore; Miss
Amoss, of Fallston; Miss Hull, of Forest Hill,
DR.. and Mrs. VIM. II. Gale, of Somerset county
j. Polk STREET., of Pylesville, Miss Keys, OF
Delta.
The passengers, upon their arrival, appeared
to have enjoyed their adventure. They express
ed their deepest gratitude to the nd-hearted
people of Baltimore county, TO whose ready hos
pitalty they were so much indebted
On Tuesday morning trains left Delta, Forest
Hill and Bel Air on schedule time.
The train that left Bel Air at 4.2l Saturday
evening, succeeded in getting through, with
much difficulty, but the drifts formed much
more rapidly after that time.