The Press., 1888-03-22
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S5SS sistent attempts of engineers Jack Hatha- way and o. L.. Moulton. The engines came through without the assistance of a snow -plow, and when it arrived it was greeted with three ringing cheers by the crowd that had assembled at the station. The train passed through drifts in many places which were above the tops of the cars. It contained comparatively small number of passengers, all of whom spoke in the highest praise of the two determined engineers. The train was composed of one passenger car and locomotives "Haven" and Stafford" The passengers had been comfortable during their imprisonment, being at Stafford Springs, where provisions of all kinds could be obtained Conductor Sanders also deserves great credit for look ing so carefully after the passengers under his care. People were eager to see the first snow-bound train approach the sta tion, and apparently considered it as novel sight as was the case when the first loco motive and train of cars ran over railroad.
 The working train on the Connecticut Central railroad had pushed through the drifts to the Armory station h Springfield Friday afternoon when bank of snow was encountered which threw both engines from the track, the forward one overturn- AuSs Odu0S hyuSCt, IIAS COANuCCOI1 Vu- liam Nichols, fireman, and Jerry McKune, brakeman, were fatally scalded.
 The incidents in the cities were quite as thrilling as those of country life, perhaps the moro so that the individuals failed to realize the abnormal conditions of things until experience had taught them. It seems a small event to walk few blocks from business to home, and when men P11nn o$ tho usual hour of closing business they did not hesitate to 'hoof it." Those who had some distance to go will not soon for get their experience in the dark and al- most deserted streets. There were many narrow escapes from perishing. It must be remembered that to all the terrible dis comforts known in this section was added an intense cold which, happily, was not experienced here. Children and women 1 were rescued when nearly overcome. One New York merchant of stalwart physique, aged 35 years, who left his store was found next morning, within few blocks of his house lying dead in the street, where he 1 had fallen exhausted.
 Just think of Dakota sending condolence to New England over It's experience with blizzard. Mayor Hewitt of New York on Thursday received work from Dakots that relief fund had been started for the sufferers from the blizzard in New Yorb and New England. The mayor of Fargo telegraphs -
 Fargo is shocked at storm and calamity visiting the Atlantic coast.
 And here, too, is parody of humane sentiment, and a savage western humOr, il dispatch, sent from the capital of Dakota | Mayor Hewitt, New York:
 l Bismarck 8 ands ready to give substantia aid to blizzard sufferers of New York. Le us know your needs.
 M. R. JEWELL, Chamber of Commerce.
 Roscoe Conkling had mighty interest ing experience in the storm at New Yorl Monday night, which he graphically de tails. 1T had been at the Stewart build ing in the afternoon" he said, "and hat some work to do in my office, and no thinking that the city. would be dark a night, I went down to Wall street to lool after the work. A little after 6 o'clock wanted to go home. There wasn't @ cal or carriage of any kind to be had. Ono during the day had declined an offer t' ride uptown in carriage because tn man wanted $5, and l started up Broad way on my pins. It was dark, and it was useless to try to pick out path, SO I wen magnifcently along shouldering througl drifts, apd headed for the north. wa pretty well exhausted when got to Uniol Square, and wiping the snow from my eyes tried to make out the tracks through But it was impossible. There were n' lines, and l plunged right through on a straight line as could determine upon had got to the middle of the park ano was up to my arms in the middle of drift pulled the ice and snow from m eyes and held my hands up there till every thing was melted off so that might see but it was too dark and the snow too blind ing. For nearly 20 minutes was stuc there, and came as near giving right u and sinking down there to die as ma can and not do it. Somehow I got ou and made my way along. When I reach ed the New York club at Twenty-fift street l was covered all over with ice an, packed snow, and they would scarcely be lieve me that had walked from Wal street. If took three hours to make tn journey"
 Joseph E. Jennings, an employe g Sargent's factory, New Haven, enjoys tn distinction of having passed Tuesday nigh at the bottom of snow drift. He lives i Montowese, and with two children tried make his way home Tuesday evening
 
 Hill and MT. Jennings found hospitabl place for them after while, and then trie to make his way home. He found this i'm possible, and inrlly got stuck in hug drift. Knowing that there was but on way to save his life, he burrowed to tn bottom of the drift and there spent tn night in an impromptu snow house entire ly shut ill so that he hardly heard the hun ricane which was skurrying the snow il clouds over the North Haven meadows He knew by his watch, when mornin; came, and burroWed his way to the sur face and at last reached his home. He say that he did not suffer from cold.
 Hartford Courant And now they tel us it wasn't much of storm. It began down by Alexandria, Va., was not felt wes of Pittsburg and Buffalo, did not go furth CT north than Saratoga, and was not fel much east of Boston. This is the Western Unions outline, and, as that company feelers are out all over the country, i ought to be accurate. But this gives us very queer shaped object for our disturb ance. It was within 300 or $50 miles O the sea coast all the time, and it only swept over about $50 miles of territory lengthwise, if bee line is taken from Alex andria to Boston. It managed to paraIyzt the Pennsylvania and the New York Gen tral roads, and all the roads that centre il New York, as we'll as all in New England Ef9 like was nnvor aann haf0po