Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
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The trains were half mile from any farm house and it looked discouraging when the party tried to go to sleep for the night. The wind howled about the cars and it seemed at times as if they must be hurled on their sides. There was little sleep to be had On the Hartford train ef- forts were directed toward keeping up q rousing fire in the baggage and two pas senger cars. The engine was half mile away aud there was danger of the supply of coal giving out. The people on the other train did not worry about that, for they had plentiful supply of coal The passengers of both trains had been all day without anything to eat and late in the af- ternoon party went out and secured from farmer named George Tomlinson some bread and eggs which were distributed among the hungry passengers. Yesterday morning second foraging party went out in search of food and were more fortunate than the first party.
 At o'clock yesterday morning party of twelve, among whom were Eugene w. Wheeler. bookkeeper at the Naugatuck freight office, Burt Marsh, Richard Wat rous, drummer for Kibbee & Robinson of Hartford, George Sheridan, the second hand clothing dealer, and E. w. Strong of Boston, left the Hartford train, passed the east bonnd train and headed for this city Four of them gave up the task and put up at farm house in Greystone. The others continued toward this city, arriving here almost exhausted. With what breath they had they informed the New England peo- pie of the predicament of the two trains and sought rest. The railroad people fin ally bestirred themselves and at 3:15 a train under Conductor Billy Morris, com posed of combination smoker and bag gage car and passenger car, drawn by To- comotives 112 and GA, was sent out to re- lieve the party. Col Allen and Clerk George cursion, made up large invoice of edibles and sent them out with the train. In the meantime Ralph Blakeslee, with between 200 and 800 men, many of them volunteers, had cut a path nearly to West Main street and the train pushed on to that point. Then it was slow work, the men having to dig through huge drifts 100 feet long and from six to ten feet high
 Locomotives 112 was not provided with sne~ ploughs but depended upon the labor of the men. It was tedious work and the progress was very slow, the train
 finally reaching Waterville station at 7:3O o'clock. The shovelers were tired, and a party from the stalled trains informed them that the passengers were not suffer ing for food, but were beginning to feel the effects of the cold and wanted to get away as soon as possible. Messrs Filley. Adams, Cram, Howells and Griggs volun- teered to take on some provisions and the train returned to this city for more pro- visions, leaving the men at work. The provisions were principally for the men who were at work. After loading up with all the provisions they could secure at the depot restaurant at 10 o'clock they returned to the men. The work of digging out a pathway was continued end at o'clock this morning ths first train was reached
 It was big job to get it out of the snot
 banks. When, however, this work va.
 accomplished it was pushed on to the othe,
 tram and that train pulled on to this city
 The work was delayed by tho derailmen, l of tive cars and the. trains did not arriVs ir