Daily Republican., 1888-03-14

two ahov0lfuln Woulu Dc thrown up On
the bank one would blow back into the
out. The bank OF snow was eight feet
high In front Of the engines, while IL
formed Q wall as high as the car on the
west side. The hundred or more la
borers were fast becoming tired outiand
one after another they suocumbed TO the
blizzard aud had 70 BIS taken into the
passenger cars. Those who were suffi
ciently able bAttled nobly, and sncoeed
ed In opening 3 space big enough to l
allow the train to 20 forward about the
the length OF the oar, and 81 once the
the conductor ordered the three engines
to atis mpt = return to Philadelphia.
THE SCENE AT DAYLIGHT.
When daylight broke yesterday
morning the suffering 300 Wilming-l
toniAns presented 9 hagRsrd appear.
anoe. They had worn their travelling
clothes all night and were unable to
make toilet. no water being at hand.
Then whoa breakfast time arrived there
WAS no bell rang for the early morning |
meal, and many who were without
dinner and supper On Monday were
Iexhausted. Suddenly In the distance 81
party OF farmers hove In sight. coming
from Norwood and Moore's, carrying
big baskets and Juggling caue OF coffaei
over the deeply covered helds. They
were In search OF the lost train, and
had come TO assist the half starved men
and women who sat helpless in their
seats.
When the party boarded the train al
lmurmur Of delight was heard in every
lquArter. The farmers were heartily re-
iceived and blessed for their timely
Assistance. In the big baAKets we're
sand witches, aud steamlng coffee allied
lei n Inns lNg
meal was quickly eaten, and when the
farmers were leaving they were given
q royal good bye.
When the train rolled into the etc
, / tion At hali-paBt in tina afternoon q
| weary. locking crowd dieem bsrked and
made rapidly for their friends homes
or hotels. Mise Emma Cornish, who
, Vas still in q preoarious condition, WA
tssDt to tt @ house of friend ht No. 1880
Hummei street, this city in . coupe.
The major portion OF the distressed
I. passenger were 30 eager TO secure some
4 lnourishment that they could not DO
induced to give an account OF their
n might In the blizzard.
al DIR. MINALL' $ STORY.
Il DR.. McInal, who had to return to
;, this city, gave TO . Prsts reporter the
Il following account OF his experience Of
Z the trip. ION Monday o. 3d." he
d said, 1--WE leit Broad Street Station, not
% on tho regular train, but one that was
lmRde up. We arrived ut Moore's Sta
0 ton, only eight miieH from PhnAdel-
d phiA, at 8 o'clock. All OF u sudden our
d train came to halt. Al ouce we reooE
n nzad that we were In n fullsroWu
Il Western blizzard. II was impossible
, for tina engine To move "a inch for ward
II Tor backward. Au army Of men were
10 lendeAvoring to shovel the overpOweIlug
q snow from under the VIII sells, but really
y to DO avail, As the drift was most rapid
q and for nidao Then We had attached
u eu 9ines TO front hno to the back, but to
b no profit, for we were in banks Of sno v
h fully seven or eight feet high, and oil
II least five feet In front OF the engine.
ID st was impossible to recognize ever
ut the location OF the GrAck. To this wal
lg added magnificent cyclone OF drifting
I'd snow floating over the fields and sweep
' Ing in mighty torrents against GU
of struggling aud rolling train. We re
d. mained In this oopdition all night, a
ed NEARLY abandoned as might be, the en-
oh ployes being overcome in Dsttiing wit
US the ferry OF the clements None of U
IL had anything to cat or drink. hut a
we're good nAtuEed. "A about 10 o'clock
OIL. walked 10 Norwood station TO war;
o mySelf and remained there till neArl
hel IL O'Clock, when was suddenly sen
for because woman was dying on th
N, train. / was asked to come y. ones.
80 hurried rapidly, and iooEd the Woms
70 in stnts of syDcope from nervous e1
haustion from the long continued e.
lily Ecitem ant, want of fot d, cold and fear.
lin "a arrived la time, and found her az
les IpRrently dying, made the necessary t1
nd animation of pulse, eye and breA hin
er aud, after an hours work, succeeded /
3 restoring her to cOnsCl BUSINESS By ttimJ
he lnnts and friction. learned her nam
1st Vas Emma CORNISH, from Wilmington
'ao Tae case made = great com motion. Tt
lcnDductor ordered our u ein returned
the iPhiiadelphia at ouce aud on arriving
Ing o'clock to day We sent ker IL friend
INT In coupe"
ere The passengers made up purse 81
the presented it to DIR. MoInA!l, but he I
out fused TO accept Il. as he couttcers b
is work OF q character that every hum
AN being should not Let pass bin.
less King street marker was deserted u
stly morning, and the purchasers who cal
uds VI tn the I pectAEiOn Of returning hoi
lon with well filed baskets, found th
mes there was not more than three or 70
Q III country wagons en- the street, and thu
out stock WAS soon exhausted. q the Tni
Inc street. market there were but Thu
TED oountry butchers who ventured In,
anse follows: Alexander Hami ton, "
on came on q train; William Seal, fr
get Oentreville, and William Stinson, r.
uno Fairview, b1th OF whom drove in.
nth: latter WAS obliged to use an axe q
and shovel tn open the road
vain On Monday afternoon the oarri
IN. house on the farm of Joseph Tain
were near the almshouse, blew down, cru
the lug q milk wagon and damaging 90
men farm implements.
theirl Yesterday morning the root was bio
ed IN of of No. IA school, over Third all
10 py bridge, and the scholars had TO be 8
In home,
umD a part Of the large sign on the wo
cases of the jackson Il Sharp Company b
mere down yesterday morning.
lHdy1 40 the residents Of kennett SQu
TO 40 were cut eff from all communion
With this city, a number OF them
sareu ployed John Walton TO bring IL I
out mail and aitsnd 10 come other bust
'ed 10 for them, He left that place on be
q the bsok al 9 Is O'Clock yesterday morn
TX toibat did not succeed In reaching
enc city ut thia morning. He says
AFTER The WAS s'A led number of time
1dInR heavy drifts, and that his horse IL
those him tvioa.
We at TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.
.tpns The report of y loss OF lifs near
- SIDsiR~ars Break WAFER Is verified
W. Coud uctor SneEburne OF the Dsia'
Railroad reports having been intli
that 80 vessels had gone asho-
'tei Lewes aud been totally wrecked,
anu also stated that 10 sailors were ffoz
death In the rlg2inR of the va