Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-16
TERRIBLE SUFFfRIEG.
How the Passengers on a Steamer
Off the Connecticut Shore
Fared in the Storm.
The Various Methods Adopted By
Snow-BsRnd Travellers to Pass
Awsy The Drag cling Time.
s rty Hours without Food or Rire-RePaiI.
ing Rail and Wire Connections-Bon-
free TO as!e t5e sGoV,
TERRIBLE SUFFERING.


New HAVEN, Conn Mlrch 1.-THE
steamer L mira brjnas word Of terrible
suffering and loss of life on the sound.
The storm has severed all connections
between Connecticut and the metropolis
ior the past forty-eight hours. No q
train is moving on any railroad through
out the siate, and telegraph connection
between this city and the outside world
WAS entirely cut of st an early stage Of
the storm. Trains are stalled all along
the lire. In many CAGES they became
snow-boupd far from stations or at
places where supplies could not be OBJ
tanned. Reports have been coming In OF
terrible suffering throughout the state
and especially on tie coast. Many liVes
have been lost by accident and e. posure
20 the storm. The snow hiss been
falling almost constantly since Sunday
morning.
The sieamer New Haven CT The Old
Colony Line left hsr dock in this city ST
s O'Clock Ii. or II rday, bound for
New York There were twenty FIVE pas
sengers on bobrd, two CT wnom are
women. Captain Post wss In command.
The storm grew more furious SO the
steamer pr oceeded down the h6rbors snd
the passengers became terribly fright.
ened Captain Post let 60 his anchors ten
miles out In the sound. Huge waves
swept over the steamer, washing away
everything movable above deck. The
furniture Of the cabin was utterly demoI-
ishad. The suchors were kept out until
O'Clock on Monday afternoon when the
strain Gn the steamer b2cAme so great
that the cabins were shipped. The cap
tsil decided TO beach the steamer, II be-
ing the only hope for the safety Of those
on board. The engines were kept going
sud the steamer struck az ABOUT O'Clock
on Monday evening on the West
Haven shore. Boats were manned and
su hands were ordered TO make for the
shore, which was about 800 yards OF.
Terribly frightened, the passengers hud-
died into the boats and inside sale land
ing. z. S. Barbour, purser of steamer,
narrowly escaped downing. He was
Knocked overheard, but his companions
rescued him after desperate forts.
The real su1eriugs of the party began
after reaching shore. TIE Thermometer
was down TO Z3ro and nothing
but deserted settlers cottages mile OF
could De seen. O1e of these was reached,
the doors broken in, and the half frozen
men, carrying the women IL their arms
found temporary shelter. Banisters an
staiICases were torn down and fire
started. No food could he Obtained, an;
twelve O. The strongest men yentured t.
brave the storm and obtain help snd food
from the city. rhey fsced the binding
furious bh2Z 4rd sad escaped with their
lives. They tray led three miles 10 the
heaviest pArt II the great storm.
The entire party was COM
pletelY psostrsted when they
reached Alarm house near the city. Ten
OF them had their hands and fest SO
badly frozen ths- ampu:stion may be nee
esssry. The other two escaped with
irCz faces ard ears. Nd one would
venture TO the relief Of the remainder Of
the party for fear OF losing their lives.
They have ROW been IN the deserted cot
lsgs fer SKY hours without food and
their condition must be deplGrabie- a
party CT men vii! Start for the saoFe
to-day WITH provisions.
AS BAD AS TEXAS LEGISLATORS
ALBANY. n. Y, March ia NUMBER
Of members Of the State Legislature who
have been snow bouad near Schenectady
arrived to-day A whole crowd Of legis-
laiors played poker for thirty-six hours
without sleep. Pes cost 81 e piece,
sandwiches 30 cents, hard boiled eggs rs
cents. A bottle OF liquor was sold st
auction on the train ana brought $50.
STORIES CT SUFFERING COMING IN.
READING, PA March l5.-On the VIII
mington and North western Railroad there
is train il snow drift twenty-five feet
deep near Dupcrt which has been there
with six passengers on board since IL
O'Clock Monday night. The suffering
from hunger and cold can be
better imagined than described. Two
more trains on the same road
are snow bound in a bank near Joanna.
A train On the Reading and Columbia
Railroad is fast in drift hear Ephra:1
with the snow as high IS the smoke stack.
The fires are out and the passengers and
ere have taken shelter In nsigdboring
fsrmhouges. Some terrible stories OF
suffering are told by the men who were
engaged in opening the roads. The wind