Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-31
wELL-FED PASSENGERS.
A Few Drummers Kicking, but the Others
ar-a Gnfisfind

Few DrummerS Kicking, but the Others
are Satisfied.
Owing to the unsteadiness of the tele-
graph wires the press dispatches from the
scene of the great snow-blockade have
nearly all been delayed in reaching this
city and other points. Particularly has this
been the case with dispatches from Truckee
during the past two days, There is but one
wire between this city and Truckee, and it
has to do service both for the railroad and
the Western Union. In consequence it has
been kept "hot" necessarily with railroad
business.
The following dispatch was received yes
terday morning from the RECORD UNION
special reporter now at Truckee, but it ar
rived too late for publication in yesterdays
paper:
TRUcKEE January 29th.-The breaking
of the rotary at Cascade yesterday proved
unfortunate on account of the delay caused.
In its place 200 shovelers were set to work
at once on the remaining 300 feet of the
blockade, working until 3 o'clock this
morning, when u cheer went up announc-
ing that the road on the west slope was free
from snow.
At daylight another force was put to
work, Hanging and widening track.
At 9:45 A. NJ. work was completed suffi-
GENTLY to allow W. G. Curtis private car
to pass through to the Summit. Four re-
porters were on board, too. On the car
were j. B. Wright Arthur Brown, A.
Worthington and @. Comstock.
After stop of few minutes the car pro-
ceeded to Tunnel 10, seven miles west of
Truckee.
The road between Truckee and Tunnel
ID was open until Monday, when the rain
turned the drift-snow on the tracks into
ice, and again blocked about two miles. A
large force came up from Cascade to work
on the west end, while on the east end 800
men are working.
Your reporter arrived at Truckee at 3
o'clock and proceeding to the office of the
Truckee Republican, handed the editor a
paper of January 2Sth. Both the reporter
the first seen there for fourteen days.
G. f. McGlsshan, upon receiving copy,
said 1t was God-send and would set the
passengers on the train wild with Joy.
| interviewed a large number of the
passengers as to the situation and found
that the GROWERS were almost exclusively
drummers with spring goods below cost.
w. II. H. Fellows of Placerville, form
erly manager of the Weekly Observer, said:
This is the fourteenth day and, of
course, it is tiresome to be penned nj SO
long, but growing will not help the situa-
ton. Twenty-seyen years ago l was a
soldier and took lessons in patience 1t
comes very handy now. The railroad peo-
pie have made our condition as pleas
ant as possible. Meals are provided
free. We have no fault to find with the
company. l am satisfied that every effort
is being made to get us out. have been
East on a visit and am now bound for
Plscerville. We have few GROWERS on
board the train, of course
E. 2. Robertson is also here with his
wife and children. The long delay is get
ting the children restless but the parents
are patiently waiting for the end. They
hope it will come soon. They say that il
was not possible to receive more attention
from the railroad officials than they have
received. The meats and food are very
good. They say they would rather go
ahead than be detained at the expense of
the company. They have no fault TO find
with anything but the delay.
w. II. Shcrtelie, of Bays City, Kansas.
said: During the blockade we have got
along spiendidly. We have received the
best of treatment from the railroad men.
We get lots 10 eat and the company pays
for il. We have few passengers ready 10
do some kicking, but l don't think thew
belong to that class that makes worlds or
moves mountains. Why. if you could
only hear some of them talk you would
think they held the universe IN the palms
of their hands. am willing TO admit that
they can do many things, but have yet to
see the one who could successfully buck
against the elements and get away with
the Job. You see. | am from Kansas,
where We have cyclones, and know what
it is TO have the power Of the elements
turned loose. am praying right along,
and don't want the shoyelers to stop" :
J. E Frozier, Of Calhoun, Neb. said:
IL you ase reporter, would Ike to