The Indianapolis journal., 1891-03-14

moving the train on to Dousland or of -e-
turning she way it had come, the railroad
porters and the conductors, after CONFER
ence with the imprisoned passengers, de-
eided to try TO push on 10 Dousianu on looC'
IN order TO at least obtain supplies OF pro-
visions for the passengers, and II possible
20 bring them some kind or slelghs or
other convenlences whicn WoulQ enaole
them TO reach places OF shelter lnereupon
they started on their long and cold journey,
and after terrible suffering managed TO
reach DousIand in safety. But upon ar
rival there they were unableto TO return, and
in addition. 50 terriblee was the storm
raging they were unable TO persuade
others 20 form rescue party. During this
time the half-frozen passengers. among
whom were q number OF ladies. nearly per-
ished They built fires near the cars and
heated the water-fank foot-warmer5, the
only means of heating the English road
cars and thus did they keep themselves
warm with but little success, 50 intense
was the cold. When, after forty-eight
hours OF this distressing experience, the
passengers were finally rescued, they were
IN q pitiable condition. the ladies' especially.
So terribly did the ladies suffer that q
number of them are now at Dousland. con-
fined 70 their beds and under constant med
ical treatmenr. while several of the male
passengers suffered almost as much from
exposure and want OF food.
The adventures of the passengers who
were showed up near Dousland can serve
"a an ILLUSTRATION of the adventures and
sufferings which fell to the lot of the pas
sengers on board of q number OF other
trains which were caught out In the snow
storm. Large numbers of people had ex-
periences similar TO those of the Dousland
train, while many others still had narrow
escapes from moro serious trou oles by the
danger of trains colliding with trees thrown
across the railroad tracks by the weight of
snow upon them. AS it was several trains
were derailed by coming in collision with
trees thus hurled across the rails. but no
loss of life. happily, is reported from this
cause.
West Cornwall has been in a state of
complete isolation since Monday last. The
first communications with that district
were opened mp to-day. OF course.
the facts which have come to
light In connection with snowed-up
sRowed-up vehicles. such as coaches and
carriages only give some idea of what has
actually taken place. for hundreds. at
sleast. of such ccnveyances have been
periences of many of them will never be
told When the storm of the latter part Of
December, 1890. tied up the traffic In Eng
land and on the continent the weather
prophets proclaimed that it was the most
severe weather within the memory OF the
oldest inhsbitant. but now these same
prophets announce the present storm is the
most severe experienced IN fifty years.
As an offset to the thousands who have
been thrown out of work by the storm,
thousands 1t may be added, have been en-
ployed in clearing away the snow on the
railroad west OF Taunton. AS another in
stance of the work to be done and the suf-
ferings experienced it may be noted thatOn
the railroad. west of Taunton. between Ton
tenes and Plymouth, alone there are five
trains showed up.
The Western railway is still snow-block-
AIDED. A snow plow which was trying to
clear the line at Tothes crashed into train
buried under the snow, iniurlng a fireman
and engine-drivex and doingmuch damage.
The mail train which runs between Ply
mouth and London was dispatched to-day
for the first time since Monday last. the
traffic on the road having been suspended
owing to the heavy snow-storm which
ragged here during the week.
Destructive Floods In Russia
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