The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-28

mas trip to Portland from The Dzlles,
says: ".The rotary went ahead, pushed
by q S0-ton bog engine. and we followed.
pulled by three engines. The track was
cleared without any difficulty an far as
Cascade Locks, but between there and
Bonneville two engines had got stuck
the day before and our. rotary had 20 60
ahead, dig them ont and pull them back
to Cascade Locks again before we could
get through. Just as we are getting un-
der way once more the tender of our
p1ow jumped the track. That accident
and the drifts on the way to Multnomah
falls kept us in Bonneville all night.
There we struck drift go heavy that
the bog engine could not force the plow
into it. Our three engines were called
into use, and, with their assistance, the
way was cleared to Bridal Veil in two
hours. The big drift was struck at Lat
ourelle falls, where deep cut wac
drifted full of snow to the height of an
engine smokestaek, and for distapce OF
about 800 yards. The snow. was packed
hard by rain and wind, and the rotary
plow, pushed by four engines, could
make no headway against it.
i'sEinallv, as night drew on, a number
of section men got up on top of the drift
and broke the crust with shovels, and
with their help, the pillow. went slowly
forward. Every able-bodied man aboard
the train who could WELD 3 shovel
pitched in and worked with will. All
wanted to get through by Sunday after
noon, if possible. The women and
children gathered ON top the big drift
to witness the grand sight of the retary
snowplow under. full head of steap.
tearing the huge pile Of snow into ANAL
fragments. If you can imagine 100
powerful streams of water, similar to
those thrown by p bfre engine, formed
into semi-circle, then you have faint
idea, of the dazzling sight caused. by a
rotary snoW plow at work. But the
powerful pressure of four engines was
too much for the plow.s The axle broke,
and we we're again forced to return to
Bridal Veil. When our pillow was re-
paired we went ahead again and reached
Portland without further accident
Mrs. Anna L-Dayis of Chicago, q mis-
sionary of the sWoman's, Foreign Mission
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
church, who is EN-, route to Nanking,
China, was one of the passengers. "We
were snow bound for "a hours,' she
said, "and our experience was rather un-
pleasant. We arrived at The DalIes
Thursday morning and started for Port
land. We reached Hood River but
could get no further and had to return
to The Dalles. We staid there untiIsthe
next train arrived. Then the railroad
officials took the Pullman sleeper on our
train, saying that they had to take them
back TO Pendleton. Then the passengers
of both trains, 1856 in number, were
crowded into the sleepers and day
coaches of the second train. We ex-
pected to arrive in Portland yesterday,
and would have done so if the rotary
snewplow had not jumped the track and
broke on Saturday. About twenty-five
passengers walked from. Bridal Veil to
EairYiew to take the special train. We
spent Christmas pleasantly enough.
The passengers in one of the cars OBJ
tanned tree, which they decorated. In
the evening Mrs. Besant delivered lee
ture. The company did all in it's power
to make the passengers comfortable.
We were especially grateful to Conductor
Conan, who madesa number of trips to
the city to obtain hot coffee for us. The
passengers made up purse of $50 and
presented it to him in recognition of his
services"
The sRebels ON Top.
Z BUDsos IAYREs. Dec. 27.-The rebels