The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-23
ALL NIGHT IN A DRIFT.
Exciting Experience of a Como In
terurban Carload.

Blockaded In a big drift out near
the workhouse. twenty-five passengers
on Como interurban Car No. 74S spent
from o'clock Monday afternoon until
late yesterday afternoon, prisoners of
the storm. Among those on the car
were former Gov. A. r. McGill, of st.
Anthony park; Miss Katherine Smith,
st. Paul; G. T. Rogers, of Minneapolis;
J. c. Lewis, of Louisville, Ky; Miss
Winifred Woolworth, of Minneapolis;
Mrs Theodore Patten, of Minneapolis;
NJ. A. MCGUIRE, of Minneapolis; VIII
liam Boyle, of Saltwater, and Mrs. d.
F. Jones, of Sparta, Wis.
The car was bound for Minneapolis
and ploughed it's way slowly to the
incline quarter Of a mile west of the
workhouse, where a snow drift half a
dozen feet high stopped it's further
progress. The passengers hardly real
lied at first the seriousness of their
plight, hoping that every time the
motorman turned the crank the car
would break through the drift and con-
tinue its journey, but the true situation
gradually dawned upon them and they
settled themselves for an indefinite
stay in the not too comfortable quar-
ters.
Gov. McGill and some of the women
PdoSCIlSSiS, HOWSN6l, were I0BuSEeu
desperate by the prospects of a night
in the storm, and decided to venture
an escape. Buffeting the wind and
snow they started out and laboriously
made their way to the workhouse
where carriages were telephoned for,
and finally took them to their homes,
shortly before midnight.
SOME STAYED ALL NIGHT.
With the other nacSenoare +bara woo
nothing to do but to wait for relief.
Some took the predicament cheerfully
while others appeared much concerned
and few snuggled up in the seats to
go to sleep. The trainmen were in
duced to go to farm house and get
fuel to keep the car stove burning all
night, but when everything was COM
fortably warm, the passengers diScov-
cred that they were hungry. Foraging
expeditions through the storm were i'm
possible, so the prisoners contented
themselves with their thoughts for food
and made the best of a bad bargain.
Toward daylight, however, several Of
the party struggled to the workhouse
and returned with bread and coffee for
their fellow passengers. The food was
plain, perhaps, but the party enjoyed
it immensely.
At 10 o'clock no relief had reached
the blockaded car and the company
was communicated with by telephone
and asked to send out carriages. A bus
was dispatched to the car, but by noon
had not reached ii. At this time, Miss
Katherine Smith, daughter of Gen.
William Smith, was rescued by a car
riage sent out for her. Later. Mr..
Rogers and Mr. Lewis, with several
others, started out and walked across
to the University line, which they
reached much exhausted.
TWO GIRLS STARTED AFOOT.
At s o'clock in the morning two
school girls living at st. Anthony park.
left the car. despite the protestations
of the other passengers, and started
for their homes. The Prior avenue po-
lice have not been notified of any chill
dren being lost, so it is presumed that
the girls made their way safely or stop
ped some place on the way until yes
terday.
It was said at the company's St.
Paul office last evening that all of the
Como cars had been gotten through
during the afternoon, though as to car
74S in particular nothing was known.