Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 January 1952 — Page 2

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ey oa - re Lan bil INDEAN APOLIS. TIMES ee SI THURSDAY, JAN Yi, 15 Ro + ‘We Are in a Bedutiful Deep Freeze. hr ; + a y oo iE T— hs Pp ae 2 Ar “There's No Heat...Gas Is Filtering Through The Cars’ -

Louis R (Joe) Pitte, 45, manager of the Rall Bros, Glass Co, Oakland, Cal, was one of the passengers on the stranded (lity off San Francisco, shartiy after the three-day ordeal of awaiting rescue hegan,. he started. a letter. to his wife, Helen, pro

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viding a chronological account ; xr > > of dh aboard the train ; k dren, their The, following [are excerpts : a carving k from that letter : : : tary morgu ABOARD THF STREA : "pulled their INER CITY OF SAN FRAN unsuccessful A 2d Lt. Jose

1 CISCO SENOW-RBRO DD IN DONNER RUMMIT PASS, Jan, 15, 130 p. m My Dear Helen:

caster, Pa., his children bed in his s . night. His

’ rrived a few miies We arri i BR, nan, of Yor i eact } ta ! 3 Q Wa n scious on the ne \ wit 1 ragged wo y ) * 8 re Mr. Coona, en "OW of « ‘ f 1 sered to th 1 the Y take Of t hin gs there t the train crew nilitary poli I id get throug! aysterically fo hey could ge 1rOuUs Snow was deep A ; Coul heavy fall “added to it « : Col. Fran stantls provost. mar

get any inf Coonan and hospital to t Hospjtal aut released tod:

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- The train finaly came a halt approximately 13 miles. west of Norden and between Yuba Pass and

Chrystal Lake. The train stopped purely due to lack ede toi of power to push any : “ie co

further quantity of snow TUCKERED OUT—Dr. W. H. Roehll of Middletown; Ohio, is shown with his wife as they ar- carving kni

ahead of it. And in addi- rived at Oakland, Cal, after they took care of the passengers stranded aboard the énowbound She stumble __tion the snow be ET streamliner, ‘City of San Francisco, for three days in the High Sierras. He was hailed as a hero. rg : and attempt 3 - ~ > a o nN 1 * . - n ay gi Mrs. Roehll nursed his patients, . | / fectant but ¢ train at furthe : - small portio was impossible. a : ro } 1 prob and of course no sleep is pos Ciena They hate just broken § because of tt The storm continue d lem on his hand ind what a sihle into the compartment of 1 It was pump fercely all dav Sunday. Snow wor ferfu job he doit Midnight, and it seems some- Mr. and Mis. James Hurley, | { p Mrs. Coon plows had beet anstantly Moved ail th to three after thing else has injected itself president of the W, H. An- ! : 3 aid treatmer working in this area, and one ( men and babies jn the*picture many people in derson €o. (Detroit), a ¢ § by a next-dc of the hig rotarys pde contact moved out of coaches into bed our last three cars are ill wonderful couple on their 1 tary doctor. : with us . . . at’ approximately roon here are gentlemen gas from equipment underneath way to Honolulu. Both are 3 hospital. 5:30 p. m. left. that ] assure you. You ‘the train cannot escape. It on the floor in. a coma, J { Her condit a nw x ( have to be here toesee filters in through the cars > More gas '. . . No mors . ? ed “critical, THF ROTARY snow plow proof. This Monday night my workmen break some of the rooms to be Ske ped in- 4 whole blood 4 hedroor stripped the same vot aip veri lz , structions to have all doors . » . . . . hi Slo thie dvesels on the train bedroom ripped 1} i windows to get air circulating a ns to y SNOWED UNDER—Aerial view shows the streamliner City of San Francisco snowbound at Emigrant Gap, Cal. Rescue teams 2ihorities s 0 LoVe I tid for mat more eat side. i ; ‘ Jar, . .. . 4 as made numerous efforts to move . aki hahy more Ho heal, inside, anyway, s9 bia. se AW : reached the train yesterday and removed the passengers after they had been marooned since Sunday. She was too the train in either direction ho gave blankets, ete, for what's the difference. We must This is Wednesday a. m— Als i ——— — A Sse —— Moti put no movement Was possible Jeave our doors open and some- 6:30. Thank goodness the either forward or hackward na = one checks about every 15 min- storm is over, just light snow. { Bafore Lit wa were locked fast—snow un- THE UNSUNG heroes -—the utes, ,. I smell bad, so regardless of 3 apartment tc Mexican ren exhauste ce a+ % wo y/ art 2 1 . derneath the traip.... tad } : : tha ; 1. 1 + » « Things are quite ice, I collect a one-half urn of lance, he clu 14th coated hands shoveling to keep ; — pve irtv — th water strip down and with hotel of the childr Monday morning, the 14tt . : ’ Messy even dirty the : a. ey orew of 3% arelved. COIS ciear of becoming com coach cars are almost \un- soap, clean up. Don't let any- 2 op Joseph P. J ‘A section crew of 35 Arrived St vered. You see the ¥ — i : rn liv ly covered. You see them bearable—really h one tell me that water can be Patricia Ma Their purpose was to manually Vaiimtrers: oF Brartivies hi yearable—really stench. Yess snow around the diesels eeping standing up . . . The steward. Mr. T. E. Pelow freezing and still be - : : : his chest. Th OS th free, Hower, it Ihe steam is gone and we are Tscht { (Sa Fra cisco) : is a Water... ’ ’ FRanklin 441. graph in his tn keep em . v in a. beautiful deep freeze, schumi (San nci ' a . Col. Reece

was ohvious after several hours Something . ; prince. He promises us pheas- yy 4a = § sthing nice happened this y » ’ . immediately that it was hopeless, late Monday-a young chap, Ant under glass for dinner . .. .. THING are a ] imble AY. HOME. INJINDIANAYFOR{S8O.YEARS for the trage By late Monday things were R. D. Spence, trainmaster, has at 5:30 Mr. Tschumi calls us for People still lying all over the : ow an, a plato looking bad. The storm cOn- aiuced from Sacramento. He Sinner (which)... turned. out place , . . During coffee, Dr. . 1872-1952 ‘Armored Di tinted in Intensity. A eommit- p,o apap over. He is realistic 10 be MOCK pheasant—hot dogs Nelson and Spence come In cial troubles tee of civilians has heen ap- how “what He i% doing and and spaghetti, , . . from below with good news. . 1] orders for tr pointed. immediately everyone has a s 4 2 They said we will definitely get veteran of V (Pitto wrote that the com- feeling of relief IT 1S NOW 9:30 p. m. Tues- out today. reserve office mittee held a conference.) Two boys from Donner day. Dr. (Lawrence) Nelson, Now we have » Rurry o es active duty In the conference it was Summit Pass have arrived the young SP doctor has just excitement—it is a Coast ; - // served in Al: ' advised that everyone leave in a snow weasel—food and arrived from Truckee. It took Guard helicopter. It is now 2 to Ft. Knox the train and walk one eneouraging information. him snow plow, weasel, dog 10:45 ]R MM. . . This same Te ANUARY / ¢/ AND mile to Crystal Lake where That is, someone knows team and snow shoes to get Mexican gang is now walk. | . . Woman, we understand there is where we are and what the here , . . There is fairly close ing through the snow with ” ! . ’ shelter. heat and water conditions are . . . I gave to us now 2] pieces of army sacks of coal on their | 2 TERT In Three-' We voted the suggestion one of the chaps some equipment, : The progress is ex» shoulders—they have been Mrs, Lula down for it is obvious less money to phone you to let ceedingly slow but they expect up. all night. Some look N A eh than half of this group vou know we are okay. to get here hy a. m. and start frozen. Others look like eo diti could make such a trek in We have just had a radio ~'3KIng passengers out . they are walking in their sondiyon at this storm. report electricity seems to Mr Pitto then describes his sleep. te ay > m We did appoint a represent have come to life for a few efforts at trying to sleep by . . . Some men are now coms- ;. erday in 3 i ont ! i= ry i 8 . : ; ative, a New Englander (Peter moments ih the club eat We wrapping his feet in a wool ing up the track with stretch- ! f ig St. a Wood. 32. Marblehead Mass.). hear of the hard rains and sport shirt and a sport jacket ers. That looks good . . . now ) : ; son hs th go to Crystal Lake and winds down there in Ray after putting on threé pairs of things are pretty much bedlam. . . 4 car driven b phone for assistance Area) . . . believe me, we are wool socks, Just as he is~ We get our first instructions 5: : : : s of 412 N, Tau (Mr. Wood bucked-the snow disappointed when we hear settled there is a commotion in regarding leaving train, etc. mo ern, ra i iona ] provincia urni ure car then hit ] 0 cked the s v i : in a blizzard od in the first Nothing of the plight of this the next compartment and he (Mr. Pitto ended his letter : by Fred Dr oa : sin ’ sel. v NA ets up to/see what it is), at ths i . { 3 call out. and got a hero's rating, trair We feel we have heen K p tose 8 that point.) oo . DeQuincy St

with the passengers for that let down, but of course we

and three subsequent trips, Mr. know better | LA A variety of individual pieces and furniture groups includ-

Pitto wrote later in the letter.) 2 8 =n - i » a a LESTER has given his apart. - . ing many not listed here. See the entire selection of living, MONDAY NIGHT rumors Jen} te Song areal Notsers A u » p #1 : IE Ome 8 Sole ith | | ¥¢& ¢ dining and bedroom pieces at sale prices!

have nothing but the mattresses |

Army is or the wav ir dog- : hy — gled=r are en route {from Reno | ot FY 8%

PG&E (utility company) have . : : gnoweats on the wav in. SP has 4 Lose Lives h z p ? » equipment coming in fron h i b ? 2 oy : : : ; MILF via Les 18th Century Mah Oversized Solid Mapl numerous to mention Actually EFFINGHAM, 111., Jan. 17 oT en ury a ogany versiie © | ap e 2 a efforts were being (UP) Four persons were killed * made or in the process at the 4 ast night in a two-car collision RB . G Bedroom Furniture ume.) out three tiles southeast of earoom Orou for ut three mil utheast of ortunately, the passen , J > : ger list has a sprinkling of nere * individuals that have know - The dead were Howard Mc : v LY 95 LY 59 79 uh how, H, 8S. Lovnd, president Vicker, 24; Edward W. Sapp, 33, : . . of Parke-Davis Co. (De- both of. Altomount, Ill.;- Mrs ° SET troit, Mich.), M. S. Lester, Dorothy Rraham. 33. of St. Elmo ® 1 1 ' Bolts Miehs M5 dear. . |Dotethy Remtam, 82, Of 31, Sai . Warm golden maple in gracious Early American style b s (Motors) of San Francisco; Wape la . . . i R. Harvey, director of Mr. James’ car burst into. Double dresser with mirror and panel bed. Regularly +» « solidly constructed for years of service. Ensemble Heavy Yorpment Co., De- mes. A passing’ motorist put as a complete bedroom group or mix with other troit; fulvaney, Hea vy t the fire and pulled Mr. James 234.50 : 1 ? i i rot; ; { pulled Mr. Jame; 50 set. Twin size beds, chests, single dressers. ; : : Electrical Equipment, De- Forni the wrerkaie. He was taken ' y 310g furniture. Full size and bunk beds, double chests and troit and many, many more; Effingham Emergency Center i g m En ] 1 . ot . . ., . : Fortunateid. Walter’. Roslill. hes Ko dies vanities, and night chests also available. dressers, chest-desks, night tables, and other pieces. 1 M. D., Middletawn, O.,% has The other victims died In the taken over the health problen vreckage

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