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January 14, 1901
The Sun
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Thousands trapped in Russian trains during a blizzard near Odessa suffered severely for days; 120 perished. Communication reopened after ten days, with tales of cold, hunger, and desperation.
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CAUGHT IN THE BLIZZARD
THOUSANDS SUFFER FOR DAYS IN RUSSIAN RAILWAY TRAINS
Communication With Odessa Reopened After Ten Days
Report That 120 Persons Perished In the Storm
Story of Severe Suffering of Those In the Buried Trains
St. Petersburg, Jan. 1. Communication with Odessa has been reopened after ten days' suspension. The blizzard continued ceaselessly for nine days, and a report is made in trains (which lost) 120 persons. Jan.
The Odessa correspondent of the Ha-I. describes the suffering of railway passengers. A train between Kharkov and Feodossia, with 1,000 passengers, left Kharkov at 10 o'clock Friday night. The train reached a point eight versts from the station of Ignatievka at 1 a.m. Saturday. The engine was derailed, and the train was buried in snowdrifts. The depth of the snow was two feet. There were three feet of snow on the cars. The situation was frightful. The passengers were without food. The weather was piercingly cold. After vain efforts to clear the track and to reach the nearest station, the passengers decided to abandon the train and seek shelter. A woman who had been confined during the night died. The body was placed in the snow. The passengers suffered horribly from thirst and hunger. The children cried piteously. It was impossible to dispatch word due to the intense cold. The weather was frightful. The wretched were perished. It started to travel for which the duration against the drift and of fear. The area were oued shader. Within the train there was anguish and ring horrible right. Passed passengers were virtually with in the morning a Iwa-an! vod rendered. Arr telegrams to there are start show as nithe sawn. He arrived what se era hi. higher. From the deia'tes tegg 1 r tel from s Petersburg nrdoje... Say passengers ding Cot Kaphst regedy d to siu aid eek siedges rather tha t petd atother nig n ther trail. where he sobyh a aitst ntendutabie Ch Kaphst atd Coty tercrededn rruhhgode IrdaIefaefth. ter a Lartet t Uetn e t hen ieathed Meat ao tho tevetio odessd seyt a sjedetrapiew rasheadt onIhriettzrdeeIghteen thoeatd ra af learhg te traa Iteetedttts wsetthrogh Satarday
THOUSANDS SUFFER FOR DAYS IN RUSSIAN RAILWAY TRAINS
Communication With Odessa Reopened After Ten Days
Report That 120 Persons Perished In the Storm
Story of Severe Suffering of Those In the Buried Trains
St. Petersburg, Jan. 1. Communication with Odessa has been reopened after ten days' suspension. The blizzard continued ceaselessly for nine days, and a report is made in trains (which lost) 120 persons. Jan.
The Odessa correspondent of the Ha-I. describes the suffering of railway passengers. A train between Kharkov and Feodossia, with 1,000 passengers, left Kharkov at 10 o'clock Friday night. The train reached a point eight versts from the station of Ignatievka at 1 a.m. Saturday. The engine was derailed, and the train was buried in snowdrifts. The depth of the snow was two feet. There were three feet of snow on the cars. The situation was frightful. The passengers were without food. The weather was piercingly cold. After vain efforts to clear the track and to reach the nearest station, the passengers decided to abandon the train and seek shelter. A woman who had been confined during the night died. The body was placed in the snow. The passengers suffered horribly from thirst and hunger. The children cried piteously. It was impossible to dispatch word due to the intense cold. The weather was frightful. The wretched were perished. It started to travel for which the duration against the drift and of fear. The area were oued shader. Within the train there was anguish and ring horrible right. Passed passengers were virtually with in the morning a Iwa-an! vod rendered. Arr telegrams to there are start show as nithe sawn. He arrived what se era hi. higher. From the deia'tes tegg 1 r tel from s Petersburg nrdoje... Say passengers ding Cot Kaphst regedy d to siu aid eek siedges rather tha t petd atother nig n ther trail. where he sobyh a aitst ntendutabie Ch Kaphst atd Coty tercrededn rruhhgode IrdaIefaefth. ter a Lartet t Uetn e t hen ieathed Meat ao tho tevetio odessd seyt a sjedetrapiew rasheadt onIhriettzrdeeIghteen thoeatd ra af learhg te traa Iteetedttts wsetthrogh Satarday
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Survival
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Blizzard
Railway Trains
Odessa
Suffering
Perished
Buried Trains
Russian Storm
What entities or persons were involved?
Count Kapnist
Where did it happen?
Odessa, Russia
Story Details
Key Persons
Count Kapnist
Location
Odessa, Russia
Event Date
January 1
Story Details
Thousands suffered for days in Russian railway trains caught in a blizzard. Communication with Odessa reopened after ten days. Report of 120 persons perished in the storm. Severe suffering in buried trains, with passengers enduring cold, hunger, and horror. Some sought aid via sleighs rather than staying in trains.