NP, MDA 1/11/1861

From the Memphis Argus
 
January 11, 1861
 
The Great Snowstorm in Tennessee
Detention of Trains
   The Bristol News of the 5th says: "A snowstorm commenced in this region on Saturday night last, and continued till Monday morning, covering the earth to a depth of about one foot -- the deepest snow that has fallen in this section of the country for five years. It had the effect to interrupt travel on the railroads for a day or two, detaining a large number of travelers in our town." In another article the News says: "The Virginia & Tennessee railroad trains which left Lynchburg on Sunday morning impeded by the snow, reached Bristol Wednesday evening. The passengers from the west, who had been weatherbound here for several days, greeted the arrival of the train with a most enthusiastic shout of joy at the prospect thus afforded them of resuming their journey."

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