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[1888]
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VC 1888. Last page of the letter is missing. A note from the author (page 5) states that the letter was written soon after the Great Blizzard of 1888.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y.
[March 1888?]
My dear Brother,
"Doubtless" you have
read in the papers about
our snow storm. I'm
really delighted to have
had the experience. Last
Saturday was very Spring
like Sabbath was rainy,
and Monday we woke
up with a driving snow
storm. Half of the men
couldn't get here, so
it was impossible to
have the paths cleaned
to go to recitations. The
valliant Prof. Cooley, how-
ever, managed to get
out from town, and
N.Y.
[March 1888?]
My dear Brother,
"Doubtless" you have
read in the papers about
our snow storm. I'm
really delighted to have
had the experience. Last
Saturday was very Spring
like Sabbath was rainy,
and Monday we woke
up with a driving snow
storm. Half of the men
couldn't get here, so
it was impossible to
have the paths cleaned
to go to recitations. The
valliant Prof. Cooley, how-
ever, managed to get
out from town, and
: VCLLettersStrongEliza1888001002
held his recitations in
the Main building. The
next day dawned on
even a worse state of
affairs. Still snowing
heavily; but a great
wind had come up
in the night and
the drifts were piled
mountains high. Not
even sleighs could move
in town, much less
out here. No mails
came for three days. Not a
train moved on the Hudson
river road, and
the people could not
even be brought up to
the town from the Station.
the Main building. The
next day dawned on
even a worse state of
affairs. Still snowing
heavily; but a great
wind had come up
in the night and
the drifts were piled
mountains high. Not
even sleighs could move
in town, much less
out here. No mails
came for three days. Not a
train moved on the Hudson
river road, and
the people could not
even be brought up to
the town from the Station.
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Provisions were quite
low. We were given the
funniest desserts. No
recitations were held in
the other buildings. Paths
were cut, in passing
through which our
heads were lost under
the banks. The stone wall
around the college grounds
was hidden, and the
hedge appeared to be
growing out of ground
about four feet higher
than usual. In Poughkeepsie
through one
drift 13 ft. deep a tunnel
was cut, with entrances
low. We were given the
funniest desserts. No
recitations were held in
the other buildings. Paths
were cut, in passing
through which our
heads were lost under
the banks. The stone wall
around the college grounds
was hidden, and the
hedge appeared to be
growing out of ground
about four feet higher
than usual. In Poughkeepsie
through one
drift 13 ft. deep a tunnel
was cut, with entrances
: VCLLettersStrongEliza1888001004
at either end, and this
was the only way of
crossing the street. Some
of the drifts out here
were ten feet deep, while
the snow fall was about
three feet. All the
hitching posts disappeared
from view completely.
Wednesday there were
roads cut into town
and sleighs ran to take
us in to see the sights.
I couldn't go until
Thursday, and then
thawing was going on.
The sidewalks were
cleared, and it was...
Eliza (McCree fy) Strong, '88
was the only way of
crossing the street. Some
of the drifts out here
were ten feet deep, while
the snow fall was about
three feet. All the
hitching posts disappeared
from view completely.
Wednesday there were
roads cut into town
and sleighs ran to take
us in to see the sights.
I couldn't go until
Thursday, and then
thawing was going on.
The sidewalks were
cleared, and it was...
Eliza (McCree fy) Strong, '88
: VCLLettersStrongEliza1888001005
12 March 1945
Mrs. John Henry Strong
Eight Larchmont Avenue
Larchmont, New York
The enclosed letter—last pages missing—
was written a week after the great blizzard of 1888—by a [senior],
Eliza Livingston [MacCaury] of Alllegheny [Elm]—
Pa—It is sufficiently factual to
warrant retention, perhaps—as a first hand record of that historic
incident—Use your judgment!
Sincerely
Eliza Liv. [Tracy]
March 10th 1945
Mrs. John Henry Strong
Eight Larchmont Avenue
Larchmont, New York
The enclosed letter—last pages missing—
was written a week after the great blizzard of 1888—by a [senior],
Eliza Livingston [MacCaury] of Alllegheny [Elm]—
Pa—It is sufficiently factual to
warrant retention, perhaps—as a first hand record of that historic
incident—Use your judgment!
Sincerely
Eliza Liv. [Tracy]
March 10th 1945
