Stephen D. Peet
speaker
928 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Aug 2026
last heard 5 Aug
Stephen D. Peet’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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brave hearts sank within many as the strange feeling came over them that there was danger in the air it was like a pall to the soul it rested heavily upon the spirits
stout men had to reason with themselves to nerve themselves to undertake the journey the presentiment of evil was the common one many of the friends urged the travelers to stay and not undertake the fearful journey
parents at buffalo are known to have persuaded a daughter to stay until the storm was over and only yielded because a light heart was so buoyant and hopeful in the prospect of a holiday approaching
a wife at rochester urged a loved husband to stay and was only comforted by the promise of a speedy return a young husband at erie away from his loved wife was sadly impressed
and discussed the question a long time with parents and friends and only went because absence might disappoint the expectant companion and because affection for a little babe was stronger than the fear which haunted him even the sweet singer of israel was strangely impressed
and had so far yielded to his presentiments as to persuade the ticket agent at the station where he was waiting to exchange tickets and to give him passage by another route and only the sudden appearance of the train induced him to take it instead of another
among the many others the same forebodings were felt but unexpressed as the sun went down the air grew colder a blast from the north arose and the snow ceased falling but the roads and paths were still unbroken
whoever undertook to breast the storm or to pass through the streets plunged deeply into the untrodden snow horses were kept from their accustomed duties and were comfortably stabled from the storm nothing was stirring apparently only the strong iron horse and the solitary train which
slowly made its way along the snow-covered track everything was behind time the train which was due at erie at a little after noon was two and a half hours late
it should have reached ashtabula before sundown and it was now dark and the lamps had long been burning but the engine pushed forward the same train which had started from new york the night before had divided at albany
a portion of it was plunging through the snowdrifts of the mountains of vermont and now another portion was struggling amid the snow near the banks of lake erie both were destined to be wrecked
four engines had been used to push the train from the station at erie two strong locomotives were straining every nerve to push forward and overcome the deep snow within the cars there were many already anxious about the time
it was a long and well-filled train but it was greatly behind time those from a distance had been delayed throughout all their journey those from nearer cities were impatient to meet their friends
to some a long trip across the continent became an immense and gloomy undertaking but the passengers were making the most of the comforts of the hour it was a little world by itself
men women and children were mingled together in the precious load clergymen physicians professional men business men and travellers
young men and women those from all classes and places were there in the distant east and even the distant west from north and south their homes were scattered
the continent was represented by that train it bore the hearts of many many friends it was a varied company each one was pursuing that which best suited the varied tastes and were beguiling the weary hours
an unusual number of parties had gathered to drive away care and weariness by card-playing at least five such parties had cards in their hands at the hour of the sudden calamity
others had been beguiling the time by tales of adventure and by relating escapes from various dangers in the smoking car a group was discussing the weight of the engines and the amount of water used by each engine
ladies in the sleeping coach were preparing to retire some had already laid down in their berths gentlemen were quietly dozing in their seats
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