, 1873-01-24

y, FRIDAY, JANUARY q
and the Board of Railroad Commissioners voald
not long pe1plex the Gubernato1ial head.
But the defeat Of the railroad companies yes-
terday WAS anything but satisfactory to the peo-
pie. Their sympathies had bcan transferred, by
the power Of an aching desire to get home, to
the railroads. But the sympathics ct tho poople
were Of little avail, and last evening half the res
identa Of the suburban towns we're quartered in
the cheer1ess apartments OF the various hotels
Of tho city. The following was the condition Of
the various inea during yesterday and last
| night:
TIE roRTHwE
An inquiry at the Train Dospatcher's Office OF
the Chicago l. Northwestern Railway elected
only the unimportant statement that the rassen-
ger trains were somewhat behind time, and
many Of tho freight trains Withdrawn. But a
subsequent inquiry at the Office Of leading ho-
tel developed tho fact that the Green
Bay Express, due in the morning at $50,
did not arrive Until noon. The Pacific Express,
duo at s:45 in the AFTERNOON, did no. a11ive until
o'clock In the evening. The General Super
intendent reported nnow over tho whole line,
with the same violent winds which prevailed
here. The Western Diyision euifered more than
the North Division. The Pacific Express Was
started out yesterday evening, but there was
little promise Of Its getting through. At noon
yesterday despatch was received. stating that
the river line OF the Milwaukee i St. Paul Rail-
road Was open and clear Of SNOW. Up to q lnto
hour last night nothing further had been re-
ceiTed.
CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS.
Superintendent Mc31u1lin, Of the Chicago d
St. Louis hoad, reported that tle storm EXTEND
ed over his line to St. Louis and Jefferson City.
ing. Tho chief dolay Was in the vicinity Of tie
old Brighton race-course near this city, where
two freight trains wero SNOW -bound at an early
hour yesterday morning: An engine and ca
boose, sent out to relieve them; we're two hours
in reaching Bridgeport from the Madison otrc6t
depot. No trains we're allowed to depart list
night, anii tho trains due nt o'clock did not get
in till midnight. The
PITTSBURGH, FoHr WAYNE CHICAGO ROAD
did not suffer much, it's line running through
wooded country. Tho Fast Line Express, due
at 8 o'clock q. m., Was five hours behind tiiae
No trains departed on this trim last night.
TIE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN.
The Lake Shore Dc Michigan Southern Road
8 o'clock yesterday afternoon Superintendent
Desmond said that ho would run a train ont last
night if ha had to attach ell his locomotives to
it. But lo train departed, which may be taken
a6 PROOF tnat the power OF the ROAD WIS Inferior
to the strength Of the storm.
THE ROCK ISLAND.
Mr. Riddle, Of the Chicago, Rock Island d,
Pacific road, said that dispatches from the West
| reported that the storm WAS severer beyond the
Mississippi than On this aldo. His trims wo1o
treme disorder The freight trains were gen.
orally taken of. The Night Express was started
last evening at the usual hour.
THE ROADS MOST opsTnUcrED
! k1-A r. r.. ~
Michigan Central, and tie Illinois Central
These lines run trains over the same tracks
parallel with the lake, and while much adyan-
tage,. generally results from the ccm-
blnatlon, the dificulties experienced. yes
day morning the O., 3. i Q. trains were not se-
riously delnyed, but by o'clock despatch was
received from ". B. Strong. Assistant superin~
tendent, ordering the withdrawal OF all trains
except one. This ono, too,- whs finally with
drawn. The Aurora accommodation was started
from tho Central depot at p. m., and was two
hours in reaching Polk street. There it stalled,
and could not be hauled out by two engines. Il
was finally decided to draw it back to the depot.
for it took five engines to pull the train
and it's two exhausted engines back to the
depot. The chief difficulty on the limo
was between Chicago and Riverside. Tho Pa
| the Quincy express between Riverside and Dow
ner's Grove. Efforts were being made last ey-
'ening to reach the trains, and it was hoped
that thoy would be rescued by this morning.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL
WAS found in fearful mess when tho reporter
/ visited tho Offices yesterday e*ening. All the
incoming trains were snow-bound, with no pros
pect Of iberating them. The Superintendent
was out in the switch yard, endeavoring to res
cue the trains from their difficulties. The 1850
Hyde Park trim was snow-bound at tho foot of
Van Buron street, and had not been rescued MP
to late hour last evening. It was f.
nally decided to send no trims out last evening,
with the exception Of ono to Hyde Park. This,
Mr: Mitchell said, he would send under protest,
and only because ho wished to satisfy the de-
mands Of d thousand people who wero waiting
at the depot.
TIE KAsKAKEE EXPRESS
coming in about four hours behind time, at
TwentY-second street, run into the rear end Of q
sleeping-car OF Michigan Central train caus-
ing quite wreck. The back trucks of the car
| were knocked out, and the rear end Of the bed
much injured. The smoke-stack Of the engine
of the Kankakce train WIS stove in, and the
cowcatcher somewhat injured. The clearing
away of the wreck added very much to the dill
| culties OF keeping the track open.
THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL
trains were not much delayed until they nea1ed
! Chicago. The train which left here for Detroit
| yesterday morning arrived there but two hours
late. Yesterday evening the trains were all
| abandoned, except the P. m. Kalamazoo train.
At O'Clock ar. Sargent had decided that this
| must 60 out.
| It viii thus be seen that the railroads werc
| overcome yesterday to an extent not knoTn for
many years. At tho hour Of going to press the
| storm continues with the sn1ne intensity with
which it. prevailed during yesterday.
DESTRUCTION or WALLS.
l. portion Of the walls of the First Congrega-
| tional Church, corner Ann and Washington
stroets, we're blown down at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning, over . ton Of Btono falling on an i'd
jaceut frame dwelling, partially dernollshing