, 1876-03-29
THE RAILROADS.

Tbs tAilroHla have boon congratulating them
aclvcs on tho absence Of Severe frosts and dts
astfous a1ow.storms tAIs winter. Nearly evory
Hoason ticforo this thoy havo beau subject to un-
usually hoagy expenses during the months Of
January and February, owing to anoW-atorms
and accidents occasionnh by broken rails, otc.
During tha wntcr, up to yesterday, not Biugle
railroad leading out Of this city maa subjected to
a cout's expense gu account at ssosa1H or frosts.
Thoy haYo, however, bocn congratuatins thoul-
aolyca too aoou. Tho anow-atorm which COM
menccd hofo yestorlay morning about o'clock
was ons Of the scyeseat known In thiB section
for aome timo, aud was by all odds tho wor4t
ever experienced ns this gaaaon OF ths yoAs.
The wind WE
nLowfs1 4 oA1K
from tho northeast, which cauHcd tho anow 10
drift badly. Thua 1t continued without abatement
all day until about o'clock last evening, When it
cleared up As far as can bo learned. the storm
oxtondod over noariy tho vhols OF tue
Lake region aud tho Upper Alissisaippi and
Lower Missouri Vnlloya. TIC fail Of snow IL hii
directions vas worry heavy, except 10 Wisconsin
and Iowa, where tho wind ts reported to havo
boon quito severe, but tho SNOWFALL light. Tho
storn seems 10 haro beon nost sovots between
Bloomington, Springfield, Champaign, and Gil
man, vhero ths snowfall was Ho hcAvy aud
dr!ftcd 10 badly that tho trains had difficulty in
pushing their way through il. tbuuph udod by
snow-ploWa and B0voral ougnoA.
TIE CHICAGO / ALTON
nal1road has sufrorad ueyeyolY thus far. Tho
storm was sharp along It's entire line ~ fur u
alo1teo Mo. 1no greatest trouble. however,
was botweon Springfield and Dwight, where tho
foot, The night Grains bouud Tor Ch,cago man.
nrod to pIow their wav as far as Dloomington.
whero diff was ouconnta,ed tuo high to pet
~; t59as1: sa !; tic i;,sss @ sayisss 'he tss;ns
patched to thoir mid from thla city dnrlng the
DAY. Tho tralus duo here II q. n. rot Loro at
Gp. m. The soutl-bouna traius got through alI
r,gut With buf Mtlo de!ay. The asY-trsius wo,o
dtSDatcbod On tino Yesterday norn,uc. hut oouId
not prooeca further than bloomington, vhoro
thew vore stonpcl bv tbe hockadati incntniov
traips, Each IRAN that lott hero uas drawn bY
throo cngiuos. Tho freight trains on thts lIuo
loft lat night. esthar from Chicago or S. Louis,
the ohstrpotiops at UloomlnEtoo baiuF loo
SERIOUS.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Tho Illinois Contral Ratlroaj aiso suffered so-
verely. Tho storm oxtendod DC far south On
The Chicago Branch as Eaiuglstu. sud Oh tie
nam line WA aoverost between Decatur md
Freeport. Along this limo In Iowa there vas 90
euow but tho wind was blowing sharpty from
tho north, Tie Bt, Louis traip due hofe yestor-
day ,uorulne experienced gtoa. diiHcuItT near
Champaigp, and arrived heso lva hours behind
tiuao. Tic Gilman TRAIN waa tbree hours Into,
GO o Viz
engines attached to them. Tho frcight.tratns
bavo all stopped ruau'og. The suburban trains
arrived aud departed Oh time. Tho track be-
tween hero and Draud Junction waa kept clear
by means Of suow-p,ows and no difficulty was
experienced. Tho mail which should srrivs at
7:55 D. NJ. was kept back about la!f hour,
Tlo iroatos. dillcu,ty ,yaa found with the tra,us
on tho KankaKeo line Tho tsain which loft
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kakea and wa4 t!,esa forced by the topth and
weight OF tbD nuow to uiyo IN tfo tin which
sloald axteud to Ct1c!nus.l. Tho train vas
headed for Chicago and 1pached tho ciky 1t
about 800 last night. Tho usual train from Gin.
c,ppati did not lOoyo t}lat oty n Tho rpsd vns
snnouucod AZ itnpassauIo.
tue ou1cAao rAc.y1o
Railroad has been completely lotnorslized by
botWocn Eictn aud Byron. rhe Byron tfaln.
tus Lere Ut iG,45 ycRteriay mornjng. VA gpowod
ia miles vost Of Ele,n, wheye Il still romtina.
Throo onRiueg yere uout to lis aid ycsto,dsy,
return Train was tho only ono Which, Ioft on this
,rond Iast nvaninp. Thn froirht trnins heyo ali
boon withdrawn. II the storm coauos during
The oieht the VomnauY exnoots TO havo ayary-
Iasa troubIe Sas oxpori6nrod gu
r,,r r1,.rano nnc,r 1sT s1,. !, p.c,v,c
ltal1rond. TlIs passsnucr trnins duo hers yos-
tosdaT rporuing arrived ali ou time, aud. u far
H. co;,]d he in,rne,l the trninn ,1ara ,no.uv
rornlsrIv IN ri dJrontionY, T'ho frcirht tJ.tns
vsro s1so kopt running during tho dsy.
thnnuh lighter tbnn usnal. In thn sycn.
Inc. Gowoyer, thoy wore withdraw. Tha
ssa1m 1r e1tsndoi 1lono Ina nnt;rs Ina ha' no
twnon hcrs ana Daynnnort. and tl,ern sss
ns;Iosnhus III ~ aro~ IN IN ~ 1.a, S,tss1
M haify as 10 nhatruc1 tho tlnninr IL % 1o trsins
West Of Davenport there was bat listIs SNOW
fcfi hut ti,a ,,,nd was hInsino n ooin fro,n Tia
nn1th On tbn sonti,vestnrn l,gaion n" % NJ ,hio liz
road Tho atorm Wa yery nsyoro neut hoforo
last snI u,uoh trouble wsa cxnariennnd nns
Of tna tfa,us bound wen. stuck fsst II fho annT
md "a no, rolieyoI unt,I mnr,,inr. srbs
oyeniug trsna teft hare on Tins.
Tpn c1tIr.no' nl,ut.fu,;rx,r \ omscv
1,afIrosi In als' besn suffering ,nnr" or ,e,t
froIn tha soyur,ty OF tho rale, Gnt managed to |
kaep ali sts regular trans running during tho |
risea ons hour and half isto. shch waa ,nain,
~ nx,nT to ti,s fant tl,a. one nf tlo nt,r;nea |
bros" dawr. rho oti,or nIornln1 trai,,s A..
riyoI nearly on smo. Tho Iowa train
wna nm hour txtn. Thn freipLt-trhfns kept r,,,,,
nsnr dnrnv tho dsy but ,,nnsuaily i,rht and IT, !
ri ~. sr.t,,n 1.1s rl,tnn.,, -.