The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-13
SNOW AND WATER
In nebraska. Iowa and IrlinoI-.
Delay in Railway Travel Every
where.

where.
Omaha, March 12.-Snow fell here
last night to the depth of two inches,
and further west four inches fell. The
high water caused by the recent rain
and thaws still continues throughout
the Platte valley, and the country is
flooded with water from three to fifteen
inches deep. Travel has been aban-
doned on the eastern division of the
Union Pacific since yesterday, and 1t
is difficult to tell when it will be re-
sumed. No trains arrived here or de-
parted over the Union Pacific to-day
and none arrived from the west yester-
day. The west bound express which
left here yesterday was laid up at
Grand Island all night and attempted
to proceed this morning, but the water
beginning to rise again over the track,
it was run back to Grand Island. The
track just east Of Gibbon station is un-
der water to such depth that it is re-
garded unsafe to run over it, and be-
tween Elm creek and Oyerton the track
is submerged under water ten inches
deep for one mile. West of Fremont
the water is twelve inches deep over
the track for half mile, and between
Valley and Fremont the track is sub
merged and the water is running rap
idly. The Platte river fell two inches
last night and the ice is breaking up
some.
The east bound Union Pacific ex-
press due here yesterday, got as far as
Schuyler, rs miles from here and is
there yet. The train due here to-day
from the west left North Platte this
morning and reached Plum creek
where it will be held until the water
subsidies.
The b. g. M. railroad is considerably
troubled with water in the cuts and the
trains are all behind time and some
have been abandoned.
The Iowa roads had trouble last
night owing to the snow and water.
One train arrived over the Chicago,
Burlington Il Quincy line this morning
and another late this afternoon. The
Chicago & Northwestern train was
abandoned at Clinton; a Chicago &
Rock Island train was abandoned at
Davenport, and a stub train was run
here from Des Moines. The Wabash
train was nearly on time.
A dispatch from Yankton says the
Missouri river at that point is still
frozen. A rise from Bismark is COM
ing down and is expected at Yankton
to-day.
Continued snow Blockades Every
where East OF Wyoming.
Chicago, March 12.-Once more are
the trains blocked in every direction by
snow. Freight business is entirely sus.
pended, and the passenger trains are all
late, those nearest on time being two
hours behind.
In the city the snow was not deep,
but wet and heavy; outside, it seems to
have been four to II inches deep, and
to haYe extended iwest into Nebraska,
east into Indiana, north as far as Min
nesota, and south as far as the southern
portion of this state. The Northwest
ern, the Pittsburg &c Fort Wayne, and
some of the other roads centering here
have succeeded in fairly clearing their
tracks to suburban points, but they are
blocked most of their distance, while
their connections and cross roads are
utterly helpless and the snow remains
piled up from four to six feet deep on
the tracks where the cars run, and as
these streets are the most densely
crowded with vehicles at all times, the
crush on them is tremendous. On Mad
ison, Randolph, Clark, State and Hal
stead streets there is one continuous
line of waiting vehicles during the bus
iness part of the day, and where the
occur there are serious
delays and frequent accidents.
The street cleaning brigade are ut
terly unable to handle the vast amount
of snow, and only warmer weather will
lift the partial blockade and relieve the
traffic. Some fears are expressed lest
warm and copious rains may clear the
streets with a rush and cause destrnc-
tive food. A few mild days this week
sufficed to inundate some neighbor.
hoods in the southwestern section of
the city.
Lincoln, March 12.-There was a
storm here last night, and about six
inches Of snow. Several trains were
but the tracks in all direc-
tions are clear tonight and trains will
be resumed tomorrow.
The Platte river rise came five feet,
ice three feet thick. The cur
rent ran on top of the ice in the lower
part of the river which did not rise.
This is the worst time for breakings
and the highest water known in the
history of the river. There is the same
story of bridges gone along its route
for 800 miles.
EIov,evc and plaoto