The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17
AFTER THE STORM.

At intervals during lastsnight it seemed
as if genuine blizzard No. struck Rock
| Island and many citizens seated by a
comfortable fire INDUCING. perhaps. in the
lcombined luxury of fragrant cigar and
his evening newspapers. allowed his
thoughts to wander toward2sthe scene OF
the railroad washouts of the previous night
where he could clearly discern bonfires at
frequent intervals along the railroad en-
bankments and scores of half frozen work
men trying to undo the mischief wrought by
too much water, in order that trains might
resume running on regular time to-day.
That it was fearful night for out door
work, especially when paid FOR at the rate
of. perhaps, $50 a day, all will readily
concede. butte those brave workmen. many
of whom toiIed on and on through the
pitilesa night with benumbedsf hangers think
ing of the wives and babies st home whose
mouths must be filed and for whom com
Portable clothing and plenty lot fuel must
be provided. the public are indebted for the
spartial resumption of travel to-day. Every
right. Through summers heat rand
winter cold each man tolls with pick and
shovel day after day, while The seasons
come and GO each obtaining his reward
solely in the reflection that he, perhaps, is
providing home comforts for those he
loves best To such men work in the day
time along an exposed railway track in
keen wind and with the mercury below
zero is bad enough, but to be called on to
work all night. and such night as last
night was, is infinitely worse All honor
then. says the ARGUS. to the poor track
laborer.
THE RAILROADS.
Reports received to date from the diff
ferent railroad offices in this city enable
us to furnish the following authentic in
formation respecting sthesrunning of trains
to-day.
From the Chicagos Rock Island 81 Pacific
AT 6:1O this morning a local train was
made up here for kansas City, it being
considered highly probable that Id would
get to its destination without eliorfs delay
At $40 a train for Omaha, made mp in
Davenport, backed over the river to this
city and took on good load
of through passengers, it being un-sI
that transfer would be ne
cessary at Duck Creek. At. 845 train
left this station forsChicago, taking the G. |
B. s. @. track via Denrock sand Mendoza.
Some time this afternoon or evening a G.
r. l. Sc 2. train is expected from. Chicago |
over the same route. with.ton of delayed
mail and small array 81 passengers.
From the chisAgu Bur hsson & Quincy |
No serious \ houts are report
ed along this road the Ifgh stage of water
along the track in many places renders it
to attempt to run any through
trains at present. This mBrning 4 train
wag sent ont as far as Sterling
arriving there without serious de-
lay his evening, should the conditions
be favorable.sa through train for st LOUIS
viii be started out.
From the Rock Isantlss& <Peoria-Next
to the CIR. T & z. thissroad seems to
have received the heaviest damage, bad
washouts being reported from several
points along the line tits highly improb
able, therefore, thatsthere will be any pas
senger trains over this road, either in orr
out, before Monday Hsxt.
From the Chicago. Milwaukee S- St
PAUL The northerly section of the south
ern half Of the Western Union division
suffered severely and al latest accounts it
seemed impossible to determine. when
trains could resume running between
this city and Milwaukee without
transfer, This morning Conductor Tom