Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-01

The Efforts of the Companies to Free Their
Roads of Their Fetters-Trains Delayed
on All the Outlets to st. Pau, and a Few
Suspended-GOOd Prospects for the Fut-
ure.
The roads did not recover Yesterday
from the fearful storm of the day before
by good deal, and all day yesterday all
along the lines the railroad men we're re-
ceiving hourly new and accommodating evil
dence of the terrible severity of the biz
zard. AL along the roads, in all directions
from one end to the other, the snow was
banked up on all the tracks in such way
as to indicate that the opening up of the
roads is big job. The Albert Lea route
which struggled to keep open, and up to
Tuesday night hoped to work its trains
through,was at last compelled to surrender
yesterday and reluctantly abandoned all
hope of running trains. The
storm which ceased at St.
Paul Tuesday night seems to have in
creased in fury in some places, while in
other spots it was nearly as bad as it was
at any time after the storm commenced.
All along the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern and the Minneapolis & ST. Louis
the storm was terrible and all hopes or
efforts to run the trains were totally
abandoned. The Sioux City was no better
nor was the Iowa & Minnesota division
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul,
while the st. Paul & Duluth had all they
could do to work their trains through. The
storm was much wider spread than was at
first supposed, and extended all along from
Lake Superior clear across Minnesota,
Iowa and the territories west and north
west of here. On the whole, all the trains
ceased to run on Tuesday night and had
not improved a great deal yesterday.
FHE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL.
This road was blocked up Ill around ex-
cept on the River division. The trains
on this part of the road got through after
good deal of effort. The snow was very
troublesome all the way, especially between
st. Paul and Hastings. Between Hastings
and Red Wing there were immense drifts
of snow. The morning train due here at
6 a. m. got here at noon, and the train due
here at 2:90 was two hours late at Red
Wing, and there was no telling when it
would get through.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC,
The trains on this road were good deal
interfered with by the storm. The train
left for Fargo on time, and the one due
here at 7:40 did not get in. The trains out
from st. Paul left on time. The one that
left here inthe morning was going along
making good time. It was detained two
hours at Midway by a snow pillow being off
the track. The weather report shows the
temperature very much reduced. At Little
Falls the mercury was 20 below; at Brain
ard 10 below; at Bismarck and
Miles City the mercury stood
at zero. At Bozeman, Livingston, and all
along the end of the line, it was cloudy
and cold, with light snow falling.
ST. PAUL & MANITOBA
The trains from the north on this road
did not get in. The Willmar train that
was to have left here at 6:35a a. m, was
abandoned. The Fergus Falls train left
on time at s. Mr.. Stimson is up the
road looking after the trains
and expecting matters as
much as possible. There has not been
time enough to get the road into running
condition since the storm, but every ex-
ertion is being made to restore the regular
running time of the trains at the, earliest
moment.
CHICAGO, Sc. PAUL & OMAHA.
This road got it bad yesterday all the
way to Chicago, and it is difficult to pick
out one part of the road and say it is any
worse than any other part of it, as it is all so
bad. The Sioux City division running
west from st. Paul was wholly blocked up
and thoroughly closed up, and all efforts to
perintendent of this division, had two
crews out this side of LIE Sueur. 1t was
stormy all along the line and was showing
and blowing all day. No trains were sent
out anywhere. 1t was utterly impossible
the snow back on the track
as fast as it could be cleared off, and all
the time it was getting colder, the mercury
running from 5. to Is below. The snow
plows and the snow fighting seemed to
make no impression whatever upon the
obstruction. On the eastern division of
the road there was ten feet of snow be-
tween st. Paul and Elmo, and as much
on the track out by Midway. All
along the road-even to Chicago-there
is trouble, and very serious
trouble, too. There was a great
deal of trouble at Baldwin
and the North Wisconsin junction, and
along around Menominee. The night
train for Chicago left on time. The noon
train for Chicago waited at the depot for
two or three hours and finally got away.
Throughout the whole length of the road
there was almost total stoppage of
trains.
THE ALBERT LEA ROUTE.
This road was finally abandoned yester-
day. There was not only trouble but
more than that. 1t was abb
solutely impossible to- run the trains
and they were accordingly wholly aban-
doned.
ST. PAUL AND DULUTH.
This road was catching it bad all the
way through from one end of the line to
the other. There is no telling much about
the trains. All trains from st. Paul we're
abandoned, The worst place seems to be
just the other side of White
Bear. The storm does not
seem to clear up. 1t was showing and
blowing as hard as ever. All freight trains
were abandoned, and so also were the night
passenger trains. The MinneaDolis branch