Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-10
FREAKS or THE BEAUTIFUL.
Some Of Those Who do Not Agree
With the Warm-6looded Poets.

With the Warm-6tooded Poets
The chief topic OF interest. or at least that
has claimed the attention OF everyone for tie
past txenty-four hours Is the snow; while
travelling men and people anxious for mail
and expsess matter have, now and then,
made a casual inquiry after the trains. The
reporter went his accustomed rounds in
search Of news, and ia few more than nine
hundred and ninety nine cases In answer 70
his inquiry, ''Well, what Is new today" be
received the reply snow" The citizen too
poor % hire someone 10 perform the
act for him took his shovel
and struggled hard to make a
path while the clustering winds and the
shifting sheet of whiteneSs filed his excaya-
tions about a fast As they were made. by
the time he reached the pump, the barn, or
the coal shed he found the process OF path
making must again be repeated. The Street
Railway Company had 10 abandon opera
tions upon many side routes and It was with
difficulty the cars were kept running on
Monroe and Canal streets Ii Is estimated
that from fourteen 10 eighteen inches of
this, added To the quantity already covering
the earth, Is IN many places drifted into
miniature Emountains that make all kinds
Of travel difficult.
The railroads have not been the last 10
suffer from the blizzard and all day yester
day they were busy fighting the beautiful.
Many trains were entirely abandoned, while
all that did pull through were more or less
late.
The Michigan Central seemed to have the
most difficulty in making time or pr9gress
owing To the many deep cuts upon the line.
The Pacific express due here at g a. III. did
not arrive until noon. The Detroit express,
which leaves at the same hour, made slow
progress with two engines. The 12:i5 ex-
press east was abandoned entirely.
as was also the 800 p. IN. express.
The mail that should have arrived at
800 D. m came as far as Dutton, where II
was side tracked and the engine taken TO
clear the track TO this city. The train due
from the east Mt 1925 did not leave jackson
until $40 aud had not arrived up to mid
night. Nearly all freight trains were can
celed.
The Chicago 81 West Michigan road ex
perienced the most difficulty upon its
souh hern division and had two snow plows
ut work all day. The train due at a.
M, did not reach the city until IL a. IN. The
evening express from Chicago. that should
arrive ut 1l:l5 p. IN. was abandoned and
Nos. Q and l6 were Cancelled. The northern
branches are not badly blocked and trains
are but slightly delayed.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana trains have
experienced the least difficulty and only the
freights have been abandoned. Three snow
plows are kept busy and the north end of
the track is clear and trains from this di-
recrion were all nearly on time. The train
due from the south at 3:55 p. IN. was belated
but forty-fve minutes. The Cincinnati and
Mackinaw express due at 9:45 p. m. did not
arrive until 11:l5 last evening. A snow ploW
went south as far as Kalamazoo to meet No.
6 and in returning found tie track b.ockaded
nearly as bad as when going. Two freight
trains each way were abandoned.
On the Lake Shore the trains south lost
one to- two hours late, and all freight trains
were abandoned.
The Detroit, Grand Haven IL Milwaukee,
being direct east and west road. is not SO
completely blockaded as other lines. The
trains from the east were from one to three
hours late, while east-bound trains were
nearly on time. The deepest snow is be-
tween this city and Ada, and the passenger
train due at 12:40 p. IN. yesterday was two
aud one-half hours covering this distance.
Should the wind go down all tracks would
soon be cleared, and the trains permitted TO
make time again. The mails have greatly
suff red. and especially has it been difficult
70 obtain communications from the East.
The thermometer fell steadily last night, and
at o'clock this morning registered below
zero.