The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
THE BILLIARDS. WORK.
The Railroads Blockaded and One Wreck
The Electric Railway Company's
Troubles Minor Damages.

temporary fall IN the STOCK. w hlie the
blizzard was on there was no encourage
ment to talk about beautiful weather.
The wind was bowling from the north and
had a tendency to knock all the beauty
out Of the snow that sometimes is re-
ported in poetry as belonging TO it. The
blizzard which has been parading the east
for some days struck the Arkansas valley
about l o'clock yesterday morning. 1t
was rain and snow at first and very soon
all snow. The bowling blizzard features
were up with the procession. The snow
fell until about day light when it was APP
parently too cold to snow. For the Arkan-
sas valley it is estimated that the snow is
about four or five inches deep, while west
fifty miles it is reported to be eight or ten
inches deep.
Owing to the high winds the railroad
cuts were filled with drift snow. This
delayed trains, making for time traffic
impossible. The Santa Fe main line seems
to have suffered the most. while the Mis-
souri, Pacific east and Frisco got through
after few hours delay. Four O'Clock yes
terday morning stopped all trains. The
Santa Fe passenger from the east due at
7:3O was caught few miles west of Flor
ence. There were on board about forty
Wichita people, including the delegation
Of school teachers and Col. J. r. Hallowell,
who was expecting to spend New Year at
home. At noon yesterday his son Mont
received a message from the colonel that
they were in drift and no one was able to
tell when they would get out. Up TO 2 a.
n. this morning the train had failed TO
arrive, but it is supposed that in a land Of
plenty and in the care of the Santa Fe, no
one will suffer
The Rock Island passenger due at $50
yesterday morning was caught at Marion.
1t remained there all day, while the snow
plows were at work in some deep cuts
few miles west. They had on board a
number of Wichita people, among them
some of the school teachers, but they will
no doubt get along nicely with the excep-
ton of getting a little nervous
The Wichita and Western train in from
the west in the morning struck drift ten
miles west of KIngman. For some miles
the train had been running behind helper
composed of an engine and two old
coaches. The helper run off the track try
ing to get through drift. and the passen-
ger train run into the helper, knocking the
cars off the track, and one caught fire from
a stove which was thrown down. 1t took
some lively throwing snow to conquer the
fire. In due time large force of hands was
on hand, looking after the wreck and the
snow. The train is not expected TO get in
before noon today, according to the most
reliable information to be gained last
night.
The Santa Fe south and to Newton was
somewhat blocked, delaying trains six
hours, and last night everything was NOV
ing from Newton to Galveston, but the
blockade from Newton to Florence shut
off the eastern outlet, while the blockade
on the main line west is said 10 be quite
serious and train is likely to have diff
cult job to get along in nearly every cut.
The Missouri Pacific west to Denver is
reported blocked in a number of places. 1t
is thought by this evening all the lines
west viii be able to meet the schedule
time, provided there is no more
snowfall or drifting This will
practically shut of the damage on
perishable brought and make the loss
much less to the companies than was an
ticipsted yesterday morning.
In the city the electric railway also ex
perienced the blizzard. About o'clock
yesterday morning Manager Fitch was
out with force OF men clearing away the
snow. When the power was turned on it
was evident the line was down some
where An investigation showed that one
of the wires on the corner OF Main and
Douglas were down, completing the
49, 10 fsy.v,
being compelled to do the work moving
cars The situation also was quite dan
gerous for any one who should chance to
come in contact with it. But luckily no
one was injured until man trimmed
in rubber arrived TO handle it,
When the line was in order
clearing track work was commenced in
earnest The salt car distributed over
twenty barrels of salt which did the work
of melting the snow. 1t was not until
afternoon that a car was sent down South
Main and not a single car reached College
Hill or Fairmount. The Burton line, Biv-
ersile and the West Side were getting the
usual service 10y noon.
The electric light companies suffered
some damages. 4 few of the lines were
down and hence some of the lights were
off duty.
The telephone company also will have
small damage account, but the service
was maintained fairly well.
The exceedingly mild winter had caused
the cattlemen to about conclude they were
going 10 get through "swimmingly," but
Yesterday they were somewhat alarmed.
The thousands of Cherokee strip cattle
out i'm Clark. Comanche. Kiowa and Meade
counties have winter menu that does not
provide for snow. Should the snow re-
main long it is feared the owners, some Of
whom live In the city, viii lose consider
able money This is true also of many
ranch men who trust to luck on the winter.
not providing for the Billiards accompa-
MED with snow. 1t is not thought, how
ever, from the news received from the bull
.etins. that the snow viii remain long.
which viii allay fears temporarily at
least.
The fellows depending on natural ice for
some money next summer were of the
iubilant class yesterday. Charles Hof,
with his seven-acre lake out on Hydraulic,
was dancing around all day. He wanted
10 see the mercury forced down below
zero, instead Of playing around in the
-wenties. His lake last night was
covered with Ice TWO in,hes
hick. and he expects six inches or more
bis morning, when the harvest work will
commence. He viii store il away after
,iN inches thick and give chance for an
other layer. The Little river was promis-
az last evening TO furnish some ice also,
aud by to-day the ice men viii be filing
heir houses and looking happy However.
Jake Sohn. with his ice machine on the
west side, is smiling and spent last even
NJ at the Crawford lie insists that the