St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-17
ECHOES OF THE STORM.
MOST OF THE RAILROADS EXPERT
ENcE WASHOUTS.
ALL I'm SHAPE TO RUN TODAY,

Railroading Under Difficulties
Since Tuesday Night-The Mill
waukee Enabled to Help Out
Other Roads, Though 1t Had
Some Trouble OF Its Own-The
Care Taken Prevented any Ac-
| cident Occurring.
The he avy rains of Tuesday evening
| and night disorganiZed the railroad
traffic in the Northwest for that night
| and yesterday on several of the rail-
| road lines, but the work of clearing
| tracks, repairing bridges and making
fills progressed rapidly yesterday and
last night so that trains carrying pass
engers and mails will move almost on
time today. Some of the roads are IN
excellent shape while others are rapidly
approaching that condition.
The Omaha seemed to fare very
badly, and so mixed trains that an
official of the road said last evening that
traffic was temporarily like Chinese
puzzle. This road had a pile bridge
damaged which is located two miles
east of Roberts. Wis. A wagon bridge
there was washed away and was car
ried against the railroad pile bridge,
battering down some of the piles and
carrying off section Of the track.
A large force of workmen were
placed on the bridge. and by this
morning expect to have it suitable for
the passage of trains There were also
several washouts on this road between
this city and Eau Claire, so that it was
necessary to build five or six miles Of
track besides clearing the track in other
places. This road ran trains yesterday
for the northern division over the
Spooner division. This made it neces-
sary to make circuit of about 100 miles
further to reach this city for the
east. The road also ran two
trains over the Milwaukee tracks
yesterday wing to washouts near
Hudson Junction and between Hudson
and Eau Claire. The train due here
from Chicago at a. in. reached here at
1910 from Green Bay and the one due
from Chicago at 1880 yesterday fore
noon were reported as being indefinite
ly late. The train due here at Clio last
evening from the west did not arrive
until midnight The train due from
Duluth at $50 a. IN. reached here at
$3.50 p. m. The train due here at 1910
Tuesday evening reached here atS:lO
last evening. Trains ON this road will
move nearly on SEIZED ule time today.
The Northern Pacific had consider
fy.,i l>,,f ico i,,
fair shape. The east-bound trains due
i'll the city yesterday and last night az
rived late and proceeded Oh their way.
The weSt-bound trains were dIsor-
ganlZed to some extent owing to wash
outs. The train due here from the
West at 7:30 a. m. got here at $3.50 p.
m. This was the Fargo train, and it
was delayed by washout near Sank
Rapids. The train due at 6:20 p. m.
from Fargo was forty-five minutes late.
The track was clear last night.
The Great Northern had number of
washouts and caveins that married the
train schedules. They were especially
heavy near AnOka and at Coon Greek.
The train due here from WiImar and
St. Cloud at 10:42 a. III. arrived at
p. m.
On the Wisconsin Central the train
due at s q. m, had not arrived at mid
night, but is coming in over the 500"
road. The train due at $40 is iii the
same fix They are both Chicago trains.
The train due to leave this city at I:l5
p. m. yesterday was net sent out. The
one due to leave at 7:15 d. ID. was sent
outasaS special over the 800" road.
There was slight interference on
the 500 road. The train due from Bos.
ton at $50 p. m. arrived about 10 O'clock
last night. &c
The Chicago Great Western Jared
well. A slight washout delayed its
train from Chicago near lnver Grove
for fifty minutes Tuesday night. The
road is now clear aud trains are run
ming on time.
The Milwaukee road was in fairly
good shape. and helped some of the
other roads ont. 1t had washout near
Hastings that delayed the train due
from Chicago yesterday considerably
The east-bound train left ON time last
night. The train due yesterday morn
Ing from Chicago was obliged to come
in by way of Pennington. The damage
on the road has been repaired.
The Burlington is not yet entirely in
shape, but is getting the road cleared SO
that trains will run as usual today.
The Burlington had washout near
Prescott and its train due here yester-
day morning came up on the Milwaukee
track. Reaching Hastings a detour was
made to Tanning and thence to st.
Paul. owing to washouts on the Mil.
| waukee between Hastings and ST. Paul
Tie morning train did not arrive until
1870 p. m. Repairs were made, how
ever. and the road is using its own
tracks today.
The st. Paul & Duluth had no serious
interference with it's traffic.