Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-06-07
From Friday's Daily.
/ GENERAL BLOCKADE.
Northern Pacific Almost Com
pietely Tied Up by
WashOuts.
no TRAINS TO ST. PAUL TODAY.
Several Washouts Between
Here and Staples, More
On Brainerd Line.

One of the worst blockades in the
history of the Northern Pacific road
is on today, caused by last nights
rainstorm. We thought it was very
severe here. but according to reports
it was many times worse at points
west Of here.
All east-bound trains due here this
morning and this afternoon have
not been able to get east of Wadena,
and all west-bound trains, including
No.. of last night. have not been
able to reach Staples as yet. and the
latest estimate was that it will be
late tonight before traffic on the
main line will be resumed. Passen-
ger train No. 3 is tied up at Phil
brook, several miles this side OF
Staples, and 1t is said there are no less
than five serious washOuts between
that place and Staples. Three west
bound freights have been tied up
since midnight,-two here and one
at Randall.
The Brainerd line, according to re-
ports is in even worse condition
than the main line. The Little Falls
& Dakota train. which left here at
about O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
was unable to reach Brainerd last
night, and as there are several bad
washouts just north of the city and
at Brainerd it cannot back down to
this place.
The Little Falls & Dako ta line and
the main line from here to st. Paul
are both all right but as there areno
trains from the west the inconven-
fence is great for passengers going to
the Twin Cities and other points
south.
The switch engine and crew OF this
place were called out last night, and
with all men that could be secured
at that time they went to PhilbroOk
to assist in the work OF repairing the
track there. 1t is known that there
are some very bad washouts west OF
Staples but how long it will take to
repair them so the trains can pass
over, the local railroad men cannot
say at present.
Between here and TT. Ripley it will
require twenty-four hours at least to
repair the track.
About forty feet of track on, both
sides of q small bridge about two
miles north OF this city are washed
out and twill require a pile driver and
q great amount of timber to repair
it even temporarily. There are also
three other small bridges washed
out between here and Fl Ripley, to
say nothing OF the damaged done
between Fl Ripley and Brainerd and
it would not be surprising if~there
was no train over that line before
Monday.
Passenger train NJ. came up
from st. Paul on time today and
brought with it large delegation
going to Walker on the editorial ex-
cursion. General Manager Ken
drick was also on that train with a
party going on a fishing trip to
Walker. 1t was stated at the depot
that MIR. Kendrick and party would
probably change their destination to
either Birch Lake or Glenwood on
the Little Falls & Dakota. One OF
the freight trains tied up was turned
around and sent back to st. Paul
and it was thought that No. 5would
also he turned here, in which event
nearly all of the editorial excursion
lists will probably return with it.
The Little Falls & Dakota train
came in from Morris, and was turned
around and sent back over that line
this afternoon. The trainmen state
that the rainfall was heavy but the
track was not damaged.
At the present writing, while every
thing possible is being done under
the direction of Supt. Law to raise
the blockade it IL impossible to do
more than guess at the time when
traffic will be resumed in both direc-
tons.
ANoKA, Minn.. June "a telegram
received here today says that the
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