The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-15
ECHOES OF
THE STORM !
All the Railroads Are Recovering From
the Effects.
SOME BRANCHES STILL TIED UP !
Benjamin wOmer Reported Missing, Pound
Last Night Sheltered at a Farm
House on Locust Mountain--Im-
mense Snow Drifts Thwarted
His Journey on Horseback

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the part of the railroad companies Affairs
were in such deplorable condition yesterday
afternoon that none Of the railroad COM
panies were disposed to count upon a re-es-
tablishment Of traffic Of any kind within
twenty-iour hours, but they accomplished
much better work than was anticipated
Traffic is again established between this
town and POttsville on both the 2. ,SR and
Pennsylvania railroads, and the former also
has its line from Ashland to Mahauoy Plane
open.
! The Philadelphia & Reading Railway sys-
tenn is open between Pottsvile aud Phla-
delphia, Pottsville and Tamaqua, and Ash
land and Pottsville The East Mahanoy
! Junction branch is also in operation. The
Catawissa branch was still tied up at noon to-
day. but the company hopes to get it open by
| tonight. The three engines that were
caught in Fulweiler's cut, near East Maha-
noy Junction, were released at 10 o'clock last
night, aud the line has since been open to
traffic. The first travel over the p & r.
branch from Mahanoy Plane to town was
made at $3.50 last night by three engines
coupled together to break the drifts. The
engines returned aud, at 5:2S this morning,
arrived in town with one passenger coach.
The same train left here at 5:15 a m. A n trains
on the branch are now running regularly
! The passenger trains that left town at 5:2S,
/ 1880 and 9:55 this morning made connections
/ with the main line trains from Williamsport
at Mahauoy Plane. The first two trains were
only 10 minutes behind their schedules when
| passing through Mahanoy City. The third
| train--kuOwn as the tlyer-was only 10 min
| utes late. The freight trains on the system
also commenced to move freely this morning
Train No. l. the newspaper train of the
p. & K. system. left Philadelphia this morn
ing on time, but failed to connect at Reading,
| from which place a substitute train was run
to Pottsville There was some ditlicu ty
with drifts at point south of Reading dur
ing the morning hours.
| At o'clock this afternoon the Philadelphia
& Reading Railway was in full operation
| from WilliamspOrt to Philadelphia.
The first freight train to reach town over
| the p. q X. Railway since last Monday ar
rived in town at o'clock this afternoon.
The Lehigh Valley rairogd was less
fortunate in its efforts to get the local
branches open. The lines between Mauch
Chunk and Hazleton and the latter point
and Delano are open. At IL o'clock last
night an engine with one passenger coach ran
from DelauO to town over the high road and
passed on to Mt. Carmel Shortly after
eleven o'clock this morning the train re-
turned here from Mt. Carmel and got stuck
/ in the snow on the west bound track al
the red bridge, on the eastern outskirts OF
the town. Several navvies were sent to the
place and they found the snow piled above
the smoke stack of the engine. They sue.
ceeded in getting the engine out and rushes
were then made into the drift with full
steam on. This was repeated several times
and after one o'clock the tain had clear
road but in forcing its way it had thrown
the snow on to the east bound track which
the same engine cleared last night
when it made its way to Mt. Carmel
IL went to DelanO over the high road
The train consisting of two engines and a
coach that left MahanOy City at 2:30 p. m
yesterday TO try and force its way to town
got snow bound in a deep cut west of the
ElmwoOd colliery. There was a 25-foot drift
in the cut. Efforts TO get through were given
up at midnight and to-day the engines were
sent from Delano, over the high road and eff.
forts are now in progress to open the branch
from the Barry Juaction end
The Pennsylvania Company got its first
train into town last night train of three
engines and two passenger coaches left Potts
vile at 7:l0 last night and reached town al
9:l5, the journey of two hours and five min
utes being without any special incidents. The
train was delayed some time at Wetherill
Junction and Frackville to allow P. g. r
trains to pass, and it was also halted about
ten minutes at point short distance east OF
the Shenandoah City colliery, while the nav.
vies were completing an opening. There was
a drift thirty feet high at this point. The
navvies made the opening by terracing the
sides. The first train on the line for Potts.
vile this morning, left shortly after six
o'clock with two engines and passenger
coaches. 1t returned here at about $50, halt
an hour late, and went out again at $50. The
condition of the branch was so favorable that
but one engine was used on the last out
bound trip. Traffic on the branch is now
fully re-established.
The read between the P. & R. railway
station at BnndOnville and the pumping
station of the public water works was re-
opened yesterday afternoon, and teams ar,
hauling coal 10 the pumping station witt
satisfactory promptness.
Among the snow bound cars along the
Catawissa branch of the p & X. railway i,
one loaded with western horses. Several O
them died Monday night and yesterday from
exposure ana lack OF water A car load O
cattle is also in the train.
During the storm on Sunday night p. & r
train No. SO, engine No 5l3 collided witt
an engine that was shifting cars at Lofty
Both engines were badly damaged and tw,
cars were wrecked, but none of the crew
suffered.
Some excitement was caused last night b,
report that Benjamin WOmeI, of town
was lost in the drifts on Locust Mountain
1t is gratifying to learn that the report wa
, not confirmed by subsequent developments
Mr.. WOmer is one Of the engineers emplOye,
at the pumping station of the water works
He concluded yesterday to make an effort t
reach the station and relieve John Britton
, the other engineer, who has been on dutl
since Monday morning. Mr. Womer startet
from town on horseback at las yesterda,
afternoon. He was accompanied by two mel
on foot who were employed to help break
5 road through the drifts. Somewhere be
tween the Kelley Run colliery and tn
reservoirs WomeT got a considerable distanc
ahead of his helpers and they lost all trao
of him. They returned TO town, Much al