The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-01-29
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ireat Storm Causes Unprecedented
Tieup in Northern New York.

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ireat Storm Causes Unprecedented
Tieup in Northern New York.
Utica, N. Y, Jan. 27-The great snow
storm that ragged over northern New
York yesterday, blocking the Rome,
Watertown and Ogdensburg division Of
the New York Central railroad SO that
four passenger trains and seven freight
trains We're imprisoned in the snow
drifts ear Lacona all day, abated for
awhile last night.
The weather was calm just long
enough to enable a half dozen huge
snow ploWs, propelled by thirty-two
engines. to open a way for the belated
passenger trains, and then the snow
pillow began with renewed vigor and
continued all through the day.
Inc ESQ passengers, who experienced
all sorts of hardships while prisoners
OF the storm king, reached their destin-
atoms about twenty-four hours behind
time. The stories of the blockade are
that the tieup surpassed anything ever
seen before in this part Of the country.
Anywhere along the route, say the
passengers, it is possible to reach the
huge drifts from the car windows, and
IN many places the banks through
which cuts have been made tower high
above the tops Of the coaches.
Plows Kent Way Open.
The storm today threatened to place
the same stretch Of roa in a predica-
ment like that Of yesterday. but the
plows and 1anges were right on the
spot. and by constant work the army
of laborers has been able to forestall a
repetition. Trains are reaching Utica
over this division considerably behind
time.
All Of the seven freight trains that
We're stalled yesterday are Still on
snoWbound sidings along the route. and
no effort is being made at present to
release them. All energy is being spent
on the passenger traffic. 1t was said
at the division superintendent office
here tonight that the loss from freight
delay would probably be great, mas
much as considerable perishable stuff
is undoubtedly in the stalled cars.
No effort Will be made to take a
freight train over the division until
tomorrow, and even then it may be,
out Of the question if the present storm
does not subside.
hotel at Lacona, told of the arrival at
his place of the famished passengers
from out the snow drifts.
Crying for Food.
Crying that they We're starved ant,
fairly yelling for food" aid he, "25O|
passengers from the stalled trains
raided my hotel last night. The people,
We're the hungriest lot nave ever
seen. In the mad rush for the dining
room, tables and chairs were over!
turned, n my employees had all they
could do to keep the famished passen-
gers from running the place.
Il insisted that the women and children
we could, but many We're obliged to go
away hungry. The local station agent
paid for food for several women who were
penniless."
Curtiss j. Wright of Utica and c. E.
Hill of Boston, travelling men, said:
we were passengers on the first of the
stalled trains and the one nearest Manns-
willie. Our engine got stuck in the drifts at
P~ierrepont Manor cut, one-half mile from
Evansville. The snow was seven to twelve
feet deep, but the great cold and wind
had packed it so hard hat a number Of
passengers walked over the drifts to-
Mannsville. Later teams were sent to our
train to bring in passengers.
Evansville has about two hundred pop
u%lation, and was not prepared to feed the
horde of hungry men and women. The
train crew kept the trains warm, SO that
there was little suffering from cold dur
ing the night. In a very short time
| Mannsville was eaten out, and we could
i get nothing more until we reached La
coma. The people did everything posi-
BILE to make us comfortable, but the TWEEN
ty-four hours tie-up is an experience few
of us will ever forget"
Took Food on saowshoes.
To the trains farthest away food was
taken by men on SHOWS. loes, who made
their way over snow froEn five to thirty
feet deep along the railroad tracks. This
! condition prevails all the way from Utica
to Watertown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kratz, newly welded and
en- route from Watertowr to New York,
spent their wedding night on stalled train
No. S. The merry passengers made things
interesting for them.
Harry Monroe of Lacona was to nave
been present in New York last night to
Park West. He was unable 60 leave La
coma until 10 O'clock last night.
Many passengers mad noses and ears
frozen while going from their trains to
Evansville in the night. The train
crews are exhausted from continuous
night and day work in the severe cold.
Three hours We're required for a double
header ttwo englnes) three-coach train
TO make the distance Of tTenty-nine miles
from Camden to Iacona.
Camden reports thai the coal supply of
the local dealers is exhausted, and that
the place is threatened with a coal fam
ine.
Owing to the blockade twenty-eight
passengers en- route from Syracuse toI
WatertoWn on their arrival at R:chlandI
We're compelled TO go to Utica and then
back by the Black River road, thus trav-
cling $50 miles to traverse 80 miles OF
railway.
Intense in the North.
st. Paul, Minn.,5 Jan. 5.-fsifty-two de,
grees below zero at Winnipeg. Al at Du-
luth. IS at New Richmond and IS at St.
Paul., are reported.
Seven persons were frozen to death
and three score are in the hospitals. Train
loads of sheep, cattle and horses were
frozen to death and brought from the
northwest to. st. Paul. Traffic is greatly
delayed and many trains are abandoned.
Traffic Is Delayed.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 25.-The past
tWenty-four III has been the coolest
of the winter. The mercury reached ii
below, and the maximum was Z below
Cold weather is general over Nebraska
n western Iowa, accompanied by al
bitter north wind which made pedes-.
ttianism difficult. Transportation is
generally affected by the weather,
street car and railroad traffic being