Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-04
blizzard is OVER DISCUSS WAR NEWS
Michigan Railroads Slowly Japanese Statesmen in Con-
Resuming Traffic. stant Conference
MANY TRAINS STARTED RUSSIAN FLEET SAILS
NO ATTEMPT MADE TO MOVE -
FREIGHT UNKNOWN
uts as as S Massing Troops North OF
Cleared. the
Michigan Railroads Slowly
Resuming Traffic.
MANY TRAINS STARTED
NO ATTEMPT MADE TO MOVE
FREIGHT.
Snow in Some Localities Drifts Into
Cuts as Fast as They Are
Cleared.

DETROIT, Mich, February Ave ex-
pect to have the whole Thumb district of
the state opened Up by tonight" said AS
sistant General Superintendent W. D.
Trump of the Pere Marquette railroad to-
day. Yesterday we succeeded in getting a
snow plow down from Harbor Beach, which
is the northernmost point of the Harbor
Beach branch of the Port Austin division,
to Port Huron, and we have started it back
for Harbor Beach today, followed by relief
trains with coal ard supplies. The high
winds blow the snow back into cuts and
cover the tracks several feet deep almost
as fast as we can clear them.
I'VE also hope to reach Grindstone City
with train today. Grndstone City is the
northern terminus of the Port Austin di-
vision and has had no train for two weeks.
By tonight l hope that we will have the en-
tire district opened up, and that we will
have been able to supply the snowbound
towns with the much-needed COAL
Weather is Moderating.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, February g.
The blizzard which has played havoc with
railroad traffic in western Michigan during
the past twenty-four hours, has ceased, and
the weather is now moderating. The Pere
Marquette and the other railroads expect to
have their lines free before the day is over
and trains again moving on time. Inter
urban traffic out of Grand Rapids is prac-
tically suspended today, and the railroads
are having great difficulty establishing
schedules, and digging trains out of drifts.
The Pere Marquette is experiencing the
most trouble, traffic along the main line to
Chicago having been practically suspended
during the past twelve hours. The prtn-
cipal difficulty Is caused by the stalling of
the Chicago train due here at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. 1t Is stalled In huge
drifts between iceland and Waverly. The
Chicago train due here at last night
reached Holland. thirty miles from hers,
at 1890 am. The Pere Marquettes Chi
cago train which left here at midnight. had
proceeded only twenty miles at 8 am.
SAGINAW, Mich, February 4.-The rail-
roads in this part of the state are today
rapidly recovering from the effects of Tues
day nights blizzard, which tied up traffic
more completely than any storm in many
years. The Pere Marquette is now open
on all of it's branches in this section ex-
cept the Port Austin and Almont lines,
and the trains are running reasonably close
to schedules.
Train service between this city and Port
Huron over the Pere Marquette was re-
sumed today for the first time since Mon
day. The Michigan Central officials report
that their northern division has been clear
ed and that trains are very little behind
today. The Michigan Central has also
cleared it's line between here and Detroit
and is moving all of it's trains ON this
division today with little delay.
The Pere Marquette train which left Port
Huron Monday evening for Saginaw and
was snow-bound near Marlette was pulled
into the station here today by a double
header None of the roads have paid any
attention to freight traffic and the yards
are congeSted with freight cars.