Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-29
SNONBOUND TRAINS
REACH The CITY
Twenty-Fom Hours or More
Late Passengers Arrive In
the City
TRAINS STUCK IN SNOW DRIFTS
Three and Four Engines Were Unable
to Move Iowa Central and North
western Trains-Farmer Feeds En-
tire Train Load Near GrinneIl-
Suffer From Cold on Northwestern.

Twenty-four or more hours late pas.
senger trains on the Northwestern and
Iowa Central arrived in the city We'd
nesday afternoon and evening from
the west and south. Whittier's
"Snowb ound" could not have been more
realistic than the experiences of the
many passengers who were caught or
the trans between stations buried In
drifts Of snow twelve and fifteen feet
in depth, and unable to move either
way, despite the fact that three and
four huge locomotives were used in an
effort to move them.
There was not a little suffering a.
mong the trainmen, and especially the
enginenlen, who were compelled to re-
main OIL their engines, where the blind
Ing snow blew in upon them, melted
from the heat of the boiler and later
froze, enclosing the men In solid icy
coating. Suffering from the cold was
also experienced by some of the pas
sengers on the Northwestern train from
the west, which was stuck in two diff
ferent drifts, one at Ogden and another
near Ames. Despite the fact OF the
Inconvenience caused most of the pas
sengeE; on both trains took the delays
philosophically and made the best of
the situation. Several passengers from
points no farther west than Carroll, 100
miles distant, were just about twenty
four hours in reaching this city. The
same oelay was experienced by passen-
gers who came from the south on the
Central no farther away than Oska-
loosa, a distance Of f1fty-seven miles.
Three Engines Unable to Move Train.
The Iowa Central passenger train,
No. 3, due into this city at 4: 55 Tues
day evening, arrived at o'clock We'd
nesday evening, pulled by three loco
motives, just twenty-five hours and
five minutes late. The train, in charge
of Conductor S. B. Chapman, had been
stuck in an immense drift five and one
half miles south of Grinnell, or near
Searsboro. The engines were prach-
cally removed from view, so deep was
sibility for the train to be moved until
the snow was dug away from in front
of the engines. The train was first
Sharon, with Engines 33, Howard
Burke and Pat" Brown, and Al, Grimes
and Whistler. After reaching New
Sharon it was found that another en-
CINE would be necessary, and engine
Al, in charge of Engineer Bussard and
Fireman Buck, was secured to make
the trip north. The three engines star
ted out of New Sharon, but got stuck
shortly after leaving Searsboro. The
train remained in the drift from 8
o'clock Tuesday night until 2 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, when 1t man
aged to pull into Grinnell. Most of the
passengers were here transferred to
Wednesday evenings No. 8, which had
got thru with delay of about an hour.
There were thirty passengers on the
Central train at the time 1t became
stuck The engines were kept alive,
but by the time the train pulled into
Grinnell the supply Of water and coal
was practically exhausted. Wednes
day morning. after daylight, a good
hearted farmer, who saw the predica-
ment Of the train from his window,
plowed his way thru the drifted snow
to the train, and invited all the pas
sengers and members Of the train crew
to his home for breakfast Forty
were served with the best breakfast
any had ever tasted. Especially was
this true in the cases Of the train and
enginemen. none Of whom had had
to eat since Tuesday at
noon. A theatrical company, headed
for Grinnell, was on the train, and the
ochestra, after breakfast, played for
three hours in the farmers house,
while the passengers sat about the fire
really enjoying life. Altho pressed to
take pay for their entertainment, the
farmer and his wife refused to accent
No IL Reaches City.
No IL, the Chicago & Northwest
ern's Chicago special, due into Mar
shall-oWn at 1888 Tuesday afternoon,
reached the union station at 1880 We'd
nesdly afternoon. There were ten
for this city on the train,
and most Of them had put in practical
" an entire twenty-four hours in the
SHOW UTlllS. "A uuIHDeF were from
Carroll, which point the train left at
} o'clock Tuesday afternoon, about five
lours, late. Upon nearing Ogden the
irst delay was caused, and for five or
six hours the train was held behind a
reignt that was stuck in a huge drift
lhead. The freight was finally dug out
Ind the passenger proceeded until q
,oint three miles east OF Ames, where.
rom o'clock Wednesday morning I'M
il 10. the passenger itself was buried
n snow. With two engines ahead,
md two behind. as pushers, the train
could not be budged. The train was
inally divided and half Of it taken back |
o A,nes. The engines then went after
he other half, and the south track |
vas used as far as State Center after
he train was reunited
There was more or less suffering |
rom the cold for time on the big
rair, and several of the men removed t
heir heavy coats to provide warmth |
or some OF the women passengers who /
we're. more thinly clad The dining car
vas practically eaten out of house and
loma by the hungry passengers. All |
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