Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-11
ROADS STILL N
GRASP Of SNOW
Train Are Stalled, Cuts Filled
With Drifts and Situation
Is Serious
SNOW DRIFTING SOME TODAY
Line of the Central North of Here Is
In Bad shape-southern Division Is
Open-Lack of Motive Power a Ser
ious Handicap-Great Western Gets
Trains Thru.

The situation on the railroads today
remains serious, altho the snow block
ade has been partially raised, but the
indications are that by night further
still showing all over the northern
half of the state, and In places the
snow is reported to be again drifting.
The Iowa Central and the Great West
ern brought trains into this city during
Friday afternoon and evening from
both directions, but the service has
been cratic and uncertain, and While
both companies are making every el-
fort possible TO relieve the SITUATION
there is no certainty that condltlohs
will be any better Sunday.
The Iowa Central is experiencing
more than it's share OF the Difficulty,
and altho it has managed to keep the
southern division of the line open, the
division north of this city is in bad
shape. Handicapped by the lack OIL
sufficient engines, and battling against
snow and weather conditions the worst
in wears, business between here and
Mason City has been practically par
alyzed today. Altho gangs of shovel
ers and snow pillow have been out
on this division, division roa
and section foremen report this morn
ing that the work of hours in clearing
cuts is being rapidly undone by the
drifting snow.
Trains were stalled this morning
north of Albion and Rockwell and the
Algona branch has its cuts filled with
drifts from four to ten feet in depth.
Movement of Trains.
No 1, the passenger from the south,
reached here Friday afternoon at
1895 o'clock and was the first train
on the Central from that direction
since the night before. No. arrived
about four hours late last night. and
No. this morning was about that
much behind. No. did not go north
of here, but No. got as far as AL
bion, where it was held, owing to
freight being stuck a few miles far
Their north. Help was sent the freight
train from this city, and 1t was
brought in this morning, as was also
the passenger.
No. 6, from the north, due at 8 Fri
day morning, reached here after o.
clock last night, and No. followed it
an hour later. Both trains went
south. No. this morning was held
at Mason City, owing to No. 90 be-
ing stuck in the snow near Rockwell.
A train to go south was made up here
but up to 10 o'clock no orders had
been received to send it out. No. l.
from the south, was expected some
time during the morning.
Drift 1900 Feet Long.
The Algona branch, that portion of
the line running west of Hampton to
Algona, is showed in. Reports from
there this morning said the snow was
the deepest between Hampton and AL
exander, where drifts from four to ten
feet deep filled almost every cut. One
drift, two miles and a half west of
Hampton, is reported to be 1900 feet
long and ten feet deep.
train was sent west on the Story
City branch Friday night and was re-
ported on its way back to this city
this morning. 1t is expected it will
leave on time tonight.
Great Western Moving.
The Great Western is able to move
trains and conditions today are some
what improved over the preceding
twenty-four hours. No. A, this morn
ing, due at 1920, was, two hours late
and No. S, due at $3.50 south, was five
hours behind schedule time. The night
passengers got thru but were late,
Nos. 1 and meeting here at 8 o'clock
this morning. No. Z, Friday afternoon,
due at 4:30. got out of here an hour
late, and No. 8, due at for the north,
was annulled. No. 9, south at Z, was
two hours late, and No. 2, north at
1885 Friday night, was about on
time. The wind is still reported blow
ing hard in the country, and it is
showing some. 1t is not thought that
the snow falling today will cause as
much trouble, altho delays may be ex-
pected.
Northwestern Has Little Trouble.
The Northwestern continues to get
all of it's trains thru, and while all of
them have been more or less delayed
by the snow and weather conditions,
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