Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-16
TRAINS ARE LATE
LITTLE IMPROVEMENT IN coNDl.
TIoNs ON THE RAILROADS
THIS MORNING.
No Freight Trains on Milwaukee, Rock
Island or Wabash - Burlington
Freight Trains Stopped on Account
OF Blizzard.

Island or Wabash - Burlington
Freight Trains Stopped on Account
OF Blizzard.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Conditions on the railroads today
are but little better than yesterday and
more serious trouble is expected by
night on account of the severe biz
zard raging in the north and west The
passenger trains are all late and no
attempt Is being made to move freight
trains.
On the Burlington the passenger
trains last night and this morning,
were mostly on time and several
freight trains were run. About noon
today however on account of reports
from several stations to the effect that
severe snow and wind storm was
prevailing an order was issued for no
freight trains to leave Ottumwa or
Creston until further notice. Sew
eral Of the reports from the stations
on the west and north part Of the OF
tumwa division stated that the wind
was blowing at the rate of sixty miles
an hour and the snow drifting SO that
1t was impossible to see across the
street.
Trains Delayed.
On some Of the branch lines of the
Burlington 1t has been impossible to
open up traffic although many 'buck-
Ing trains" with large forces of men,
two engines and snow plows, are in
operation. Milwaukee passenger No.
was several hours late this morning
and No. 8, from the east and No. 103
from the north were each reported
FIVE hours late. The trains from the
west are mostly on time. On the
Rock Island the passenger due in this
city at 1925 last night arrived about
8 o'clock this morning. The Rock Is
land northbound passenger this morn
Ing went as far as Oskaloosa and
turned and run back. The southbound
passenger run from Des Moines to AL
tona and back. Traffic is open be-
tween Oskaloosa and Keokuk. The
Wabash passenger due here at 6:15
o'clock this morning was four hours
late and consisted of a baggage car,
one passenger coach and two engines.
No freight trains have been run on
the Wabash, Milwaukee or Rock Is
land. on the Ottumwa division since
Saturday night.
Wreck Of No. 8.
A broken rail is supposed to have
been the cause of the wreck of Bur
lington passenger train No. 3, near
Prescott Sunday morning in which En-
gineer q. H AL On of Lincoln. Neb.,
was Instantly killed, Fireman R. G.
Peery of Creston sustained injuries
from which he died a few hours later
and Engineer Frank Peterson of Cres-
ton and Fireman e. E. Roesner of Lin.
coin. were seriously injured.
The train left Creston an hour and a
half late in charge Of Conductor Chas.
Drew of Burlington. 1t consisted of
six passenger cars. two baggage cars
and was pulled by two engines, the
first one being in charge of the Lin
coin, Neb., crew. There were few pas
sengers on the train and among these
were the twenty-four members of the
Devils Auction company.
Engines Overturned.
The engines left the track Just as
the train had left small cut about
one and one-half miles east Of Pres
colt. At the point where the accident
took place the cut is broken by a ra-
vine and the forward engine plunged
down the north side of the embank-
ment and was followed by the second
engine. The second engine broke
away from its tank and the tank was
sent across the south track. The bag
gage car followed the tank of the 470
and was also thrown across the south
track and was knocked from its trucks
and overturned on its side. The train
was composed of six passenger
coaches and all OF them left the rails,
but after humping along over the ties
and road bed for about 100 feet stop
ped without being overturned and to
this fact is attributable the safety of
the passengers.
When the engine left the rails and
plunged down the embankment, there
was no opportunity for the escape of
the engine crews, and especially ow-
ing to the fact that during these cold
days heavy tarpaulins are stretched
across the gangway between the cab
and truck and all windows are closed
1t was found necessary to use axes to
rescue some Of the crew from the
ruins.
Was Instantly Killed.
Engineer Ell. Allen was dead when
taken from the cab Of his engine and
was found to have had his neck brok.
en-. his chest crushed, several ribs
broken, left arm broken and both legs
injured. The remains were first taken
to Creston and then to Lincoln, Neb,,
where funeral services will be held.
Doc Allen" had been on the Lincoln
run for many years and was one of
the most popular engine men on the
Burlington. He is survived by his
wife,
R. G. Peery. the Creston fireman,
who died from his injuries Sunda,
night at the Cottage hospital in Ores.
ton, was badly scalded about the face
and body. He is survived by a wife
and three children. He was well
liked by his fellow employees and was