Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-16
TRAFFIC IMP ARR Ed
BURLINGTON FREIGHT WRECK
NEAR LockRlDeE PREVENTS
SCHEDULE RUNNING.
Twelve Cars on West Bound Freight
Leave Tracks and Block Traffic-Ft.
Madison Branch Used-New Time
Gard Effective.

Inc derailment of twelve cars of a
west bound Burlington freight train
about o'clock this morning near
Lockridge, the third station east of
Fairfield, badly impaired the schedule
OF traffic on the east end of the Iowa
division this morning. The wreck
blocked both the north and south
tracks, and forced all incoming and
outgoing Burlington trains to use the
Fl Madison branch east of Fairfield
into Burlington. The wrecking crews
of Ottumwa and Burlington are in
operation at the scene of the wreck
and traffic is expected to be resumed
early this afternoon.
AS result of the mishap, Burling-
ton fast mail train No. 8 which ar
rived in this city four hours late from
the west, left Ottumwa shortly before
| . o'clock, going to Batavia on the
main line and then taking the Fit. Mad
ison branch into Burlington. Burling-
ton passengers Nos. 16 and 10 used
the same route. Passenger No. 8, due
here at 7:45 a. m. arrived this after
noon at 1920 o'clock, being preceded
by No. 8, due here at 1880 p. m. Nos.
3 and 9 came to this city by way of
FIT. Madison. This mornings fast
mail train No. Z, due here at 1857 a.
M, arrived at 11:30, using the same
route as Nos. 8 and g. Freight traffic
is completely blocked.
| The damage caused by the wreck,
impaired the scheduled traffic more
than it did the rolling stock or con
tents. The cause of the mishap, nor
the total damage could not be ascer-
tanned
New Schedule Effective.
The new schedule on the Rock
Rock Island went into effect this morn
ing, the first passenger arriving here
at Z o'clock. The new card provides
for the following changes: South
bound train No. 206 arrives here at
1888 a. M. the afternoon passenger at
1908 and the evening train at 9:17 p. m.
The north bound trains arrive as fol
lows: No. 203 at a. NJ, No. POI at
11:3O a. m. and No. 205 at 1909. p. m.
500 Trains Cross State.
Five hundred trains cross Iowa
every twenty-four hours" said E. G.
Nettles, division passenger and freight
agent of the Milwaukee railroad at Des
Moines There is not state in the
union better equipped with railroad ia.
cilities. The benefit conferred on the
whole state is SO great that 10 little
local agitation, where there should be
complaint of injustice, should be al
lowed to interfere with the railroad ex
tension. Other states in the union
have greater mileage but in proportion
to population none of them have better
freight, passenger and mail service
Iowa Summer Resorts.
The Milwaukee has just issued g
handsome pamphlet on Lake Lore ir
which the Iowa lake resorts find &
conspicuous place. Eight or ten pages
are devoted to the illustrations and
reading matter relative to Okoboji
Clear Lake, Spirit Lake and others
Templar's Point at Spirit Lake, din
ing car view on the Milwaukee, with
/ two Des Moines girls pictured therein
as features a. picture of the road pass
ing through a giant wall of rock near
McGregor. The inn at Okoboji, Ar
nold's Park at Okoboji, Okoboji itself
where tie red man once paraded with
his bark canoe, a. view of Clear Lake
and other illustrations enliven thu
reading matter giving a description Of
all the interestil-~ points about the
lakes. In addition the lakes all alons
the lines of the, railroad are pictured
with appropriate comment.