Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-25
Great Western Snowbound and
Central Trains Are Stalled
In the Big Drifts
NoRTHwEsTERN's LINE is OPEN
The Great Western is Blocked at Ber-
lin, and the Central at Gilman and
chapin-No Trains on Great West
ern For Twenty -four Hours-lntense
Cold flinders.

For the second time this winter rail-
road traffic during the past twenty
four hours has been either hindereG,
partially interrupted, or entirely par
alyzed on the three roads running into
this city. The drifted snow OF Tues
day. aided by the intense cold of the
day and night, has tied the Great Wes-
tern completely UP, no train having
reached this city since yesterday ut
noon. The Central is in almost as
bad condition, altho on the south end
trains, greatly delayed, have been able
to worm their way thru. The North
western has been the least affected,
and altho all trains have been late.
all have been running.
Since the Tuesday morning passen-
GER due at 1880 o'clock from the
south, which did not arrive until noon.
UP to noon today, not q train has arriv-
ed or left the city on the Great Wes
tern. The cuts along the line near
Baxter, south of here. and Berlin.
north, are filled with drifted snow to
q depth of six to eight feet, and at
both places trains are stalled. The
company is exerting every effort to
open the line, and snow plows are
working toward this city from both
directions When trains will be able
to get thru could only be guessed at
by local employees this morning.
Central in Bad Shape.
The Central has had almost as bad
time as the Great Western during
the past twenty-four hours, and the
north end OF the line yesterday and
last night was tied up. The south
bound passenger, dud at 5:55 o'clock
last night, is in drift near Chaplin.
When it would be released no one knew
this morning. The night south bound
train was held at Mason City.
The cuts near Gilman, which were
filled with drifts, four, five and six
feet deep held the trains ON the south
end for time. The south bound pas
senger yesterday morning, which did
not get away from the union depot un-
Til noon, was snowbound all afternoon
but finally got thru about o'clock
No. 3 from the south was stalled at
the same place, and did not arrive I'M
til o'clock. The night train, due
at 1859 o'clock this morning, arrived
at $3.50 o'clock this morning, and went
north, doing the local work of the
morning train.
Engines equipped with snow plows
were sent in both directions yesterday,
but the excessive cold, which froZe
pipes and valves, made the work of
clearing the track doubly difficult. This
morning a train was made UP for the
south here, and left about 1915 o.
clock.
Branches Are Snowbound.
All the branches of the road are
more or less snow bound. The train
from the Story City branch managed
to get back to this city late last night
but did not attempt to leave this
morning. Every available engine is
being pressed into the service, either
being sent to the aid of stalled trains
or used to aid those with the snow
plows. When service will be renewed
again on schedule time is not known,
but it should be tonight or by Thurs
day morning, as the wind has gone
down and the snow quit drifting.
Rural Carriers Again Turn Back.
Rural carriers were again unable to
get thru tne country ROADS lnlS aIlolH-
ing, and by noon all but one had been
compelled to return to town. George
Robinson, who carries southwest Of the
city, did not return, and it is believed
he was able to get thru. The carriers
report the roads to be drifted full, and
the snow is not quite solid enough to
carry the horses, which break thru.
Drifts from five to seven feet high
block the passages thru the cuts in
the highways.