Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-10

TRAINS STALLED IN DRIFTS
North and South Lines Principally Af-
fected - Great Western in Immense
Bank of Snow North, of Green
Mountain-owa Central Suffers at
Points-Northwest Open.

POIntS-N ortt1WeStern Opens
For the third time this winter the
north and south roads thru this city
the Chicago Great Western and Iowa
Central, are in the complete grasp OF
the storm king, and trains are tied ur
by huge drifts of snow, which formed
when the high wind of Thursday after
noon swept over the broad eXpanse OF
prairie, and blew into the cuts, filling
them to a depth of as high as ten feet
in places. The situation began to as
sumo serious aspect early in the af-
ternoon, and by evening traffic was
nearing q standstill.
The worst trouble of the Great Wes-
tern is north of this city, between
Green Mountain and Gladbrook, where
there is solid drift of snow between
four and five blocks in length, or
about 900 yards. The first trains to
get stuck in the drift We're No. SO, the
local south, and No. so, Il fast meat
train, east bound, which, owing to its
already belated condition was being
run as an extra. No. Z, the local pas
senger due into this city at 1880 Thurs
day afternoon, was caught back of the
SO. No. 9, the thru passenger, due out
Of Marshalltown at 7:05 Thursday eve
ming, was two and one-half hours late
out of Oelwein, and this forenoon was
being held at Reinbeck, awaiting the
destruction of the drift by the snow
plows.
Trains Buck" the Snow.
Passengers on the local north bound
passenger due into this city at o.
clock Thursday evening, had an oppor-
tunity to experience the work of buck
ing" the snow. The train was only re-
ported a little late into Melbourne, as
SO much snow had not been encount-
cred south of that point. The passen-
gers in the station at Melbourne, await
ing arrival of the train, received word
that the train was coming "over
the hill" The five minutes wait for
the train to make the two miles,
heightened into a half hour and it did
not take long to discover that the train
was not moving, but instead, stalled in
drift within sight of town. At Mel
bourne the brakeman announced that if
there We're any passengers on the train
for Luray, they must either get off at
Melbourne, or go on to MarShaltOWn,
for the train would not stop at Luray.
The brakeman added that the train
could never reach Marshalltown if 1t
stopped at Luray. The speed necessary
to make the drift in the cut just south
of Luray was Immediately attained and
When the drift was struck it was with
hard work that the cut was passed.
Snow flew above the car windows, thru
the transoms into the cars, and was
even forced thru the doo.s. The drift
IN places was nearly to the tops of
the car windows. After passing the
cut successfully the train was brought
to al standstill, in order to allow the
engine to make sufficient steam to
pass the next cut north of Luray. This
one was made with difficulty, and the
train reached this city just one hour
late. Orders here were to run no far
Their north, as it would be impossible to
get thru the cut north of Green
Mountain.
Number 8, the local passenger, was
the only train into the city on the
Great Western during the night. No
2, due at 1885 Thursday night, arriv-
ed at o'clock this morning, and re-
NAMED here until noon today. BY eve
ming it is thought the line will be
clear, so that trains can be operated
nearly on time. The afternoon and
evening trains from the north, also the
ones due early this morning from both
were abandoned, and will
be run as extras.
Central Has Trouble.
The Iowa Central has had trouble
on both the north and south ends of
north end are much the worse. Be
tween this city and Oskaloosa trains
have been getting thru with difficulty
and all have been from one to several
hours late. The north bound trains
IF Thursday evening and night are
stuck in the snow on the north end, |
md no trains have reached the city |
rom the north since No. Thursday |
evening, which arrived almost three |
hours late. No. 3, going north Thurs
lay evening, was stuck in the snow
I'll night near Sheffield, and No. 5, of
early this morning, is behind it. No.
!. due into this city at about o'clock
his morning, is in the snow two miles
lorth of Mason City, and has been
ince Thursday night Drifts are re-
ported in the cuts of a depth of from
our to six feet and altho a snow pillow
vas sent out on the north end yes
erday afternoon it had not been able
O get thru to Mason Citv I'm TO the
middle of the forenoon.
Freight Trains AnnulIed.
The freight service was practically
t a standstill on the north and south
ivisions during the night, and only
ne freight, No. 80, with its perish
BILE loads and a few empty cars for
he mines, was sent south during the
orth. Orders were received here ear
Y in the evening to tie up all freight
rews, as no attempt would be made
0 operate trains until today.
The Story City branch into the city
thursday afternoon managed to wig
lie thru, altho several hours late. It
as also annullsd, and passengers for
oints along the branch. who arrived
n the Northwestern trains were COM
elled to remain here during the night
few who were destined to Story City,
Dok the Northwestern.
No attempt was made to run the
outh bound passenger, No. 4, out of
lason City this morning, and train
as made up here and sent south on
70. As time at 9:15 o'clock. 1t was
ouble-headed, as were all of the night
nd Ia G avani,ry'G