Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-04

SNOW SIXTEEN INCHES DEEP
Heaviest Snow In Years Falls Wednes-
day-Rural Carriers Have to Turn
Back, Unable to Brave the Drifts
Telegraph and Telephone Service
Crippled.

snow of the past three days. when
stands by official measurement today
at a depth of sixteen inches, was bad
ly drifted during the night by the high
wind from the northwest. The lower
ing temperature and the lighter snow
of the afternoon aided the wind IN
drifting the snow, and railroad cuts
were soon filled to a level.
All of the three roads entering the
city felt the full effects of the Storm
and during the night traffic was total
~ tied up on parts of the Great west
ern and Iowa Central. Both of these
lines and the Northwestern were more
or less effected, and We're able to OPP
crate trains on those parts of the line
which were open only with the great
est difficulty. A wreck on the Iowa
Central and the stalling of freight
trains on the Great Western helped
to complicate operations and assisted III
delaying trains. Both of the lines
which suffered the most were totally
tied this morning, the Great Western
north of here and on the Central SOUTH
but officials of both thought traffic OIL
the snow bound sections would be re-
sumed by night.
Central in Bad Shape.
Operating difficulties in the form OF
a rear-end collision and the snowins-ln
of the wreeker sent to clear the track
served to make more difficult the at
tempt of the Central officials to clear
the line between this city and Oska-
loosa. A rear-end collision at OAK
Grove. south of Grinnell, summoned the
wrecker from this city. The big en-
CINE pulling the six cars sent from mere
with the crew was stalled near Gill;
man, and the engine exhausted It's sup
ply of water, and was sent to Gilman
to take water, which was supplied by
hand. An extra freight. north-bound,
late last night, was derailed near OAK
Grove While standing off the track
a light engine from the south crashed
into the rear end, smashing the caboose
and three cars. No one was injured,
and the engine was not damaged. From
the time the wreck occurred until
midday there were no trains operated
filed with snow, but it was expected
that passenger train would be sent
south some time during the day.
How the Trains Ran. &
Since No. 3 arrived from the south
at $50 o'clock last night there has
been no trains running either way on
the south end of the Central, altho
from Oskaloosa east the line is open.
No. 5, due here at 1883 this morning
was held at Abba all night From the
north No. 2 due here at 5:55 last night,
arrived at about 4 o'clock this morn
ing and was abandoned here. 1t turn
ed and went north as No. this morn
ing, about on time. No. from the
north, due here early this morning.
arrived at 6:10 and was also annulled
1t turned and left as No. 5 at $50
o'clock. South bound train No. 4, due
here at about o'clock this morning,
had not left Mason City at that time,
and was expected at any time during
the afternoon.
The Story City branch was showed
in under from three to five feet OF
snow In the cuts, but a train with
snow pillow on the engine, was to be
sent over 1T this morning.
Official Snow Bound.
General Superintendent d. G. Moo
nan. of the Iowa Central, with Super
intendent c. S. Hayden, were snow
bound here for part of the day. Both
arrived on one of the belated trains
from the north this morning, and were
going to Oskaloosa as soon as passen-
ger traffic was started in that direc-
ton.
Great Western in Trouble.
North of this city, between here and
Oelwein, the Great Western is having
it's share of trouble, and all night and
thru the most of today there was lit
tie doing on that part of the line.
South of this city, the road is COM
paratively open. The cuts north are
buried under drifts which have either
partly or entirely filled them. and In
addition the stalling of freight trains
in the snow helped to bring traffic to
a stand still. No trains have arrived
or departed for the north since We'd
nesday afternoon. During the night
freights became. embedded in the snow
near Gladbrook, Dunkerton and Ber-
lin. They were released this morning
only to get stuck again.
Trains Held Here.
Trains Nos. 2 and 8 from the south
on the Great Western due at 7:10 and
1855 o'clock last night reached here
several hours late, and were held here
during most of the night. 1t was ex-
pected at least one of them would be
sent on north some time this forenoon,
but their movement was very uncer-
tain, and early in the day there was no
assurance if they did start that they
would get thru. The passengers op
these two trains, some of whom had
had no supper the night before, left the
trains early this morning in search of
eating houses and restaurants for
breakfast A tired crowd filled the UNI
ion station during most of the night.
Many of them arrived on belated trains
and had missed connections, and others
were from points south on the Gen.
trail, who were trying to get home.
Northwestern Struggles Thru.
The Northwestern managed to keep
its line both east and west of here,
open during the night, altho it was
accomplished with difficulty and all
of the trains from both directions
were more or less late, some of them
a half dozen hours. This mornings
trains from the east were from a half
hour to two hours late, but night trains