The Detroit times., 1908-02-01
STORM TIES UP
STATE TRAFFIC

SAGINAW, Mich, Feb. 1.-During
the storm last night heavy switch
engine from Mershon collided head-on
| with a freight train in the Pere Mar
quette yards. The switch engine, No.
44s, Just out OF the shops, was de-
molished. Engineer Alexander Wa
dell was caught and his leg badly
crushed. The others OF the two crews
wrecker cleared the tracks in few
hours. The snowstorm increased In
fury and is one of the worst blizzards
experienced In years.
MUSHROOM, Mich, Feb. West
ern Michigan is In the grip OF the
storm king. The heaviest blizzard Of
the year struck this city and vicinity
late Friday and drifting snow has SER
iously hindered city and railroad
traffic. An east gale is blowing. Tho
Goodrich Transportation Co.'S steam
er, Indiana. left on her regular trip,
despite the weather.
BAY CITY, Mich, Feb. IA stiff
southeast wind accompanies the snow
storm Seven or eight inches Of snow
have already fallen and the country
roads are blocked by drifts from two
with considerable difficulty.
ANN ARBOR, Mich, Feb. Ann
Arbor is In the grip OF real biz
| card for the first time this year. Late
Friday afternoon a fine snow began
falling and by 10 o'clock about SIX
inches of closely-packed snow had
| fallen There is some drifting.
PORT HURON, Mich, Feb. L.
Fearing n recurrence OF the blockade
which tied up Its entire system In
the Thumb" few days ago, the Pere
Marquette ordered It's two big snow
plows on the road. A @heavy storm
Is reported Thumb district
and the plows will be kept at work
all day.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. Feb. L.
Seldom has Battle Creek been SO corn
pletely at the mercy OF storm. Blind
ing snow travelling at terrific speed
has paralyzed traffic. Street cars are
crawling on some lines, but making
| poor progress. Hundreds of working
people actually suffered battling their
way home The business district IA
deserted. Interurban cars fail to come
into the city. indicating that rural
lines are tied up.
LANSING, Mich, Feb. 1.-The driv-
| ing, binding blizzard that swooped
down on Lansing is driving everybody
| to shelter. 1t has greatly delayed
| trains and impeded street railway
traffic, especially on the college and
ST. Johns lines. About seven inches
OF snow has already fallen and is
drifting badly.
JACKSON, Mich. Feb. Lone OF
the characteristic Michigan casters In
the way OF a snowstorm hit this vi.
cinity Friday, commencing at noon
and increasing in violence until the
fall measured over IL inches. where
not piled in drifts by the wind. Street
cars run with difficulty apd trains
were more OF less delayed.
| ALPENA, Mich, Feb. IA blizzard
struck this city late Friday A gale
is blowing from the southeast, com.
ing with terrific force of Thunder
bay. and several lines OF wires arc
down. The streets are deserted and
country roads are impossible. ID. q
M. train service Is impeded.
| MARSHALL, Mich, Feb. IA snow
storm set In here and II is still snow
ing. The strong wind from the cas-,
has developed a blizzard and In mai.J
places the drifts are three feet deep
Cars on the Jackson q Battle Greek
interurban Are having difficulty get
ting through.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Feb. L.
Street cars are stalled, railroad ser
vice delayed itnerurban lines tied
ND and general traffic impeded by the
heaviest snowfall OF the year.
Most peUpfe pay TOO much for the
things they get for nothing.