Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-19
Blizzard Impedes Movement OF
Trains and Badly Hampers
Transportation
North Bound Passenger No. Stuck
in Drift Two Miles South of New
burg - Traffic on That Part of Line
at StandstII - Northwestern Trains
Suffer-Great Western Not Hard Hit

at least one instance at total stand
STILL cuts were filled and country
roads drifted full by the blizzard
which ragged all day Tuesday. During
the night the snow ceased and the
wind, which had blown gale abated.
The fall OF snow curing the day IS
estimated at seven inches, accurate
measuring being difficult on account
of the drifting.
All that prevented a complete tie
up of the railroads during the after
noon and night, was the lower temper
allure during the afternoon and night,
which dried the snow. While it drifted
badly the drifts were light and easily
broken.
The storm caused comparatively few
breaks in the telegraph and telephone
service, all of the toll and rural lines
being reported as working this morn
ing, but some Of the railroad compan
les We're having difficulty in getting
service on all of the wires
Passenger Train Showed In.
During the afternoon and night only
one passenger train, Iowa Central No.
), due into this city from the south at
1853 this morning, was showed in. 1t
stuck in a snow drift two miles south
Of Newburg early this morning, and
as result passenger traffic on the
line between this city and Oskaloosa
was badly delayed. The snowedin
train held passengers Nos. /, 8 and 4,
which We're on either side of it. At
headquarters here this morning 1t was
not known when the train would be
gotten out.
The other Iowa Central passengers
Of last night and this evening We're
not greatly delayed. No. 3. from the
south Tuesday evening. battled with
the drifts and wind all the way from
Peoria during the day, but arrived only
forty minutes late. The engines head
light was caved in, and it was so
covered with snow and ice as to re-
semble a moving drift.
Snow plows that were sent out on
the line both north and south from
here during the night. aided materially.
i
be from two to six feet deep, but very
light.
Northwestern Hard Hit.
The Northwestern, despite its double
track and broad cuts. was hard hit by
the blizzard. The thru trains We're
hours behind, both Tuesday afternoon
night and this morning. These de-
lays ranged from four to seven hours.
Double the ordinary power was used
on these trains. and in some instances
the heaviest of them was run in two
sections. All the thru trains from the
east this morning were from four to
five hours late. The fast mail and
No. 8. the China and Japan mail, We're
expected about noon.
Great Western Escape.
The Great Western, because of the
general northeast to southwest direc-
ton in which the line runs thru this
part of the state, which was the same
direction the wind was blowing, es-
capped It's afternoon and night trains
We're from few minutes to an hour
late and this morning No. was but
two hours late. The snow, instead OF
filling it's cuts with drifts, flew length
wise of the track and swept most OF
them bare.
Country Roads in Bad Shape.
The country roads are badly drifted
in places, making them almost impos-
sible to break thru. Country people
living near Albion, who returned home
from the short course late Monday
afternoon, had difficult time IN
reaching their desti/ltion.
The rural carriers out of this city
We're unable to get out Of town farther
than from three and one-half to four
miles. The roads were drifted so full
of snow that it was impossible for the
horses to travel. On route No. 3, to-
wards Marietta, farmers telephoned in
that they were out to meet Carrier ..
d. Case, and as a result he made bet
ter progress. A twenty-five mile drive,
however, with the roads unbroken, was
impossible today. Nearly all the rural
mail boxes have not as yet been SHOW
eled out. With the proper work done
to break the drifts before tomorrow,
the carriers will probably be able to
cover their entire routes.
Temperature Goes Down.
The temperature fell during the fore
noon, reaching 10 above as the lowest
point during the night. At go o'clock
this morning II was registered. Ihe
maximum for the day was %, as COM
pared with 80 for Monday.
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