The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
PLYMOUTH STRUCK
BY BLIZZARD
FALL OF THE BEAUTIFUL.
PILES UP INTO IMPASSABLE
DRIFTS. tsa
Railroad Trains All Late, Telephone
Lines Down-Strong Nortirerly
Wind Piles Up More Snow.


old-iashioned blizzard Blizzard?
Well you bet The front phalanx hit
this city Thursday afternoon at about
800 clock, and consisted OF wet
snow flurries. A quick haw followed,
leaving a couple inches OF slush on
the sidewalks, and glory be-when we
awcke Saturday morning, and tried to
go down town,swe found ourselves
cooped in, in fact almost showed un-
der. With foot OF snow i'll shallow
parts. and from four 70 six feet of
snow in the drifted parts we were
the closest TO being showed under,
that we have been for two years. A
brisk northwest wind, with constant
showing las prevailed all day, and
four feet Of snow would not surprise
us. The drifts are the greatest nui-
sances, and as fast as the walks can
be cleaned, they drift shut again My,
isn't It most provoking, and we have
soaked our overcoat, and during the
balmy weather OF last week, were
even contemplating changing to sum-
mer underwear So much for he
hckleness OF the cline.
Telephones Are Out.
The heavy snow is putting in its
damaging effects. Many of the local
lines are down, and can not
be repaired until the snow ceases
drifting A few of the telegraph
wires are also out.
AS is always the case with heavy
snow storms, the worst elects are
felt by the railroads Almost every
train coming into [Flymoutl, from
300 O'Clock this morning has been
from thirty TO ninety minutes late
The Pennsylvania railroad kept
gang of thirty men from this city,
all night to keep the right
Of way clear
Hard on the Poor.
The poor of the city will be aeavy
sufferers until the storm abates The
recent organization of a City Board
of Charities has proven most eppor-
tune, and the committee says that
here are sufficient funds on hand, TO
relieve most of the suffering. The |
council lall will be opentd some day
lext week, TO receive donations from |
ne public. in the form of clothing |
md provisions.
Illinois Storm Bound
Converging on Chicago from
lcross the Oklahoma and Nebraska |
,rairies. driven by a 90-mile gale and |
eav:ng l1alf-starved livestock buried |
n ITS drifts and from the northwest.
bringing sleet and snow, killing tel
graph and telephone service and de-
noralizing freight and passenger
rain schedules, the worst storm of
he winter is general throughout the
iHuuiS WCSl dnu dii iHuISdlions arc
hat il win prove the worst blizzard
II recent years.
From Lacrosse, Wis, came the re-
'ort that passenger train No. 2s on
he Southern Minnesota division of
he Chicago, Milwaukee and St: Paul
ad been stuck in snowdrift ives.
4 Jackson, MINI, since 1890 last
light and its passengers and crew
we're without food and with but
can; supply OF fuel, with no imme.
late prospect OF relief reaching
hem. The train was composed OF
ay coaches without a diner and had
many passengers
Severe on the Lakes.
Meagre reports from lake ports in
icate that the storm OF last n:gat
Ias one OF the severest in years on
AXE Michigan. and there is much
nxiety over all vessels overdue. The
teamship City of Marquette was
lown into shelter in Waukegan. Ill, |
fter a terrifying experience with the
Taves Only desperate efforts at the
jumps on the part of tie crew OF 3
len kept the craft afioat Her boil
rs were nearly submerged and she
Ias about TO sink when the gale
wept her into quiet waters. The car
erry Pere Marquette, No. 3 bound
cross the lake from Lexington to
fiiwaukee with several passengers,
as unable to make Milwaukee. al
rough at one time near rlat harbor.
nd rode before the gale across the
Ike again, putting in at Grand Hav-
n. Mich.
Dances Friday EVENING