The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05
Worst One Since 80.

according to reports received by The
News, Friday, was In the center of
the storms greatest intensity. II was,
with fire and storm and flying wires,
probably the widest night Norfolk
ever experienced.
The snow belt extends west to
Atkinson and north to Niobrara, ac-
cordng to reports received at North.
western railroad headquarters here.
Beyond those towns, each about 100
miles from Norfolk, there was little
or no snow. The snow extended
south to Omaha, Lincoln, Hastings
and Superior,
Five inches of snow fell In Norfolk
and the minimum temperature was 3
above zero. Temperature over the
state ranged from above to 20
above.
High winds prevailed over the state.
A northwestern gale in Norfolk drove
the wet snow in solid mass through
the atmosphere. II was impossible to
see across the street
Trains Tied Up.
Train traffic came 10 stand still
on account of the storm The North
western tied up all It's trains for the
night, deeming it unwise to risk acct
dent on the snow-packed rails.
Westbound Deadwood passenger No
8, due out of Norfolk at s p. m, tied
up here for the night and went west
at Gao Friday morning. The passen-
gers were cared for at the railroad
In hn
engine was kept attached to the train
all night so that the cars were
heated.
Eastbound train No. ., due here
from Long Pine at 500 in the morn
ing, arrived about two and half
hours late, leaving at $50 for Omaha
Train No. 6, due from Deadwood at
noon Friday, was reported on schedule
time at Long Pine at s o'clock, but
officials gave orders to run the train
slowly when it struck the snow line
at Atkinson, so that it was somewhat
late reaching Norfolk
Northbound Dallas passenger, due
out at a. m, was held here until
about 10 o'clock a. m.
The NJ. g. o. morning train for Sioux
City did not leave, and none arrived
from there at II o'clock.
Wires were badly crippled, both on
telegraph and telephone lines, and up
till noon very little of The News
regular Associated Press report had
been received.
Owing to the fact that the cattle
range country is beyond the snow line,
fears for severe suffering among live
stock were dispelled
Morning brought letting up to the
storm and and the sun came out, as
was forecasted in yesterdays News
Car Blown Out of Train.
The tremendous force of the gale
was shown in many instances. For one
thing, the wind picked up a loaded
furniture car on the Northwestern
moving freight train near Neigh and
lifted it out of the train, off the rails
and onto the right of way. Superin-
tendent c. II. Reynolds and Train
master Pangle went to the scene of
the accident and worked through the
binding storm all night, The wreck
age was cleared at a. m.
Cabs Put Out of Business.
Cab service was put out of COM
mission at s o'clock by the blizzard
Up until that time the dozen cabs in
town had probably a hundred calls
where they could take care of one
When the storm became so serious
that it was impossible to see ahead
o1n,nSt RI
move in the face of the storms fury,
the cabmen drove into the stables for
the night.
Shows and places of amusement
closed for the night, the Quaker doc
tors, the Crystal and Lyric theaters
and the roller skating rink attempting
no programs.
Kept Down Town All Night.
Many business men were kept down
town all night, preferring to 80 to the
hotels rather than risk going home
against the storm on foot. People
caught visiting spent the night away
from home and those who lived any
distance from Norfolk avenue were
glad to seek refuge for the night with
friends.
The Nebraska Telephone company
made arrangements for its central
girls to stay at the OXnard hotel when
it found that the cab service was out
OF commission.
Wind Damage.
The roof of the main shed of the
Edwards & Bradford Lumber com
pany on Second street was partially
removed by the wind.
A large part of the front of the
Richard Peter blacksmith shop on the
corner of Second street and Braasch
avenue was blown out into the street
by the storm.
Many shade trees in the resident
portions of the city were blown down
or stripped of branches. In several
places the debris was strewn across
the sidewalk.
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