Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-27
STREET CARS ARE ALL BLOCKED
Wind Piles the Snow in Drifts on
the Car Tracks.
TRAINS CAUGHT IN DRIFTS
Traffic is Almost Completely at
Standstill on Some Lines.
MANY ARE FORCED TO WALK
fsrnsm Line 10 Blocked for Hours
and Lilac of People Drill Down
the Tracks All the Way
from Dundce.

One Of the worst hlizxards that has ever
held Nebraska In its grasp visited Omaha
and tho southeastern part Of the state
Sunday afternoon and early Monday
morning. Railroad traffic and street car
service was entirely demoraliEed and
trouble OF most serious nature was
occasioned by the severe storm. In many
places the drifts were ten feet high.
Street cars were continually getting off
the track and as the Farnam line was
blocked. people all the way to Dundee
were forced TO walk to work.
Every railroad reaching Omaha suf.
fered severely from the effects OF Sunday
nights bliszard, which railroad men unite
In declaring TO be the most paralyzlng
Of Its character that has occurred In the
middle west for many years All that
was lacking 10 make Il a record breaker
In all respects was a low temperature.
The absence Of the usual intense cold
made the conditions less uncomfortable
80 far as physical conditions were con-
cerncd. but did not mitigate the SORROWS
encountered by the enginemcn. Every
train that finally reached the city was
many hours late and q number failed 10
ArVe ~ an
s". usaas were aoandoned All along
uhe nhes IN iowa The wabash failed
entirely to set train through during the
day.
When II became evident In the carly
p' % me msnt that a real blizzard
% on. aiVlnon super1ntendents ordered
vus see's Asaiaole sno"piow and began
V.s ne u.ius. ~ was TINS foresight
a.p. osensea complete uenp OF AL Oh
~. ss' tof Tue oriits IN tho cuts were
~ =. : suIhiounNao'e minimum.
iase h'sht on'y ohe-tnira
-. e~sA '"." "@'na naa arrNen
a 10 hnnea.
ms buriins'on suffered more seveSely
.nan u hAS ior many years AZ Murray.
~. PASSENGER and mall train became
ioosea IN = driH IN deep cut and was
ihaiiy nnf1ed under depth OF snow
,pti rsnkfa from tssnty 70 twenty-five
ocl a snnfs 'disfsneasAhaad of n tn tho
ssms 81. maze of snow had been
M" Ash"art the tracks that was sixty
Vu aeep' omy the rear end OF the
Naih was visible ana an army OF men
Was set 70 WORK al oayhsht yesterday
in0'Mns uiss'hs u out Enough OF the
snoN vas eseAieu away 70 that several
ponsiui ehs,hes hooked on pehind ana
yea ou. INTO .ne sunshine Inc
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wauke. and Rock Island ,r,,ns ,ns,
finally sot through we're manv hours
late. The Northws..ern MInpsanon.
lines had less troslble and the rsr,,Iar
trains arrived only a few hour, late.
The Illinois Central enjoyed the san.s
experience. as the storm was very much
less severe in the north.
Schedules Knocked Galley West.
Train service on nearly all lines was
practically dsnnorailzed Trains were all
from two to twenty hours late. The bliz-
zard centered around Omaha, the south