Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-27
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ing and were expected here about
twenty-four hours late. Union Pacific
headquarters here had reached no re.
port from east bound trains Nos. ITO
and LOG due this forenoon.
St. Joe Traffic Suspended.
st. Joseph, Mo-, Feb. 26.-Traffic
and business of every kind has been
at standstill here since Sunday
afternoon as result of the worst
snow storm in many years. No street
cars are running and railroads are
blocked in every direction. The snow
is drifted to the fence tops on the
country roads.
Heavy Snow In Nebraska.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 26.-Trains run
ing from Lincoln are not being stalled
as a result of yesterdays heavy snow,
but are running far behind schedules.
Trains to the south and east are hay
ing difficulty in making their way
through the heavy drifts, which are
very deep in the cuts. Traffic in this
city is practically at standstill, the
streets being almost impossible with
the numerous drifts.
Trains Stalled Entering Denver.
Denver, Colo. Feb. 26.-Time sched-
ules of all railway lines entering Den
yer are demoralized today, owing to
the deep snow. The main trouble lies
east of here, trains from the west be-
ing reported from three to five hours
late. while trains due from the east
are stalled.
Union Pacific train No. lO3 from
Kansas City, due at 7:10 this morning,
is stalled somewhere near the Kansas
line; Colorado & Southern train NO. l,
due at 1925 o'clock yesterday after
noon. had not reached here this morn
ing. Rock Island trains No. and NO.
q due here at 7:15 and 1850 O'Clock
this morning were among others be-
lated.
Burlington train No. Is from Kansas
City reached here four hours late, and
all of the trains of the Denver & Rio
Grande from the west arrived from
one to three hours behind schedule.
Practically all of the equipment OF
Moffet road is reported tied up on the
western slope
Kansas Train Service Demoraiized
Topeka, Kas., Feb. 26.-Train serv-
ice is demoralized as a result of the
snow storm. All the lines report
severe struggles with snow drifts
through Kansas. There has been no
train on the Union Pacific since 10
o'clock last night There is freight
train in the drifts near Belvue, 40
miles west of Topeka, and passenger
train No. 6 is behind the train unable
to move either way. Passenger train
No. 40 is at Hugo, Colo, snow bound
and No. 100 is at Junction City. The
company reports from ten to fourteen
inches Of snow all over the lines IN
Kansas.
The Rock Island is also unable to
move trains. Wires are down along all
the lines. The Santa Fe train from the
west, due at 5 o'clock this morning,
arrived at $50 after battle with
drifts. The company reports one pas
senger train tied up at Dodge City
and another at Garden City. Trains
are held at Newton pending reports
from the west The Superior branch Is
tied up.
Santa Fe train service also Is de-
moralized.
Foot of Snow at Omaha.
Omaha, Neb.. Feb. ga foot OF
snow driven by forty-mile wind de-
moralized the railway and street car
services of Omaha and other cities
of Nebraska during last night and to-
day
The redeeming feature Of the snow
was the comparatively moderate tenn
perature, fourteen degrees above zero
being the minimum.
The wire reports from various parts
of the country were delayed early to-
day.
HEAVIEST SNOW OF