South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-16
Filler IS STALLED
A HALF DAY BY
BITING BLIZZARD
Passengers on Twentieth Gen.
fury Get Rebate for Delay
Storm Causes SUFFERING
Among Poor in Big Cities.

CHICAGO. Feb. 1s.-Thousands OF
men were sent out Of Chicago Mon
day to clear the railroad tracks en-
teTlng the city Of the snow that de-
layed every train from the east, and
many from the south and west. other
men were at wcrk on the city streets
removing the snow that fell all day
Yesterday and was drifted by the
nigh winds. The snow has cost the
railroads in TIM section OF the coun-
Try many thousands of dollars All
Iast trains between New York and
chicago were SO late that excess
fares were refunded. The goth Cen
fury Limited on the New York Cen
tral lines, due here at 9:05 yesterday
morning, arrived exactly u hours
late. Its passengers received a rebate
for II hours delay. All trains from
the east were reported from three TO
ten hours late Monday.
Virtually all OF the trouble exper-
Fenced was east OF Buffalo until the
train arrived in eastern Indiana.
Then the train ran into an entirely
new storm that which ragged in Chi
cago Sunday and more delay was oc-
casloned.
Mail train No. on the Lake Shore
due at o'clock this morning. was
running behind the limited and il
Another crack train. the Boston
chicago Special, was due here at
o'clock Sunday afternoon
Fear General Tie I'd.
indications at the weather bureau
are that local conditions will be worse
Mohday and general tieup because
of snow is feared.
ON time" was the report from the
roads running from the west. north
and southwest. during the day. but
by night delays OF from ten minutes
10 more than an hour began 10 be
noted
Telephone and telegraph linemen
worked desperately 10 restore service
between Chicago and Milwaukee and
other points TO the north and north
west kilograms and telephone calls
were accepted only subject TO unlimit-
I'd delay.
Lake boats OF various kinds arriv-
ing today were coated with ice and
snow and reported that out In the
lake the snow storm was like a blan-
ket though the wind was not excess
sive. The general velocity was only
about twenty miles per hour
NEW BLIZZARD HITS EAST.
NEW YORK. Feb. 16-Just when
New Workers believed that they were
recovering from the effects Of the
blizzard which swept the entire east
ern section of the country Saturday
another heavy snow storm set in to-
day adding greatly to the city's bur
den.
Sixteen thousand men who worked
day and night since Saturday to re-
move the two feet OF snow which had
fallen had the work for naEght in
many sections of the city The heavy
snow was accompanied by biting
winds which soon had the snow
drifting where the cleaners had al
g. AT - CO.
days storm.
transatlantic liners we're held up
in the outer bay. Pilots refused to
bring the vessels in owing to the
heavy fog which hung over the
water. Transportation facilities again
suffered severely. Suburban trains
Crawled to their terminals, ferry
boats made little headway. while
street and elevated lines worked un-
der shattered schedules. The cost Of
removing the snow will be greatly
added 20 by tOday's storm 1t will
take at least S75O,00O TO clear the
streets. Trades people are also
handicapped by the storm. Delivery
wagons cannot supply customers the
piles OF snow In the side streets
where no attempt has yet been made
az removal, blocking all wagon traf-
&c.
Suffering Intense.
There is intense suffering among
the poor. The charity organization
quarters have been filed for 4S
hours with homeless seeking shelter
Hundreds have been turned away be-
cause OF lack OF housing facilities.
The snow has been a boon for the
unemployed. however. More than
5000 have been put 20 work with a
shovel or a broom 10 aid in restoring
normal conditions
KING Is RICHER
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