The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-23
Five Relief Engines Buck
Drift to Relieve Passenger
Train Stalled Near Hagers-
town by Drift.
STREET CAR SERVICE
SUSPENDS AT NOON
Schools Report Light At
tendance While Business
Is Paralyzed- Traffic on
Streets Blocked by Snow.

Wayne county Is IN the grip of the
worst blizzard in twenty years. Indi-
cations are that the storm will con-
tinue for at least twenty-four hours
longer. and will be more severe to-
night than 1t was during the day.
Business in Richmond was almost
paralyzed today, delivery wagons OF
all kinds not venturing upon the
streets, waist high in some places with
snow drifts, many rural schools were
closed. also ST. Mary's and St. An
drew's Catholic parocial schools, and
farm houses were completely iso-
lated snow drifting up to ths second
stories Of some Of them. Attendance
at the public schools was light The
railroads suffered the worst Freight
service was completely suspended. and
every effort concentrated in maintain
ing passenger service. but with indif-
ferent success. Train crews literally
had to fight hand to hand with the
storm
Three Trains Stalled.
Three trains on the Indianapolis di-
vision were stalled in deep drifts near
the city. one. No. 81, west bound, final
~ extricating itself from a ten-foot
cover of snow and limping into Rich
mond about noon. many hours late
Those trains which succeeded In get
ting into Richmond were all due here
at early hours IN the morning and
were from one to eight hours late
At noon the superintendent's office
OF the Richmond division was notified
that train No. q. due here at a:O5
a. m, was hard and fast in a twelve
foot drift near West Manchester. o.
This train has a number OF passengers
on board, but includes a dining car.
Bucks Through Snow.
Train No. 81. due here at 1896
a. m, from Columbus. O.. was for a
couple of hours stalled in a deep drift
near New Madison. O., but with the
assistance of a relief train sent out
from Bradford bucked its way
through the blockade and reached
cars were as white as though they had
been dipped in a gigantic fiourbin.
Most of its passengers. bound for
points further west, got OF here. de-
Gliding not to risk another blockade.
West bound trains, Nos. % and A..
limped into the city in the forenoon,
but at noon it was reported that No.
AZ was in a deep drift west of Hagers.
town.
Five Engines Blocked.
o. V. Porter, Richmond division
trainmaster. sent a relief engine 10
No. Al but it and two other relif
locomotives sent later were also
stalled
There are now FIVE engines in that
drift" Mr.. Porter said at noon Prob
ably all five will be able to clear a
way through the big drift. This is
the worst storm were have ever had
to contend with. and We have more
than our hands full"
South bound train No. 12. from Chi
cago, due In Richmond at $50 a. m.
had not arrived up to l o'clock this
afternoon. 1t was caught tight IN a
big drift between Logansport and 10
komo. but with relief finally came in
to Kokomo. Later it left that city
for Richmond, but it's whereabouts 1T
] o'clock was not known to local Of
f1cials.
ut is desperate work trying TO keep
passenger trains running today said
Charles l.. Green. chief clerk TO the
division superintendent. Engines
were sent out to patrol the tracks
from different points. but this was
almost useless because the snow
would be drifted high again. fifteen
minutes after the engines passed. Sew
eral engines narrowly escaped being
caught in the drifts.
SnowpIow Called.
"One of the largest drifts is near
Sulphur Springs. Ind. Two engines
and a snowplow are now bucking IL
A relief train has been sent to No. 2l.
stalled near West Manchester and
aboard which is Superintendent lie
Boutellier. A snowplow and two en-
gines are also bucking deep drift
between Logansport and Kokomo. and
We are trying to cut through the deep
drift west Of Hagerstown."
Although the railroad men have had
a hard fight on their hands today they
say it is a picnic to the work cut out
for them tonight. Every available
man is being employed today to assist
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