The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-24

Cincinnati, said they were able to
pillow through the drifting snow at
New Hope at almost crawl. No. 43,
| which followed it became hopelessly
| stuck with a drift 400 feet long and
seven feet deep before it and a drift
500 feet long and six feet deep be-
hind it. Snow was packed under the
coaches and the engines could not
move the train a foot in either direc-
ton.
Commissary cars were sent but
with three engines, the snow could
not be moved. However the passen-
gers were fed and kept warm.
Relief trains from Cincinnati are to-
day cutting away the banks of snow
which cover the tracks north from
Hamilton. However, local officials
were unable to give out information
as to when traffic would be resumed
on the Richmond division north or
south from here, all trains in both di
rections having been annulled except
No. 10 leaving here at noon.
Stalls at Manchester.
Train No. 3O7 due here yesterday
noon from Springfield. Ohio, fought
/
and finally gave up the struggle at
midnight last night when it was stall
ed at West Manchester. 1t will be
pulled out some time today. In this
same drift the New York-St. Louis
flyer, No 81. was held tight for six
hours yesterday.
G. R. G. l, trains faired badly yes
terday and today. No. 2, which was
scheduled to arrive here at 8 so yes
terday afternoon from the north was
reported Laundering in a deep drift
below Winchester with two engines
and two coaches. The fate of No. 5.
made up and sent out from Richmond
at IL O'Clock last night with a sleeper
is unknown but it is thought the train
is stalled near Fountain City.
Fast Mail No. II, from New York to
St Louis, made up of five mail
coaches and carrying no passengers,
came into Richmond from the east
after s o'clock this morning, thirteen
hours late. 1t remained here for a
few minutes and then continued west
ward
Snow Above Windows.
The crew of the train said they
were stalled near st. Paris, Ohio in
a drift of snow several feet deep.
While waiting for a relief train the
} snow drifted above the tops of the
windows on one side and packed I'M
der the five coaches solidly.
l-abOrerS who were sent out on re-
} lief trains to remove snow. said that
the snow was so light that in a breeze
whole scoopfuls We're blown back into
: their faces and it was impossible to
see the men working beside them.
Blooms Story.
=
twelve foot snowdrift was novel, pic
turesque and thrilling" said Will
Bloom of Dayton, formerly of Rich
mond, who was passenger on train
: No. 81, stalled in drift at West Man
chester, o., for six hours, yesterday
We made good time for the first fiji
teen miles out of Dayton and then
trouble with drifts was encountered.
At West Manchester we plunged into
a regular mountain of snow and l will
never forget the beautiful sight of the
sprays Of snow hurled right and left
by the powerful engine. Slowly but
surely the speed of the train grew less
and finally it came to an abrupt stand
still
I'VE were all notified then that the
train was snowbound and we would
, have to wait for relief No one cared
for we were perfectly comfortable and
, there was well stocked dining car
Relief engines were sent from Dayton
and Richmond. three pulling and two
pushing and their combined strength
could only move the train a few feet
at time. We We're afraid for a time
that the coaches would be battered
| down or pulled apart. 1t took just
, eight hours to make the forty-mile
t trip from Dayton to Richmond on the
fastest train on the road
: A large number of people were
f stranded in Richmond today because
: of the storm and the Pennsylvania sta
ton was thrOnged all day by people
l., anxious to take the first train to their
| destinations.
| The G. & o. railroad which has gen
r orally been most unfortunate victim
S Of storms and floods went through the
5 blizzard of Monday with flying coors
:, All passenger trains, were operated
and good schedule time was maintain
, ed. A number Of freight trains were
t also operated.
f Express companies are encounter
' ing only slight difficulty in the handl
! ing of shipments in either at the de
S pot or uptown stations
t The managers of both the Adams
t and the United States companies have
l advised the messengers not to accept
perishable articles for north or south
r shipments. The companies have not
f been able to get express either north
: or south. Perishable articles for east
r and west shipments, however, are be
t ing accepted as the companies are
4. able to make connections at Indianap D.
J., oils and Columbus. O.
Drivers were relayed in making city
: deliveries which had been received on
: Sunday and early Monday morning
| trains.
: The Western Union Telegraph com
) pany, the Postal Telegraph and Rich