Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-13

Intense cold, which made running
time anywhere near schedule literally
impossible, created bad tieup in rail-
road traffic on the three roads run
ming into this city Wednesday night
and this morning. Trains coming
from short distances We're able to keep
fairly near their schedules. but those
from far western or northern points
were hopelessly behind time, and COM
ing into Marshalltown all the way
from three to ten hours late this morn
ing.
East bound service on the North
western was the most seriously Grip
Piled There was not an east bound
train left here from 1870 this morning
until Gas. Ordinarily there are five
trains going east between those hours
Story City Branch Missing.
Minneapolis & st. Louis trains from
the north were most seriously affected.
but OF course the luckless Story City
branch was as usual conspicuous for
its lateness. The branch got in at
1925 Wednesday night, and left again
at this morning Topographic COM
munication had not been established
up to noon today between here and
Story City, and the whereabouts of the
train which left here early today was
not known. According to the conduct
or Of the train which came in at 10: 80
Wednesday night. the snow had drift
ed so badly that the headlight was
knocked off the engine. Trains from
the south on the NJ. & st. L. were
about on time. but No. 81. which leaves
Minneapolis at o'clock in the eve
ming and is due here at in the morn
ing, did not get in until this morn
ing. FIVE hours late. The train left
Minneapolis on time, but the cold
weather made It impossible for the
engine to make any sort Of time. and
the Ave hours were lost on delay be-
cause Of the cold.
Northwestern Has Same Trouble.
Some idea Of the way the cold eff
fects the big engines ON the North
western line may be gained by the
schedule of No 90, the Omaha Chicago
train, which is due out of>Omaha every
night at o'clock and here at H. S.
six-hour run for a distance Of a trifle
over 200 miles. This train left Omaha
at 10 O'Clock Wednesday night and got
in, here at GAS this morning. praci-
oa1ly twelve hours on the way. or just
twice az long as It usually takes. The
engineer said he was twenty-five min
utes coming from State Center TO Mar
shalltown, ordinarily a fourteen min
ute run.
Seven trains, all east bound. came
in here between 10 and o'clock today.
After No. 90. due here at 11.5S p. m,
came No IS, the Oregon ashin gton
limited, due at 2:30 a. m. Next was
No. 26, the fast mall due at 1888 a.
m, This was followed by No. 2. the
de luxe train. due at 2 a. m. while
close behind it came No. s.. the Los
Angeles limited, due here at 1880 a.
m. No. 10, scheduled to leave here at
6:34 a. M, was here about 1880. and
No. 4, the local which comes from
Des Moines. did not get here until IL.
No. II, the Colorado special, due east
at ITO had not reached Omaha at 10
o'clock this morning.
Effects Of Storm West Felt.
Effects of the storm farther west
were felt here all day Wednesday on
the Northwestern. No. 10, which
should have been here at 6:34 Wednes-
day morning, did not arrive until
o'clock in the afternoon. At O'CLOCK
a train went east which was listed as
second No. II. due here at ITO. while
regular No. IL. coming from Denver.
did not get here until O'Clock We'd
nesday night. Local train No. 6. due
east at Sis, left here at 1870 this
morning West bound trains out OF
Chica go were from one hour to an hour
and a half late.
Great Western Also Late.
Chicago Great Western trains were
also tied up to a considerable extent.
No. /. due south at in the morning,
came in two sections. one of which left
here at $40 and the other at 10 this
morning. Train No. 4, from Kansas
City, was five hours late, but a first
section was made up at Des Moines,
which left here on time at 9:37. Men
worked all night in both the Great
Western and NJ & ST. L. yards keep
ing stock and perishable goods warm.
An engine belonging to the Great
Western got part way off the track in
the yards, and then froze up, SO that
the NJ. &. ST. l. wrecker had to be
called to pull it back on the rails.
Employees OH the Grea. Western and
VI. & ST. L. trains coming in from
Minneapolis said the storm there We'd
nesday was terrific. and accompanied
by severe cold. In Denver, according
to the Pullman conductors on the
Northwestern trains, the snow was
badly drifted, and seemed to get worse
thru Nebraska. Intense cold was en-
countered from Omaha east.
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