Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-20

none the worse for their strenuous
morning walk.
Farmers in general were detained
at home by huge snow drifts and in
some cases some were detained in the
city by the unexpected storms to the
neglect of their families and stock.
An engine and cars on the North
western doing road duty and switch
ing at Rothschild, got stuck in a
snow bank Friday night and remained
there all night, being unable to extri-
cate themselves until morning.
The Northwestern road was block
AIDED by huge snow drifts Friday night,
neceSSitating the use of snow plows,
hence no trains on that line moved
west until the afternoon of the next
day and then only at long intervals.
Freight trains and express goods
have been held up during the fierce
billiards and belated arrivals during
the past week have been disastrous
in many instances, especially in being
perishable and in loss sustained in
consequence.
The special train carrying the far
mers and bankers to Madison to the
annual meeting on it's return was
stalled at New Lisbon and about 140
men on this train had to take their
medicine and amuse themselves the
best they could, until the wind and
the snow subsided and the work of
crews cleared the way.
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railroad tracks, thrown up by men and
snow plows. The passage is just-wide
enough for trains to pass through and
it can readily be seen how only little
snow accompanied by strong wind,
plays havoc with the train service.
This condition of things exists along
all roads, especially in northern Wis
consin.
P c. Eldredge, General Supt. of the
st. Paul road, H. H. Ober, Supt. of the
Wisconsin Valley division of the ST..
Paul, and other officials have been per-
sonally conducting the work of clear
ing the tracks of drifts between here
and Grand Rapids. They say that such
blockade has never been known in
the history of the road and that is
going some"
Thursday the mail carriers were un-
able to make their routes, but all
made a desperate effort, going out as
far as they could. From Tuesday un-
til Saturday the drifting SHOWS formed
an almost impossible barrier and the
continued snow storms and fierce
winds made conditions such as have
not been experienced in the history
of our city.
Friday night the street cars enrOute
| to Rothschild became stalled at Stroll
ler's bridge, owing to the storm, neces-
stating the pedestrianism of passen-
gers to their respective homes, tired
and disconsolate with their belated
and weary trips Nothing further,
however, interfered and they reached
them in due season for jollification
and retirement for the night.
On account of the embargo on the
ST. Paul valley railway line a large
dray load of sack MAIL principally
composed of newspapers, was trans
ferred from the stalled mail coaches
on the said line to the Northwestern
line and arrived in this city Friday
forenoon. The letter mail was held
for later delivery, making five days OF
delayment in regular transit on the
first named line, which was most dis
tressful to the denizens here and else
where.
From the time of the great storm
Tuesday night, not a train was run
lup the valley on the st. Paul, until
Monday-just one week. Wausau fareC
better than the cities north of US, fol
the Northwestern managed 70 keel
their tracks open and trains reached
Wausau daily, though way of Of
schedule time. Trains going west
leaving here Wednesday morning die
not reach Marshfield, owing to large
drifts in the neighborhood of McMil
Ian.
A train was made up here and ruI
through to Merrill on Wednesday. Not
withstanding it had two locomotive;
attached, it was with the greatest diff
lficulty that the run was made. En-
gines. snow plows and large crew:
of men were working necessarily K
open the road through to MinocQua
On Thursday all engines and plow:
were taken of the road above Wau
sau and sent south to extricate pas
senger trains stalled between Wausal
and Grand Rapids This work wa.
kept up all day Friday, making yer.
little headway. All day Friday snow
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