Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
M. G. ST. l.. UNABLE TO RUN ANY
TRAINS FOR OVER TWEN-
TY-FoUR HOURS.
NO NORTH OR SOUTH TRAINS
FROM SATURDAY TO MONDAY
orthwcstern Keeps Main Line Open,
But All Trains Are Delayed-Great
Western Annuls Sunday Trains, But
Resumes Service Today - Churches
Feel Effect Of Storm.

An absolute blockade of trains for
over twenty four hours on the NJ. Il 81.
L.. annulment of trains on the Chicago
! Great Western. and delays of any
where from three to eight hours on all
roads. were some of the results locally
of the high wind and snow which
swept over the state sunday, teing up
practically all north and south lines,
land DELAYING east and weSt-bound
traffic to a serious extent. All hopes
| Of running any trains on schedule time
were abandoned Sunday, and It was
not until well into this forenoon that a
semblanCe Of order was restored on
most VI the trains.
Thru this city the NJ K st. l.. Jared
the worst. as did all roads running
north and south turnout the state. Not
a train ran on this road from SATURDAY
night until latt. .oday The regular To-
Gals left here Saturday evening some
what behind time, and that was the
end of any service for nearly forty
eight hours.
Thru Train Stalled Here.
NJ. 4 St L. thru train No. .. due
north thru here at 2:10 sunday morn
ing. stood in the local yards from about
o'clock Sunday forenoon until after
o'clock this afternoon. or over TWEEN
ty-four hours. The train left here
about $50 Sunday morning. got as far
as Liscomb, and was forced by the
storm to return. No trains ran at al
on the VI. & St. l.. Sunday, and none
were expected today until this evening.
Mail and express We're piled high on
the station platforms, some Of 1t two
and three days late. The Story CITY
branch struggled thru the drifts 20
Story City Saturday night. but had no
orders when to leave there At noon to-
dav. Passengers wishing TO go north
and south were given no encourage
ment as TO trains until after II o'clock
today. II was thought that some sort
Of service would be in force by this
evening. Trains were ready to leave
Oskaloosa and Albert Lea as soon as
the tracks We're reported clear.
northwestern Badly Delayed.
Altho badly hampered by the storm
the Northwestern kept it's main line
east and west open Sunday, with trains
running several hours behind time.
Mail trans from the east d!FlNsu sun
day forenoon two and three hours late.
40 -. due east at 40. arrived about
6: 80. and No 13. from Chicago at 8 20,
was three hours late. Thru trains
from the west We're not only many
hours behind schedule, but were two
and three days off in some cases. No.
,. the overland limited due in Chicago
at g. 80 the morning of Feb. ,. arrived
here at $50 this morning. Similar de-
lays were experienced with other trains
from the coast. which went thru here
during the forenoon today. On the
Chicago Great Western the trains from
the south passed thru with some regu-
larity, but TO attempt was made to
handle trains from the north Sunday.
No went south to Des MONIES Sun
day afternoon. out Nos. and l, due
Sunday night and early this morning,
were annulled. as was No. S, due north
at 1885 Sunday night. This morning
service was expected to be resumed
without much difficulty.
Church Ate ndance Cut Down.
Churches felt the effects Of the storm
Sunday forenoon when the size OF the