Arizona republican., 1918-01-13
Abandon Schedules

CHICAGO. Jan. 12.-Railroads en- tering Chicago abandoned all attempts to operate trains today. The flashing, below zero wind made it impossible for workment to make any headway in their efforts to clear the switch inter- sections of snow. Scores of passenger trains were reported stalled in drifts throughout the central west.
 Attempts to move freight were abandoned early. Passenger trains were kept running for time as they could be moved with two engines on the front and one in the rear. Snow blows were ordered out with three en- zines behind them, buc their work was futile. The wind piled the drifts be- hind them as fast as they could push it from the tracks ahead
 AS conditions became worse toward nightfall, the railways abandoned all attempts even to keep their lines clear and concentrated their efforts on the relief of passengers marooned on trains along all lines from 25 to 100 miles from the city.
 No distress was reported among these victims Of the blizzard as most of the trains carried dining cars and a plentiful supply of fuel.
 Passengers Wait VainIy
 At night the usual crowds of travel CTS assembled at the railroad stations in Chicago and, being unable to get trains or hotel accommodations, hum dreds spent the night in the stations, sleeping on their baggage. At the H. linois Central station the railway officials opened fifteen Pullman cars for women and children.
 The New York Central railroad re- ports that several of its trains, includ- ing the Twentieth Century Limited, are blocked near Elkhart, Ind, and that no word has been received from them since early this afternoon. Eff forts are being made to transport food and fuel to the trains. The Western Express from New York, due at D. m. Friday, arrived this afternoon.
 Several Big Four trains are stalled east of here, but the road reported that | 1t had no definite information as to 1 their whereabouts.
 Somewhere on Line
 Three passenger trains on the Monon route are blocked on the outskirts of the city. Three freight trains are re- ported somewhere" on the line. They are believed to be in Indiana, but of flclals reported that no word has been received from them since morning. On the Pennsylvania no trains have arrived in Chicago since this morning. | The Pennsylvania also reports lack of communication on its trains and sey- eral are believed to be tied up east of here.
 The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy was one of the last roads to become completely blocked by the storm. | Trains were run from St. Paul and | Minneapolis, arriving here seven to eight hours late. With the arrival tonight of the only train operating, l the road announced that ali trains had been annulled, but that efforts would | be made to run trains west tomorrow | The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul l operated one train today-to St. Paul. | All others were abandoned this morn l ing. A train which left for Omaha at o'clock last night was unheard from until six o'clock tonight when it re- turned to Chicago after unsuccessful attempts to blow through the snow drift. During the A hours it had ad- vanced only IT miles.
 All Trains AnnulIed
 The Illinois Central reported that it annulled all trains early this morning. confining its efforts to bringing in trains already on the lines. On the Michigan Central no trains have been able to travel west of Niles, Mich. l Several are reported stalled there.
 The Chicago and Alton has not oper ated a train for two days, it's officials reported One of it's through trains te St. Louis left the station yesterday but became stalled before it could get out of the city. Efforts to return to the station failed.
 The Chicago and Northwestern also confined it's efforts today to attempts to locate various stalled trains. Two through trains from the Pacific coast due yesterday, are reported some. where along the line'
 Stalled All Day ] through train for thc west on th,