Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
TRAFFIC INTERFERED WITH SER.
IoUsLY AND SOME TRAINS
ARE ANNULlED
NORTHWESTERN TIED UP
FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS
No Trains Scheduled Out Of Chicago
Today, Owing to Drifts Caused From
Heavy Snow-M. & st. L. Also
Compelled to Annul Trains-Great
Western Experiences Delays.

Severe cold weather together with
drifted snow, combined to block and
seriously interfere with traffic on the
railroads out of this city Friday night
and today. Several trains were an
nulled, both ON the Chicago & North
western and Minneapolis & st. Louis.
Altho the Northwestern west bound
trains during the night managed to get
thru on late schedules, No. :, the Los
Angeles limited. due out Of here at 5:12
this morning, was the last west bound
tram which. at noon, was known coulu
be assured for the day. No. : reached
this city shortly after -: so this after
noon.
Tied Up Both Ways.
The North weSte S trains were tied
up in both directions, everything going
east being held at Clinton, because Of
the severe time experienced just out
OF Chicago. The heavy snow Of a
week ago added to the new fall. had
been blown and drifted into the cuts Ii
was said here today that there was no
assurance that there would be any
trains out Of Chicago today. aItho at
noon City Passenger and Ticket Agent
j. F. Tallett had received no definite
advices on No 13. the Hawkeye ex-
press, due here at 625. He had been
advised, however. that No. Is. the fast
mail. due at 80 this morning: No. 3,
the China and Japan express. due at
SIT this morning. and No. i. the
Oregon and Washington special. due at
l.: 80 this morning. had been annulled
From the west the situation is about
as bad. but only because Il is useless
to send trains east when II is known
they can not get thru. While east
bound trains are running late there
is no actual blockade reported No.
IS. due out of here at !: 80 this morn
ing. first was reported ten hours late,
and this afternoon It was reported into
Boone for , o'clock. II was thought
here that the train would ne held al
Boone in order TO avoid further con-
gestion at Clinton. This also was be-
lieved likely with Nos 10 and IL. other
trains from the west, altho up 10 early
this afternoon no actual annulments Of
trains from the west had been reported.
1t was said that the Clinton passenger
train, No. go, due here at 3:17 prob
ably would run, altho some late. This
train comes from Des Mo!nes
M. & St. L. Trains AnruIIed.
The NJ & St. LIS north bound pas
senser No Q. due out Of here at 5 40
Friday evening. did no. get farther
north than Oskaloosa. Altho mark d
up here for 40 the train did not ar
rive at all and today was annulled
This LETT the road with no train from
the south since FRIDAY morning. No. /.
due out Of here at S;+3. this morning.
arriving about an hour late. No. &,
due at 100 this morning. also was an
nulled as was No. 10. south this morn
Ing. The a0nUlment Of no. 10 was due
70 the fact that there was no e-1uinr7e7t
north 10 send south as No. 10. No. .
went south Friday night three quarters
Of an hour late.
Great Western Trains Late.
On the Great Western conditions
were about as bad hrt none Of the
trains was annuled. No. "a. due here
from the south at So Friday evening
did not arrive nntT 1870. No the
Chicago train, due at 1925 got in at
l2:40 and carried Twin CITY sleepe-s
because Il was not known whether or
not No. ?, the Twin Cities train, would
get thru. This train, due at 1913, did
nor reach this city until $50 this
morning