Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-14
RAILROADS WILL
PROVIDE NORMAL,
SCHEDULE IN DAY
lines Operating in Rock Island Re.
storing Service Paralyzed by
Severe Blizzard.
FIRST TRAIN IN LAST NIGHT
Va n, on Rock Island. Gets Here
After Being on the Road for
Fifty Hours.

NJ two days duration IN the worst
blizzard this city has experienced in
years.
All lines Of activity curbed by the
severe storm Of Friday and Saturday
we're recovering today from the eff
,ects Of the blizzard and it was
thought that by tomorrow conditions
xouId be completely normal and little
il.effect would remain from the gale
The first tram through from the
east on the Rock Island lines arrived
At 7:lO O'Clock last night. being on
The road for 80 hours after leaving
chicago. 1t was the first section OF
No. II. departing from Chicago at 6
o'clock Friday night and being due
here at 1928. The train got as far
as Ottawa where il was sidetracked
Friday night and did not pull out of
there until yesterday afternoon.
There were three other trains be-
tween here and Chicago which were
stalled by the snow. The second sec
ton o, No ! got as far as Engle-
wood. The train from Chicago to
Minneapolis, due here at S:25 p. M,
was stalled at La Sale and an east
bound train from Peoria to Chicago
was also stalled at Ottawa.
There were quite a number of peO-
pie in from Rock Island on the train
stalled at Ottawa. There were also
number of army officers on the train
g,V lei
Ing the time No. II was stranded at
Ottawa the passengers were provided
for in the best of conveniences by
the company. Admirable care was
gwen all OF the passengers.
Fire Engine Out.
Saturday night some time after the
train had stalled, the water became
low in the boiler OF the engine and
the heat went off. The Ottawa fire
engine was called out and water was
pumped in to the train. The electric
lights on the train also went out, the
wheels of the engine not being in mo-
ton no electric power was produced.
Many passengers went out and pur-
chased candles so that they could re-
tire. The train was in charge of Con-
ductor W. G. Swing. Engineer l.. Shep-
pard, Fireman J. A. Krambeck, Flag
man G. L. Blackford, Dining Car Con-
ductor L. James, Pullman Conductor
Charles Johns. Engine No 973 was
attached to the train but in pulling
out of Ottawa yesterday afternoon,
the train was moved by double header,
an extra engine being sent from
Bureau.
Purses for Flagman Blackford and
Dining Car Conductor Johns were
made up by the passengers and a vote
OF thanks for the entire crew was eX-
tended by the passengers for the adj
mirable courtesy which was accorded
those on the train. r. A. Lynch. agent
for the Rock Island at Ottawa. and
Fred Thomas, dispatcher at Ottawa
were also thanked for the kind treat
ment they accorded the passengers
Many messages were sent out by pas
senRers to anxious folks at home
The eastbound train from Peoria
stalled at Ottawa, was not provided
with dining car and the hotels and
restaurants in Ottawa took care OF
these passengers. On the two trains
there was total of 1872 passengers.
The Rock Island lines in this city
Today gave out the statement that by
tomorrow the system would be oper-
atlng on a normal schedule. All
trains were expected to be operated
Today. but it was hardly thought pos
Sble that the usual schedule would be
maintained. Trains from the west are
moving but they are late. The Peoria
dvision is operating. The train
stalled lat Stark, H., between here and
Peoria, was headed for the Distillery
city Friday night when blocked by the
snow. The local office of the lines
announced today that the 60 passen-
gers on the train, of whom many were
rom this city. were we'll cared fol-
curing their stay in the town.
Burlington operates.
The Burlington road expects to be
operating on normal schedule to-
morrow. There has been no trair
from Minneapolis since Friday on this
ROAD, 1t is thought that the first
ualn from the Minnesota city viii
arrive here either late tonight or to
MORROW. Trains southbound arrived
idst night. One train was made w
Aere this morning for st. Louis.
Inc Milwaukee is returning to it,
sVchedule. The Southwest limited
uae al 1885 p. M, went through las
hieht. No train from the south is eX
pec'ed before tomorrow morning
however.
roads report that freight train:
stalled by the blizzard began moving
quay and that all lines of bushes!
erected by the tieup will only be trou
oled Tor a day or two more as re
SuH OF the annulment of freigh