Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-13

CHICAGO. Jan 12--RailrOads en-
tering Chicago abandoned al attempts
TO operate trains today The lashing.
below zero wind made ii impossible
for workmen to make any headwSy IN
their efforts 10 clear the switch il
te-sectious Of snow Scores Of pas
senger trains were reported stalled
in drifts throughout the central west
Attempts 10 move freight were
abandoned early. Passenger trains
were kept running for a time as they
could be moved with two engines on
the front and one in the rear Snow
plows were ordered out with three
engines behind them. but their work
Eas futile The wind piled the drifts
behind them as fast as they could
push il from the tracks ahead
As conditions became worst toward
nightfan. the railways abandoned all
attemuts even TO keep their lines
clear and concentrated their efforts
on the relief of passengers msrOOned
on trains along ali lines from twenty
five TO 1aO miles from the city.
No distress was reported among
these victims of the blizzard as most
OF the trains carried dining cars and
2 plentiful supply of fuel
At night the usual crowds Of trSV-
elers assembled al the the railway
stations in Chicago and being unable
to get trains or hotel accommodation.
hundreds spent the night in the sta
tions. sleeping on their baggage At
the Illinois Central station the rail-
way officials opened fifteen Pullman
cars for women and children
10Th Century Stalled
The New York Central railroad re
ports that several OF its trains. in
eludine the Twentieth Century Lin
tied. are bIocked near Elkhart. Ind
and that no word has been received
from them since early this afternoon
Efforts are being made to transport
foed and fuel TO the trains The
western express from New York. due
az 9 D NJ Friday. arrived this after
noon
Several Big Four trains are stalled
east Of here. but the road reported
that il had no definite information as
TO their whereabouts
Three passenger trains on the
MonOn route are blocked on the out
skirts Of the city Three freight
trains are reported somewhere on
the line They are believed to be in
Indiana. but officials reported that no
since morning
On the Pennsylvania no trains hare
arrived in Chicago since this morning
The Pennsylvanis also reports lack Of
Communication with its trains and
several are believed to be tied up east
of here
The Chicago. burlington and Quincy.
was enc Of the last pads 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 to-
night Of theo My train operating. the
read announced that al trains had
been annulled. but that efforts would
be made 10 ru trains vest tomorrow.
One Train Opersted.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and St.
Paul operated one train tOday-tO St.
Paul. All others were abandoned this
morning. A train which left for ON
aha al S O'Clock last night was unheard
from until 6 O'Clock tonight when il
returned 10 Chicago after unsuccess-
fuI attempts to Dlow through the snow
drifts. During the twenty-fOur hours
II had advanced only seventeen miles.
The Illinois Central reports that il
annulled all trains early this morn
ing. confining its efforts TO bringing
in trains already On the lines. On
the Nichigan Central no trains have
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