Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-05
MARsHALLToWN PRACTICALLY
MARoGSE0 AS RESULT OF
HIoH, WATER.
NORTHWESTERN GETS ONE
TRAIN IN FROM DIES MONIES
M. & 81. L. Trains AnnulIsd In Both
Directions, and G. g. w. Detours
Owing to Washouts, With MARSHALL
town or the Limo Entirely - Bad
Washouts on All Roads.

For the first time in many years
Marshalltown today was without train
service. With the single exception Of
a local train from Des Moinea, No. q.
due here at s.22 this morning. there
was no train on any railroad. The
hope was expressed this morning that
some time Thursday there might DO
some sort OF Il restoration Of service.
The only train to reach Marshall
town came from the west at 10:4o,
and left here as No. 2a at 11:2o for
Des Moines. On the Northwestern the
last train to leave here was No. :. due
at $50, the west bound Dies Motnes
train. which left here shortly after its
schedule time Tuesday evening.
Tracks East Flooded.
The rapidly rising waters late Tues
day afternoon soon flooded the tracks
between Quarry and Tama- where at
the latter place the railroad was this
morning reported to be flooded, the
water COY ering the station floor. At
Quarry the tracks are entirely under
water, and much of the trackage west
No. 10, the Pacific Express. due In
this city nj $50 Tuesday evening, was
detoured oyer the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST Paul from Tama but was soon
after tied up by washout. Nos and
g. east bound trains, reached this city
during the night and are tied up here.
Other east bound traiils are being held
at Ames. There is practically no
trouble reported on this road west OF
this city. West-bound trains are tied
up at Tama.
No 10 still was standing near Fer
guson at noon today. Its experience
has been unusual. in that it came as
far west as Quarry and. because 1t
dared go no farther. backed to Tama
and then went west over the Miiwau-
kee. At Ferguson it struck another
washout and couldn't get back to
Tama because the water had risen so
rapidly there.
M. & st. L. Trains Annulled.
All trains on the NJ. & st. l.. have
been annulled owing to washouts north.
The trouble south. over Timber Creek,
where the bridge is unsafe, can not be
remedied owing to the high stage Of
lllc WdlcI. 4N0ith III thC AO"S AANSk
valley track Is washed out and under
water both north and south Of Eldora.
both sides of Clifford. and south OF
Union. A telegram from Steamboat
Rock at o'clock said the river bridge
had gone out. MY
A mile of washout, 100 fest or more
in stretches. resulted today on the NJ.
& ST. L. three miles out Of this city
toward the north. Beginning at
point near the junction Of the Story
City branch the track and grade were
being washed away. II this trouble
proves as serious as 1t appeared to on
lockers this forenoon 1t will be several
days before the trains can be operated
over the road to the north out OF this
city.
c. G. w. Loses Track.
With between 400 and 500 feet of
track washed out half mile west Of
the Iowa river bridge, east Of the city
about three miles, the Chicago Great
Westerns traffic in that direction was
at a standstill. South. just west Of
Ira, between 300 and 400 feet Of track
are gone as a result Of the high waters
of a small creek.
Altho the road was able to detour its
trains from the south from Des Moines
over the Northwestern to Slater. thence
east to Tama over the Milwaukee. and
OF the Northwestern from Tama to
Gladbrook and then east on the Great
Western the 6etouring cut Mar
shalltown out Of the route entirely.
There has been no train over the road
here since the north and south bound
trains OF Tuesday morning.
Local Shop Conditions.
Today conditions were such in the
NJ. G. st. L. shops that the men were
at work only in the machine shop. A
force of men Is at work cleaning up the
car shops, but it will be impossible for
the men to resume work for two or
three days. The shops, which had just
been cleaned and put in shape from the
effects Of the high water of a week ago,
again were flooded Tuesday with about
two feet Of water.