Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-05

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16 below in Detroit. When this
wave gets by warmer weather will
prevail.
High Wind Velocity
A wind of high velocity and per-
| sistence, along with the zero tenn
! perature, is responsible for demoral-
! ization in railway and trolley sched-
ules. At 10 o'clock this morning the
| Harrisburg Railways Company could
not handle any traffic to Riverside,
Rockville, Penbrook, Linglestown or
Hummelstown. They were able to
get as far as Ann street on the Mid
! dletown line. At that hour the fore
man of the gang of workmen who
were operating at Linglestown tele-
! phoned that there was no use work
| ing because the wind blew the snow
back as fast as they cleaned it off.
Lines of the Valley Railways
Company were blown shut in every
section and there was little traffic
until late in the morning. James
! the company, said that the New
Cumberland line was open; White
! Hill line as far as Armstrong street,
Lemoyne; Camp Hill to Erlington,
and Enola line as far as the round
| house.
Train Service Paralyzed
Company officials were able to get
,iXty students at the Carlisle Indian
School to shovel the Carlisle line
out. They will start work at Car
| Isle and work toward Mechanics
! burg. A squad of men is working in
this vicinity.
| Mr.. Senseman said the snow was
very heavy and that the sweeper
was of no use. 1t is necessary to
shovel the snow the official said
The Philadelphia and Reading
railway service was interrupted to
some extent. One train was annulled
the Reading train which leaves al
els. The New York train which
leaves here at 1855 did not get away
until 9.15, but after that the tracks
began to open up.
The Pennsylvania railroad had
three trains stalled last night and
to-day the situation was not prom
| ising. Conditions are worse on the
Middle division than on the Phila-
delphia.
1t was with difficulty that trains
were operated at all on the Cumber-
lapd Valley. Deep drifts made it all
but impossible for trains to gel
through and schedules vertually
were abandoned.
| Inc COlueSI udy OI the year Wds
registered last month when the mer-
curry went down to seven below.
Pick and shovel were necessary
to-day to dig out the stalled cars
of the Harrisburg Traction Com
pany. The big snow sweepers were
practically useless. Heroic efforts
we're made on the Linglestown line
to get cars going. About thirty citi-
zens were coaxed into service and
three gangs simultaneously set to
work. One crowd operated from
Twentieth street and State to Pro.
gress; another pried out the stalled
cars between Progress and Lingles-
town. A third gang shovelled near
town. At the bend of the line near
Charlton one car obstinately refused
to be budged. 1t has been stuck
| there since yesterday morning. Be-
time. The Highway Commissioner
] has done a good deal in strengthen
ing his lines in these directions"
tween Penbrook and Progress two
were jamed tight. Not car has
reached Riverside since Sunday
evening.
| On the Hummelstown line two
cars and sweeper are in chancery
between PaXtang and the Beaver
subway. The line is open, however,
to Paxtang.
On the Rockville circuit car has
been showed under since yesterday
morning and at Enhaut, on the