The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-14
TRAINS TIED UP

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grees below zero at -Havre, Montana.
At o'clock this morning the temper
AZURE in Topeka registered % degrees.
Tomorrow will be 4 nice, midwtnter
day, says Flora. There is not much
chance for clear weather but wind will
be absent and there is no prediction of
snow. Temperature will range be-
tween g and so degrees.
The extremes on record for this date
were Ga in 1910 and 4 below zero in
1900.
Railway Traffic Hard Hit.
For the third time this winter. rail-
road traffic, as well as telegraph and
telephone service in Kansas from To-
peka west has been paralyzed by
blizzard and snow Storm Altho some
trouble is being experienced at points
between Topeka and Harrington, the
critical trouble lies west of the latter
point.
The Union Pacific today reported
that nones of Thursdays trains had
yet left Salina, Colorado and California
eastbound traffic being tied up be-
tween Oakley and Salina. Owing to
the impassa BILE condition of lines west
of Salina, westbound Union Pacific
train No. 103, due thru. Topeka at
1885 o'clock this afternoon, has been
cancelled out of Kansas City. The
only Topeka service that could be
promised by the road today was COM
prised of local service, which included
the regular trains on the Marysville
branch, and the Kansas City-Junction
City locals.
Rock Island Denver trains east
bound are tied up between Limon and
Phillipsburg- Westbound thru trains
are stopping at Belleville. Trains east
bound on the Ell Paso line are snow
bound at Dalhart. The Dallas and
Fort Worth lines. however. are open,
it was stated. From over the snow
bound lines no trains of Thursday
have yet arrived.
Few Trains on Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe has succeeded in bat
teFing thru a few California and Colo
RADIO trains of Thursday. No. went
thru late last night, and No. passed
thru Topeka this morning, the latter
more than IL hours late. Many Santa
Fe trains, however, are still tied up
west of Newton.
Officials of all three railroads say
that the majority of their trains will
have been dug out by tonight and
started on their way again. Altho
| trains will be running tomorrow. pro-
viding the storm does not grow worse,
schedules will still be disorganized
badly.
The great majority of the trouble
| caused in the snowbound area grew
out of drifting, according to the rail-
| IOdO1
Snow, according to the Santa Fe, is
still falling between Emporia and
| Newton and over the southern division.
In the latter territory the flakes are
mixed with considerable rain.
Cripple Wire Service.
Both the wind and the damp snow
which chung to wires and cables played
havoc with telegraph and telephone
service from Topeka west. wire
trouble" is reported by the Western
| ern Bell companies. Many local lines
are down, including scores in Topeka
and Shawnee county. The telephone
and telegraph companies, however
are recovering more rapidly than the
railroads and connections subject &c
| delay could be had at noon today with
the majority of major points IN west
| ern Kansas, including many of those
| in the snowbound area.
Big Bell Cable Fails.
The most serious local disaster suf-
fered by the Southwestern Bell Tele.
phone Co. was the failure" during
| the night of a. cable carrying 400 tele-
phones and serving business establish
ments in radius of the New England
/ building.
According to A. j. Mackey, manager
here for the telephone company, the
failure which occurred between Sixth
and Seventh streets on Jackson street
was due to penetration by moisture.
The cable is a big one" said Mack
ey, but a few of the connections OF
the interior of the big tube have no
yet become wet and are still working.
Mackey said the trouble would b,
repaired by morning