The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-10
Telephone and Telegraph Serv'
ice Is Badly Crippled.
Nine Inches of Snow Reported
From Southwest Kansas.
TRAIN SCHEDULES TIED up
Santa Fe Unable To Get Re-
ports West of Newton.
Detailed Reports Are Lacking
Due to Wire Troubles.


of central Kansas, is again in the grip
of a severe storm of wind, rain. sleet
and snow. The moisture will greatly
benefit the wheat crop but train serv-
ice is seriously hampered and wire
service Of all kinds is badly demOral-
ixed-
The storm. which has continued over
a period OF twenty-four hours, has
brought from half an inch of rain in
the northern and eastern sections of
Kansas to nine and ten inches of snow
in the southwest altho detailed re-
ports are lacking on account of both
telegraph and telephone wires being
down. This difficulty prevails over a
wide territory southwest of Topeka
The Santa Fe is without reports
from west of Newton and the Union
Pacific has no wire service west OF
. Junction City. Several train are tied
mp by the storm and the Union Pa
cific is using snow plow near Sa-
lima.
Railroad Wires Down
With its eastern. middle and south
ern Kansas divisions and seevral
branch lines in the central part of the
state either soaked with rain or COW
cred with several inches of snow, the
Santa Fe reports that a severe storm
is raging in the western part of the
state. Wires are down and communi-
impossible. the general managers
office. the passenger and freight traf-
fic departments OF the santa Fe were
without reports from west of Newton
up to 1880 o'clock afternoon.
All Trains From West Late
All trains on the Santa Fe from the
west are late Train No IL, from
Colorado. due at Topeka shortly before
s o'clock in the morning, is scheduled
to leave Newton about O'Clock this
afternoon Train No 10, from Cali
fornia, is late. probably three or four
hours It might leave Newton along
with No IL, officials said Train No
s is reported on time but when it
reaches Topeka it will consist of only
the Texas and Oklahoma sections, it is
said. as no reports have been received
from the Colorado section. No re-
ports have been received on No. 4,
due at Topeka at S:1O O'Clock tonight
Stub Trains Out of Kansas City.
The Santa Fe passenger department
announces. however, that all east
usual tonight No. will take care
Of the Topeka business and stub
trains will be made up at Kansas
City, J. NJ Connen, general passen-
ger agent. says
The Santa Fe reports an inch of
rain on its eastern division, Kansas
City to Emporia; from light showers
to half an inch of rain on its middle
division, Emporia to Newton; from
an inch to an inch and half of rain
on its southern Kansas division ex-
tending all the way to Tulsa, Okla;
from one to thrRe inches of snow on
the Strong City branch. from five TO
six inches of snow in the vicinity of
Manchester; six inches of snow on the
Ellinwood branch; and from five to
six inches of snow between Little
River and HolyrOOd. From points
further west the Santa Fe has no re-
snow is very heavy in the southwest
ern part Of the state, especially in the
vicinity of Dodge City.
Union Pacific Digging Out.
The Union Pacific is without COM
munication west OF Junction City.
where a snow plOw was sent out dur
ing the night to dig out eaStbound
train No. 1O2. which was due at To-
pelSa at 7:15 o'clock this morning
This train was tied up for several
hours between Salina and Abilene
but managed TO reach Topeka at 11:45
O'Clock. No reports have been re-
ceived on No. 1O4, due at Topeka this
afternoon at 2:45 o'clock. 1t had not
reached Junction City at 2 o'clock.
The Union Pacific has report from
Marysviile saying six inches of snow
has fallen there and that it is drifted
two and three feet deep in places.
A dispatch from Junction City said
that a heavy four-hOur rain in that
midnight and that approximately six
inches OF snow covered the ground
this morning Wire communication
there is crippled with many telephone
and light wires down The soggy snow
cIung to trees swapping off many
branches the dispatch said
Rock Island Train Lost.
The storm in the southwestern part
of the state is playing havoc with
Rock Island trains coming from that
at $40 o'clock this morning is re-
ported indefinitely late.' Rock Is
land train No. 4. the Golden State
Limited. was delayed several hours
by the storm Thursday afternoon and
did not reach Topeka until some time
during the night. Train No. 20. from
Denver. this morning. and No. 26. this
afternoon, were on time which shows
there is no interference in the north
srn part OF the state The Rock Island
has received no reports on No. to-
day.
Wire Service Is Hit.
The snow. which has drifted badly
in certain localities, is responsible for
the abbreviated train service, and the
rain turning to sleet and snow has
both telegraph and telephone
service over a wide territory in cen
tral and southwestern Kansas
The Topeka office Of the Western
Union was advised early this morning
that telegraph wires were out in the
of Salina, Dodge City. Hutch
insou and western Kansas. A second
advice was received later stating that