Show WEST BLIZZARD STRANDS THOUSANDS Eases up Tie Somewhat In Salt Lake take Lakey LakeI y I Hugh Thompson Salt Salt Lake City's transportation c up 2 up eased just a bit Tuesday it mountainous drifts of snow rail and bus travel through e blizzard areas area of oC western Kanis Kans Kan- Kan is s Nebraska eastern Colorado id Wyoming The New Years Year's blizzard hatred bat bat- red the mountain section and ains area again Tuesday with ow lOW paralyzing cold and icy Two 1 persons were reported lied fled in the storm and 11 were id to be missing At least travelers have en stranded and a Union Pacific spokesman in Salt Lake ty said the unprecedented storm is LS brought the worst operating that the railroad has in at least a quarter- quarter The U. U P P. was completely east and west of Cheyenne yo ryo Nearly travelers from wide- wide scattered sections of the coun- coun y were stranded in Salt Lake tty ity as a result of clogged high- high ays snowbound trains trams and in airports Ian 1 Many Leaving Lea Hotel managers and auto court said many stranded were gradually leaving ie to city Tuesday afternoon as facilities began beg to tolerate lerate following Monday nights night's At least p persons were re rented re- re sitting out the weather ax at Newhouse hotel hopeful of suming their jo journeys Tuesday Some g guests ests were weather- weather lund at Hotel Utah reservation erks said Majority were airie airle airle air- air le ie and train passengers await- await g clearance to continue their ea east t and west All stranded persons were said be be comfortable and no hard- hard lip cases were reported Auto court managers s sa said a i d I cozens of travelers tra had spent ie to night Monday doubling up in throughout the city while for larger farmis famis farm farm- is s were found in less crowded and rooming houses Planes Move Mo Air travel was starting to move rain jain ain over the west east traffic nes es through Salt Lake City and andie andLe ie Le Denver and Rio Grande West West- n Railroad Co said its trains be- be veen veen een Salt Lake City and Denver ere re operating with only slight de- de er ys I Highway bus travel to the east cast I See Page 2 Column 6 r j p d r r rp r rr d dr r M 4 R J. J Y s M y f v P-v 4 x i iq q l y rS rf 1 2 I n J r fir aA K Jr I X dr i Y J rAp r S S rr w 4 L Press Photo I Snowplow w on Rescue Mission A snowplow cuts away drifts on the road to Bogus I basin ski resort in Idaho t to rea reach h 28 automobiles I Blizzard Hits Wits in West Strands Thousands I was disrupted by the storm in the Denver Cheyenne-Denver sector All AU main- main traveled Utah highways were re reported reported reported re- re ported open open and and no travelers were stranded outside of ot cities inthis inthis in inthis this state state although although roads were very slippery and motorists were cautioned to use chains U. U S. S highway 30 was reported closed east of tOCK stock Springs Wyo and U. U S S. S 40 was waa said to be drift- drift blocked in the Craig Colo area Eleven persons were reported missing in northeastern Colorado Stock raisers in the storm belt feared heavy livestock losses Che Cheyenne enno Trapped The Colorado highway patrol reported reported re- re ported road conditions generally worse Tuesday than on Monday The he city of ot Cheyenne Wyoming capital was virtu virtually ly isolated forthe for forthe t the c second consecutive tive day Railroad and bus transportation from Denver to northern and eastern eastern eastern east east- ern points was at a standstill However the Burlington railroad said a westbound passenger train was scheduled to leave Omaha and arrive in Denver officials Denver officials hoped by by tonight Officers at Lowr Lowry field in Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver promised to help stranded motorists motorists motorists mo mo- and isolated ranchers by dropping food t hand nd supplies where needed once they got the fields field's runways Shoveled o clear Two hundred persons stranded in tiny Nunn Colo were reported pressed hard-pressed for food Travelers stranded in other towns were said that stalled in the snow The resort 18 miles mUes northeast of ot Boise was cut ot off by six-foot six drifts to o be unharmed and well cared for but anxious for the storm to abate Trains Stranded The Chicago North Western railroad announced that 22 of its fast ast passenger trains operated jointly with the Union Pacific were vere stranded in the blizzard zone From Denver the Burlington railroad reported passenger trains were vere stopped by the blizzard which in some places piled snow over telephone poles An aged woman died of shock and exposure in the storm near Rawlins Wyo and a second storm victim was a man who lost his way wayn in n the blizzard and froze to death Four Tour other persons two men an infant and a woman were missing missing miss- miss ing ng In Colorado Rural schools throughout northeastern northeastern northeastern north north- eastern Colorado were closed L I In South Dakota winds reaching reaching reach- reach ing ng 50 miles an Hour our piles snow into nto foot 10 foot 10 drift in Pierre the capital Some rail tail travelers were stranded in Denver hotels motorists were marooned at Nunn Colo olo about were holed up at Brush Colo and about were held in Cheyenne All An Tied Up In Chicago a North Western Vestern railroad spokesman reported Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day all an the roads road's west coast trains rains operated Jointly with the Union Pacific have been tied up and that all an passengers are safe sate The railroad gave this accounting accounting account- account ing ng of its west coast trains Eastbound The City of ot San Francisco the Gold Coast the Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- Limited and the Northwestern band jand special are held up at Chey Chey- enne The City of Portland the City City- of ot Los Angeles and the City of ofSan ofSan ofSan San Francisco all aU due in Chicago Tuesday are at Green River Wyo The San Francisco Overland duo due duon in n Chicago Tuesday is at Rawlins Rawlins Raw- Raw lins ins Wyo The City o of Denver did not leave Denver Monday night Westbound Trains Westbound The Westbound The City of Portland Portland Port- Port land and which left Chicago Sunday night stopped at Egbert Wyo The Ci City y of ot Los Angeles which left eft Chicago Sunday is at Pine Bluffs Wyo The San Francisco Overla Overland d which left lett Chicago Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day is at Sidney Neb The Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- Limited and the Gold Coast which left Chicago Sunday are at North Platte Neb The City of ofSan ofSan ofSan San Francisco which left lett Chicago Sunday is at Kimball KimbaU Neb Tr Trains ins which left leU Chicago Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day night included the Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles Limited stopped at Kear Kearney ney Neb the City of ot Portland the City of ot Denver and the City of Los Angeles stopped at Omaha Neb Nob the City Cily of ot San Francisco at Grand Island Neb Nob and the San Francisco Overland at Columbus Columbus Columbus Co Co- lumbus Neb The r railroad a ail i lr r o 0 a d announced it planned to to cancel some west coast trains Tuesday and combine others N Near r Normal Major air airlines lines moved planes out of ot Denver Tuesday into cloudy skies to resume near normal operations National guardsmen rescued 11 bus bUll passengers snowbound in Twin Springs isolated Idaho mountain community East and west-bound west traffic is completely tied up because of ot unprecedented unprecedented unprecedented un un- un- un storms east and west of ot Cheyenne Wyo the Union Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- reported The U Ps P.'s westbound passenger train fleet due In Salt Lake City Monday night is ii being held at stations east of Cheyenne Th The eastbound fleet which left Salt Lake City Monday is being held a aGreen at Green River Wyo The Pony Express Express Ex Ex- Ex- Ex pr press s. s which left lect Salt Lake City Monday night left Ogden at t am a.m. and will be held at Green River The eastbound Utahn waS was held at Ogden and the Los Angeles Limited and the Streamliner due out of here Tuesday morning were held here |