Show snowbound editor gets views of storm s violence in wyoming NOTE the following story was sent by teletype from laramie wyo by albert W epperson morgan editor who has been snowbound there since sunday LARAMIE WYO passengers of f transcontinental passenger trains rains of the union pacific railroad co snowbound here since sunday played cards shopped went to 0 the movies and talked in groups to 0 o wait cessation of winds to re lease ease them to continue their journeys at laramie were the city of san francisco the overland and two wo sections of the utahn west aund bound the city of los angeles was vas stalled at hanna the city of portland at sinclair and the C city i ty of f los angeles at sinclair between here and nd rawlins and the los os angeles ltd at rawlins eastbound counterparts of these trains rains were drift stalled at green river total number of pa passengers asen on trains snowbound i in n wyoming was about when the wind stops was the closest railroad officials could ome come to saying when trains would be e released snow was wa packed across tracks ver over a mile stretch between laramie a ramie and green river with worst vorst drifts reported at hanna ind and beaw between e en rawlins and green river liver the wind filled in the right of way as fast as equipment cleared it one two mile long cut ut was reported drifted full some passengers to catch ships to hawaii at san franc francisco isco were taken by bus from here to cheyenne from where they were flown to san francisco the laramie chamber of commerce entertained stranded travelers at a dance and open house monday night at the connors hotel and the laramie elks lodge scheduled an open house for tuesday night passengers were eating and sleeping on the trains which were reported well supplied with food here special trucks were dispatched to green river with food for trains there initial rush of passengers to make telephone calls and send telegrams had abated by tuesday celebrities among passengers whiling away the time here were lee trent better known to radio fans as the lone ranger little jack little pianist and ted weems and his orchestra en route route to play for a dance at the university of wyoming |