Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-27
THE GREAT STORM.
SNOW BOUND ON THE W. N r. RAILROAD

SNOW BOUND ON THE W. h. RAILROAD.
On the Wilmington & Reading Railrosd, the
three p. M train North from Wilmington, yes
terday. proceeded az far as Point Lookout,
short distance North of Smiths Bridge, where
the road was 80 bockaded with snow and the
water in the tank becoming exhausted, the train
could proceed no further either North or south.
II benominp evident to the passengers that they
were ''in" for a nights lodging in the snow
drifts, they fired up the stoves and Kept them
selves as comfortable as possible until this morn
ing, when their condition was discovered and an
engine despatched which brought them back to
ths CITY. about eight o'clock, weary and hungry.
Tho train which left Birdsboro', south, yes
tertlay at $40 o'clock, A. NJ, reached the neigh
borhood Of Seeds Bridge, about an hour and
half behind time, and there stuck fast, remain
ing in that situation until this morning. 1t was
finally extricated and reached Wilmington, about
noon to-day The train which left this city at
6. 80 O'Clock, yesterday morning, reached Read
inp about two hours behind time 1t was the
oniy train which made the through trip, since
Wednesday, until the arrival of the train de-
tanned at Seeds and mentioned above. rms az
ternoon the o'clock train will go through, II ls
expected. Communication with Coatesyllle was
opened this morning.
THROUGH TRAINS SOUTH.
All the through trains from New York TO
Washington have been considerably delayed by
storm
about /. 10 z. M, did not arrive till near mid
night, and the train from New York to Washing
ton. due here somewhere after midnight, did
not arrive till not arrive till near O'CLOCK THIS
morning.
THE p. W. Il b. AND DELAWARE RAILROADS.
The tracks of the Philadelphia, Wilmington 4
Baltimore and the Delaware Railroads have been
kept clear, and the only detention to the run
ming of trains was caused by the extra amount
~ BAGGAGE to be handled at stations AZ il
always the case during the holidays.
The telegraph wires are all in working condl-
ton, with no accidents reported.
ALL o. X. ON THE W. W.
The trains on the W. a. W. II. II. made then
regular trips tho mail train West only being de-
| layed about 20 minutes In the afternoon al
| engine and tender went up the road TO Lahueh-
berg to clear the track for the MAI tram eas''
THE INTERRUPTION GENERAL.
The great SNOW storm which began in this CIT.
| on Christmas night, extended from South caro-
| lima 10 Canada. everywhere causing interruption
| To travel and business and detenton OF TN
| mails, The cold preceding it in the New Englan'
| States was extreme, the thermometer in varlou
portions of those States marking from ~ TO }
degrees below zero. Severe snow anu colu nav
continued in the Western States
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE p, W. b. r.. II.
Anunknown man was'killed on the r., 4
r. at the Eleven-Mile Switch" near Chase
Station. night before last. The south-boun
train leaving Wilmington at 5:17, and the nortl
| hound train, leaving Baltimore at 7;25 pass eac
other here, and it is supposed that the man,
| getting out of the way of the south-bound tran
stepped upon the other track. He was strue
hv fbe engine. and hurled some distance in IL
air. falling down beside the track. The tral
vas instantly stopped but when picked up u
man was dead His body was left at the me-
station.