Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
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the city rubbed It's Dyes la too morning It
YVES surprised, heclnse the ground ana
roofs were white enough for st. Nicholas
10 have made sleighing trip, and the wind
was still driving the dying snow against
the windows In 4 way that made the semi
Smoothing citizen crawl to the warmest spot
available for q Iata nap. But he could not
outhtr1p ti,s snowial4. wlich CONTINUED
until afternoon, with enough WIND 10 make
1t drift somewhat. The average fall was
about elk inches on the level. The sleigh
and Ihe iiugling b II manifested themselves
for tho first time TO the cys and ar In
tho forenoon, and the cutters slipped
along very pleasantly. Pedestrians found
the sidewalks almost impossible, ezcapt
for those who had prepared themselves for
this emergency, and the result was u largo
falling OIL Ia the rahk5 of the feormnn.
The attendance ut The churches wns much
ffected IN Consequences. Iu The eonntfy
the ground WAS pretty generally covered,
though lii many exposed places niOnH the
turnpikes tue ground was entirely bare.
Tho 1rtftiEg was not nfflcient tn pi.ek the
reide nor L, seriously itnI,eda travel "Oid
Prob" played trick ~ The people { Della
ware for Ills last report hal SAIL without
qualification "fatr weather." ard uotElur
more, Or it may be- that Boreas played
trick on "0ld Prob" The Trick was played,
anyhow, and II was great Success.
The snow block AIDED the railroad 10 some
extent Sunday, but did not seriously DE-
lay travel. AS soon as the SNOW hnd reasAd
falling Sunday, d force of 100 luen were
put 10 work cleaning OF the snoT. which
was not finished until Monday uoru'rg The
south bound fast mail, which leaves here Al
804 a. M, was three honfs late
sunday morning and NIL other through
trains were delayed more or less.
Monday morning. the Delaware train,
,rhiab uh 0ttIA lnnua hara "a IN IA m
over half hour late, and q special train
made up In this city, left here On the
scheduled time. The Baltluore Berinumo-
dation which should leave here at gu Il m,
was about 10 minutes late, and the passengers
from the Delaware train transferred 10 it.
The Wilmington Il Northern trains arrived
Mt the suburbs on time, but the train feaehing
here last evening found difficulty in getting
through the drifts within the city limits.
This morning the passenger trains on both
the W. d N. and Is. g. p. railroad are on
time.
Navigation In the Chrlstisna is not
stopped, but will be seriously impeded by
the rapid accumulation OF ice, unless the
weather moderate5. The Ice Is ut least two
inches thick and Sunday covered the Chris.
tiana from bank to bank. Monday morn
ing the Ice was broken by the steamers
Morgan and Wilmington, which made their
trims as usual and the numerous tug boats
and other crafts about tho harbor, although
it is floating about in large quantities. The
steamer Eaglet OF the Electric Line did not
make her usual trip on Saturday. and with
the arrival OF the Annie from New York
within day or two, the Electric Line will
discontinue running their boats until
spring, Navigation in the Delaware u Rar-
| itan Canal Is already very difficult.
The snow-storm had the effect of stopping
most outside work until the snow Is cleared,
| In the ship-yards work was not resumed
until Monday noon.
From Every Evening Of Tuesday.
The blizzard which apparently blew
itself out on Sunday night has apparently
taken fresh breath and gathered renewed
vigor. Occasional glimpses of the sur
| yesterday gave rise to the hope that the
| fury Of the storm had spent itself in the
vast expanse of territory it had covered
but these Indications proved most tickle
| Early last evening the elements broke
/ loose again and did their worst. Rair
| and sleet hogan falling lightly with the
| approach of nightfall and by midnight
| the snow was sent swirling ant
| drifting everywhere in the advanc,
of heavy cutting wind. After midnight
the snow fall began in business-lik,
| earnest manner, and by o'clock thit
/ morning eight inches of the downy GOV
ering had gathered on thesiirface of Sun
| days contribution to the winter season
| After brief pause as if to regain III
/ force the snow resumed business at thu
| old stand, and at IL o'clock this morning
| it liz beating all recent records for fas'
work.
The snow ON level in this city il
about IA inches deep this morning, Int i
the present rite of storm is continued thu
entire day probably 10 inches mora vii
added. In the lower part of the state TIN
snow is still deeper, and reports iron
Kent aud Sussex county fix the depth q
about 20 inches. In the country district
the roads are in condition Of complet
blockade, and travel il out of the CUES
ton, But few milkmen had the hardihoot
TO face this mornings blast, aud all VIII
ventured encountered the greatest diff
Guilty, in many instances they beini
Obliged to shovel roads through deel
drifts
The street railway company did no
run a conveyance before O'clock thi
morning. aud tn. people who were ionkin
for one had TO walk, during whiah tim
ihey soii iia Chat Chat VI VI T. wi'si
ia good a,rset.cars are plenty and wheI
the footing is horrid conveyances ri
nowhere. Scrupers were put to work O.
Market street and an effort made to IN
cover the rails, but this could not be don
satisfactorily. and sleds were run over til
route. The Fourth and Spruce street lin
the rails of which had not seen dayligb
since Sundays storm, are buried so dec
that nothing but plain shoveling will dis
cover them.
There are snow difts and 5 feet deeI
at Eighth and Broome streets, an
equally formidable heaps in various othe
parts of the city, almost blockadinl
numerous thoroughferes.
The street lamps last night wer
decorated by the cold and ic
prettily enough to make fit illu
limitations for crystal palace. TIL
frosting on the glass was finer than tn
finest filagree work, and icicles two fee
long hung from the lamps like prisms
The light inside looked like flame in tn
midst Of solid block of ice. The storm
was evidently too severe for the attend
ants to face, and the lights burned unit
late this morning.
The employees of the various industrie
experienced the greatest difficulty in gel
ting to their work, and completed thei
journeys with the greatest effort, arrivin
late. The Arlington mills are closed fc
, the day by reason of the operative
being unable to reach their work until al
! hour or so after the usual time.
The schools are very slimly attende
owing to the disagreeable walking, an
No. IL public school, in the Ninth ward
Is closed for the day, only few childre
presenting themselves this morning. On
or two other schools on tho outskirts {
/ the city are also closed for the day.
Travel on the railroads was seriousl
| delayed last night and this morning, bu
with few exceptions the delays were nc
] serious. Just such storm as the on
! last night illustrates the admirable syi
! | tenn and resources of the Pennsylvani
! railroad. All that human endeavor coul
! do waa done to clear the tracks A larg
! force of men and engines were at wor
| all night clearing the line in this cit
and along the whole route. Double
! headers with immense BweepeFs ran II
| aud down the rails clearing tue snow O
in clouds. The night Inns trans bot
north and sonth were delayed consider
ably, although this morning few of tn
/ trains were over one hour late. The faf
j mail south bound, and the Delawar
{ south-bound train which leaves here q
> 8 80 a. M, were abont an hour late. I'll
: lattergleft with two engines attached tn
; north bound Delaware train which shout
. leave at $50 left an hour later, and O
{ account of the heavy local traffic usual o
' that train, special train filled with pa
& sengers, left this city in its place at SO
. O'Clock.
r A special train to accommodate th
8 New Castle passengers was also run owe
| frorn thot toun pha Nauark ononm,nf