Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-03-14

give the horses the reins, and they
trudged along, fortunately avoiding the
bitches and pit falls, and got them
safely to town shortly before four
o'clock-cold and weary and an expe-
Renee set down to their credit that
wasn't taken in the range of possibili-
ties when they left home.
The usual Clayton contingent and
several travellers Monday morning
Waded through the snow banks to the
depot TO take the car to Clayton. The
engine got in from Clayton without
much difficulty but the high wind was
sending the snow scurrying across the
held to be added to that already
on the track and when the train
started back it was to get stuck
IN the snow bank a short distance from
the depot. Despite all the efforts the
more they tried to clear her the more
the snow piled up and it was aban-
doned. 1t was not got running until
b O'Clock yesterday evening.
Among the number was Miss Del
Llpplncott who was trying to reach her
school at Clayton, and pluckily held
ner ground until noon in the vain hope
mat the engine would putt through.
Herman Roe, who lives at the highest
point OF Mount Vernon street, did not
nave scholar at his well filled select
school, a circumstance he says that
never happened to him before. The
| people In this part of the town caught
the blast in its fury, feeling as if they
were at the little end of funnel with
all of the combined forces of the ele-
ments gathered at the big end and con-
centrated ON them.
AT the public school the teachers
who usually have from thirty to forty
scholars found cOVey of only six or
elght, and the northern rooms dubbed
the summer schools from their
splendid qualities at freezing out the
children on high windy days, were not
occupied because not fit. 1t was about
the same yesterday.
In business places, banks, stores.
post office, &c, the day was very much
like holiday.
The town was virtually showed in,
every road of approach being blocked
by impossible snow banks. This in
cluded the road to the Landing-the
coal bins, and the steamer j. E. Tggerf
which has wisely remained fast to her
mornings.
Denney's milk wagon from Duck
Greek, mile distant, did not get in
until noon, and RobinsOn's, two miles
out did not get in Monday nor yester-
day. Cedar Lane" road, from time
lmmemorial, has had the reputation of
pilng up the biggest snow banks.
Inc business men who had nothing
to do could have whiled away the time
more pleasantly if they could have had
the news to read, but the cars could
not get down with the mail and from
Saturday until Tuesday the outside
world was blank. One man express
ed himself that he would rather have
gone without his dinner than his daily
paper.
Robert Denney, at the Duck Creek
mills, feeling it important we'll on in
the night to see after the safety of his
dam from the heavy fall of rain from
the afternoon and early night, with two
others proceeded to the gates to hoist
them, and found the journey, though
provided with lanterns, one of peril,
so thick and fierce was the storm. He
says 1t was the worst he has ever had
to encounter for the same purpose.
1t Is said that "sinners stand in Slip
perry places" but there are exceptions
to all rules, as Mr.. Carfrey found on
Monday when his heels flew up and
he took brOad-sider on the pavement.
Fortunately he was not hurt, but, very
much surprised.
Coroner Wright has been rejoicing
for three days that no one has died
from the force of the elements reuui-
ing an inquest.
Postmaster Bewley has given more
answers to the same question since
Monday morning than any man in
town. The family that GETS a letter
about once a month but three members
of which visit the post office every dav.
morning, afternoon and night, to in
quire for their mail, of course wanted to
know what was the matter.
Nearly all the snow from Hudson's
field was driven by the wind and curled
up on the branch track. When con-
ductOr Legates found he was inextri-
cably stuck, and determining to report
himself at headquarters, in jumping
from the engine he alighted in a snow
bank that covered him up head and
ears, leaving a round hole for his up
turned eyes to take a good look at the
zenith. He finally got out by a crab
like process, looking like a school boy
who had just been wallOwed in the
snow.
Yesterday as a Blizzard day was very
much like Monday, only in its pinch
ing qualities little more so.
ELSEWHERE.
The storm has been disastrous to the
railroads. The telegraph poles were
down so as to prevent dispatching.
The snow filled up the track as fast. as
removed, and travel was almost sus-
pended. The two up trains got to
Wilmington Monday morning, and but
one got down and that at night. The
travel over the road yesterday was but
little better, and the mails are SADLY
delayed. The same condition exists
between Philadelphia and Baltimore
The Delaware and Chesapeake road is
reported showed up between Oxford
and EastOn, and there is no telling
when the ChestertOwn train will get
up.
On the d. & c. road the engine and
cars are thrown from the track in a
ditch.
There are four or FIVE engines at
work in opening the road.
There are signs of getting down to
regular time on the Delaware road.
A passenger train that left Philadel-
Phia on Monday evening was eighteen
hours in reaching Wilmington.
Tn To 10 1orr 4 =.
the telegraph and the trains, no intel
ligence was received from other parts
of the country.
A wagon load of mail matter has
collected at CLAYTON belonging to the
lateral roads.
TERRIBLE HAVOC AT LEWEs-TWENTy-
FIVE LIVES SAID TO HAVE
BEEN LOST.
|. N. Mills, Superintendent of the
Delaware Railroad sent the following
report from Clayton to the EUery EUen.
ing yesterday
A tug boat within the Breakwater
has sunk out of sight. The wrecking
cOmpany's steamer sunk near the rail. |
road pier. One tug is ashore. Twen- |
ty-three sailing vessels of various kinds
are also stranded. 1t is the greatest
disaster and accompanied by the heavi-
est loss that ever occurred in that bar-
bOr l. IL aetimotad that Or H.. 49,