Daily Republican., 1888-03-15
Tne Reaction sets In.

Though lite effects Will be rememb befnj
for some time 10 como, espBcially BY
those families who were 90 unfortunate
90 to lose some OF their members BY the
severe cold, or By accident occauioned
by the hiRh winds. The snow that fell
yesterday melted almost As soon 90 1t
touched the ground. The mild weather
In the streetp, and ~ q consequence
CUTTERS were overhowtd and streets
were slushy.
The trains on the railroads yesterday
morning were nearly all double head.
ers, but toward afternoon the neoes-
city Cor double headers" had passed
and the trains were run single. All the
afternoon trains were started and were
run almost on schedule time. Men are
engaged oil along the p, W. q b.
tracks clearing away the snow. Some
places the drifts are SIX feet high, while
In others the track 10 entirely clear.
Between this city and Eisemoor nearly
every telegraph pole Is down on the east
the polea on both sides OF the road had
suffered, and some were broken entirely
In two, while others were twisted intQ
some remarkable shapes.
On the p, W. 81 b. Railroad to-day
everything is moving "lovely." On
the LAndenberg branch OF the u. & o.
trains are running both ways on regu-
lar time, but on the Baltimore and
Philnd elphia the trains are not moving
from Philadelphia on regular time, but
will be soon.
The wilmin Rton and Northern Rail.
road had not yet sucoeeded in breaking
the blockade at Greenville last night,
but by noon to-day some trains were
started. A special messsge to the Phila-
delphia Evening Telegraph from Rsad
ting last evening said:
Son the wilmington and Northern
Railroad there is train In snow drift
twenty-five feet deep near Dupont,
which has been there, with six passen-
gers on board, since II O'Clock on hon.
day night. Their sufierings from hun
ger aud cold can be better imagined
than described. Two more trains on
the came road are showed In near Jo-
} anna, this county. The engine OF the
first has Its tender off the track, and
the other hAs one Of It's driving wheels
. broken"
On the Delaware division the trains
are not yet running on schedule time,
but 1t will not be long before the road
ia In Its normal condition. Many OF
the trains are still "doublo headers" !"
I
| recovered last night and are now In
| working order.
Things In this city lcol better to day.
. The Market street line OF OARS IL run
ming, as is also the Front and Union
street line. The Fourth street line will
be In good condition before the day ls
over. The electric road 10 also expect
ed to be In running order this evening,
AB large RAngs Of meu are Mt work
: clearing the track. The Rising Sun
+. l'ne viii not be ready 10 resume bsfort
Saturday,.
Ploss OF produce In this city are
q very high. Butter Is vcry soarce and
people are nearly all compelled to use
; rol or tub butter. Poultry can scarce
r. ly be found ut any price.
The tides along the OhristtanA yes
:, terdAy and TO day are much higher
IL than usual. The freight bArRes OF tho
I packet lines cleared aud arrived Ai
usual The BrAndywiDe did not make
IS her usual trips on Saturday. The two
; Hchoouers ashore at the mouth OF the
Christians proved to be the RebeooS
10 LAmdin and Jennie Lockwood, load cd
Is With lumber for the George W. Busf
n 81 Sons Company.
IL The funeral OF Mrs. Mary Il. Holton
[. who died on Saturday last, and wh'
a was to have been interred In the Cen
~ roville burying ground on Tuesda'
k was postponed until Wednesday, ant
again until Saturday, the undertake
being unable to reach the buryin
ground.
Ellis Nichols, who was to have beeI
os buried on Monday in the same grounds
m was inferred yeeterday.
A nun Der Of sailors rescued frem th
wreoked vessels ct Lewoa pRsBe
os through this city yesterday. Anon
them was the captain Of the steame
HI North America, who hailed froI
SomeYs Point, N. J. He said twenty
&c four vessels were wrecked and twenty
os nine lives lost. The storm, he sale
m burst upon them without warning, IN
the temperature turned from mildnel
+, TO free zinR In few minutes,
ny It was impossible to sec vessels an
&C distanoe away, and as she wind IL
creased vessels were torn from thei
aus anchorage and dashed against the pie
q the shore or against each other. IL
- vessel was dashed agaiust two othel
VIC and all three went to pieces. Blk We
st. sells were knocked 10 pieces By bein
dashed against the pier. bome OF th
men had not yet recovered from q
shock, and when asked questions II
:, piled In pre- occupied manner.
ily Charles Townsend, Of the Some
ch Point wreckiug steamer TAmesi, to u
H., Philadelphia papers told the followir
ny story:
of 1--WE did not have the faintest idea,
said he, ''that We were going TO have
storm until IL came right down on n
es' Everybody was naturally taken nj
- Awareg, and that 10 about the only Wa
lo' / can account for the immense los
ICY The snow almost blinded and parayzt
nc us, 30 that when the gale arrived '
were almost unable TO make any emo
es, to get out.
as We were about moving the Simpst
ran into us and cut us IN the centr
We were In u sinking condition and
shouted to my men to Jump on boal
I'm the pier. They nil landed safel
III While was climbing on the piling q
I'LL tug went down, 1 saw the captain al
his wife and heard her last cry. II
mats and steward retained their seus
and followed us. Then Captain Ka
and his crew took refuge on the pi
aud thAt made eleven souls all tol
About AR hour afterwards every mi
.s WAS clothed In suit of ioe. The VII
," was blowing at 4 terrific rate snu
suffered Hgonies from the cold. L
- waves out right through the pier
three places and then we feared that
were only saved from drowning only
die in the waves later.
"EVery man was rs near frozen
death as he could possibly be withc
actually dying, and we were compel
... to remain quiet on account OF the ives