The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-26
FIFTH EDITION.
SNOW. HAIL AND WIND,
The werst Storm of the Winter Pres
vailed Yesterday md Last Night,


vailed Yesterday md Last Night.
!; Yesterday was tho coolest day of
me winter aho with 1t came a storm
from the northwest OF snow. hall.
wind and lastly rain. which has caused
Wilmington streets to be one sea OF
lslush to-day.
The mercury yesterday morning
touched Its lowest notch when it stood
at z degrees A 8. 10 o'clock commenced
falling Two hours later it MD
settled down to business. the wind
blowing 1t forcibly into the face OF
pedestrians and plling it up In great
drifts at every point. Street car rails
and eobblestones were soon out OF
sight. Umbrellas were no proteo-
tion.
By O'Clock the big sweeper of the
!9ity Railway Company opened the
SSres and so fast was the snow falling
tuNt IL looked as though 1t would have
~ continue running all night In order
lbo have the trucks In condition for to.
days travel. When morning broke in.
stead of the snow continuing the warm
tenn perature brought rain. The stree q
cur lines were opened and by ton
o'clock everything was moving an
usual.
EFFEt Is OF THE STORM.
). Railroad traffic was only slightly
limpcded. On the d. 40. Railroad the
trims from the west were considera-
-Ibly behind time but those coming east
ana between this city and PHI ladelphia
were running on time. r., w. & d.
trains from the north and west wera
also late. The Wilmington and North.
ern road suffered the greatest.
4 The storm m th nj var NINA aIuo M
we're. Many vessels remained at the
Breakwater during the day lest the
heavy sea and strong wind might run
them aground.
! The telegraph and telephone wires
suffered "a serious knock out.
In many Instances electric wires fell
across telephone wires and the result
was electric sparks flying In every di,
rection. Some Of these wires touched
the ground.
| NOTES OF THE STORM
As one OF Porter's milk teams was
going It's rounds this morning, at
the corner of Sth and West streets, the
horse stepped upon o broken electric
wire, and upon receiving the shock
from the live wire. he sprsng aim ost
out OF the harness and went off on a
mad gallop. Fortunately he was only
shocked and not severely injured.
An electric light wire was down on
Concord pike. and was laid out OF the
way by W. II. Weldin who was on his
way to this city with milk.
| Charles W. Goodlna's telephone
wire was down and so dangerous did
1t prove that II was cut out.
Weer's and Eenn's wires on w. Sth
street were blown down.
An awning at 4th and Market streets
was blown into shreds.
Geo. II. Hollis No. s E. 4th street.
had wlro blown out.
The indications are that the warm
weather will continue. which will mako
WALKING bad for several days. The
mercury at 10 O'Clock stood at 10 de,
grees, y above the free2iug point. AZ
ten O'Clock snow com neuced fallidG
again. apd continued to do 30 fef
some time.
Two telegraph poles were blown
down on Lancaster avenue between
Llncol and Union streets.
The signs Of Heald u Co, and Row
~ Son were blown down.
The sign OF G5orge Ward 1908 Mar
ket was blown down aud his window
broken.
one OF the llnemen connected with
tho telephone exchange at Fourth and
MARKET streets while hfttpg the lrtp az
the entrance to the cellar found somv
obstacle back OF IL and upon examIna.
ton found he had crushed the life out
OF pct cat belonging to the building.
He was much grloyed over The aoci-
dent.