Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-01

Last Saturday and Sunday there
transpired the severest weather of the
present winter season. Sunday night
there was fall Of four to five inches Of
snow. In the "a hours preceding 8 a.
m. Sunday the lowest record was zero.
The thermometer readings for the "a
hours up to $50 a. m. Monday were,
lowest 26' and highest 29o.
After midnight Sunday there was
not much snow falling. People who at
tended church that evening had a good
opportunity of learning the extent of
the blizzard. Along the streets running
east and west the snow lay in many
places 12 inches deep. 1t was almost
impossible to hold up an umbrella the
wind was so fierce and bitterly cold.
Snow commenced falling at 3 O'Clock in
the afternoon.
The street cars made a gallant strug-
gle and successful one against the
storm. Along Eighth street churchgoers
had to leave the cars and trudge along
through the snow to their destination.
The cause Of the stalling in this case, was,
it was understood, that the sweeper was
ahead and in its difficult work needed
all the power to clear the track. This,
however, was small incident. The cleo
trio railway, considering the sudden and
heavy weather, made good schedule
time generally throughout the city. The
worst snow drifts were along the Eighth
and Riveryiew branches. All through
the night up to o'clock next morning,
flashes from the electric lines were illu-
minating the sky. This was so marked
that some people insisted that it was the
northern lights.
In the forenoon and early in the
attention. numbers of skaters were out.
The Shellpot had its patrons and also
Walton's pond. Around the environs
of the city almost every sheet of ice had
its amusement seekers. There were 40
or so skaters on the Folly woods pond
near Newport.
AS an illustration of the severity of
Saturday nights weather, the large col,
ored bottles in the show windows of M.
Hewitt, druggist, Seventh and Orange
streets, were burst by the freezing OF
their contents. The articles in the win,
dows were destroyed by the mishap.
AAetter sign in front of the store OF
George B. Ward, No. 1908 Market
street, was smashed by the high wind
and carried away portion of the bulk
window, which was broken in frag.
ments.
TELEPHONE LINES ALL SAFE.
Superintendent Mehaffey of the Tele-
phone Exchange said on Monday
"There are few wires broken around
the city. But we have got out of this
storm much better than expected. We
are all right with Philadelphia. AS
regards down State, we have just been
working to. st. Georges. 1t is all right
to that point. We have not tried any
further.
"1t was very fierce storm. The wind
was heavy. 1t was very big blow.
But as there was no sleet, we escaped
well. All the men were out during the
night and had rough time of it,"
THE POLICE TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.
Superintendent Aydon of the fire and
police telegraph system, found it in bet.
ter condition on Monday than he had
expected. One circuit Of the fire alarm
was gone, as was also a circuit of the
police alarm. The telephone wire be.
tween the police station and the police
patrol stable was knocked out.
Everything is all right this morning.
| Superintendent Heger of the City Rail.
way Company reported on Monday.
"We started out on schedule time
There was good deal of work, but nc
delay. 1t was the worst storm of the
season. But we have weathered il all
right"
THE POSTAL UNION.
Manager Brown of the Postal Tele
graph says his wires are all right. There
is some trouble in Philadelphia. Mr.
Brown says he has not his full compile,
ment of wires He is short in some
sections.
BAD ALONG THE WESTERN UNION.
Manager John L. Hall of the Western
Union said on Monday that his wire;
are in bad way from the storm. He
has received notice from the company
to receive all messages subject to delay
Everything is taken, butsubject to these
conditions. at has caught us all around,
Mr.. Hall says, tive are connected with
Philadelphia and all the large cities
| But things are slow"
AT 1890 o'clock Monday morning the
Western Union had only six telegraph
wires in working order at Baltimore and
two at Havre de Grace. Usually it has
100 at the former place and 3S at the
latter.
NEARLY ALL TRAINS ON TINE.
At the several railroad stations in this
city it was stated on Monday tina
nearly all the trains were on time
Many of the railroad telegraph wire!
were out of order but they were rapidly
being repaired.
Two or three inches of snow fell al
Wilmington, N. c., on Saturday.
A blizzard prevailed at Grenada, Miss.
on Saturday.
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