Evening journal., 1894-12-27
WINTER HERE AT LAST.
Swirling Snow and SIeet
Storm Swings
FROM NORTHEAST TO DELAWARE

FriRid Wave OF weather Now Approach
Ing and Furs and the Heaviest uistsrs
WIN BE Ia Great Demand Tomorrow
aud Saturday Some Scenes in Town
During the storm.
The bleak and binding snow storm
which struck Delaware last night was
felt to be bit out Of place the day after
Christmas Had IL woven its charm a
night earlier the grumblers and the
children would havs known the true
happiness which follows ideals realized.
But 1t was not TO be. Nothing happens
but the unexpected, which is always the
wrong thing In tho wrong place. Nobody
wanted the snow OF last night except the
boys who got eleds for Christmas
presents, and the city railway hands, who
were bursting for chance to air their
screeching, charging, mud aud slush.
burling snow plows.
Bot the worst Is yet 10 come, for when
this atorm has loft US and bent Its
transhguring footsteps toward the sea,
we shall have an old fashioned cold wave.
Manitoba Thermometer, skating. twenty
pound ulsters Ia demaud, and all that
sort OF thing. This will BE- good news
for some persons with more adIpose tissue
than brains.
Heavy sleet and Rain.
As the storm increased the snow be
came mixed with heavy slest, and the
wheels Of electric cars had considerable
trouble to get firm hold on the tracks
There were slight delays on all the
lines, bnt the electric sweepers kept the
tracks clear OF tho snow. These sweep
ers attracted great attention, as they
rushed along thro wing the snow right
aud left, without the allghtest effort.
The shouts OF the drivers and the rush
Of the long lines OF horses was missed
and the boys were greatly disappointed
that instead OF an open mark fol their
snowbails the workmen were oomforta-
bly, concealed from view in a brightly
lighted box body, which surmounted
the sweeper.
Chilly blasts Coming Tonight.
According to the New York Herald
weather forecasts, the Gulf depression
moved northward to Virginia last night,
becoming a severe and extensive storm.
II will move north northeastwardly to-
day, causing dangerous gales, snow, or
sleet, from the Virginia TO the Maine
coasts. The severe 'scold wave" in tine
Northwest and lake region viii move
east and cause a rapid fall Of tempera
ture IN this section to night and to-
morrow.
Prospects, for Tomorrow
For those who are particularly fond OF
cold weather there ID a pleasant surprise
IN store, for much colder, clearing and
fair weather will probably prevail. pre-
oeded by snow and gales on the coasts
north Of Caps May, with strong north
westerly winds and q severe "cold wave,
and on Saturday colder, clear weather.
Effects OF the storm IN Town.
Eight mammoth telegraph poles were
snapped OF like match sticks close TO tbs
/ ground, ia the extreme western end OF
the city. Six Of these poleswere on Front
and Second streets from DUPONT TO
Union. They were Western Union poles
and linemen set to work early this
morning to replace them.
The police. fire and telegraph system
was kept In working order throughout
the storm. The lineman WAS stationed
at the police station and rs soon as a
break in the wires was reported repaired
it
Not So Heavy Down Delaware.g
Bishop Curtis and several other promi
nent passengers who came up from the
Delaware road at noon. stated that the
storms fury was not SO great down the
state. In some places there was only a
/ light snow and little wind. No damage
was heard Of below Porter's station.
Heavy Tide in the River.
At noon TO day the tide in the Della.
ware and Chrlstiana was very high. It
WAS high water shortly before noon and
then the water dashed over the wharves
at Orange, Shipley and Tatnall streets.
The new piers at Market street bridge
were almost submerged, and the tug
Emily was blown out Of her course to
the edge OF one OF the piers. In re.
covering herself she ran into the bridge,
smashing the ends Of few planks.
The next tide IN the Christiana, at the
rate It is not swelling, win probably give
some OF the Front street residents
something TO do in the way Of bailing out
cellars.
Trains over the p, w. & B railroad
1 to day were on en- average. about twelve
and fifteen minutes late. Some Of the
/ Washington trains we're a half hour
behind time.
Telephone polls were blown down at
/ Delaware avenue and Van Buren, street
at Lancaster avenue and Broome street
and at Fourth and Walnut streets.