Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-14

anu nnd them ut his home, while MIR,
Ellason and others residing nearby took u
lesser number. Mr.. Colpitts assisted ma
terially in helping clear the track, and
when engine No. l64 jumped the track in
big DRIFT he broke open one of the con-
slfuctl, n cars at the Mt, Pleasant siding
and got block and fall to pull her Into
place again. There were six engines, two
passenger cars, one mail car and the pay
car in the 1Filt.
The cars were pretty we'll filled the first
night and the passengers slept as best
tney could, but on Saturday several walked
70 NJ Pleasant, and all the time spent
atterward there was ample room. Colonel
samuel a, Macallister OF Wilmington was
one oil those who started 10 walk to the
station, but his hat blew off and he de-
clueu the car was more comfortable than
the Omen country outside and returned
Inc accident to engine No. l64 caused IL
delay Of about four hours In getting out Of
tae, drift, but the train finally reached
Middletown Sunday afternoon about 4.30
O'CLOCK, AL the passengers had supper at
the National Hotel and spent the night
comfortably. After break fast three engines
pulled the train on down to Delmar with
out mishap of any kind
SUFFERED FROM FREEZING.
+. IL. Tunnis OF Clayton. and several
other passengers had feet, eurs and fingers
frozen, while the train was snowed.in
above MI. Pleasant, and two gentlemen on
the train were i'll, but not seriously.
Conductor Hawkins and Brakeman Ross
returned from Delnar with the late train
Monday night Neither had slept over five
hours since last Thursday night.
THANKS FOR KIND FAvoRs.
Conductor Isaac T, Parker, who was
showed in between Ginn's Crossing and
Mlunletnwn rpnnpSfpH fntur IA ~,
representative to extend his sincere thanks
through this paper to Mr.. Robert Cochran,
the Misses Naudain aud to X. l.. Naudain,
vile aud son, who sent provisions to the
passengers on his tram, thereby adding
greatly to there comfort. Mr., Parker
states that the people OF the neigh borhood
aud OF Middletown were exceedingly kind
and thoughtful. MIR. Black of Middle.
town was one of several gentlemen to carry
eatables to the SNOW bound passengers. but
denies That he was BADLY frozen or nearly
dead from exposure.h
Bernard l!slluh, the man who became
lnsane While on the delayed train was
hound fUc Chicago, He was II welI.dressed
intelligent loofin" man, of perhaps IS
years OF age, 't"J he became violent DR..
u Is. Constable of Middetnwn was sent
for, and took charge of the unfortunate.
lie WIS better Tuesday morning but was
brought mp On the first train north aud
taken to the asylum at Farnhurst. The
physician thinks II . case OF acute mania,
due to he excitement Of his surroundings
and states that he is likely to be perfectly
well again in few days.
sHow.BouND DRUMNERs.
A travelling man stated Monday that
there were AZ drummers snow-uoupd at
Delmar; p ut Harrington; 10 at Salisbury
and seven at Laurel.
ID. af.t.l "A IL.
death by the hundreds and it is predicted
that game will be very scarce in this State
this fail.
A gentleman who had been DELAYED at
Milford for four days stated Monday the
hens had gone on strike since the cold
weather began aud that eggs could not be
had at any price. 1t is also stated that in
many towns provisions were getting very
low, owing to the blockade.
The fact that Conductor Hitch was the
last men to bring train through the
drifts on Friday and the first one to get
down Monday is a coincidence worthy of
note. Engineer Harrison who run the
Norfolk train down Monday, has been i'll
since last December and this was his first
trip out since before Christmas.
Freight Conductor Thomus CULLEN, who
was In the wreck at Viola Monday, in
which Fireman Griffin lost his life, re.
injured about the head. but not seriously
All Monday night large force of men
were at work removing the snow from tine
sonthhound track between Kirkwood and
Mt, Pleasant This lis really the worst
place along the road, but drifts are found
all the way down, and it will be some
time before the southbound track IS open
to travel.
ATERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
A.. 4 TTNt-.
night when the mercury was at zero Miss
Martha Giles and Mr. Culver and wife
were driven out in the storm by fire which
destroyed their home. When they awak-
ened from sleep the house was a mass of
flames, and they barely escaped in their
night-clothes. Miss Giles fled to the barn,
and Culver and his wife plodded through
the storm, barefoot and nearly naked, TO
Thomas Giles, three miles distant, where
team was sent for Miss Giles, who was
found in the barn unconscious from cold.
Culyer's feet were severely frozen, and his
wife became exhausted, so he carried her
part OF the way. She is SO badly frozen
that there Is little hope of her recovery.
Since Thursday last Laurel has been
shut of from all communication, except
by telegraph. with the outside world. The
snow fall il, about "a inches. and has
drifted into huge banks The first train
through on the Delaware division passed
there OH Tuesday. The mercury fell to
~ below zero, and there is great scarcity
of fuel. The cold has not been intense
enough to iDjnre the peach trees.
THE MAIL CARRIERS RIDE.
Special correspcndence OF Gazette and journal
BRIDGEvILLE, Feb. rs. II. Bennett
the mail carrier, arrived at Atlanta. six
miles west of here, but in nearly an in
sensible condition. He had to be carried
from his sleigh to the house, being so be.
numbed that he could not move. His ex-
posure may prove fatal.
All Wilson black berries above the snow
level IRE dead, in the opinion of nearly all
growers, but 1t will be impossible for the
full effect to be seen until the weather
moderates.
Every farming coming to town speaks of
the loss of chickens and hogs. The freez.
ing of hogs is very rare thing for this
locality.
All roads are impossible except for
sleghs. William Lednum, who died We'd
nesday, was buried to-day his body being
carried 10 the cemetery on sleigh.
SNOW UP To THE HEDGE Tors.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
MIDDLErOwS, Feb. i2.-The roads are
blocked completely on account of tho
drifting snow, and it will be DAYS and per-
haps weeks before they are fully opened
for travel. The State road from Whining
ton TO Dover is filled even to the hedge
tops with snow and, except in few places,
no effort has been made to use them.
English sparrows have died by the hun
dreds US result of the cold weather, and
il is feared that rabbits and what few par
tridges there were in the neighborhood
have Jared similar fate. Many persons
have frost-bitten noses, but no fatalities
have been reported. Live stock has suf-
fered greatly from the cold and exposure.
Every one admits that the blizzard of 1888