Evening journal., 1895-02-14

After Ten Hours OF HuHtllnk, HoweHer,
the Tracks Are A gain Cleared aud Traffic
Rssumed-Ths Midnight Norfolk Arrives
Eight Hours Late-High Winds Caused
snow to Drift over the Tracks.
After nearly week OF constant work /
the tracks Of the Wilmington ard
Northern railroad were cleared sum
ciently TO run two trains over them to |
day on regular schedule time. IL has
been with the great = difficulty that |
these tracks were cleared and then kept
clear Of the drifting snow
Through this rocky and billy stretch OF
| land the miles OF tortuous railroad from
Wilmington to Reading. many times
going through deep ravines and past
huge overhanging rocks. In these places
4 the drifting snow accumulated
until small mountains Of the
white substance were formed on
the railroad tracks. With the aid OF
snow plows and plenty of shovels the
tracks we're cleared as far as ,Coatesville
by Tuesday morning
Last evening gang OF forty seven
men from this city finished clearing the
track above Coatesville station. At
Waynesburg station they encountered
the drift In which the relief passenger
train was imprisoned aud this, many Of
them declare, was thirty feet deep.
The snow had TO be dug out of this
cut qy the benohing process Ledges or
steps were made up the side OF
the drift and workmen on the track
passed the snow up TO their companions
on these lodges until all that was In the
way had been disposed of over the other
side Of the drift. The Wilmington men
worked under the direction of Supervisor
John Collins, Of this city.
The train which had been blocked and
almost buried In this mountain OF snow
was headed by big locomotive No 10 and
No s23 0ne-of the engineers, 1t Is said,
Adam Griffith. had TO kavs his boots
cnt of. SO badly were his feet
frostbitten The shoyellers from
this city wera we'll supplied with
: provisions and everything comfortable or
their work train. and speak Ia the highest
terms OF the railroad officials and theli
! thoughtfulness.
Another Block at viola.
d At 12 10 this afternoon train No So. 0
the Delaware railroad known M th
n midnight Norfolk express, arrived Ia th
0 city Just eight hours late. TIL
. entire night and morning ha
4 been spent at Viola station where th
I snow bad again drifted into the deep Gu
a where Conductor 0 ysns's train had beer
4 blocked for two days during the storm.
3 Conductor Hawkins summoned gan
!. OF men who were the most available, an
y the work OF clearing the tracks by
le shovel brigade was begun at 2 o'cloc
,e this morning, II was a long and tir'
I some Job, but the men did not sufI'
re from exposure anything like they did Q
"a the night Of the memorable storm.
le As the work continued the me
10 realized that they had noon
al day job before them and no time "
q lost. This morning train No. A
4. due in this city st 95s a. m
"a arrived at their rear and there 1t had
vs Law until No so could be dug out ahea
Of her. When 80 was finally <,
by under way No. 40 followed h'
le up, arriving here just Ia
q minutes later than the Norfolk trail
x herself over two hours late. No. 92, Il
express and mail train due In this city
IN 20 a. m, was not started out fro
Delmar.
oystermen, Charges 81 the Company.
M On the Norfolk train we've forty-fol
- oystermen, rough and soiled lookir
81 customers who had trRmped over u
snow ali the way from Crisheld to Delm
where they boarded the Norfo
train en- route for their HON
~ in Philadelphia and Baltimore. Th
were being carried by the railroad con
pany and were assigned TO separate o.
-, All the passengers had to be suppl
81 with lunch at the expense OF {
company.
.. When the oystermen arrived in th
~. CITY they were taken in charge By Dete
~ tive Jones and Special Officer Smith at I
station, who took roster OF the gang pl
paratory to sending them to their HON
= in Baltimore and Philadelphia Near
NJ all the oystermen wore oilskin .clothi
- from the hat down, and all declared th
~ they had been robbed and cruelty treat
- by the masters and would never 60 aft
d oysters again.
ers Going Down TO Investigate.
mt On the ii 03 train which started do'
A. the Delaware road from this city TO d
fifteen minutes late, General Superi
Nc tendent b. r. Kenney went do
on on an investigating trip, accompanl
by r E Marshall. superintendent
srk motive power. Mr., Kenney, It IS 50
of was on his way down TO the pisces VIII
md the Delaware trains have been wedged
or by snow ana WneIa buo hloANhi wien
Griffith Was killed and where Engin
an Connor was so badly injured.
to Trying to Manipulate Their Boats
All night long the work Of shatterl
|, I "a s,, the ice ia the Simpson basin and up
PIN Christiana by means of dynsn
ION blasts 5from portable baLte
on This work was pushed In
der to get the Spanish steams
Cuilad de Rous on the dock after mi
han days of delay. The tug Trurus br