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


through Saturday and Sunday, ready for
Monday morning.
GAS PIPES IN A BAD WAY.
There is a great deal of complaint all
over town about frozen gas pipes. The
officials at the gas conpany's office are not
At the condition OF the pipes.
Both the service and the house pipes are
affected The usual way is to thaw them
out by the use of salt water. The COM
pany however would prefer that patrons
report to them so thlt they may fix 1he
pipes rather than the householder as the
frceze-up is often at the meter, where the
joint would have TO be taken off. The
worst however Will happen when the
thaw comes
MANY FROZEN WATER PIPES.
Many complaints were received at
the Water Department of frozen service
pipes, This, however. as i'll the case of
The gas pipes, will be still worse when the
thaw comes OH. Both reservoirs, Cool
Spring and Rodney, are frozen over.
on THE RIVER.
The Delaware river was completely
frozen over Thursday and at some points
it would be safe to walk across on the ice.
At Marcus Hook ten tugs, eight bargns,
three schooners and one big ship were
frozen in tight
The Wilmington steamboat cut right
through ice nearly 4 foot thick on the
down trip Thursday night. Friday morn
ing the three city ice boats were all out
and succeeded in making narrow passage
way.
Two barges belonging to the Charles
Warner Co. started Out Friday morning on
their way to Philadelphia, but before the
mouth of the creek was reached the boats
utn Sttt n afF ,,f tbp Iiph
was drawing them to eXtricate them from
the difficulty were fruitless. shortly be
fore noon another tug was sent to ther
assistance.
The Wilmington S Northern railroad
car floats and tug boats were moving about
the harbor Friday morning, and, although
their progress was somewhat impeded, the
trouble was not serious.
WIRES IN GOOD SHAPE.
The telegraph and telephone service has
not been interfered with very muct
locally. At the telephone exchange the
wires were reported to be i'll excellent
shape, very little trouble being experienced
Some OF the lady operators were unable t.
get 10 the office, but other than being shor
of help there was no trouble.
Both the Western Union and Posta
telegraph companies report matter in
pretty good shape in this section of tht
country. The snow was dry and the wint
did not blow any of the main wires down
Some trouble was experienced below Del
mar on the Western Union wires, but i
was not very great.
CAUGHT IN THE STORM.
A party OF about 20 young people brave,
the storm Thursday and started from thi
city on q special train OF the Wilmington
Il Northern railroad at about 730 O'Clock
for the purpose of attending dance a
West Chester. Lenape was reached a
about $50 after considerable difficulty ha
been experienced in getting there. The.
took street car at tnat place for Yves
Chester, but were unable to get more thai
u mile and half from the station. Tn
conductor of the car gave the party tn
alternative of coming shack or remainin
OIL the road all night, They preferred T.
return, and reached this city atahout mid
night after very bad experience.
A Rising sun street car going west wa
stalled ut the suburban terminus ut
o'clock Thursday night and was compelle
| to remain there many hours.
Friday morning the snow in the cut ;
Mt Salem lane was about 10 feet high.
STUCK In A DRIFT.
The Weccacoe steamer was stuck in
snow drift at Seventh and Monroe street
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day morning.
STORM INCIDENTS.
II. L. Thomas d Co., No. 500 Markt
street, had a large sheet of paper gumme
to the outside of their show window d
scribing the goods within. Jack Frost
thick incrustation of ice had made 1T in
possible TO see through the windows, an
The enterprising merchants adopted II
plan to circumyent him and at the sau
time advertise their wares.
The glass globe with rubber shc
standing III water in fuld's window, NJ
226 Market street, got frozen Thursday uigl
and burst the globe. The shoe is sti
waterproof" as Mr., Fuld claims.
Milkmen driving in from the countr
Friday reported the roads in variot
directions completely blocked. This W;
the condition of the Foulk road at Il
Blue Ball and from the latter place
Lombardy cemetery. Different poin
along the RoclSland road were filled his
with snow drifts and sleighs were drivil
through the fields. In many places Il
, snow was even with the fence tops al
the roadway could be discerned,
, Full reports OF saturdays situation WI
be found below.
The situation on the Delaware railrot
is very bad; much worse than on Frida
Three passenger trains are stuck last
, the heavy drifts and Il relief train is lnal
!, to reach them from the same cause,
/, The Norfolk express, which left here
= 1901 O'Clock Friday morning, and WIN
was supposed to have been released
/, about o O'clock Friday morning, had
remained there many hours, It's it W
! almost buried near Ginn's Crossing, abo
: two miles below Middletown. Conduct
Parker was in charge.
The train which should have left he
at S.l3 Friday morning, but which !
2 out at about l0.I5, proceeded us far
! a Mount Pleasant, but was unable to get a
), further. There were live locomotives
: this train and Conductor Hawkins was
charge.
The train leaving Harrington, conf
]. north at S.43 Friday morning. was snow
= = in and almost covered up at Ginn's Gro
= ing, u few yards from the southbou
! Norfolk express. The train was i'll chai
n \ of Conductor Eaylield.
. The combined efforts of all the 10
motives of both trains and the work
trainmen were of no avail as far as movi
n the cars was concerned.
s HELr SENT Down.
a The officials of the road are doing all
y their power to relieve the situation.
:. 1920 o'clock Saturday a special tri
7 was sent down with three locomotives d
y 40 railroad men to assist the stalled trai
y The extra was iii charge of Conductor
y ]. Johnston Fred. A. Mitchell was S
% down as tlagman. The first locomoti
II No. $50, was run by Engineer Reeder u
e Fireman Larrimore; the second, No.
y by Engineer ,Iamison and Fireman Ewi
u and the third, No. 50, by Engineer Ew
y and Fireman Foster, L. b. Lewis and
Y NJ. Dunn were in charge OF the CONN
:. sary department. Two machinists also
y companied the party for the purpose
y making any needed repairs to the lOcor
y - tives. The trainmen took with them alb
re so shovels. The special train proceeded
r within one mile OF Farnhurst, but '
~ ~ blocked there.
~ THE SITUATION SERIOUS.
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