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

Just how much suffering there is could
not be learned Saturday, Dut the rail-
road people seem to think that us yet there
is nothing serious in that direction.
ANOTHER TRAIN STALLED
1t was learned later that train No. 40,
leaving Harrington at sos, coming north,
started out at that time and is showed in he
tween Viola and FELTON,. Conductor Owens
is in charge.
WRECK on THE MARYLAND DIVISION.
The tracks on the Maryland division
were comparatively clear and trains were
| running through, until early Saturday
morning, when "a locomotive encountered
| drift that had blown OH the tracks at
| Perryman's. Nd, Il small station south of
| Ilavre de Grace, throwing it across the
south-bound track and blocking traffic
both ways. A wreck train was sent out
from this city on Saturday to clear the
track.
CLEAR TO PHILADELPHIA.
The line between this city and Philadel-
phia is comparatively clear, and little
trouble is experienced.
On the New York division of the Penn
sylvania railroad, however, the blpckades
have been serious, The mail and express
train leaving Jersey City at O'Clock
until 1915 Saturday morning. When
about nine miles out from Jersey City at
Milestone junction the drifts were so bad
that the train ran back A new start was
made few hours later and New Bruins
wick was reached with difficulty. After
several hours hard work the train wss
extricated. The same trouble was expert
enced Mt other points and the train reached
Wilmington about % hours late, with two
locomotives.
Train 101. from Philadelphia, due here
at ! .55 o'clock, a. m, got stuck in heavy
drift at Bellevue this morning. An engine
and crew were sent from this city to dig
the train out.
TERRIBLE ENPERTENcE.
Engineer Lawton and Conductor Ruhl
of the first locomotive were almost perished
when the train reached Wilmington. The
men were mass of ice and snow, their
clothing being almost covered, rs were
also their faees. They report the ex-
perience of coming down from Philadel-
phia, facing the awful wind and drifting
snow, as something terrible. On the same
train the men in the express and mail car
report much suffering from cold.
THE b. & o. HAS ONE TRACK.
Local trains are running, but not on
schedule time, between Philadelphia and
Baltimore.
ON THE NEWARK CENTRE TRACKS.
The Newark Centre train due to leave
Wilmington at 6.33 p. m. was about two
hours late Friday, ami when it reached
Pencader Junction, one mile this side oi
Newark, the snow had drifted to such I
height that it was only after much diff
Guilty it was pulled through. AS it was, il
$ remained in the drift several hours, and i
was o'clock, Il. IN, Saturday when it sue
ceeded in getting within 20U yards of tins
station. Here the snow was piled ever
T with the car windows, and as 1t was impos
1 sible to proceed further, the fonr passen
. a d, tl IN
out in about three feet Of snow and wall
/ up to the depot. The passengers were +,
. W. Curtis, Frank Cooch s. Il. Choate, Jr.
9 and w. Il. Metten of this city. The trail
: wasin charge of Conductor Oscar Williams
} aud Ralph Hughes was the engineer, ant
when they had become stuck near the sta
tian they left the train, called up the nigh
$ operator and had him telegraph to thi
Z city for aid. A train crew went down, duI
d the passenger cars out of the snow ant
backed the train up to the depot. II lef
1t on time OH Saturday and met with III
difficulty in reaching this city.
Travel on the Pomeroy branch is at
a stand still and no trains have passed owe
. the road since Wednesday. All day Fri
j, day ain engine and several men were a
work on the track between Newark Centr
and Pencader Junction, trying to clear tn
snow away, but it drifted back as soon a
t it was removed. The snow in many place
d was even with the car windows and brok
? up in immense blocks, almost as hard a
s ice.
\ on THE RIVER.
The Delaware river was again frozel
y over Friday, and Saturday morning ther
70 was we're little shipping The ice boat
: were in service, but no other craft wer
u noticed.
}. Passenger and freight service betwee
a this city and Philadelphia has been ten
II porarly abandoned.
Four tugs, the Taurus, Emily, Laura
and Jansen, came up the Chrjstiana Frida
- night, but nothing has moved i'll the cree
y since that time.
~ ALMsHotsE SUPPLIES SHUT OFF.
& The Almshouse and State Insane Hosp
Ia tai have been unable to get any supple
lg since the storm set in and Saturday til
e institutions are entirely without brea
id ant. some other provisions.
PLENTY OF PROVISIONS HERE.
IL The agents of Armour g. Co and til
other big provision houses in Wilmingto
I'd say that there is no scarcity in this cit,
y but if they had been enabled TO max
u shipments there might have been a shor
10 age OF beef.
:. A SMALL MARKET.
ii Very few farmers were in market Sa
a. urday, not more than one-tenth of Il
10 usual number, and us u result farm pr
aS ducts were scarce ana prices little hlgl
ut CROWS DRIVEN INTO TOWN.
or During cold weather crows usually Co
gregate along the river front feeding {
re shelliish ana molluses. But Saturda
ot as an indication of the extreme severity
as tine weather number of crows visited Il
ny rear yards of residences in the mort
)n western sections of the city. They SEEM
in ravenous for any kind of food discovc
able.
ng NEW CASTLE ROAD OPEN.
ed It was reported at the Court House ST
IS, urdav that the New Castle road wasIope
hd The worst drift was at the dyke this side
se Julian Janyier's.
Acting under instructions from SUPERB
70, tendent Holiday, n train was made up
OF this city and started down the Delawa
hs railroad about noon Monday.
FATAL RESULT OF THE BLOCKADE.
One casualty has occurred as dire
IN result of the blizzard. Michael Gritfit
Az a fireman on one of the locomotives whi
.in was engaged near Dover on Sunday
nd clearing the tracks, was so badly scald
rs. in an accident that he died Monday MOI
w: ing as "A result of his injuries.
snt Three of the locomotives engaged in 4
We, work at Dover, were wrecked on Sund
nd and Griffith and the engineer, Benjam
4o' w. Conpur. were scalded. Their engi
hg. upset, breaking the steam pipes. 1t
y, 1ith's remains viii be taken to New Cast
us where his family resides. Connor lives
'lJ Ns this city. =,
" " ONE TRAIN MOVES.
1nt II is known that the train which "
In stalled at Mt Pleasant was liberated 81
vas day and went as far as Middletown. I
train reached Dover some time Mond
morning, and the beated legislators WI
enabled TO be in their places when
va | ~, A III nd