The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-16
SNOW PILED HIGH.
1888 Blizzard TOSSeS Snow Right
and Left.
And Blocks the Public Roads in Every
Direction.

This has been IA busy week for the farmers
and others in the outlying districts who have
been engaged in opening up roads and shovel
ing away the heavy fall Of snow The
blizzard OF march 1885, while the fall of snow
was heavier cannot compare to last weeks
storn in the amount of Inconvenience offered
travel in the blocking OF county roads. From
all sections of the county come reports Of
snow drifts up even with the fences which
made every road in the county impassable.
E.kton was shut of from the outlying dis
tricts until sunday, and those residing near
the town could only reach here on foot or on
horseback by travelling over the fields The
storm took delight in blowing the fields clear
and t.ssng the snow fence high in the roads
John Lungren, the veteran mail carrier be-
tween Lewisviile, Pa, and Elkton, was unable
to deliver his mail III Elkton on Friday and
Satur lay. but reached here on Monday. He
had made three attempts to get out Of Lewis
willie but the snow deilrd even the United
States mails.
james Wharton, the chesapeake City mail
iug Etkton on FRIDAY morning on horseback
and narrowly ,scaped freezing to death on
the return "Trip. H. was i'll a sleigh ami re-
turning III tn" afternoon found til" snow
drllud even worse than it hat been On ms
morning trip. it was SLOW WORK mahing his
way down and when almost at the town he
l,ecaue blocked in IA drift, where he was
iouud III an almost Inscnslple condition by
several persons who heard his cries Tor help
and went to his assistance. lie was removed
to In, home and ior several hours his con
dItui %as critical.
In, road between ElhtOu and Providence
wa. blocked with deep drifts. \ large force
oi men from tie Eikton Pulp Works and the
Providence Paper Mills, Oi the Slngerly
paper company. were put at work on SUNDAY
r,.arng the road So that communication
cou bc had between the Two mills. The
Pro,,drEcr uili was compelled 10 shut down
oni.eyuut oi Il scarcity Of coal, which Is
received over the branch OF the l.. .. and ;.
railroad connecting with uhe b. X q. at
Cnilis. 4 force oI men opened up tn" branch
road un Monday.
Al Providence one DRIFT along the county ;
reported to be fully l. ieet deep The T. W.
x B. and b. IL q. railroads immedinte!% pUl
large forces oG men opening up th"ir trt"ES'
but trains were not rum on -cheduIe time
until Monday. The drifts On the I. W. and
b. railroad near Elkton hiird up almost It's
fast us they were opened and two locomotives
were used On,almUst all trains that wer" run
1hr,arh. many hours brh,nd time, on Friday
aad Saturday. Tn" Baltimore Central Eal-
road was opened and trains were running on
MONDAY, but behind time.
The chesapeake and Delaware canal was
frozen up tight.
Mr.. ]. c. Carhart OF Zion, was i'll ElEtoh,
ON Thursday. He drove to North East. and
there took the train for Elkton. Inc ro"a
way between Zion and North East Is for most
rart impassable and driving Is done primer
pallv over fields. From Zlon TO foNs, the
road is dug out From FoNs to Bay view II
!. n..e..orv to us, the fields. From Bay
View to North East the road has been opened.
tg, walls oi snow on either side IN many
places being eight feet deep. me snow
b,orkade completely Shut of Moh llhtli Mon
dty No services were held i'll the churches
o. the town ON Sunday, the members Oh the
congregations being unaBl" to rea'h the
G urrhes.
Dr. y. l.. Clifford, of zion, MADE an attempt
to drive to Carriers Ba1k. on Saturday
accompanied by Theodore RlrMul!rh To NiSll
Il patient He was driving i two-hor5' sieSh
and succeeded in getting rs Iar as Jonathan
Crlthnl's. There the horses got down. ana
they were compelled to turn and drove na'H
n, ,ar as the farm of Ross smith. Ihe strong
wind had Iled the road up since thcy passed
over it. and they were unable to driF" any
further ol the road nome. lh"y lc't the
s.ri.h and led the horses home across lleIdS'
On sunday Dr. clifford succeed in Walking TO
Carriers Bank. From the effects Of Tn" TRIP
both horses are now sich.
A correspondent of the WuH at Chesa-
= 9lGr city, speaking Of the storm, says that
il was very much more severe than tn" hIIH-
ztrl ol 1888. On Friday, fol owngth" storm
tn" ,pol gatrs on the canal at Delaware 'lt\'
were iroHen up. The trdt1i" was stiii open at
tn. Chrsap, axe end up To that hour. but the
ine hlorkad" was playing havoc with Cnesa-
p.4tAe navjgatipn On Thursday afternoon
til, lnrge iron tug Enterprise left Chesapeake
CITY for Baltimore. but had not arrived
there up 20 Saturday night. An oyster boat
was reported sunk at PoO.'s Island, III the
Chesapeake Bay, with the ice piei up around
her, half mast high. The New York steamer
f. W. Brune OF the Ericsson Line. reached
Delaware City, Friday night via Cape May
and the Gcnl. WiStar, the Chesapeake CitE
tug, which had been keeping the caLal opdn
with great trouble, left Chesapeake City ht
3 D. m on Friday and reached Delaware City
at eight that night, and OH the return trip
reached Chesapeake City at 3 II. III. Saturday
i..Jrning The Brune however was unaDle\
to push through the Ice after the Wister had
opened the track and compelled to remain at
Delaware City. On Monday the officers of
the company ON account Of the lee obstruction
at both ends Of the canal abandoned the idea
OF keeping the waterway open with the
Wlstar
In the upper sections OF the county the
drifts are particularly deep Around Liberty
Grove and Rowlandville the drifts average
from to 3 feet deep. At kenney's Run. near
C,rifTnnis cross rpuig in the Seventh district