Evening journal., 1895-02-11
AT LAST A TRAIN,
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and he upset several times. II will
require ten days TO open general tratiic
on the public roads In Chestertown II
was necessary to dig people out Of some
OF the bouaes. This has been the case
in a number Of instances In the country
Elkton Cut on From Communication.
ELKroN, Nd, Feb ii -Elk5on is en-
tirely cut off from the outlying districts
Of Cecil county, ard II Will be several
days bafore the public roads are in
condition for travel The snow drifted
Oh the level with fences. aud what little
travel Is done is through fields A large
force OF men employed at the Singerly
pulp mill have been at work all day yes
terday breaking the road between Elkton
and provdancs Fo-day a large gang Of
men is at work at Childs station clearing
the snow from the Lancaster, Cecil and
Southern railroad, which connects with
the Baltimore and OHIO and rims SO far
as Providence The mills Of Providence
have been closed on account Of the SCAT
city Of cesi In order to get coal 1t will
be necessary TO clear the railroad Of
immense Hnowdrifts
10 day Is the first time since Thursday
night that any mails OF Importance have
reached Eikton The Lewisvllle mail /,
which is carried by John Lungsen, is slill
missing No mail WAS received FROM or
sent TO Chesapeake City yesterday. James
Wharton, who left Elkton on Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Chesa-
peake nail. was found at o'clock nearly
| frozen ia q snow drift near Chesapeake
City He was removed TO his home un-
conscious and for time his condition
was extremely critical
An Italian laborer named Anthony
Parium .ell while shoveling snow ~
Perryvile and injured himself 80 badly
that he had to be removed 70 the hos
! pital at Wilmington The Chesapeake
and Delaware canal Is frozen over from
the Chesapeake to the Delaware bay and
navigation Is closed Several sailors
mede their way TO Elkton yesterday
morning from Chesapeake City and
report Rll the vessels frozen up.
much suffering in Easton.
EAsToN, Nd Feb. li.-This section
has not known in many years such a
snow snd Ice blockade as exists now.
There has not been q train or a local
mail come ia or gone out OF Easton
during the whole time. The roads are
50 blocked that people who live within
I NhkNh nAAAth ~ NuWA NhHAuh fth ntNe
except BY walking The cold has been
intense. frequently st and below zero
An attempt will be made to resume rail
road ser rice TO day The wind has fallen
aud the intensity OF the cold has abatcd
There Is much suffering among the
poor. A meeting of citizens OF Easton
was held on Friday and several hundred
dollars raised TO buy fuel and food for
the destitute which Is distFibBted under
directions OF the town commissioners
and q committee Of citizens
The jail is crowded with homeless
wanderers from oyster boats frozen III
In the creeks and rivers. Ii is believed
there Is much distress smone the crewE
OF vessels caught Ia the ice a distanc,
from land, but it 10 impossible to hear
from tnem
Business at standstill In Salisbury.
SALISBURY, Md Feb II There havr
been no malls At Salisbury from tn,
North for three days, owing to tho deeI
snowdrifts on the Delaware division
The New York, Philadelphia and Norfoll
railroad have succeeded in clearing thei
road and are landing passengers from tn
South la Delmar, where over a hundred
tourists sre waiting to get North Tn
} entire country hereabouis Is blockade
, and business Is at 3 standstill. The mill
/ are all shut down.
4 A committee wss formed yesterday I
! relieve the wants OF the distressed, an
20 day dozan wagons have been haui
s ing wood and provisions to al parts Q
: the city The committee have ampl
\ l funds at fhair enuntnand