Evening journal., 1895-02-09
Four Loaded Trains in
Huge and High Banks.
ALL TRAINS ANNULLED
Delaware Railroad Authorities
Announce This Afternoon
THAT THEIR SYSTEM Is CRIPPLED

Railroad Company's Expsnss-ThIrts-
five Experienced RaIlroaders sent Down
the Delaware Road to Free the Stalled
Trains. But Met Defeat at Farnhurst In
the shape OF Mammoth Snow Bank.
"An Our Power Has Cone" Said the
Road Foreman, Pointing to One Almost
Helpless Engine, the OnIy Locomo tive
in Town.
Our powsr is gone" said Clerk
Mackey, In the Office Of the road foreman
of engines, this afternoon, as he pointed
to the only remaining Delaware railroad
engine worn out. iron horse who has
seen his best days
All trains have been snnulled on the
Delaware railroad, and 1t Is not known
how or when the road can be placed in
good working order sgain. should this
cold weather continue.
The snowbound Trains.
Four passenger trains are almost buried
In snow along the Delaware railroad and
there is little prospect of cutting them
ont before Monday morning
Delaware railroad officials have made
arrangements with farmers and villagers
living near the scenes of trouble, to take
in the passengers at the expense of the
railroad company and care for them
until they can get some of their engines
free to carry the pass ngers to their
destination.
Farmhouse dinners win, therefore, be
the only consolation of those unfortunate
travellers tomorrow, which will probably
be the most eventful Sunday OF their
lives.
Conductor Owens and ais Train.
Traiu No. 40, which should have ar
rived in this city yesterday morning at
0 5S, is amost buried in drift near
Viola. Pei, and cannot be reached.
Conductor Owens had all his passengers
removed to neighboring farmhouses
early last evening and they will have to
make themselves as comfortable as their
gloomy and homesick spirits will
permit over sunday. The train is KEEP,
wsrm as sort of saloon parlor and
smoking room for the passengers
Colonel LaSfeId Blocked at Townsend.
Conductor ]. T. Lsyfsld's train is
known as No. SO and it should have
arrived here yesterday morning at s As
1t is the Delaware mail train coming
north.
The Layfield train struck its snag in
shape Of 8 monster snow drift and was
soon hemmed in two miles north of
Townsend.
Train No. 90, the noon express train
from the Delaware road due in Whining,
] ton at II 20. was not started away from
Harrington and it's passengers are there
fore in snug quarters.
Those sent Out From Wilmington.
The trains sent out from this city, with
n plenty Of steam power, Jared no better
I than the nortA bound accommodation
After the morning mail train, which
should have been sent out for the Della
u ware division st S13 yesterday
hours late, nothing was heard
of her until word was received that she
had poughed into an immovable snow
bank just south of the Delaware and
u Chesapeake bridge.
Conductor Hawkins at once arranged
to care for the passengers at the nearest
settlement and the work OF br- aking oui
Of the bank, with the assistance Of ths
three engines was begun.
This work is still going on.
Relief Train That Was No Relief
At noon to day q train consisting o.
three engines and one day coach wat
started down the Delaware railroad tS
clear the tracks and release all snow
bound trains.
On the train were thirty Eve exper
fenced railroad men who were gathered
up from this city and the Maryland
division. They we're in charge of Will
liam ]. Johnson q railroad trsinman Of
wide experience in hsndliDg wrecks anG
blocked trains
This train got along all right to Farm
hurst. There 1t stuck and the --latest
advlces were that 1t was in as bad fS
as the canal train.
Condition of the ssReIisf Train "
A telephone dispatch received from
Farnhurst at noon reports that th
storm has not seriously discommode,
them there. This morning the hospita
team succeeded In reaching Wilmington
and returning with some supplies whicl
were needed. The road is badly blocke'
put by taking to the fields passage wa
secured.
Two engines engaged in breaking on
the road are stalled just south Of th'
institution and the train which left her
M about IL o'clock is standing Just acros
the buildings No headway is beinl
made and the train seems to blocked.
Wilmington and Northern Also snOwe
Under.
There is no hope of re enewsd traffic O
the crippled. Wilmington & Northern road
To day at z 40 .. M, train wa
u started out from the Wilmington an
Northern station. at the foot OF Frenc
N street, to run to Coatesville, the roa
having been cleared as far as that plac
~ last night.
This train got as far as the Baltimor
8 andOhio ju nctio n. when a mountain {
8 snow was seen In the distance, and ,recos
% nizing the utter usslessness Of attemptln
to break through IT, the engineer stnrte