Evening journal., 1895-02-09
STORM REVELRY.
The Whole Country i'm the
Ice Kings Grasp.
IT'S A REGULAR BLIZZARD
With Singing High Winds, Cold,
and Drifting Snow.


zard of 'ss In Point Of Wind. Tempsra-
ture and Area Affected The 'ss Bliz-
gard Can Boast Only Greater snow
fall Than This Memorable King BIz-
Yards Blast OF Railroads Are Tiea
UP, Street Travel Imp odsd, aud General
Discomfort ReiKns supreme.
The etorm Of Thursday night and yes.
terday is still upon Wilmington, causing
widespread discomfort It's intensity was
greatly augmented by the piercing
wind, which howled around every treet
corner after tho snow had ceased to fall.
During the early hours Of thie morning
the streets presented desolate appear
snce for there were scarcely any street
cars running, and to travel on foot was
almost impossible, AS the day wore on
some things assumed brighter aspect.
| Street cars were run at very indefinite
intervals and people were fortunate
enough to reach their places OF business
or employment, although several hours
late
Passengers Spent the Day on Blocked
1 Train.
The newspaper train from New York,
due in this city at 8 80 a. m, did not
arrive In Baltimore yesterday until 80
p. m last night, nesrly twelve hours
late 1t reached Philadelphia shortly
before noon, but the switches were
blocked by snow and the mall was trans.
ferred to train that left Philadelphia
at 12 80 p, m, This train war composed
Of two locomotives, two postal cars, 9
combination car, one coach and a Pull
man car.
passenger on the train, speaking Of
the trip from Philadelphia TO Baltimore,
said
Fair time was made until We left
Wilmington. when heavy drifts were
met Headway thereafter WAS slow and
laborious The two locomotives strng-
gled through the drift until they ap-
preached Perryman's station, when an
Unusually heavy bank brought the train
to stop All efforts to clear the tracks
were in vain, aud the twenty FIVE OF
thirty passengers were forced to reconcile
themselves to long and weary wait,
Fortunately the train was heated by
steam and the cars at no time became un-
comfortable The passengers were put
to their wits end for means Of occupying
the time Some slept, others read, while
few begulled the time playing cards
The buffet on the Pullman was slimly
provislonei and before the train had beer
stalled very long the contents Of this
buffet, both In the way Of liquids ane
substantials, were exhausted
1.-THE place where the train came TO :
standstIll was only one hundred yards
from the station at Perryman'e, and al
enterprisipg boy appeared with two
baskets OF oranges These he quickly
{ disposed Of and, with an eye TO business,
went of and returned with 4 basket OF
pies. aud these, too, we're eagerly seized
BY the passengers and their hunger was
apFeased After waiting until so D.
n. the train was run.over to the north
track and broug hit to Baltimore"
Snow drifts were especially heavy on
the Green Spring Valley branch OF this
Pennsylvania line. A train on tn.
spsrrow's Point branch was blocked al
BAyview Junction.
Along the Baltimore and Ohio Road
! Freight traffic on the Baltimore ant
Ohio was practically abandoned and th'
officials devoted their energies to getting
} passengers through heavy blockade
D occHrred between Frederick and Wash.
ington functions, where the drift wal
. banked many feet deep across the tracks
making 1t impossible for trains to ge
through. Men were sent from Baltimorl
to clsar the tracks at this point. Train
were delayed for several hours between
. Baltimore and Warrington by one trAiI
running into another near Branchvills, II
Prince Georges county. The wreck wa
removed and later In the evening train
over this division were moving as usual
, | Western passenger trains sent out las
} night were supplied with double locomo
I tives. This extra power, 1t Is thought
. will succeed in getting them through th
4 drifts.
Upset, Thrown Out and Nearly FroEsI
Henry Pyle, who lives on the Concor
pike near Tallsyville. came in last even
ing after his son, Joshua-Pyle who
employed at Old Ferry Mill. When a
: Elliott avenue and Washington stree
the horse dashed into a high mount Q
I snow and upset the sleigh Then. tn
horse broke away, leaving Mr.. Pyle in
parishing condition in the snow bank
Policeman William r. Todd seeing ths
I, running horse, arrested it and hurrie
2 in the direction whence 1t came, Z
J the relief of the occupant Of th
. sleigh. He found .Mr. Pyle unconsciou
and apparently frozen, and hurriedl
. drove TO the Bellevue Hotel Here Nj
} Pyle was revived and his team cared fc
< until his son came out and started wit
him for home.
:, on the Eastern Shore
|. On Kent Island, opposite Hackstt
4 Pond, were four oyster vessels in the ic
I Oae was listed over aud appeared to
. sunk.
A vessel was seen about three mile
northeast of Seven Foot Knoll sunk AZ
covered With ice.
The Ida passed the Dorchester an
n Allegheny, of the Merchant and Miner
n Line, bound down below .sharp's ISLAM
Delaware County's Trolley Lines.
Trolley cars on the road from Media
4. Chester were showed up. and the pa
sengers were taken home in sleigh
y Electric sweepsrs were unable to ke'
the tracks clear along country roads, al
these great modern innovations ha'
p thus far failed to open the roads
as How tt Ansctsd n Newspaper Man.
y. A Chester newspaper man, accordir
A. to the Chester Evening News, is aga