The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-29
PLENTY OF SNOW,
IL Blocks railroad and Railway rruf1lc fo1
Time. An Iucideus

The cold wave which has held the coun.
Try 10 lts ICY grasp for the past few days
has been succeeded by snow storm of III
eahtlo proportion which has blocked
tfavei on the railroads running into this
city, crippled for time street railway
tralilc ana added greatly to the dangers of
the inclement season.
Inc storm began Wednesday noon and
Dy ni9ht the earth was covered with a
Whltc carpet to the depth Of three inches.
Ca,s ol lhe railway lines ran with diff
was sent out. 4
Along Market street the sweeper hurled
ciouds OF snow over pedestrians and for :
able. 'o'oo'ion'
AS the night grow old the storm increas-
Gu AMI yesterday morning the snow had
Increased 10 depth Of SIX Inches. Snow
ashih covered the trAcks of the city rail-
WY company but not to tho extent that
t"uhd walking rather Unpleasant and pre.
Isfred the beaten street to the Unopened
| plNcmeuts.
Iuly morning milk men reported snow
'"ti very heavy In the country and that the
roaus wi!l Furnish good sleighing for az
iehsI week, providing the weather re-.
nainS COOL which seems almost certain.
X oh theW llmlngLon and Northern and
,'""ale i,'' hallToads traffic was blocked to
SUMS ex'ent and two locomotives were re.
CURED TO draw the trains.
"ilmlngtGn's poor of course snfYer from
tno storm nut they are being provided for
by charitable fainilie,
lwo pretty young ladies were feeling
Iheir way cautiously along West btb street
near west this morning, with MANY grasns
an, az. ohe anottter as their feet would slide
tN a',u sup upu! the snowy pavement Ike.
sn,aIia VI iaughter escaped them occa-
III thcir desperate efforts to kean in ths
PelPehu.oular and the feet Of one shot ont
n'tH '!'huitatcuus movement that laid
'uo PROXY young lady prone uDun the
'aseih"it' Startled by the rapidity of
hei companions dOwnfall the oti,er voung
,auy oiung Wildly 10 ii Tree and gazed az
Ino Ptos'fate form with an expression az
dfull helplessuess.
ir1' "A "a, 'sii young man who had been walk.
t1o, hau been startled by the s,,ddennass
9i lhe fali steadied himself, glanced WIFI
uiSh!lleu d!sapprOyal at he smiling nsonIa
s. sone leet away who had Witnessed the
'"it ana were unable to offer assistance or
I1l.roi III. a 'heir nirth, and gravely offered
H. H,o. sxslsn
- r' u Iuichly nau the young lady on
Ier I,, ieet and shaking off the clinginp snow
ms mission over the young man. still
preserving the same digni1led air, resnm-
ga ms way down Fifth street, But he
mad not gone five yards before bis own
i9eI iSt suddenly abandoned the payement
Inc young man clutched wildly at ths
1,mpey ar, and down he came at full
length, with resoundlng whack.
Spectators who had indulged on,v tba
courtesy OF smiles when the pretty yonny
iauy tumbled now broke forth inio noisy
laughter, all of which cumforted very
huoh the young lnun on his back and
VINO sren'Nd at first too much dazed to
arise. Bu the laughter ceased and gave
place W stares, as a frail little hand In
Dlaok glove gently fell upon the coat of
ehe prostrate young man and plucked al
IL With strength insufficient TO raise a
canary 1ird, while very musical voice
SAD allow me to return your kind lcss,"
~ was the pretty young lady WHO had
Deen picked up by the young man. and
tnough trille put out by the protferod
assistance for IL moment, the Young man
sum recovered himself and, grayely
grasping the slender hand, arose 10 his
leet' His disappearance immediately after
rapidity. 0' AVE-