The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-13
Delaware Railroad Is Out
OF Service for the Day.
TRAIN LOST In SNOW STORM
Traffic on the P, W. & B.;
B. & 0. and W. & N.
r. r. Greatly lln-
peded.
ARTIC WEATHER PREDICTED

0 | the Delaware kailrO ID and not Il train
has moved either up or down the road since
sat rtlny night. Traffic on tho L. w. Il
d. Railroad is hinaerea to n groater extent
,han ever before, white tho Wilmington
City Railway was, fora time, complied
to abandon the operation Of is line. Fo'-
trnnteiy iudaad the weather thus far Is
not that bitterly cold variety which ac-
companies Billiards, but 1t will be along
before night If tn, Indications Of the
weather prophets are to b. relied on.
The storm is undoubtedly tho most Sc
we're ono in fifty years SnoV drifts have
blocked city struats and country roads,
weighed down telegraph aud telephone
wi;es nnd causol general suspension Of
business.
Tho'storm came Saturday night. The
flakes were fin, and High, tho Kind that
come, to stay. in fact 1T was just the kind
ofa tieccy carpet tina. members Of tho old
ar generation like to talk about when they
recna The pastimcs of heir youth. Every
puff OF the ever present wind sent great
white clouds flying drought the air.o bank
up alongside Tho sidewalks to choke rail-
road cuts and Impede street railway 6per-
alton
The railroads suffered most and their
troubles had their birth yesterday when
all trains on the p W. Il b. ana B. & O.
railroads were drawn out of ths Gep9ts
I,.,,, l,n. f,,, f,,
time and by double cndors." Trains On
the W. s. N. railroad were also smashed
up. But to-day the situation is more SER
ious. A north oAsJer addal to the 60
ments of tho night AMI has proved tho pre-
dominating cause Of tho general business
suspension which exists. Traffic on tie
Delaware railroad has been suspended aid
II trains arc to DO operated by night It Will
only be because man has the power IN stay
tho fury Of the storm,
Not n train has gone over the line since
1l.53 o'clock Saturday night when the
Norfolk express Went south with five ears
we'll loaded with passengers who are con-
gratu!ating themselves on their escape
from thu blizzard The express due to
leave hero ut tina SAME time last night
reached the French street station NJ :
o'clock. She was made mp Of one baggage"
two day coaches and two Pullman cars
which showed the effect OF tbs storm. The
train haltna at the Third street eros ,i9g,
while ahead OF 1T was hall aiuzsh other
trains which had been delayed one, two
and three hours, and wero side tracked fer
further orders. Orders came for but ono
however, the Baltimore accomnloia ION
leaving ut 234 o'clock Since that honr
not train has passed south over either
road.
At clock the south bound track was
cleared of trains and tho Dashwrr! TOAD
Srain drew Into the station. Aboard 1t
was about one hundred passengers whose
constant Inquiries OF conductor Hitch
only brought the Information that the
train was stopped for order. Hour fol-
lowed hour In slow succession until 6
o'clock arrvudlvhen II was annlunced
that The Del. Road was blocked c0mpsJs-
ly and that no train could move ovnr ii
for hours. AT 7 clock tho be!atah pas
snnCars were inrorlnei that III. compa ny
had Irovided breakfast frr them at
Elouth's IIotpl aud after the meal was en-
joyed the patrons Of the roaI boarded tho
train.c1 pecting soon 10 De Oh their way
to thuir destinations. But they were
doomed 20 disappointment, for Al o'clock
Superintendent Barnard, who WAS person :.
billy conducting tho operation OF several
trains and an innninorabio nunb,r Of
snow shovsllcr3, that tho Train would not
move during tho day, whercupon the pas
Sengers retired to hotels and spent the day.
This is th, story briefly told al he biz.
Yards grasp of this end OF tia Delaware
road.
Al ;ho other end similar situation pro
walls. Tho train waiCn should have reach.
ed thi, city at 40 o'clock left y !nnr ono
hour buhnd timo but before i had pro.
cccdad ovor n mile it was cnughs in adrIt
where 1t now Remains AS trains cannot
70 operated from either end Of the road
the PASSENGERS arc douh'le3s suffering
Erealiy. Telephone and telegraph com.
munjca,!0n aTe interrupted aAd no,Ys from
that wDins i, therefore unobtt!nable.
Tho =, ". & a. system i, badly crippled
but TT /, not yet chokod Railroad men
,xpAct snc! a condition before night how
eyar, Besides tho Baltimore acCumEudn.
t"n train witch had left horY ut "aj
o'clJGk bat few trains have mDged either
North or South.
The l2.jS Washington express pulled
ont Of TIE station nc b o'clock wi h Two To-
/ co:u,tivrs ut her hal Tho - Phiialnl-
phin express won North at 8 o'clock
while the Elgo Moor train moved our at =
uclack an hour behind IT, scheduled tliHc.
As Tor the other trains some were lost to
unywhcr, from ono 10 fiyo hours bohiai
tim.
rho Baltimore and Ohio system Is also
crippled All trains arc hvf a0ny b.
hi Il time nml hvsu that DO roach the sta.
| ticn show i -ns u! Elvirg successfully buff
fctlcl the most severe storm for years,
Nutn tram moved over the W. Il \. Il
Il during liz morning. LIS many rUrs
| are b!Ora ii with u feet snow drifts Which
| will c1ii,o many hours of work by pow.
| crlul snow flows to rrmCyGi 10.
The Wilmington CIV Railway Com.
! pany i, operating It's Inns On tn ".,p a5 yUu
| please" sy.tenn The big snnw rlDw 10.
! .cth"r,with the ears wore operated through
| ont h. u,uh' h-t uS s)NI tt, he slvW