Evening journal., 1899-02-13
GREAT STORM RACES.
Delaware Covered By the
Deepest Snow for Years.
ALL TRAFFIC AT A stan DsTlLL

MENCnD SATURDAY. NIGHT AND
CONTINUES TO-DAY-RATlROlAlD
AND RAILWAY TlRlAvBL BLOCK
ED AND THE RIVERS FROZEN.
The sesond raIt Of the snow storm
commenced on Saturday night and
continued yesterday. and this morning
Whether there Is 10 be another week
like the last remains 70 be seen The
prospects are That there will be at
least two days moro Of the cod
weather, probably accompanied by
SNOW.
The snow, on level. lis about two
fee. deep, and is causing great inoon-
venience to traffic.
NO TRAINS RUNNING.
Mo attempt is being made to run
trains cn the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, snow drifts being so deep that It
Is imp -ssible to cut through them
The snow is also drifting 80 fast that
1t would be useless to attempt to keep
the cuts clear.
No trains are being run on the Del
aware division Of the Philadelphia
Wilmington and Baltimore railroad
the snow having drifted so badly south
of this city that several trains which
should have arrived late laft night and
early this morning are snow-bound
down the road. AT 10 o'clock this
morning the tracks between this city
and Washington ON the Philadelphia.
Wilmington and Baltimore railroad
were clear, and an effort was made toI
keep them clear and TO run a few trains.
The regular Wilmington and North
ern train for Reading left this morn
ing at i.s usual time s O'Clock. The
train was composed Of four coaches
and three engines. but very few pas
sengers were en- route Gangs Of men
are being sent cut an along the line
keeping the tracks dear OF the drift
ing snow.
SHIPPING TIED UP.
Shipping Is at a standstill. Neither
steamers nor schoons attempting
to 90 up or down the Delaware
or Christiana rivers. Both are frozen
from shore to shore. and it is useless
Tor a boat to attempt to leave its dock.
The present freeze up In the rivers
win entai, considerable lces on vessel
owners.
Ice boat No. 3 Of Philadelphia, has
made her way down the river as far
as New Ca5t,e. arriving yesterday at2SO
p. m. 1t struggled hard to relieve the
situation, and large quantities CT ice
r were broken and set adrift.
SHIPS DRIVEN ASHORE.
iAe the Breakwater the Philadelphia
Schooner Electra Bailey, from the
north in ballast, was reported to have
dri1ted dangerously near the shore be-
. INV the iron pier The barges Glib
son and Newport dragged their
anchors and are ashore on Joel Flog-
ger shcal Their condition IS not
known. nlr the fate Of their crews.
as it is impossible to get near them.
The Oyerfalls hghtshlp, which broke
adrlfi, was tcwed to safety by the Pro
tector John Richards, Of the report
ing station, was badly frost-bitten and
obEged to relinquish duty
A feet of eight tugs is anchored at
, the Breakwater. With them are the
steamers Cape Comlno from Shields;
South CwaH. from New York and
, Starfon, fr,m Daiquiri. The overdue
- liner Belgenland, with passengers and
merchandise, has not been heard from.
Such Is the shipping Of the Delaware
bay and river
STREETS NEARLY DESERTED.
The ctreos were sneariy deserted
10 yesterday and this morning, those who
n we're out being compelled to leave
" their home. The majority Of them
"A were walking in the street, as the cai
n tracks were keFt clear, which mad,
y better walking than on the s.!pperl
- and snow-covered pavements.
p PLUMBERS AND STREET CLEAN
ERS.
N Plumbers and pavement cleaners arr
tn reaping a harvest. Plumbers hav'
s. been greatly IN demand for the pas
b. week, and the prospects are that the,
I'd will he keTl busy fer the next few
D. days Pipes which were never frozei
he before were frozen during the recen
IN cod snap, and in several nev housec
ed where special attention was paid D
fe. protecting the pipoe, they met tn
n same fate.
nd FRUIT CROP DAMAGED.
o. Reports from down the state indicat
ed that the fruit crop he's been badl
~ damaged. especially the berry crol
= which it is feared in some parts ha
He been killed
nd Although Superintendent Fox Of th
Wilmington City Electric Railway
tv making every effort TO keep the track