Evening journal., 1899-02-14
IN THE STORM
KINGS EMBRACE
The City Covered With a
Deep rIantIe of
White.
ALL TRAVEL IS BLOCKED
No Tails Arrived Here Since
Early Yesterday
7orning.
FIERCE WIND PREVAILED

! RAILWAY TRAVEL AT A STAND
STILL AND TRAINS RUNNING
NETTHDR NORTH NOR SOUTH
ONE or TINE sEvEREsT STORMS
KNOWN FcR MANY YEARS.
MUCH SUFFERING AMONG THE
POCR AND INCONVENIENCE
AMONG OTHER CIlAErlRs-NlANy
BUSINESS ESrABGEsHMENIs
CLOSED.
The hearts Of many people were
gladdened this morning when they
looked from their windows and saw
that the snow had ceased. The thought
III having to suffer another day like
THAT OF yesterday would have a de-
pressing effect on the most cheeliul
nature. Brh Old Sol condescended to
show his face again to the shiverng
children of the earth to-day. making
especially glad those who are COM
peiled to be in the open air.
AIN CID-TIME WINTER
Wilmington, and in fact, the whole
Peninsula, for the past nine days has
undergone a regular "oldltimo Win
tier" Those who talk about the Win
ters when they were boys cannot now
refer to the real Winters" of long ago.
The blizzard Of March 70, 1855. does
nst conaRsse with the storm Of ESa-
day and yesterday. The hlockads =
trains, electric cars and. shipping for 30
long tune. and the closing Of stores
chops and factories have never been
} known bo1ore. BusineIs in all It's
| branches was at a standstil yester-
day
STORES AND FACTORIES CLOSE
I Several Of the leading stores were
{ closed nearly all day yesterday. In
t some cases only the men clerks braved
.he blizzard Some stores were open
S "a as usual, but there was nothing
S Tor the employees to do butt sit and wait
= Cor customers, and customers did not
D come. 1t was no day for shopping NJ
8 people were on the street, except thos'
= who were compelled to be, and they
o hurried to their destinations as rapid
d y as the snow and wind perniuted.
Many Of the factories and shop
2 were compelled to close after a few
o hours of work, there not being a ssffi
. o.ent number Of men to carry it on
d The Pullman works and the Thomai
Z Manufacturing Company, and also
. humber Of other establishments oioees
e at noon. Some few did not altemp
= work at all. The worklngmen, espe
N cdaHy those who lived on the out
+ skirts. were late. Those who s,rug
J. eled through the snow suffered an ex
perlence they win not soon forget
Many men to-day are suffering wit
frozen ears and frosted fingers an
/ feet
"A A BEAUTIFUL APPEARANCE.
le ALTHOUGH much damage and incon
IS venience are being oocasioned by tn
s. gncw yet Is cannot be denied that
ne presents beautlfu, appearance
Everything is covered with mant'
OF white. Everywhere are the larg
irregular drifts. the glistenins eur
he beams making them sparkle like giaI
lie diamonds. Hugh ioicles hanging froi
m the ewes Of houses. in odd and gr'
n tesoue shapes. add in making mo
to beautiful appearance.
ip NO MAILS RECEIVED.
The mail-carriers and mail clerl
have had little or no work since Sa
day. There has net been a mail r
n ceived CT a mail sent from this CT
nd since yesterday morning at G o'cioe
he The mail Clerks and carriers have hi
re- only the local mail to handle, and
IRE very small quantity of that
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS
Notwithstanding the severe stor
Is many camera fiends were out TAXI
Ell snapshots Of the storm and It's
Law feots yesterday and to-day. MARI
the street was the favorite place for the
ed as 10 will be interesting next SUNNI
no Gee how wilmingtons chief bs
ness thoroughfare looked durins
err storm OF February y and 13. P
ny sures Of wagons and cars eadeavorl
b. TO make their way through the sn
in were favGite subjects CT the amatsu
oh HOUSES LOOKED DESERTED.
tbe Houses IN ais parts of the city lool
be- deserted. The front doors were k
c,osed tieht and in many cases