Evening journal., 1899-02-15
SNOW IS DISAPPEARING
Many Carts Are Used in Haul
ing 1t From the Streets.
FEW TRAINS AREAS YET RUNNING

FEW TRAINS ARE AS YEr RUNNING
THE DEIIAWlARE ROAD Is NOT
YET OFENED, BUT TRAINS MAY
En- RUNNING TO-NlGHT-HUN-
I,RHDs OF sHOvELDElRS ALONG !
THE LIME.
Business has been resumed and
things begin to look as they did be-
fore the great storm Of February, 1899,
excdpt for the huge banks of snow
which are piled up en- THE streets.
The usual number OF pedestrians are
new to be seen on the streets. Every
thing in fact has a more cheerful as
pect. The electric cars are making
their regular trips and the usual num-
ber Of wagons are moving to and fro
WAGONS HAULING SNOW.
"a lauge number Of wagons are be-
ing used to haul the snow from the
streets and is being dumped in vacant
let's Men and wagons line both sides
OF Market street 1t takes but few
minutes to fM wagon, and as soon
as 1t is fun it is sent on and another
one takes it's place. So the work pro-
ceedlz
SIIEHGHlNG ON THE RIVER.
The Chester Times says that the
present frigid weather recalls the Sc
we're Winter Of 1S57-5s. said by cid
residents to have been marked by the
longest period OF cold weather within
their recollection. The Delaware river
was frozen from shore to shore, and
a number Z people took sleigh rides
from Chester to Marcus Hook and
many people sl1ated acrosis to the Nav
Jersey shore. A farmer living near
Bridgeport drove his horse to Chester
bringing a sleigh loaded with farm
products, which he sold to merchants
en- this side Of the river.
The ice on the Delaware was over
two feet thick, and a party OF rollick-
ing gentry had an OK roast on the
frozen surface at Marcus Hook and
scores of people from Delaware and
New Jersey attended the feast.
COAL SUPPLY SHORT.
Many Of the coal dealers have only
short supply Of coal, and a few OF
the small dealers have run entirely
cut. But there is enough to allow
everybody to run them unit
more can be shipped to This city.
No matter how large the orders, only
half ton is sent, and to thai ar
hitched two OF three horses, anC
if the distance is very great and ther'
are MANY hills to suumount fou
n horses are attached 10 a wagon. Fiv'
carloads were brought jim from thl
/. West Yard this morning, but in few
b hours it was all delivered. While
Q colored man was backing his cart ~
2 to one Of the cars the head horse fel
i on the man, but fortunately he wals no
!. hurt. Several men got the horse OF
u him, and when he arose he resume
J. work.
A FEW TRAINS RUNNING.
The first train to connect Whining
ton with the outside word arrive
p here at o'clock yesterday ON the
st & o. railroad from Philadelphia, an
3 they have been running between Phi
l. adelphia and Washington at irregula
81 intervals ever since. No trains al
y being run on the Landenberg brancl
De but it is expected TO try and get OF
ID through this afternoon. 1t will
lg several days before the regular sche'
De ule will be in effect.
ON THE P, w. & b RAILROAD.
Communication has now been G
/, tablished hldaween Philadelphia al
IN Washington, and. although the trail
m are not running on scheduled tim
~ several Of them have passed throug
80 this city. Attached 10 each one we
nv two engines.
"A No trains are being run over {
Delaware road, and the members
the Legislature, as we'll as many 9th
he people, are still snow-bOund in ii
.er city. The trouble now lies betwe
It's. State Road and Mt. Pleasant, a d
ed tance, of about nine miles. Sevei
se- hundred men and several sn'
ne ploughs are working hard to clear Il
small piece of track 81 that De
ware road trains can be run.
-. CORPSE AT THE STATION
The funeral parity and corpse VIII
'as arrived here on Sunday are stil
ei the French street station. They W
o bound for Dover.
ON THE W. & N
Traffic is at a standstill on the W
len mington and Northern railroad.
st. trains at all are being run. Worlon
.er- are employed and SNOW ploughs are
by use all along the tracks.
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