The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-02-18
SNOW! SNOW! SNOW!
CECIL COUNTY HAS IT'S FULL
SHARE OF TIE BLIZZARD.

I sistance Of II number of horse carts, opened
the streets for travel, and n number Of people
out OF coal were supplied with fuel.
CLEARING THE TRACKS.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bllti-
more Railroad Company WAS actively at work
from midnight on Monday urtil early Wed.
nesday morning removing the large drifts Of
snow from the tracks, so that traffic might be-
resumed. Snow ploughs were constructed of
solid oak, sheathed with steel, and backing
the iron-shod prows wero huge tenders to
hur the snow cut of range OF the tracks. The
pows extended from few inches above the
ties to the base of the Smokestacks. and We're
viewed by many curious persons. Backed by
three locomotives, and with two ears attach
ed, bearing workmen armed with shovels, the
snow pillow was started on its journey from
Wilmington down the Maryland division, and
slowly, but surely the drifts were waited to
this side and that, and obstacles were being
removed. The large plow with its coupled
energy became stalled during Tuesday morn
ing near Stanton, but the work was pluckily
continued, with the result that Perryvlle was
reached late in the afternoon. Although
there was another blockade there, with the
aid of two more locomotives the snow was
thrust aside, and the tracks were clear.
Meanwhile trains had been working north
ward, clearing away the drifts, and the re-
suit was that the rails were shorn of thor
ileecy barrier Then it was that the Ave loco
motives, ice-coated and triumphant, wend8d
their way back to Wilmington, to be admired
by the persons clustered about the station,
who Immediately became interested in almost
anything. Later the first train from Havre
de Grace made its appearance, and the ele-
ments had been conquered.
The Baltimore and Ohio also experienced
the same difficulty in clearing its tracks.
STORM NOTES
A passenger train on the P. W. Il B. Rail
road was stalled at Havre de Grace on Mon
day. Conductor Scott had them taken to
Hecht's hotel. 1t was jolly party, and tn y
accepted the situation in a philosophical
manner. They parried jokes with ore
another, and at first although there was
some disappointment, the passengers finally
reconeied themselves to the situation, and
made merry at the hotel.
W. S. Carhart, OF Pleasant Hill, was the
first resident of that place to get to Elkton,
bringing the Pleasant Hill mail, on Thursday
tho first since last Saturday. He reported
snow banks all the way from 5 to 8 feet deep.
The rain of Thursday temporarily stopped
the ice harvest on tho Susquehanna river.
County Treasurer W. r. Fryer reached Ell
ton on Thursday, after hard battle against
the snow barnicade in the trip from his home
at Colora. Mr.. Fryer drove in sleigh from
Colora to Port Deposit. He was overturned
once, being precipitated down a bank fifteen
feet high, but he fell in the snow uninjured.
He reached Port Deposit at 3 40 and caught
train arriving ia Elkton at o'clock.
Deputy Clerk OF the Circuit Court John
Green also got down from Liberty Grove on
Thursday morning, walking from his home
| to Octoraro Junction to catch a train.
The Baltimore Central Railroad il is hardly
| thought will be open for travel before Monday.
The rain of Thursday and the present
thawing weather has started the snow melt
ing fast and accordingly the streets and roads
are in bad condition.