The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1900-02-19
THE SNOW FELL
FOR THIRTY HOURS
Police Did Noble Work in Res
cuing People From Being
Frozen to Death.
H0B0S DRIVEN TO SHELTER
The Railroads Had Prepared for the
Predicted Storm and Were
Ready for Heavy Drifts
Should They be
Encountered.
HOBOS DRIVEN TO SHELTER

Wilmington is just beginning to re.
over from the effects of fall OF snow
which continued almost necessarily for
nearly thirty hours.
The storm. was second only, in recent
Years, to the blizzard OF year ago and
for time threatened general te-up.
Il came from the South and originated
nut short distance north of the balmy
roves OF Florida.
There was nothing but rain in tile ex-
rene South, but. as the storm moved
urther North, il turned into snow, and, /,
n some sections, proved to be the great
It fail OF snow for years. This was par
uarly true Of Baltimore and Washing
ton.
lhe storm showed signs OF abatement
about midnight Saturday, when it cleared
mp with sharp drop in the temperature.
IL IS expected that the cold weather
will not abate until we'll in the week.
The snow storm as well as the cold
weather. accompanying it had the result
i driving many hobos in town, and as
result McEntee's luxurious apartments
for one night dodgers at the City Hail
did land office business Saturday and
last night. On Saturday night there
were just thirty-seven dodgers and last
night there were about thirty.
Business had been dull with Mr.. Nc
Entee thus far this winter and it was
feared that the change of the name of
the apartments from O'NeiPs flats, as
they were called last year. had injured
business but it is now believed that the
mild winter has been the cause.
The members of the police force did
noble work during the binding storm
| Saturday night in keeping sharp look
tut for persons who might be partly
vercome for some reason out in the
| treets and in danger of freezing to
ieath, and as result many lives were
(! aved.
| Officers Burchinall and Donahoe found
| colared woman named Ida Durnell
in the snow at Eighth and Church
streets, about 1.90 O'Clock yesterday
morning. She mad market basket by
her side.
She was taken to the station house an6
when she reached there was in partly
frozen condition. Matron Wogan took
charge of her and revived her.
Officers Davidson and Lyons found 6
nan at Fourth and Shipley streets about
O'Clock yesterday morning. He was
ntoxicated and was fast succumbing tC
the cold. He was turned over to Cap
1 in Black who took him to the station
house and had him thawed out. Captain
Black also took charge of a man who
seemed to be bewildered with cold and
rong nquor and was trying to get on Q
New Castle car on East Fourth street.
Officers Shields and Pierce did somt
.ood rescue work along the 'coast. y
The cheap lodging houses on the coast
did thriving business.
The various railroad companies hat
taken a lesson from the blizzard of las
year and the timely warning of the ap
preaching storm had caused them to pre-
pare for the worst.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Compan.
had sent out word along its lines on Fri
day and the r., w. & B. Company in thi
section called out large force OF mel
Friday night. These were held in readi
ness in case they were needed.
When the storm abated Saturday o
midnight they started to send the mel
home. An official OF the company sal
last night that had the snow been drye
and the wind continued high much trOu
BILE would have been experienced. Mos
of the trains continued to run prett.
| we'll on time. Some OF the men ordeleI
out were used in shoveling abon
switches and at stations. Sweepers mad
a number of trips between Fourth stree
, yard and West street crossing and
snow train was put in service.
Some drifts were encountered on tn
Delaware road and its branches, and tw
engines had to be used at some points
On the branch road from Clayton t.
Smyrna an engine got stuck in dee,