Evening journal., 1900-01-29
CITY STREETS
SHEETS OF ICE
Slipping and Sliding, Pedestrians
Go About With Sliffening
Joints and Many Growls.
A HARD DAY ON HORSES

A CONVERSATION or SNOW. RAIN
AND COLD WEATHER MAKES
STREETS AND PAvEMENTs LIKE
GLASS. CAUSING THE DOWN
FALL OF MAN AND BEAST
Wilmington streets have not been as
slippery before this season as they
have been to-day. nor have the black
smiths done such good business.
Yesterday afternoon light snow
fell, which by evening had turned into
drizzling rain Later. the rain be-
came heavier and slight hail storm
set IN.
After the elements had expended
their supply OF rain, snow and hail. the
mercury dropped away down below the
freezing point. The result of this was
the slippery pavcments and streets to-
day. which have been the cause OF
many ludicrous as well as pitiful spec
tacles.
MANY HORSES FALL.
II has been q hard day on horses.
especially on cne3 compelled TO drag
heavy wagons over the CLASSY surface
OF the ice. and many VIII be unable to
move tomcrrow II they are nos prop
eriy attended after their days labor.
The drug stores will no doubt profit
By this, as humane masters Will not
only exDend their money IN the pur-
chase Of liniments AMI bandages but
devctc much OF their time to the at
tentlon Of those faithful animals.
The blackcmiths have also been
benefited. as they started work at 4
o'clock this morning ana have had
their hands full since .hat time, as this
Is the first occas.un fer "roushing' the
shoes this season. many had not at
tended to Il and all wan,ed to be watt
ed on at once
Many drivers Who had started cut
with heavy loads LEFT their wagons on
the street and after EMBARRASSING their
horses, took them to a convenient
blacksmith shop. where their work
was made less labosious by having
their shoes properly "roughed.
Il was indeed pihahle In the early
morning % sec the poor beasts vainly
saalniIs AMI taseIns dt heavily
loaded wagon.
The hcrrcs attached 90 heavy
wagon OF the George w. Bush and
Sons Company, stopped on Market
street between Third and Fourth this
morning, unable to 60 further There
they stood painting and fatigued, after
the hard pull up Market street hill, al
though they had come but a short dis
tpnce The driver, seeing that II was
impossible to move the animals, went
in store after store and secured many
bucketsful of ashes which he spread
around the horses within a radius OF
fifteen feet TO enable them to get a
foothold. They We're then started and
the willing animals went on with a
VIII. which excited the admiration OF
many spectators.
A pair OF horses belonging to the
Hartmann and Fehrenbach Brewing
Company. fell near Delaware Avenue
Il. & o. station this morning and much
trouble was experienced In getting
them to their feet A horse belonging
TO George Huber also fell at Seventh
{ and Jackson streets this morning. The
horse lay as though dead, and many
, thought that Il had sustained serious
injuries. as it refused to exert itself to
arise inally a blanket was placed
, under 1t and it Immediately scrambled
to its feet
Walking was also difficult feat for
pedestrians. and many heartless ones
, appeared to enjoy themselves over the
downfall OF some dlgnifed citizen.
Dignity, however, many threw to the
, winds, especially those who wished to
preserve their equilibrium, and as
sumed more Of a slouching gait that
, they might be more on their guard
I against Shining At the end Of cold
weather and slippery pavements, when
, the sun shines bright and warm, many
will be reminded Of snow and ice by
numerous bumps and bruises On vari-
Gus parts OF their anatomy.