The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-17
{! lizard LIKE
SNOW STORM.

When Della wareans pulled their
window blinds aside this morning
they were given cause tor agen-
eral shudder, tor bizzard-like
snow storm had this section III its
grasp.
About 10 o clock last night snow
b:gan to fall and it continued in.
cessanlly up to . 80 o'clock this
alter Don, with no signs OF abate-
ment. 1t was Of the adhesive damp
kind that remained wherever it
fell The flakes descended thick
and fast at times and It was not
;loug before the streets were covered
with mantle Of white, The snow
VAS accompanied by drop IN the
tsmFerature OF three degrees
4 Fearing that their traffic would
be interfered with unless measures
we're taken to Clearlthe track the
Wilmington CITY Railway Company
aud the Peoples Railway Company
had their sweepers IN operation at
2o'clock this morning. It was not
long after the tlakes had been
brushed from the tracks before the
roadbed was cOaked III white
garb.
The cars on the Peoples line were
blocked, and gave but poor service
The New Castle cars ran lew
minutes behind time, but thc Della.
ware City end of the line was block
ed and the PEOPLE from that section
came to Wilmington by train.
The trains OIL the b Il O. were
runnlng almost on schedule time.
The Chicago Express was but
three minutes laie.
The r., W. Il b. Trans were Civ
ing the usual service and the DeIa-
: ware road trans came up without
a hitch. The snow south Of Mid
dletown IS heavier than north OF
that Town The railroad companies
are tcariu oil the snow drifting.
: As the day progressed SO did
trouble Tor the trolley roads. 1t
was Ii clock when the hFst car
over the r,,ng street line reached
Front street Then It vas post
Bile only to d. 30 bv the force Of
shoyelers ahead OF the car. On
some OF The lines two cars ran TO.
gether. Every ooe was IN good
hatured mood, taxing the street
car service as ii came along,
The down state people state!
at noon that he snow IN that sec
lion OF the State can be measured BY
the loot oetead OF by the inch,
A Secocu street car Jumped The
track at Second aud Poplar streets,
I he ml,Iimen used ,leishs 20 de
liver the milk.
An cnterpr' sing baker relegaled
his bread wagons aud used ones
With Runners instead OF wheels
The roice suiered severely as
thcp are Obliged TO be out OF doors
a. lag. The same men will be on
duty lonlGht
The etlcr carriers had a dltticuit
task IN covering their routes.
1wol rarns from New York were
blocked bet%cen PM adeIpAla and
tbs city A special train had to
be made up at the station to go
Az ware road
Several OF the Delaware avenue
ears Jumped the track.
The sweeper took / notion and
jumped the track.
A car OF the Peoples Line Jump.
ed the track at sixth aud layton
streets and went down the etnb ank.
Meut.
People al eighth and lujor
streets were surprised to see eat
No. ~ Jumped the track and run tt
the paycmeat.
The storm IS SAID to be especially
severe GowL the state. a nAmOct
Of men from towns down the State
who have their bustmc>t ia TINS
CITY say that it would not he sur
prislnp from the looks OF the 1,ora
il the Delaware railroad would b.
tied up entirely late tnIs afternoon
This they say will be the outcome
OF the heavy w!nd winch Will caur'
tho snow TO drit "a banks 90 TIN
tracks /! it continues "A far a
could be learned thus morning. II
serious damage has been done b
the storm "a the immediate ycIniti
o. Wilmington.