Evening journal., 1902-03-05
MORE DANAGE
by this STORN
Followed Closely il Foot
steps Of the Other
POLES and TREES Arb DOWN
Snow and Driving Rain Cover The
Streets With Slush-AnOiher
PrOShet Threatened
POLES and TREES ARB DOWN

No sooner has this city recovered
from the effects of tho disastrous
storm OF last Monday week. than comes
another which threatens further loss
and damage TO telegraph. telephone
and trolley companies. It. Is not likely
to be as serious as the one just suffer-
ed at the same time some approhen-
sion is felt
According to the weather man the
storm is central over Northern
Georgia. and is moving northeast. with
shifting north TO northeast brisk
winds. becoming high storm warm
/ ings last night were sent to the Break
water. Reedy Island. Port Norris,
Sandy Hook, Cape May, Atlantic City,
Baltimore and Philadelphia The
winds will reach gale force on the
coast
The prediction IS that tomorrow will
be fair. and in this the hopes of the
managers Of the telegraph and tele-
phone companies lie.
The storm began shortly after 10
O'Clock last night with a rain An
hour or so after this turned to snow
! and this continued 10 fall until an
early hour this morning covering the
earth to a depth of about two inches.
Then for variety, the snow turned to
/ sloct and rain. and as a consequence.
the streets are In the most Juicy" con-
dition imaginable.
The telegraph and telephone wires
are becoming coated with ice and are
sagging beneath the weight
The rain lis swelling the streams.
while the wind is blowing the tide in.
so another freshet is anticipated.
Shipyard Work Suspended
All outside work in the local ship
shipyards is at a standstill At the
Harlan and Holiingsworth Company's
Yards only the men Who work I'm the
shops or inside Of boats were on duty.
Trains on Time
All railroad trains were running on
/ time, and no Interference with traffic
Iis expected.
The water in Che Chrietiana river
ran higher this morning that it has
for several days. phe heavy cast wind
backed the water up I'm the river. threat
icnlng to overflow tine lowlands
Few vessels moved on the river be-
cause Of a heavy fog.
Toward noon it soon became apparent
that the damage to wires would he great
4 Poles carrying wires fcll at Fourth and
/ Third and DUPONT streets. Another pole
/ frl on Third street between TatnaI and
/ West streets A tree ON Sixth between
/ Pine and Spruce and another at Reed
and Adams Streets wcro blown down.
Wires are reported down at Tenth and
/ IatnaH. Second and French streets.
/ Christinna avenue and Hcald streets.
/ The flag pole at Washington Heights is
shattered.
The street railway service was derang-
/ ed to some extent. The snow packed
soidly upon the rails TO such % degree
/ chat snow ploughs and swcepers failed
/ Go thoroughly clear the tracks early In
/ the morning
ON the sidewalks whore the tempcra-
/ turo was above freezing there was the
slushiest kind of slush. which splashed
with every footstcp. and ruined the
/ best of tempers. Generally speaking
4 fairly persistent attempts were made by
shovel brigades 90 clear away the snow
and sleet, but many householders and
/ shopkcepers were subjects of vigorous
condemnation because their neglect left
/ between three and four inches of watcry
snow and slect 90 be wadcd through
Should the storm continue. more severe
/ damage is threatened as heavy rains
would again flood the rivers. and cause
further troubleewith the makeshift tele-
graph service which is now employed by
/ the companies 90 make outside connec-
tions Lincmon are unable TO scale the
poles during the storm, while a recur-
renee Of anything approaching a freshet
is feared by the Brandywine mill owners.