Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-22


The currents used in street lighting
are deadly. Lights in business houses
and private residences do not require
such powerful currents, and, therefore, J
are not so dangerous.
Under the cover of darkness burglars
would have had an easy time but they,
like most other mortals, stayed indoors
last night. Probably they were afraid
, of stepping ON a live wire.
= Realizing that the fallen electric
/ light wires were dangerous to the life
of persons who were Obliged to be out
last evening Mayor Fisher directed the
lofticers of the Wilmington City Elec-
ltric Company TO not run current into
the wires. The lines not yet being I'M
a position it is probable THAT the city
win be dark again tonight.
More Storm in Sight
The storm which reached Whining
ton yesterday morning formed in Mon
itana last Monday 1t started toward
the southwest. and Tuesday morning
had its centre in Denver. Tuesday
levening il was at Abilene. a station
lnear the centre of Texas. Wednesday
morning it had reached the gulf coast
land turned to the northeast. 1t passed
Through New Orleans and reached
lVicksburg Thursday morning From
this point it went directly east and
Preached the Atlantic coast yesterday
morning.
When sleet began to fall in this city
the storm centre was near Charleston,
Is c. At that time it was raining in
Mobile. Ala. and Lexington, Ky, which
placed the storm radius at about 500
miles.
This knowledge of the storm area
was the only data from which the time
it will take to pass northward could be
, computed. The centre had reached the
vicinity of Washington late last night,
, and there was at that time 500 miles
r of rain still coming from the South. IL
will. according to expectation of the
experts. take all day to pass this city
! According to the same method of cal
, culation it began to rain or snow yes
+ terday afternoon in the New England
! States and will continue TO storm in
4 that part of tho country all of today
and tomorrow
The latest reports received at the To-
v cal bureau last night were to the effect
q that a similar storm was forming il
r. North Dakota. What the new storm
4 will do could not be guessed last night
v 1t was forming in the country where
. most of the bad storms generate, anC
I iii it does not break up before it reaches
/, New Mexico the weather man says, il
4 Twill probably gather strength in tn,
q gulf region and follow the cours'
o taken by the storm which now pre-
n walls. 1t will be due carly next week.
d Game May Be Killed
It is feared by those interested il
the preservation of game that TIN
~ storm has almost exterminated it. pan
: ticularly the birds. The snow of las
y Monday was pretty hard on thes
/. little creatures. and they had scarcel
recovered from it when that of yester
, lday came. They find little to eat an
s become 50 weak THAT they are unabl
D. Ito fly. The rabbits and squirrels ca.
IS Those Who Suffered Most
y Probobly there was no class who sui
y lfered mOire than the letter carriers an
ut the trolley men. The former trudge
along with their burdens regardless {
dangerous live wires, slippery street
and the sharp, cold rain that cut thei
10 faces like knives Street car men ais
Id fulfilled their duties under difficulties
b. The windows in the first vestibules {
e, the cars became coated with ice an
r it was necessary for the mOterman {
is get off from time to time to scru
is away this in order to see how to ru
n his car. Trolleys We're continually sill
il ping the wire and each time the cor
el ductOrs had to alght to adjust then
IN Warning About Fire
~, Superintendent Jonathan w. Aydo
-. superintendent of the fire alarm tel
~ lgraph system, announced last nigl
vi that the entire fire alarm system is ol
lof service. and could not tell when q
lalarm boxes would be in order, as
or will require considerable time to di
10 lcover the extent of the damage and
nm make repairs.
40 Superintendent Aydon, therefore, a
NV, vises that, in the event OF a fire, wO
H.. lshould be sent at once t0 the neare
~ engine house. If telephone connecti'
no cannot be had a messenger srould
M M. sent.
a Peach Crop in Danger
pm Judging by the havoc wrought by {
'ut storm among trees in this city al
outlying districts, it is almost certa
ng that ne numerous orchards of Del
m ware will be grealy damaged, and pro
ed ably entirely ruined. Residents
The town down the State who came to q
the city today report that the trees a
,ad coated with ice. and are being felleG
the ground by the tremendous weight
effectively as if they had been chopn
by an axe.
Gas Crews Worked All Night
,ws c. Reginald Van Trump. superinter
few ent of tic Wilmington City Railw
ask Company. kept he companys crews
ton work on the Delaware avenue line
OF night and had the line in opcrati
its this morning as a result of his enol
of The workmen ate in Ainscow's rest