The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-25
Damage hv the Storm.


Travellers on the railroad between Mount
Holly and Philadelphia had some dlsa-
greeable, but unavoidable experiences, on
Tuesday, owing to the snow storm. The
train leaving Philadelphia at 123 80 got as
far as Stanwick, when the three passen.
ger coaches left the track. Word was
sent to Camden and the wrecking car was
dispatched to the aid of the train, but be-
fore work could be commenced the
wrecker left the track.
Notwithstanding the Camden office
knew there was trouble at Stanwick, other
trains were allowed to go forward At
the point where the train was derailed
there is long sweep of open country and
it did not take long for the wind to blow
snow all around the wheels of the cars,
making progress on the process of putting
meantime trains were allowed to go from
Camden on time and by eight clock there
were seven trains stalled" in the snow
with no very bright prospects of getting
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the shape of drill engine and gang of
workmen, but they had hardly passed the
yard limit at Mount Holly before the
crew was called upon to work the engine
out of a deep drift. This was accom-
plished about two hours after the engine
started on it's original mission.
The passengers on the delayed trains
had but one thing to do-to take matters
philosophically, and they did it. Some of
them went to Moorestown and had supper,
| bringing back baskets CT eatables to those
who had not been able to go out. Several
of the residents of Stanwick went to the
trains and invited the passengers to their
homes to get supper B. Frank Rogers
was especially kind to some girls who go
to school in Philadelphia He went to
the train and took them to his home, where
he kept them all night, an act heartily ap
preciated by the parents of the girls be-
friended. Those who remained in the
cars reached Mount Holly at midnight.
There were several passengers for Tuck
erton and points along shore, but they
could not complete their journey until the
next day. One young woman was very
much worried and she had just cause to
be. She was to be married on Thursday
and she appreciated the fact that it would
be too bad if some other girl should be
called on to take her place.
The storm of Friday led many to fear
that the railroad would again be blocked
and those who had occasion to use the
late trains found their fears well ground
ed. The 1040 train from Camden. in
charge of Engineer Morgan, did not reach
Mount Holly until five O'Clock the next
morning. 1t was delayed by trees, poles
and wires which had blown across the
tracks
The storm not only impeded railroad
and trolley transportation, but cut off al
most completely telegraph and telephone
connection with the outside world. The
electric light service in Mount Holly was
considerably crippled by breaking poles
and wires. The telephone service was al
so interfered with by breaking wires, and
this has not been completely repaired
by this time. The same alacrity is not
being shown by the lighting company.
Their gang of linemen. which has been
working here, was taken to Camden to
repair the damage done there by the
storm.
Fruit and shade trees were probably
never before worse injured by storm
Covered with ice, they could not with
stand the heavy wind, and many were
blown over or lost large quantities of
limbs. A few chimneys were knocked
over and fences considerably damaged.