Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-17

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I'll the snow is cleared away.
Trolley Traffic Suspended
Officials of the Wilmington City and
the Peoples Railway Companies at
noon today said this morning was the
worst for street car traffic since the big
blizzard in 80. At noon all lines Of
the Wilmington City Company were
open. but cars of the Sixth and Seventh
lstreet lines of the Peoples Company
were at a standstill. All extra men
have been called on duty, and superin-
tended by the officials, are working
| hard to prevent a complete tie-up
| When the cars left the barns this
morning the rails We're covered with
snow. and blockades were frequent. 1t
was impossible to make headway, and
persons living in the suburbs on their
way down town were considerably de-
layed.
The Wilmington City Company's S
sweepers were put in service at an
learly hour, and did much to keep traf-
| fic from being brought to a complete
lstandsUll. In addition extra forces Of
istreet men were put to work cleaning
switches.
During the early morning hours
fuses began to blow out with such fire.
duency that it was decided to run cars
of a portion of the lines in twos. Ac-
lcordingly. on the West Fourth street
and the Maryland avenue and East
Eighth and Eleventh street lines cars
were running in this manner at 2
O'Clock.
Delaware avenue cars became stalled
at various points along the line before
! the sweepers made their rounds this
morning, but being of a larger pattern.
were enabled to run singly afterwards.
J or the two companies, the Peoples
Railway Company appears to be faring
worse. owing to the fact that their
(sweeper became derailed at Sixth street
and Bayard avenue about 10 o'clock.
The snow at that point had formed
in drifts. and the sweeper, while plow-
! ing through them. pitched over an en-
bankment and the crew had narrow
escape from going down with the car.
1.-THE motorman was hurled several feet,
but landed head first in a snow bank
and was not seriously injured.
1t is owing to the fact that the
sweeper is out of service that the Sixth
land Seventh street lines are tied up.
! Officials hope to have the lines open
some time this afternoon.
Car Ran Into House
Car No 2. of the Peoples Company,
| Jumped the track on Second street be-
tween Walnut and Poplar and bumped
into a house before it could be
stopped.
The crews of the blocked cars are
remaining in charge. and if the lines
are not opened by night, they will be
relieved by other crews having late
straight runs. At the power house the
comfort Of the men is being looked af-
ter, and the employees are being served
with hot coffee and sandwiches.
Business at Standstill
Business is almost at a standstill,
and proprietors and clerks are loung-
ing about their stores. not finding
enough to do to keep them busy. But
few persons were on the streets.
Much Snow at Laurel
Laurel. Feb. lit has been showing
here continuously for twenty hours.
Coming after the long freeze, it has
cause mucn SunellnB among the poor.
Roads are impassible Trains are run
ming very late. Prospects are for a
blockade
Abandond His Ash Cart
The storm proved too severe for a
driver of one of the city ash carts. He
abandoned it at Third and Church
streets, and the suffering horse remain
cd in the storm until the district offi
eer took charge of the animal
Blizzard Down the State
Special TO The Evening Journal.
Milfor. Feb. 17.-Milfor i'm the past
lffteen hours has experienced one oI
1.-THE largest snow storms since the biz
zard of 1899 The snow is still fall
ling. and is at the depth of three feet
I No trains have passed through here
and today coal and wood dealers have
lsold out all of their stock. and the poor
people are suffering for the want OF
lfeul and food.
The Relief Society has exhausted all
its means.