The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-03-01

V1rcst storm on the river in the plS
twenty five years cane up ycsterdl
morning. a gale from the southeas
blew with such force that the Della
ware was in n rage and loaded vessel
were tossed about like row boats. |
reminded many people here Of til
storm when the Clio was baached am
other craft driven ashore ant
when the people had to use boats It
to move about the streets. If Marcl
heretofore has had the honor of com
ing in like a lamb February went oul
with u record that would do credit tt
March at any time. The ice was
driven t. the Delaware show but this
did not prevent the leaping watel
from going over the wharves.
The three lOadel vessels in harbor
We're tossed about and the sand d"edge
Phoenix was driven to the beach OF
National Tube complny but after
wards WI, hauled or by the tug Tau
| rus.
A tug and three blryes bound to
| Philadelphia were caught Off the IctIy
and for a time it was thought the
bargcS would be blown away from the
tug. Three of the Reading bargrs
and a tug dropped anchor above
Pennsvilc and remained there all
day.
At times there was Il heavy for
over the river. The s;clm from the
melting ice also helped to dim the
view on the river. All the low lands
were Hooded and had the wind re-
manned blowing at il, fnriou, gait
from the southeast the New N!stlc
and Delaware city railway would
have been washed away. The high
tide driven by the gale caI,cd acres
of water to accumulate on the mlrsh-
cs between New Cl,,l2 AMI Delaware
City.
A trip on one Of the trolley clr,
yesterday afternoon showed the con
ditto" of affairs. South Of Dobbn,-
vile the water WI, even with the
tracks on both sides OF the railway.
At the Rod Liol H:1a'l The waters
were in rage. Several bal wlsnOnts
were along the road.
At the Hamburg farm The bed OF
the road in several place, wa, washed
away and nothing ram1incl but the
rails and eros, ties. TaarA was water
every where. II wLs on all SiIa, AMI
n1thing but cool headed crews caused
the cars to rim
At Scott 5 s;at.ou the water p,ayrI !
havoc with the rolIbcI and when
Mutorman Mccoy struck that place
on the l.4o trip the car Jumped The !
track. il remained thc.c for seven
or eight hour, %nlth" psop!c illd no
way Of getting to DGltwIr: city cX-
cept by walking. Wn'n III, bly!a e !
car with freight fer Delaware City ar
rived it had to return aglin TO Viii
minglpn.
1t got the j o'cio'k freight AMI
down 10 Scot 5 station it went only
to find that the wreck rlr had been
unable to place he ear on the track.
Some Of The pls,,n. GERS kept travel
ling f. and fro on tn, ears between {
Scot 5 and Rogers station, hoping I
against hope thlt the car would be :
gotten oI tll"trlrkS. II
Wheat field, along the railway are |
hlilv gut'eI by the h"lyy rain anl |
the amount of water that came in
from the Delaware river into the
streams and water courses. Farmers | !
Who pay heavy road taxes now red !
lie Low tho! are bHncocd by Rold y
Commissioners who pit nothing On |
he roads hlli the Elud that washes or v
them at other times. I!
The EINlllYwinn Swn len by the re- u
'"nt thaw and the heavy ranSDf YES b
'rrdav oNrrloWrd il, hantiS last. nim,l II
md Resident, uf the ninth war i wcy, Il
obliged to leave their homes and Use Il
,OalS. Il
All daI rcp1rt,arn com ing in of the
roNlIc along the river Daring tie II
lay he people watched the river anI l.
When high tide come last night the II
irnnT north wcStcrn gale on the as
)c'a"ar" sent an unuSal!y high It'd, u
nd Il, 4 result the waters about 9.l5 III
vent over the piers Of Eleventh street
ridge and within a few feet of the bi
oor High lidr had not arrived, and "
was then known that the water II,
'o1ld SO higher. h;
suddenly the water went over the "
ankS like cataract. 1t then dash pi
I acroS, Thatcher strr,t, which is 'u
lc street next to and parallel with Til
lie HiandyWinc and from thence on vi
p |" C'aymont street. In a few tn
inliir> the area named was covered,
ld tho:c who had not been looking CO
II llpJl dill not hive TIM to Get III
1t or their homes, ha
In many cases they were compelled til
90 to the secoll, ,.'.,' ,.""'"s No at
nipt was made 20 get ANYTHING out b,
The houses, as it was llscIc,, Ca
On portions Of Claymont street bn. "N
zen Fourteenth street ar d Vandc. ",
I avenue the water was four feet ga
'p' IT was SO deep that there wa, an
Trouble in rowing Il boat over it WI
ives and Charles Dem secured a oul
1t and spent the greater portion of ing
evening in taking people out of the
lScs and landing them at a store Off
'oSite to Kingswood church. While HcI
matter of getting people out of owe
houses was no joke, some who iina
Z watching the trips aDDclrcd to Of