Evening journal., 1905-02-06

STORM NOW HERE
This Section Remains in
Grip of Snow, Sleet and
Z Rain
NO MATERIAL DAMAGE WAS DOM

wilmington and the vicinity are again
In the grip OF the storm king and Tor the
second time within week snow, rain and
hail have fallen making an aggregate OF
thirty-four snow falls since winter be-
gan.
The storm which reached here early last
night was not unannounced. although II
was nearly twenty-four hours late in ar
rlving. The weather man told OF its COM
ing and his predictions usually are verb
fed Tho temperature had been falling all
day and the clouds gathered while tho
humidity in the atmosphere increased.
Snow began to fall shortly after s o'clock
last evening and few minutes later pei
lets of sleet followed.
The railroad and trolley companies,
which had been notified OF the storm
twenty-four hours aheod were in almost
every instance prepared for the emorg-
ency an das a result travel was but little
delayed.
sleet lnterfered With Trolley Cars
The wilmington city Hallway Company
having learned wisdom by experience,
ran cars over an It's lines at intervals dur
ing last nigh5 ana a. a consequence Il
was able TO run ears ON nearly scheduled
time. The greatest trouble experienced
was on the Newport branch where the
sleet covered the wires TO a thicSons of a
quarter Of an inch and travel on that line
was held up early this morning for nearly
two hours. sleet cutters were placed on
the trolley poles however, and after much
difficulty the oars were brought through
The Peoples line experienced NOR,
trouble in operating It's cars early today
but by ten o'clock they were running will
comparative regularity.
The Wilmington. New Castle and South
ern Railway Company were tied up foi
an hour this morning and but one cal
reached this city before o'clock from
New Castle. Two cars which attempted {,
proceed to Delaware City from the cal
barn near New Castle, got stalled for SOW
eral hours between the two places.
Overhead trolley, telegraph and tele
phone wires were partially coated will
ice until nearly noon today but the mill
temperature soon caused it 10 melt am
many pedestrians got small sized icicl
dow nthe back OF his neck. Walking alon
streets throughout the city is about a
bad as can bo and more than one perso
has received an involuntary foot bath b
stepping upon what appeared 20 be
strong piece Of snow-covored ice only {
ind themselves ankle deep In a riverls
Of water.
Railroads Were More Fortunate.
Railroad men were as fortunate as tn
trolley men in keeping their lines open o
the constant travel did not give the slee
an opportunity to interfere TO any grea
extent with the movement of trains. Sec
tion men were kept at work this morpn
cleaning out the switches in, the freigh
yards an dtranic was contested but little
Trains on the r., b. and W., the B. an
O. and the J.. and r. ran practically o.
time.
The Christiana and Delaware rivers
which have been in bad shape for a wee
or more. are practically unchanged so ia
as the ice is concerned. All day yesterda
an dtoday huge foes Of ice drikted up an
down the Delaware making navigation al
most an imposslbility. In some instance
the ice cakes are piled upon one anothe
to a heighth Of six feet and It is only
sharp-prowed iron hull vessel that
able to make its way through the obstruC
tion.
The steamer Brandywino Of the Wi
mington Steamboat Company and know
as ice Boat No. A." made her regular trI
this morning TO Philadelphia breaking he
/ way through the ice TO the mouth of th
, creek. The boat did not make a trip yel
terday owing TO the fact that she carrie
no freight on Sunday and the passeng,
traffic was not sufficient to warrant II
expense of run to the company.
Although experiencing much difficult
{ in crossing the river the tug Emily. while
l carries employees Of the DUPONT Powd,
= Company TO Carneys Point is still
service and went out as usual today. III
> boat conveys the men to within a ha
mile Of the Jersey shore when they lea'
the vessel and walk to land over the ic
In this journey they carry planks wit
which TO cross air holes.
Owing to the recent tie-up Of the raj
. roads several manufacturing firms in Il
J city have been compelled TO suspend pa
\ TALLY operations ON account of lack
coal. The roads have been in such a col
dition that IL has been impossible to mo,
cars from the mines with any degree
e promptness.