Evening journal., 1905-01-30
FORCE OF MEN
CLEARING ROADS
Immense Snow Drifts Block
Travel in the Country
Districts
M0aThRS COMPLETELY COVERED
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New Castle. Jam 30-Few people who
1.-Two in Wilmington and this city have
any conception Of the quantity of snow
that fell during the blizzard and OF the
fn.passable condition Of the country
roads. especially an this city.
Drifts between New Castle and VIII
mington along the trolley lne are deep
in some places but are nothing TO be
compared with those that lay to the
wes,Ward Of the trolley tracks between
hero and Delaware city. The heaviest
drifts are between the Garrett resi-
dence and Rogers Corner, where solid
hlnk of snow over eight feet in depth
covers the roadway blocking travel by
TENN completely.
Commissioners at Work.
All Gay yesterday Road Commissioner
Edward Davidson mad q force of
twenty-five men at work at This point,
cutting out "a roadway. The snow is out
ont in blocks from a foot to eighteen
inches square and these are thrown 20
one side 20 melt At other portions Of
the road where the drifts are deep q
road win be cut temporarily through
tho fields which were protected 20 some
hodges. The work OF roadmaking is a
haid job as the snow is so compact
that a man may walk on top of the
drifts without sinking TO n depth of
over an inch or two.
The roads from Red lion TO Christ-
ana and TO the Christiana Mills has
been opened TO the public. Today a
force OF men began work on the State
road. The men are divided into two
gangs, one working from State Road
station month and the other from
Haro's Corner south. The turnpike
fnonn state Road south ls filled with
SNOW 10 a doD,h OF eight feet for con-
siderable distance. 1t will be several
days before the highways are opened
properly.
Trolley cars We're crowded yesterday
afternoon and last evening 10y persons
who went over the line TO view the
drifts and many expressed surprise
that the railway company had been
aible TO put ats line In operation in such
a comparatively short time.
Bis Mortars Covered.
Delaware City which was cut on
completely from tho outside world af.
ter Wednesday night. is again able tt
Pont snow blew into the pits where
tho l2-inch mortars are concealed and
completely covered these machines oi
war. The soldiers were called into
service and It was with difficulty THAI
the big shell-throwors were dug out.
on Wednesday night fire broke out o.
one of the houses of soldiers just out.
side the reservation and the fort fin,
brigade was called out. The SNOW wa.
so deep, however, that II was impossi.
BE to pull the hose reel through it ant
tt was only after "a hard fight that tn,
flames we're conquered.
Despite the bowling of the wind and
the drifting Of the snow military dis
cipline was maintained at the for;ihca.
tions and the men did two hours guart
duty as regularly as IL it had been
midsummer evening. III no furthe.
snow falls 10 IS estimated that the drift
are sufficiently heavy TO require full!
six weeks for them 10 disappear.
Gave an Enjoyable Tea Party.
An enjoyable tea party was given "a
the Delaware city Hotel on Saturda,
svandng the host being r. r. Taft. %
this city. Among the guests presen
from New Castle were Major Evan C
Boyd, Captain ellison ana William II
Cooper, Jr. After supper had beei
served addresses were made by thos
present upon topics of the day. Nh
Taft acted as toastmaster and proposea
the following toasts: "Why should w
not have greater New Castle?" re
sponded TO byMajor Boyd; "The war Il
uhe Far East responded to by Can
tain Gibson; "The Delaware Water I'm
provement Company's Intentions" ne
aponded to by William II. Cooper. Ji
A feature Of the evening was a snow
eating contest participated On by a
present The prize SNOWFALL. 4
which was encased a handsome sou
venir Of the occasion. was awarded I
Mr.. Taft.
Saw Large Tree Partly Down.
One OF the large trees which stand
IN front Of the home of Miss Hmil
Rodney, on North Third street. was cr
half way down on Saturday afternoo,
1t required the combined Efforts of ST
ourly colored men TO pull over tw
large limbs which had been sawed pal
tially through
Wrecked Cars Still Here.
-Four oars which were in the wre,
at the p, b. g. w. station on Thurs.la
are stdh on the side track near Sevent
street cnossing. The rear end of M,
senger coach No. S33 is completed
smashed An, while the head platform
Adams Express No. 6i09 lis smashed
Columbia Again Defeated.
The Columbia basketball team M,
with Its second defeat Of the week /,
saturday evening. when it was bent
by the Company A five at the Aru,o,
an Wilmington. BY a score of % 10 /
The local boys were accomDanied bv
number OF rootere. but despite The
encouraging w'hoops. they We're unab
10 CONQUER their opponents.
The line-up follows:
Company A. c,ol,,,,,,
Proud ..... forward 49,
et5'e ......-... forward ........ Iavyl
GREENWOOD -....center ........ Gfn-h,
Cunningham p. defense ...... PEI.
~ Wind
Srealner .-... defense T.. Montsome
The score: Goals from field pros,