Evening journal., 1905-01-26
NEW CASTLE IS
SNOW BOUND
Trolley Travel Completely
Observation-Disclosures Are
Crippled
WORST STORM IN MANY YEARS
Special to The Evening Journal.

New Castle Jan. 26.-With the eX-
ception OF telephone and telegraphic
communications New Castle was cut
off from the outside world this morn
ing. as no trains were running on the
Delaware railroad north until after IL
O'Clock and the trolley line is complete
ly out OF business.
Not since the blizzard Of February,
1898 has this section been visited by
such a severe storm. The snow, which
begun to fall on Tuesday afternoon.
kept up almost incessantly until last
evening. The high wind drove the
flakes in drifts in every direction and
in some instances they are from four
to six feet In height. making travel Of
amy sort impossible. The trolley line
ceased to operate early in the after
noon of yesterday. The plow with a
trailer and an extra car for passen-
gers started from the power house for
Wilmington shortly after / O'clock, but
got fast in South Wilmington in an
immense drift and were compelled to
remain all night and a portion Of to-
day the crew abandoning them for
warmer quarters.
Fast at Drain Often.
The first car out for Delaware City
at $40 o'clock yesterday morning. Con-
ductor Doris and Motorman David
son, became fast at a point known as
drain ditch" about a quarter of a
mile outside of Delaware City. The
few passengers and the crew were
forced to leave it and walk to Delaware
City for shelter. The car remains at
the place 1t stuck covered to the roof
in 4 snow drift and there is little pos
sibility of that section of the road be-
ing opened for several days. Between
this city and Wilmington drifts in some
places reach a depth of eight feet, COM
pletely blocking the road
Railrr ads Tied Up.
Between s o'clock last night and II 30
o'clock this morning no trains travel
ed over the Delaware division north
ward. The train leaving Wilmington
at 344 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
southbound, arrived here forty minutes
late while the train due here at 7.O6 p.
m. was over an hour late. The heavy
drifts blocked travel all down the line
this morning and those persons accus-
toned to going to Wilmington TO work
were compelled to wait until after IL
O'Clock before they We're able to leave
.the city. Many Of the men who are
employed in Wilmington were compell-
ed to remain over IN that city all night
stopping at the Liberty Engine House
where they were supplied with food by
Patnolman Jones and his wife. Several
women passengers on one of the block
ed New Castle cars. remained an the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jones over night
and were well looked after by them.
A number of trolley men stayed all
might at the power house, being un-
able to reach their homes in this city.
Electrician w. L. Myers. accompanied
by several other employees of the line,
braved the drifts and storm and walk
ed to this city.
10 Rural Mail.
Owing 10 the condition Of the roads
rural mail carriers were unable to
make their trips yesterday afternoon
and this morning 1t is probable that
no delivery will be made for several
days,
lnsensible in Snow.
Ogle Glendon had a narrow escape
from freezing TO death late last night.
AS he was returning from his work TO
his home he was overcome by the wind
and drifting snow and feu unconscious
near the ooloned church on Fifth
street. He was found some time later
by a eolored man and taken to his
home
Wsll-known Here.
Mrs. W. L. S. Murray, who died in
Wilmington on Monday, was well
known I'm this city. She was the daugh-
ter Of the late George Janvier, who for
many years was a resident Of New
Castle.
Second Attempt 10 Rob.
A second attempt was made to rob
the home Of Mrs. Charles V. Wise on
Monday night. Thieves before endeav-
ored to pry open a shutter but were
frightened off before entrance was OBJ
tanned.
New Castle vs.. Black Cats.
On the Ries alleys tonight the Black
Cats bowling team will play the New
Castle in a championship series. The
New Castle will line up as follows: Ell
lison' Mccain, McGrory, King and
Glendon.
Councilman to Rescue.
City Councilman Andrew NJ. Gala
CHER and James w. Foster did good
work in cleaning Sidewalks dn New
Castle yesterday afternoon. They had
powerful horse attached to a snow
sled and drove up and down the side
walks on Delaware street. At Fifth
and Delaware streets the workers met
with an accident, however, the harness
giving away and the sled overturning,
threw its occupants into an immense
snow hanE