Evening journal., 1905-01-28
DELAWARE CITY
LINE IS OPEN
Fifty Workmen and a Snow
Plow Clear Away Immense
Drifts
IMPRISONED CAR is RELEASED
sneeIaI % rhe EvenIng Iournal.


outside world Delaware city was re-
leased yesterday afternoon from its
seige by the blizzard and is again on
the trolley car and railroad schedules.
and railroad schedules.
Accompanied by the snow plow and
a force of workmen armed with shovels,
TO the number OF fifty, Superintendent
c. p. Holcomb Of the Wilmington. New
Castle and Southern Railway yesterday
morning began the work of clearing
away the tracks between this city and
Delaware City. From s o'clock in the
morning until 8 in the afternoon the
men worked incessantly with the result
that at the latter hour the road was
opened to travel. The task was an
arduous one, however, and the men
worked vigorously to accomplish the
work.
Encountered Big Drift
When the force reached point on
The line opposite the Hamburg farm
they encountered "a drift OF snow near
L. goo feet long and ten feet in depth.
This they tackled and with the assist
once Of the plow succeeded in clearing
away. Some distance farther down the
line they met the car commanded by
Conductor Doris and Motorman
Davidson, which became stuck on
Thursday morning at the drain ditch"
Assisted by several men the crew had
managed to dig the car out and IL was
proceeding toward this city when the
snow plow was met
Communication having been estab-
lished between Wilmington and De,a-
ware City cars on the line are run
ming today on the regular Saturday
schedule Of 20 and 40 minutes and are
making fairly good time. Superintend-
ent Holcomb. who has been in direct
charge of clearing the road. says that
I'm his twelve years experience In con-
nection with trolley lines he never saw
the snow packed more solidly than ii
was during the PAST storm.
Rural Mail Carriers Delayed.
Rural Mail Carriers valette and VIM
ing have had great dimculty in cover
ing their routes and are only able to
get over a portion of their districts
Air. Ninins ~ order to deliver mail
matter to the home OF w. S. Hnles in
the Delaware city road was compelled
TO leave his team at the light house and
travel between that point and Mr.
Hilles' home on foot.
lost in he Snow.
Fred. Klingmeyer had an experience
in the storm OF Wednesday night which
he does not care to repeat. He. IN COM
pany with John Reynolds and James
EARLY We're returning from work ~
the Brylgon Steel Casting Company.
walking along the river bank. Killing
meyer became hewildereu and started
.a1 a
their companion was missing Rey-
nolds and Early started in search for
him and found him nounderng about
in a drift near the river shore.
One Track Operating.
The Delaware Division Of the p. B. &
W. Railroad is running its trains prac-
tically on time although but one track
IS being used. the north hound. on
the south bound rails are piled at diff
ferent points along the road heavy
drifts OF snow which may take the
combined efforts of several engines and
plow TO cut through them.
Portions Of the Road Cleared.
A greater part Of the road between
this city and Wilmington IS still un-
passabe for teams and no efforts be-
yond those Of individuals have been
made to cut roadway through the
snow drifts. Former Levy Court Com
missioner Charles II. Megginson. Char
les Dalson and Road Commissioner
Edward Burris have teams out OPEN
ing the road in front Of their farms and
the snow is being carted away from
where Il has drifted TO any great ex-
tent and is being placed on the bare
spots which escaped the drift
Fishermen Dissatisfied.
Fishermen who left New Castle about
q month ago for Savannah. Ca. to fish
during the winter season are much dis
satisfied with their work and the pro-
ceeds. They are now fishing from
Macon with but little success. Those
in the party are Mark Irons. Albert
Vining, William Marshall. John Atkln-
son and James Downham.
More Weavers Go to Philadelphia.
Within the past few days several
young women who were formerly em-
ployed at the Knowles Wooden Mills
as weavers have accepted positions
with the William Woods Mills i'm Phil
adelphia. There are about twelve
girls from New Castle working nj tho
Woods plant at present and Il Is their
Intention, when they are Joined by tho
newcomers TO rent house and keer
n sort Of Bachelors Hail" on n famin-
Inc scale. BY this method they believe
that they can live more comfortably on
less money.
Score IS to "A.
Official scores OF the series OF basket
ball games to be played between Ole
Swedes team Of Wilmington and the
Columbia five OF this city have decided
that the score OF the game played be.
tween the two teams on Thursda,
night shall be Is TO Il IN favor Of OK
Swedes instead Of II to IA. The Colum.
bia plays the Co. A five in the armor,
in Wilmington tonight and on Febru
ary the local boys will play q doubl,
header in the Opera House here. thei
opponents being the first and secon,
teams OF Old Swedes. The price Of ad
mission for both games viii be Il
cents.
Assessment Book Located.
After a search lasting for severa
days The assessment book OF the East