Evening journal., 1905-01-25
BLIZZARD IS
RAGING OVER
THIS SECTION
Storm Is General Throughout
Delaware and Seriously
Interrupts Traffic
RAILROADS AND TROLLEYS SUFFER

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Wilmington and vicinity, in fact the
entire section of this part Of the coun-
try is held in the grasp Of the storm
King today and traffic of all kinds is
either entirely suspended or badly Grip
pied.
The snow, which is responsible for
the present trouble, began to fan in an
apparently Insignificant quantity early
in the afternoon OF yesterday but at
o'clock IL increased and in a short
time the ground was covered with a
coating white.
All night snow fell incessantly and
when the public awoke this morning
Il was to find that nearly eight inches
of flakes had been deposited. Although
no wind accompanied the early fall Of
snow it aTpse gradually this morning
and increasing in velocity shifted from
the northeast to the northwest and
then back to northeast. The result
was that great piles Of snow formed
in various sections OF the city, block
ing and Gripping traffic to a consider
able extent.
Trolley Lines Suffer.
The principal sufferers from the
storm were the trolley lines and It was
with difficulty that they were able TO
Operate at all this morning. All cars
on the Wilmington City Railway ran
from a half to an hour late and I'm some
Instances they did not run at all. The
Darby line suspended operations as
early as o'clock this morning, the last
car leaving here at that hour Cars
on West Fourth street ran intermit-
tently until about 10 o'clock when they
stopped entirely and persons living in
the western section of the city were
compelled 10 stay at hom or walk into
the city. The Front street line expert
enced similar trouble and no cars ran
on that street or on French or Walnut
streets after 10 o'clock until after
noon. The Eighth street line was bad
/ ly drifted and Hill climbing was Inn
possible. Maryland avenue and Eas
Eighth street lines were down and oui
and all efforts to operate were giver
up until this afternoon. The Della.
ware avenue line ran a greater number
of cars than any branch Of the vii.
mington city line although &c wal
necessary to have men out on Deiawar
avenue shoveling snow from the tracks
Only early morning cars reached Ris
ling Sun for several hours but the linl
was opened about noon.
There was tie-up Of trolley cars a
Tenth ana Market streets about l.
lo'clock this morning. The trolley poil
on car No. "A Of the wilmington CIT,
line pulled entirely out as the car wa.
going around the corner. II was near.
lly half an hour before the break wal
REPAIRED and fve or six cars were
blocked.
PEOPLES Line Out.
The Peoples line was put out q
business completely by II o'clock al
it's lines being blocked. A number o.
its cars reached various parts Of th'
city during the early hours OF thu
morning but became stalled I'm drifts
lDouble-heading Of cars was tried bu
It was impossible to force n wal
through the snow. The sweeper wal
sent out and IS at work clearing ava,
the drifts as rapidly as possible bu
the high wind continues to drive tn
snow back upon the tracks Communi
cation with Brandywine Springs con
ltinued until about 10 O'Clock whei
that branch also was cut Off Eas
Lake and Rockford Park lines have no
loperated all day.
Railroad Traffic.
Although trains on both the Penn
sylvania Railroad and the B. & q
Railroad were delayed to some exten
the delay was not as serious as Nigh
have been expected. Trains on tn
Pennsylvania ran from a quarter to
half hour late but no serious difficult.
was experienced.
Trains south hound on the Philadel
lphia and New York divisions arrivei
labout on time. The Washington AM
lNew York express due in at 9.3
lo'clock was two hours late owing 4
connections on the Southern division
1.-The 9.35 a. m. train, the Ills, Della
ware division and the 1882 train, Bal
ltimore accommodation arrived at tn
French street station at the same time
l11.55. Trains on the Baltimore & Obi
Railroad were about an hour late.
New Castle Line Blocked.
In this city the snow has badly drift
ed and country roads hereabouts ar
badly blocked. The New Castle an
Delaware City trolley line is almos
imperative cars being blocked nea
the latter place. the line to Stanton
mot running and the road to Darby
( in bad shape because of the drifts
Some Of the local lines are also tie
= up.
owing to the blizzard and the heav
snow drifts in the roads within
! radius of a dozen miles of Wilmington
II was impossible for farmers TO com
here today and hold the customar
street markets on King and Madiso
streets. Clerk Of the Markets Nor
row has given them permission
hold the markets tomorrow. This
believed to be the first time that sue
a condition has occurred. Some farm
ers who reached here yesterday wer
unable to go home.
Mail Routes Abandoned.
Nearly all of the rural mail carrier
throughout the State were unable
cover their routes. OF the ten routes rur
ming from Dover, but one was operated
it being TO Leipsic and the carrier, WI
liam L. Cole covered it in a sleigh Aroun
Dover the roads are impossible, sno
drifts FIVE feet deep being the rule. A,
vices from Lewes state that the storm
very severe at the Delaware Breakwate
, Thus far no marine disasters have bee
$ reported.
But one mail delivery was made in tn