Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-26
NO TRAINS MOVING.
snowdrifts Stop All Traffic in Delaware
Trolley Service Blocked.

VIII MINGTON, Del, January 26.-Not a
train was moving on the Philadelphia d.
vision of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
between Philadelphia and Baltimore this
morning. The Royal Blue limited. south
bound. due here at $50 last evening, was
held I'D by drifts below this city and was
still stuck fast this morning. Other trains
were blocked at different places along the
line All available men are at work. and
II is expected to have trains moving in
regular order during the day
On the Wilmington and Reading branch
of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad
the wires are down and the officials do not
know what the situation is. The T:O5 train
for Reading was started at o'clock, with
no definite knowledge of how far it might
be able to proceed
On the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington railroad all trains are moving, al
though much behind schedule time. Trains
on the Delaware railroad are running
through, but from two to four hours late.
Trolley service in Wilmington was
blocked last night with the exception of
one line. but was generally resumed by y
o'clock this morning.
On account of the extreme cold the pub
lie schools were not opened today.
Partial Blockade in New Haven.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. January 26-Traf-
fic on steam and trolley lines in and about
this city, partly blocked by the heavy snow
storm of yesterday, resumed conditions APP
preaching the normal today
Storm Unabated at Sea.
HIGHLAND LIGHT, Mass, January 26.
The terrific storm which began yesterday
and continued all night, had not abated this
morning. Before gale of fifty miles an
hour the snow was driven in clouds so thick
that even on the shore person could not
see the water without going to the very
brink Some of the wires connecting the
life-saving stations were blown down and
no word from them could be received No
disasters have become known on this point.
Unknown Schooner Ashore.
PROVINCETpWN.5M Mass, January &C.
The unknown two-master schooner which
went ashore off here during yesterdays
storm was still fast early today. Her iten-
tity has not set been learned, the tre-
mendous seas having prevented the life
savers from reaching her. 1t stopped snow
ing during the. night, but the high north
westerly gale today filed the air with fine
snow, so that 1t was impossible to get a
view seward. A Reading Coal Company
barge dragged her anchors during the night
and shifted tolanother part of the harbor,
but did not go aground.
The Woodend lifeesaving crew succeeded
in reaching the schooner today, after three
hours struggle with1high seas and drifting
ice. 1t was learned that the vessel was the
Nellie Eaton Of Calais, Me-, bound from
South Amboy for PASSPORT. No members of
the crew could be seen on deck. The life
savers were driven, across the harbor before
the wind and landed on Long Point The
Nellie Eaton ordinarily carries crew of
-four men. She registers 90 tons net and
was built at Calais In 1874
Two More Schooners Ashore.
NEWPORT. R. l.. January 80 = The
schooner Henry Whitney of Machias, Me-,
bound from New York for Wareham, Mass.
with coal, parted her cable here early today
and went ashore at the south end OF the
harbor The Whitney is an old two-masted
vessel and is leaking. The crew Is on board.
but is in no danger.
There was no communication between the
wireless station and the Nantucket light