Smyrna times., 1909-12-29


ter order, but all behind schedule
time.
Smyrna Branch Opened Yesterday
No attempt was made to open
SMYRNA Branch until yesterday WREN
a snow p 'ough was put in service and
in comparatively short time had the
track opened. TIE drift was heaviest
between Font Hip and "Flat Iron
Point and many from Smyrna
watched the snow plough pluggin
through the drifts. Shortly after
noon the branch was opened for traffic.
The opening, however, was only
temporary. Almost the first trip out
of the dummy" the train ran off
the track as it was rounding the
curve into Cla ton station and there
4 was no more traffic on Smyrna Branch
that day. A force of men were put
to work and by evening had the
engine on the track. Service was
started this morning and is now run
ming regularly. The condition on tbs
main line is becoming more normal
and mails are arriving in Smyrna in
better order.
Wreck Adds to Main Line Discomforts
After the Delaware Railroad Com
pany had gotten its main line traffic
restored Monday afternoon two en-
gines drawing the train leaving Will
mington at 2. So O'Clock jumped the
track at Mt. Pleasant, again prevent
ing traffic over the road. To add to
the inconvenience the chains on the
wreck car, chilled by the cold, snap
ped under the weight of one of the
locomotives. causing delay in clear
ing up the wreck until this morning.
The locomotives were cleared of the
northbound track shortly after day
break, however, and trains were again
moving on the division, side track
7 allowing the movement to pass the
deraied locomotives at the point. Al
8 DO O'Clock yesterday morning the
first northbound train moved around
! the derailed locomotives and later
other delayed trains arrived in Will
mington. The derailment of the
. Delaware road locomotives at Mt.
q Pleasant came as another hard blow
to the division officials, coming as II
e did after traffic on the road had be
come something like normal. The
e engines rested on both tracks, com
: pletely tying up traffic. The engines
y were not proceeding fast when derall
d ed between Mt Pleasant and Middle
d town so nobody was hurt. Many pas
o sengers made their way through the
d snow drifts to a nearby farm house
le AID spent the night. Others, how
It ever, remained on board the train
g satisfied to wait until the engine
As could proceed. Yesteday they wer
ID transferred to other trains and pro
5. ceeded to their destinations.
,. Smyrnians Suffer Tedious Delay.
w A number of Smyrnians who mad
le an effort to get to or from Smyrn
s Monday afternoon, had some move
X experiences in their delay on tn
ur Delaware railroad. They were caugh
III between Middletown and Mt. Plea:
a. ant on account of the wreck and wei
en- forced to remain in their car a
as Monday night. They were we
no taken care of by the railroad officia
or in their prediciment and were give
plenty to eat and such other comfor
at command. Unable to reach Middl
town with the hotel accommodation
they were forced to remain in the CT
- and many did not get any sleep.
~ this way they whiled away maj
- tedious hours. Those who left Phili
~ ~ delphia or Baltimore early Mond'
IN afternoon, did not reach Smyrna unt
ae re- yesterday afternoon. 1t was an e
~ perience that some will not soon fo
ia get.
e. Rural Mail Delivery Stalled
~. The snow blockade has tied up t
raj rural mail delivery service and the
ION is no telling when roads will
no opened. Some of our carriers {
new tempted to turn out but were fore
ms to come back.
on Snow Affords Some Good Sleigh
un- Since the heavy snow Of Sund
way sleighs have made their appearan'
.er- Main street is being put in shape
by 3 sleighing carnival.