Evening journal., 1909-12-27

Complete decentralization OF the entire
local system OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road told I'm graphic form the havoc
wrought to transportation Yesterday by
the storm. Conditions on both lines to-
day however, were described as normal
by the railroad officials and by to-mor-
row railroad transportation in and out
OF Wilmington will be as usual, unless
unforeseen conditions arise.
Belated passengers filed the p, B.
w r. r. station this morning. Many
of them had spent hours on the road be-
tween Philadelphia and Wilmington, but
all Of them accepted the situation phil
osophically.
Although movement on the entire Mary
land Division of the road was resumed
at 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon afte
a tie-up since midnight on Saturday
every train was considerably behind time.
To-day's movement was showing inn
provement and by midnight ". n. Ban
nard. superintendent OF the division,
hopes to have all trains moving on some
thing like scheduled time.
on the Delaware Railroad similarly on
couraging reports were received. a. J.
Whitney. superintendent OF the division.
said to-day that the early morning trains
Yesterday both I'm and out Of the city,
were represented but not on trai" NOV
ed over the road after 4.3O m, Sun
day morning until S.42 this morning.
Trains over the Division due to leave
Wilmington at 1914 a. m. for State
points. and train from Delaware points
leaving Wilmington at 1l22 moved. II
was announced that the southbound Del
aware road train due to leave Whining
ton at 3.f4 p. m, would leave to-day
and that the 4.40 p. m train from Del
mar would leave that point on time
Many trains on the Division however.
were annulled. They were southhound
trains due to leave Wilmington at 600
r. m. and northbound trains due here at
S42 and 1o.15 a. m.
Trains Again Move on B. & o.
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
all trains were moving today although
considerably behind time. The tie up
on the road yesterday was complete
ana not until midnight did the move
ment resume anything near normal
conditions.
The Wilmington and Northern
branch of the Reading system Jared
better than any transportation line
entering the city. at least two trains,
one from Wilmington and the other
from Reading getting through yester-
dav. Other trains were annulled. To-
DAVIS movement was more restricted
because of falling wires. The train due
TO leave Wilmington at 7.37 o'clock this
morning left on time but the railroad
officials could not say how far the train
had gotten because of the crippled
wire service. The two trains which
did get in yesterday were delayed
twelve hours on the road.
Delaware road officials said there was
traffic on only one Of their branch lines
today. II was on the ID. M. & V. Rail-
road between Lewes and Harrington
II was hoped to have trains moving on
all the branch lines tomorrow
Railroad Men Taken Unawares.
superintendents of the railroads were
busy from early morning to late al
night Yesterday trying to clear the
tracks. and lifting one blockade only
10 hear of another on the same line
smoke of the situation as unique ir
other respects than in ten severity OF
the storm. The roads We're ice -bount
on the day after Christmas-the very
worst day in the year to get laborers
II was necessary to comb the town
picking up any man who would go
Offering high wages TO laborers to han.
die a shovel i'm the snow. The larg'
price offered lured many tyro ap
TO pay the penalty for undue exeruol
in rigorous weather
As the volunteer snow shovelers hfe'
into the railroad stations to report TO
duty. their feet were wrapped in bur
lap. as semblance Of protection
against the wet and cold. They wer
then fed and sent out to the hghtini
line. where the war against the drift
was kept up all day.
one result of the tie-up is likely Il
he a considerable change in system Of