The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-12-28
The Storm

1t was storm. 1t began to snow on
Saturday. the fakes falling very gently,
but those who have seen other snowstorms
remember that some of the largest falls
had begun in that manner and this proved
to be no exception. By Sunday morning
there was heavy deposit of snow-about
IL inches-on the ground and travel was
suspended. Trolley service was not to be
considered for a moment and railroad
service was not much better.
The trolley company put its sweeper on
towards evening on Saturday. The
machine got into Burlington but gave up
the contest at Wittmeyer's crossing on the
way back. Two cars also came to a
standstill at that place. The trolley that
left Camden about half-past seven reached
Hainesport and there 1t stuck. Some of
the passengers walked to Mount Holly on
Sunday morning. Others went to Haines-
port station and took train to Philadel-
phia, only to be held up all night at Stan
wick.
A train on the Pennsylvania railroad got
as far as Stanwick, on Sunday morning,
and there 1t left the track. Another train
was sent to aid it but that came to grief,
and the agents along the line were notified
to post cards stating that no information
could be given when the trains would be
moved. At three o'clock In the afternoon
there were a lot of passengers at the
station awaiting some way Of getting to
their destination but they were compelled
to give 1t up.
The steam road between Mount Holly
and Burlington was in pretty good shape
but there were complications on the line
to Camden which made 1t impossible to
send trains around that way. The rail-
road men were kept busily at work all
night Sunday and trains ran yesterday
but schedule time was not strictly OBJ
served, as the telegraph wires were down
and the usual orders could not be trans
mitted.
Telephone service out of Mount Holly
was completely suspended, the wires
being blown down all over the country.
The storm is reported to be the worst
ince the blizzard of 1888.
John Harper, of Hanover station, who,
With his bride, was returning from his
Wedding trip, got into Camden early SUM-
lay morning. They found themselves
Unable to proceed toward. their home and
pent the day and night in the ferry
louse.
The first west-bound train, due to leave
Mount Holly at 7.55 a. M, Sunday, was
tailed at the Borton's Landing road,
bout a mile from Moorestown, and re-
NAMED until nearly 4 p. M, the passen-
,ers in the meantime being supplied with
God from the nearby farmhouses and
With milk, with which one of the cars
vas loaded.
The work train sent from Mount Holly
With gang of some 30 men, arrived with
tut two shovels. Alfred Taylor. operator
It the block near Stanwick avenue, sum-
noned Patrick Fallon, superintendent
# the Stanley Company, who supplied
nough shovels to dig out the train, the
CONDUCTOR of which arrived at Stanwick
lock in an almost exhausted condition,
fter being assisted through the heavy
riffs by J. Clyde Rogers.
One of the passengers on this train was
ormer Mayor E. j. Painter, of WoodlYn,
Who with 16 others, more than half of
whom were women and children, had slept
II night in trolley car at Hainesport
there were about rs passengers on the
ast-bound car at the same place. The
train leaving Camden at $50
. M, did not reach Moorestown until
1.09 and was then stalled at Stanwick
venue until after o'clock. This train
arried all the newspapers consigned to
Iount Holly and other towns about there,
which were compelled to go without their
'unday reading.
Laborers who were working at Borton's
.anding were without food until about
!. M, when Elwood Bottoms undertaker's
vagon arrived at Moorestown station with
UGH supplies as could be gathered up at
be bakeries and stores In Moorestown and |
7ere sent up ON an extra engine.
Two extra trains sent to dig out the
ocular trains were stalled at deep CUT
faple Shade, for several hours, but were
nally dug out. At 6 p. m. no trains
had gotten beyond West
ioorestown.
Trees and shrubbery suffered consider
bly, from the storm, Many branches and
mbs were broken by the weight of the
linging snow and ice coupled with the |
Ugh winds. In some cases entire trees
,ere turned over. A very large tree in
be yard of Mrs. Jacob G. Hendrickson |
oppled over until it rests on St. Andrews
hurch. Many fine evergreens and hedges
we're badly damaged.
Many fences, of course, were damaged, |
number being flattened to the ground.
The rear car on the 4.32 train from
jumped the switch while |
ntering the siding at Hartford yesterday |
fternoon, blocking all traffic for several
ours. The 407 train from Hount Holly, |
fter reaching the scene of trouble. re-
urned with the stalled passengers who
cached here at p. m. Mount Holly |
who were held up on the 500,
"a and $3.50 trains from the city, had to
eturn to Camden, and come to Mount
Holly by way of Burlington. They
cached here at 8 o'clock.
The trolley road is open from Haines-
port to Burlington. Below Hainesport
{ is still blocked with snow drifts.
Court.
The December term of court was opened