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New-York tribune., 1909-11-19
METROPOLITAN OPERA HorsF

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New-York tribune., 1909-11-19
VISIT TO the
Metropolitan Museum

Hudson Fulton Exhibition should be supple
msnted by an inspection % the
New-York tribune., 1909-11-19

Trenton. \. J.. Nov. lS-The Atlantic
sud Pa,1ac Telegraph and Telephone Com
psnv las increased its capital stock from
s25.oao 10 se-0eo The company belongs TO
the Bell Telephone system
New-York tribune., 1909-11-19
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER Fl.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

'Brings mail
Evening journal., 1909-12-27
City Getting Out of Billiards Grip; Trains and
Some Trolley Cars Moving; Another Storm, Maybe
Christmas Day Storm the Worst Since 1888, and
Played Havoc With the Transportation Lines
and Wire Companies GeneraIy--- Twenty Inches
Snow, Then Came the Drifts

this evening at least.
Telegraph communication IL inter
rupted TO points aside from Philadel-
phia. New York Baltimore and WASH
ington. The ID. and A. and the Del
marvia Telephone companies had a
pretty good local service today, all
though many wires are down. The
telephone service doubtless would have
been crippled had IL not been for the
fact that many wires are now under
ground
The electric companies have many
wires down throughout the city, and the
lighting service is somewhat impaired
as a result. No accidents due TO per-
sons colliding with live wires have
been reported. however.
The fire alarm system is crippled
and no alarms can be sent In. Persons
I'm case OF fire should telephone to the
nearest fire company and then TO the
police station.
The Street and Sewer Department
this morning put an army OF men tc
work TO clean the streets. crossings
and about FIRE plugs. There was much
criticism because no move was mad,
yesterday TO clear the snow from about
the fire plugs. for Il was feared tha
with the fire alarm system out an,
the plugs enveloped with snow the FIRE.
men would be hindered badly.
Evening journal., 1909-12-27
PRETTY TABLEAUX
AT OLD SWEDES

one of the principal features at the sun
dav school Christmas entertainment of
old swedes Church. to be given to the
children and their parents in the parish
house tomorrow night, will be the tab
leau Of the Angels and tho shepherds
Costumes have been brought from Phila-
delphia. and the aim has been to have
one perfectly given picture. than num-
bor of tableaux Bishop Kinsman VIII at
tend and speak TO the children.
There will be the annual presentation Of
the two medals one from Bishop kins-
man, one from the Sunday school, for
good attendance and interest shwn.
over one hundred children were at
Sunday school yesterday. and the attend
ance at all the services was remarkable
considering that many Of the parishioners
were street car men and railroad men
who had TO be at work clearing the
tracks.
The midnight service which ushered IN
the dawn of Christmas was attended by a
large congregation. and the beautiful
music was finely rendered by the choir.
on Thursday, the Junior Auxiliary,
numbering 45 members. win have a party,
and on Friday night, the choir will be
entertained by Mrs. Baxter, the choir
aother.
Evening journal., 1909-12-27
SPENT NIGHT in
SKATING RINK

A crowd Of Wilmington young peo-
pie received unexpected sentences to
the workhouse Saturday night and
yesterday morning. They got as far as
that on the homeward journey from
Brandywine Springs but found the walk
too strenuous. The cars got tired early
in the evening. leaving 800 young people
10 an all-night party in the rink.
Things did not look so funny when
yesterday morning came and they were
still snowbound. They had gotten tired
of skating, and started for home. Be
side using the workhouse as a bunga-
low, they were afforded a resting place
by Farmer McElwee OF Prices Corner
They finally reached Wilmington and
fell exhausted into the open arms Of
relatives. Some of them are sure they
reached the North Pole and are going
to forward observations TO the Peary
Club Most Of the observations over
heard were not OF a scientific nature.
Evening journal., 1909-12-27

o-night-Unsettled weather. Prob
ably local snow or rain
That is the Weather Mans best bet
on the weather for tonight. Judging
from the snow hurries about noon. VIII
mington may have another storm on
top OF the blizzard OF Christmas day,
which tied up traffic, crippled tele-
phonic and telegraph communication
and played havoc generally. Twenty
inches Of snow fell. and the drifts
piled up before the high wind.
Wilmington was gradually recovering
to-day from the effects Of the worst
blizzard since that of March. 1883, but
il will be several days before the ef-
focts are fully overcome. The Della
ware avenue line Of the Wilmington
city Railway Company was in oper-
alton this morning from Delaware ave-
nue. station to French street station,
and this afternoon it is hoped 10 have
the Eighth street line opened Men
are working on the other branches of
the Wilmington City lines. but it is
doubtful If the Fourth street. Front
street or Riverview lines win be open
ed before tomorrow at least.
on the Peoples Railway the Sixth
and Seventh street lines We're opened
this morning from Hawley street tc
Poplar street. but the other branches
are still tied up. Some Of the aband-
oned cars have been rescued. however
Efforts are now being made to open
Evening journal., 1909-12-27

the Brandywine Springs branch Of the
Peoples Railway.
Things were looking pretty good i'm
the way of train movements on the
p. B. and W. railroad and the Balti-
more aud Ohio Railroad to-day. Trains
were moving all the way through from
Philadelphia TO Washington on both
divisions this morning. Yesterday and
last night the Baltimore and Ohio sys-
tenn was tied up, and while the p, B.
and w Road was able 10 get some
trains through between Wilmington
and Philadelphia yesterday afternoon
and last night. the line was blocked
I'm places between this city and Perry
Vile. and several trains. including a
relief train. were stalled for awhile
They were gotten out we'll toward mid
night. however, and the line was
gradually opened.
on the Delaware division Of the p.
b. and w. Railroad. not a train was
moved all day yesterday, but this
morning a train came from down the
State and another went down the Deli
aware division. Four Of the regular
trains-two north and two south-were
annulled for to-day on the Delaware
division, but the others are being
started out as scheduled. The branches
Of the Delaware division are sealed
tight, except between Harrington and
Lewes. and announcement is made
that no trains are likely to be moved
over the branches up to six o'clock
Evening journal., 1909-12-27
SCENES OF WINTER
BEAUTY in PARKS

In spite of the inconvenience OF travel
experienced yesterday. there was one
feature of the storm which appealed to
every one. and that was the wondrous-
ly beautiful transformation which it
wrought in city and country. The snow
was OF just tnat consistency which
made il adhere to the bare branches
of the trees. and when Wilmintonians
and those dwelling in the suburbs
.awoke yesterday it was to gaze out
upon a picture of real winter charm.
The squares in particular presented
sights of beauty. and hardly a person
passed Cool Spring Park or any Of the
many others scattered about the city
without stopping for a moment and
looking with admiring eyes upon the
view. In the country, of course. the
effect was enhanced and vastly elabor-
ated. The whole picture. though, was
at its best late in the afternoon, when
there was a rare sunset. which turned
the western cloud banks to a rosy tint
and spread an amethystine glow over
the entire landscape.
Evening journal., 1909-12-27
THIS CITY AHEAD
OF PHILADELPHIA
Trolley Situation Much Better
in Wilmington Experience
on a Train

Wilmington Jared better with the
storm than did Philadelphia. In the
latter city the trolley service was put
out Of business completely in nearly
every part Of the city and in most of
the places no effort was made 70 run
them. The trolley tracks In philadel-
phia last evening were not nearly so
clear as they were in wilmington,
which shows the remarkable efforts
made by the managers OF the local
street railways. In the residence part
of Philadelphia the cars were blockaded
and here and there an automobile was
seen stalled.
There was a great crowd in the Broad
street station of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. but it did not take
the people long to learn that the trains
were not running except to New York
city. Trains from Philadelphia to
New York were sent out at intervals
and signs were displayed announcing
that the service on the other divisions
had been discontinued.
Late in the afternoon. about five
o'clock. a train was sent out for Will
mington. There was not another
train until the S.3S accommodation in
the evening. Shortly before that time
Il was stated that the train would be
started. The people in the station were
good natured and accepted the situ-
alton philosophically. The 1888 train
was made up Of two locomotives and
several passenger coaches, which were
crowded to the limit. people standing
I'm the alsies. The train made fairly
good progress, stopping at the various
stations until il started to leave Nor
wood Then il was stuck hard and
fast, and could not be budged.
II was said that a locomotive COM
/ ing up from Chester to help the train
/ had caused the trouble by piling up the
/ snow At any rate try as the engines
would, they could not bulge the cars
more than a foot or two. The snow
was so deep that only a few Of the
passengers got Off to see what was do
ing.
A gang Of men was put TO work
shoveling snow and after labor of
about one hour and a half the blockade
was raised, and the train came down
to Wilmington without more mishap'
barring a slight holdup on the out
skirts Of the city.
] The stalled passengers made merry
while the train was stopped. Probably
the most uncomfortable among them
were mother and father with two
babies and another small child. How
eyer the poople amused themselves as
best they could. and there wasn't much
erumbling. A man or two informed
the others Just what they would do to
lift the blockade Of snow and of course
they knew much more about how IL
should be done than the railroad peo-
pie did
Evening journal., 1909-12-27

Is drawn by sixteen horses and this con-
Srivance was operated with splendid re-
suits on tho Peoples line along Green
hill avenue. Lancaster avenue and on
Fourth street this morning. The plow
went through big drifts with ease and Mr..
Crook expects 10 use the device in clear
ing the lines of big drifts between here
and Brandywine Springs this afternoon
While every effort Is being made by
both street car companies Il is not an
ticipated that all the lines will be in fun
operation untn Wednesday.
Darby Line Tied Up.
The Darby line Is out OF commissions
and is expected to remain so for sew
eral days. Several cars were stalled
between this city and Chester and the
passengers we're taken care of in
neighboring farm houses until the
storm had abated sufficiently for them
20 proceed to their homes in convey
ances.
When the storm became so severe
on Saturday night both companies
ordered its men to keep the cars run
ming as long as possible so that tho
tracks might be kept clear Three
sweepers were sent out but It was not
long before everything was tied up.
Hardly more than a dozen cars on tho
city lines got back TO the barns.
One sweeper got back to the barn.
but the other two became stalled in
the snow. one at Twenty-sixth and
Market streets and the other beyond
Third street bridge At the latter
place the sweeper left the rails and a
Delaware City car also ran or tho
/ l..Ia ts.fN
bound for New Castle. Delaware city
and intermediate points. Most Of these
did not reach their homes Saturday
night and were compelled 10 remain In
the city.
Cars Stalled Everywhere.
Cars were stalled an over the city.
and In many cases when the pas
songers learned that there was no like
i lihood Of them proceeding they left and
started TO walk. leaving the crew alone.
In several instances. however. pas
sengers remained, and with the trolley
men got inside the cars. closed the
doors and laid down on the seats,
where they spent the night One car
stalled at the Court House was empty
excepting for the conductor and motor
man. who remained all night.
Practically every car had some pas
sengers aboard when IL became stalled
and some of them obtained lodging in
houses close by and others spent the
night in restaurants where such were
found open.
The majority. however. proceeded 10
their homes In the binding snow.
The police received several reports Of
belated persons down in the snow but
In each instance whe nan investiga-
ton was made IL was found that they
had manged to get to their feet and
proceed on their way
Fortunately for those who remained
on the cars Saturday night the cars
were heated. and the passengers suffer
ed no Inconvenience other than not
having soft beds to spend the night
ON and being safely home with their
families.
One report received by the police was
that a man was buried IN the snow IN
walnut street near Second. He could
not be found, however.
All the suburban trolley roads are
blocked with snow and It viii be sew
eral days before they are operated
The New Castle and Delaware City
road is no exception. this line being
tied up fast, hard and tight
Evening journal., 1909-12-27
YOUNG WOMAN
FELL EXHAUSTED

Annie Carliss. who lives near Rockford
Park and who Is a domestic at the home.
of Christopher l.. Ward, nearly perished
while trying to get through the snow
drifts yesterday morning. She started
toward the Ward home. and got as far as
willard and Benson streets when she col
lapsed and fell in one Of the huge drifts.
She was seen 10 fan by John and Frank
Sheldon. who with several others went
70 her aid and dug her from the drift.
She was taken 70 the Sheldon home where
she was revived and was cared for until
night when she was able TO go on her
way safely.
Evening journal., 1909-12-27
STORM HITS
STATE HARD
All Traffic Blocked, Fruit
Trees Down and Wires
Crippled

On two previous occasions Wilmington
has been visited by destructive snow
storms, but all three storms have diff
fered both in degree Of severit~ and also
in the damage and loss involved as a
result OF their appearance.
The blizzard Of 1883 was the first se-
we're storm Of its kind that had struck
this city since street transportation on
a modern scale had been in use. and the
first to put to a test the telephone ser
vice. which at that time was only a
little more than ten years in business
The storm began with light rain, on
the afternoon Of Sunday. March H. and
this by evening became very heavy and
then at Il O'Clock turned into snow. The
snowfall continued all that night and
until noon the succeeding day, total
Of ten inches falling and covering the
city with a heavy mantle. which i'm
those parts where the wind had drfted
the fine snow raised great banks which
paralyzed travel and caused much dam
age
Courts were closed. public schools were
not opened. mails were delayed and
trains on the various railroads were for
two days tied up. Telegraphic communi-
cation with the outside world was entire
ly suspended.
There was scarcit'- Of provisions and
Of milk the dead could not be buried
owing to the impassibility Of the roads
leading to the cemeteries.
SO far as quantity of snow may be
concerned, the storm of February 11-l3,
1899. was the most severe ever recorded
I'm this city. yet its damage TO traffic
within the city was not as great as was
caused in 1855. Snow began to fall on
the evening of February II. and continued
to fan for As hours, a total precipitation
of Is inches being recorded. Where the
snow had drifted. however it was in
places piled high. The wind during the
storm was not as severe as in 1883 but
/ the temperature was far lower, ranging
} from 4 degrees below zero on the morning
of the iith of 10 degrees above the next
day.
Navigation on the Delaware was sus'
pended. and on the 18th evers- railroad
announced that all train service was sus-
pended until further notice There was
more intense suffering on the part Of the
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1909-12-27
ALL NIGHT In
A STALLED CAR
Six Women Taken to a House,
Men Smoked, Sang and
Told Yarns
CONDUCTOR AND
MOTORMAN THERE YET

Among the many parties Of passen-
gers on stalled trolley cars I'm or
around Wilmington none had more
interesting experience than a party Of
six men and six women who were on
a Peoples Line car that ran into a
huge drift at the Red Oak road cross
ing in Rockford Park. Car No. A Of
the Peoples Line had gotten as far as
Woodlawn avenue on Saturday evening
and the going was found to be so bad
that the car stalled. The motorman.
Harvey Foullz. and the conductor Hugh
]. Mcbride. had a consultation. and at
the request of the passengers they
made another try to proceed.
The car went as far as the Red oak
crossing of the Rising Sun Line, and
there it stopped for good at 1915 o'clock
There were six men and six women
passengers in the car. They accepted
the situation philosophically. and the
men about midnight came to the con-
clusion that it would be a shame for
the women to have TO camp out in the
car all night
The women passengers were Misses
Nellie Bacon. Elizabeth Brown and the
Misses Walker of Squirrel Run. and
Annie Baird of Henry Clay. The men
included William Journey of Mont
chanin, William Garvey Of Henry Clay
David and Joseph Grier Of Rockland
and two men named Brown and Bacon
of Squirrel Run.
/ At midnight the men passengers, as
sisted by the conductor and motorman
I started to cut path from the car
/ to the home Of Richard w. Brown
about $50 feet from the stalled car
1t required until 1.3O o'clock before the
/ young women were gotten TO tn,
Brown residence. It was pretty slow
travelling. 150 feet i'm an hour and 9
half Then the men returned TO tn,
car and made a night Of it. They
smoked and they told stories and they
sang songs and altogether had a goot
time despite the dreary surroundings
At S.45 o'clock yesterday morning
John and Frank Sheldon. who live al
Red Oak Road and Benson street. tool
pity on tho imprisoned car crew an,
4 passengers and went to their relief
The Sheldon brothers dug a path from
their home out TO the car. and afte
much labor the party went to the Shel
don residence for breakfast. Adtei
enjoying a hot and invigorating mea
the men returned 10 the car TO re
sumo smoking what cigars and To-
baco were left and TO swap yarns.
At noon John McElwee. who live
nearby. got on the rescue job and serv
ed hot coffee and sandwiches to tn
men in the car. Late yesterday after
noon the party. after running out o
tobacco, songs and stories. left the ca
to trudge homeward, the young womel
accompanying the men.
/. The Bancroft and Sons Company as
sisted the marooned passengers to ge
homeward. The company hitched eigh
sturdy horses TO a plow and they Gu
a pathway clear down Rising sun Ian
and along other roads for a great dis
tance. so that the men and womel
could go on their way.
Motorman Foulk and Conductor Nc
Bride remained with the car, however
and put in all OF last night on II. ]
was their second night there. and thi
morning they went away 10 get some
thing to eat but were still on the jol
Evening journal., 1909-12-27
HAS LOCkJAW,
BUT MAY RECOVER
Young Woman Infected ThrO'
Scratch Under Finger Nail
Shows Improvement

Becoming infected by poison which
got into her system through a scratch
under one OF her finger nails, Miss
Sxloduski, of No. 1921 Colum-
bia avenue is suffering with tetanus.
Although her jaws were locked for sew
eral hours it is likely that the young
woman viii recover.
Miss Slloduski is a morocco worker.
She was taken suddenly in yesterday
AFTERNOON and Or. William Evans Of
No. 731 Maryland avenue was sum-
monod. He found her Jaws locked, but
upon applying the chloroform treat
ment the girls locked jaws gradually
relaxed. Her condition was greatly inn
proved last night and DR.. Evans said
today that the young woman would
probably recover. She is taking nour-
,ishment.
Evening journal., 1909-12-27
ROCKFORD PARK
SECTION SHOWED IN

Residents OF the outlying sections Of
wilmington, like the Rockford Park and
Eastlake sections, were cut or from the
city by the storm. out about Rockford
Park tho snow drifts are so high that
very few of the residents are venturing
from their homes. II is no weather for
the ubiquitous automobile and the troll
ley lines are at a standstill. Some OF
the residents Of the Rockford Park sec
ton also are without telephonic commu-
nication because wires are. down.
Evening journal., 1909-12-27

HEAVY STORMS OF THE PAST.


HEAVY STORMS OF THE PAST.
Some Of the heaviest snow storms
fof the past twenty years were on
the following dates;
March 12, 188S-Blizzard that tied
up business for several days.
Other heavy falls of snovs-Feb-
ruary 3, 1886; February 6, 1899;
February II, 1902; February 4
1907; March 10, 1907.
Blizzard of a minor character
January 25, 1891.
Delaware road blocked by snow
February z, 1898.
Heavy Snow fall-January 2s.
. 1905.
Sleet storms-February p, 1902;
February 4, 1907 March 10, 1907.
Evening journal., 1909-12-27
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. c, Dec. 27.-.
Weather forecast for today and tonight.
Forecast till p. m. Tuesday:
For Delaware-Unsettled, probably
local SHOWS tonight and Tuesdays light
to moderate westerly winds.
Evening journal., 1909-12-27
Christmas Festival al Old suedes,.

In Old Swedes' Church parish house
tomorrow night the Sunday school chill
dren will hold their Christmas festival.
A tree has been set up in the house
and a program Of carols and recita-
tions will be given. Prizes and gifts
will be distributed
Evening journal., 1909-12-27

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