Evening journal., 1909-03-05
WIRES DOWN But
TRAINS ON MOVE
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above tho ground. and on these arms the
wires are fastened Where this cannot be
done stakes are driven into the ground
and to them the wires are attached BY
following this plan, the army Of linemen
comprising more than 200 men scattered
along the division between Pcrryville
and Baltimore hopes TO restore the wir6 TO
that city by dusk. Several more llnemen
were sent down the division shortly before
noon, and one hundred more win be sent
down, this evening
Officials Hard at It.
Chief Clerk Baylls. Trainmasters
Hyland ana Carlisle and their assist
ants, as well as many other officials
have been working with very little in
terruption since yesterday morning.
The train dispatches are prohibited
from working more than eight hours
out OF twenty-four by the Interstate
Commerce law.
Trains continued through Whining
ton over both Baltimore and r.. b. and
w. Railroad this morning from Wash
ington Many Of the trains on the
Fennsy were extras for northern points
and did not stop in Wilmington. Many
members Of the Charles II. Colbourn
Club which went aWashington to TAXI
part in the parade arrived home thls
morning. They went over the b. and
o. and came back over the Pennsy
The clubmen said they had been in
the train since last night waiting q
chance to get home. They were hum
CRY and tired out. Some Of them said
Il seemed as II they had TO walk five
miles to get on a train.
Two women got off a train at French
street station this morning about nine
o'clock. They said they nod been il
the cars since ten o'clock last nigh
with nothing 20 eat. The Federal ex.
PRESS due at French street station from
washington at O'Clock last night ar.
gived at $50 o'oolek this morning.
Passengers Hungry.
A train Of eleven Pullman coaches
passed northward from Washington a
11.45 o'clock this morning. Put ON
diner at Philadelphia. We're starving,
was a note thrown off by the conductor
in behalf Of the trains occupants,
party from Boston.
on the trains that did stop-at III,
station the Union News Company.
boys reaped a harvest. Sandwiches an,
apples were gobbled up by the hungr.
passengers. some OF whom tossed
quarter TO the boy and grabbed a sand
wich or two. A passenger on one o
the trains said IL was practically i'm
possible to get anything to eat at any
where near reasonable prices in Wash
ington, as the city is facing a famin
because Of so many visitors beini
lmarooned there through the cripplin,
OF the railroads. He said that person
anxious to get away rush TO the train
and remain in the cars for hours with
out anything to eat in the hope Of get
ting started homeward.
Another passenger said that price
as high as So were being asked 70
rubbers and as high as 500 for rubbe
boots in Washington yeste~aay.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ha
wires working as far as Aberdeen. Nd
during the morning and they were beIn
repaired southwark Trains were bein
moved northward in the same caution
manner as yesterday The great troubl
ON both railroads is getting tho train
out OF the Union station yards at Wasl
ington. After they once get started the
b pick their way along by means of whist
, ing signals and clearance orders hande
} out at each block station.