Evening journal., 1909-12-29
SECOND STORM
NOW THREATENS
Transportation Officials Hope
"FIarebaCk" Won't Follow
TOday'S Light Snow Fall
RAILROAD TRAFFIC NORMAL /;
FOUR TROLLEY LINES CLOSED

Transportation company officials had
visions Of another big storm this morn
ing when light snow began to fall over
the entire Peninsula. To-day's second
installment Of the storm of Christmas
and Sunday came behind a north
westerly wind, and although the pre-
cipitation was light. it caused railroad
officials, in particular. some concern
No Inconvenience to either railroad or
trolley companies was reported at
noon however. although the railroad
companies were preparing to marshal
their snow -shoveling forces should the
storm continue throughout the after
noon. AS an early precautlon the
Wilmington City Railway Company
had its big sweepers out clearing the
lines of the fresh snow.
According to weather advices the
present storm will not assume the pro-
portions of its forerunner. Last night s
indications We're of light snow all over
the East To-day's weather indica-
tions, however. are more hopeful. indi-
eating as they do a cessation of the
storm and only partly cloudy and
colder weather. Railroad officials are
hoping that the headquarters are right
and that no flare backs" will bring a
repetition of the transportation condi-
tions of the last three days
Railroad traffic on all local lines is
again back to normal, according to the
railroad officials. The Townsend and
Chestertown division Of the Delaware
Railroad was opened late last night,
and the derailed locomotives at Mount
Pleasant were put back on the tracks
late in the afternoon, lifting all block
AIDES on the Delaware road system.
p, B. and w. r. r., b. and Q. and
r. and r. r. r. Company officials also
announced that all trains are again
operating on regular schedules.
Now that the passenger service has
been re-established. efforts are being
turned to the resumption Of the
through freight service, which is ex-
pected to reach it's normal movement
by tonight.
Trolley Companies in Better Shape.
Aided by an army of men the loca
street railway companies got nearly al
their lines open last night This morn
ing every line OF the Wilmington City
Railway, except the Darby and New
port connections, was open. The com
pany hopes to operate the Newport ex
tension by tonight, the shovelling bri
gade having gotten within sight of M
citv at noon. The Darby extension Il
vet closed for several miles, but thu
big force of men who are clearint
away the drifts. hope to get the lin'
in operation tomorrow.
Ohicials of the Peoples Railway Com
pany reported that all the company
lines. except the Second street an'
East Lake divisions, are operating al
usual. Forces of men are now break
ing the drifts along the two close'
lines and it is likely that normal traf
fic conditions will prevail on the entir
system by night.
The deralment of the two locomotives
at Mount Pleasant on Monday after
noon caused more inconvience thar
was at first supposed. At least fou
we'll filed trains were held up within
one mile Of the wreck for six hours
and the train that left Delmar at Al
u. m. on Monday. did not arrive a
French street station until noon yes
terdav. Aboard the train was
cosmopolitan crowd, including racini
men, actors, southern gentlemen, tw
of Uncle Sans Jackies and a coupl
of petty officers OF the navy, who al
ternated i'm telling funny stories ant
berating the weather man and the rail
road company. one of them, a first
class machinist with a deep Germai
accent. held that the only sensible wa.
TO travel was by water.
They exchanged many storie
throughout Monday night, althoug
fatigued by the hardship and sent u
a cheer when the train was shifte
around the derailed engines and pro
ceeded TO Wilmington.
BEFORE the train left Middletown tn
Messengers we're provided breakfast a
one of the hotels Of that town by tn
railroad company.