Evening journal., 1914-02-14
AFTER
SNOW STORM
GIVES CITY
REALWINTER.
Rapidly Rising Temperature
Sends Rain, HaItlne Biz
zard Like Sale That
RACES for Hours
WEATHER MAN SAYS
WORST IS TO COME


What next? Wilmingtonians asked,
as they slipped and slid about
through heavy slush to work today.
Yesterday and last night a piercing
wind, accompanied by round six
inches snow fall, had howled through
the city streets and driven people
shivering to cover. The temperature
fell as low as zero. Today it rose
to 81: the streets ran with elush up
to the ankles; the snow turned to a
drizzle, and an enervating wind blew
IL sharp In the faces Of the scurry-
ing crowd. Then the sun came out
for a while. But, according to the
weather man Il Is not over by any
means, for a gale Is promised.
Wilmington, and, IN fact, the entire
State, battled today 10 throw OF the
grip OF the snow, rain and wind storm
that for awhile was doing its best to
overpower Delaware along with other
States in the east.
This city did remarkably well IN
combating the blizzard-like storm,
and street cars on the local and sub
urban lines were kept moving all
morning on desultOry schedule, for
while, but regularly as the morning
progressed; trains on the railroads
passing through Wilmington plugged
along somewhat late at times, put
doing their utmost to maintain
schedules, and the telegraph and
telephone lines were doing business
as usual, but fearful of what may
happen n the high wind starts havoc
among the snow and sleet laden wires
and poles.
It was the worst touch Of real
winter Delaware has had this year.
The fast-falling snowhakes were
driven about By stinging wind late
yesterday and last night, and pedes-
trians found the going most disagree
able. Snow WAS piled up I'm drifts
and at midnight there we're drifts all
over the city The local trolley com.
panies had their sweepers out early
IN the evening In an effort to keep the
I lines open and were successful.
!. korlv this morning rain began q
fall. converting the snow into alusl
+ and causing miniature seas more thar
{ shoe-top deep In cutters and at street
crossings through which pedestrians
houndered. Use of the power sweep.
ers and clearance of switches BY
forces of men during the night en-.
abled the Wilmington aud Philadel.
phia Traction Company and the
Peoples Railway Company TO carry
Wilmlngtonians to work this morn.
ing although cars were not on regu.
lar headway. The Brandywine Spring.
and Darby lines were in operation al
daylight, and the New Castle line
forced cars through, although at slow
speed, during the morning. The cars
entered Wilmington by way OF Soutl
Wilmington TO Fourth and Market
streets. the railway over the cause.
way to Front and Market being clog
ged by sleet and snow.
/, Few In Markets.
The street markets were slimly at
tended because of the storm. Few
farmers came to Wilmington last night
or this morning to dispose Of theiI
products. and the result was a Scarcity
of edibles in the markets. Madison
street market had very few wagons
along the curb. but wagons dotted
King street market at intervals. The
number of Wilmingtonians who went
to the markets to buy also fell of con.
siderably. In fact there we're not
many persons. on the streets this
, morning only those going out who
! were obliged to go out by necessity.
The Western Union and Postal
! Telegraph Companies reported thiE
! morning that the heavy storm Of last
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